Walked between caravans

[Tevion28]

Hi currently staying on in my friends holiday home and me and dp wanted to walk down to the river and took a quick route between 2 caravans and a lady came out and shouted very aggressivly do not walk between the caravans and slammed her door shut so was we in the wrong.

Christ, who cares? She sounds a bit over the top. It's not like you were stood outside her caravan for hours smoking a fag.

Yes, you were BU. She shouldn't have shouted but just accept this is the norm on caravan sites and don't do it again, all will be well.

I would never ever have thought the area AROUND the caravan is owned by the caravan owner. And that it’s someone’s “garden” unless it clearly looked like a garden e.g garden furniture, plant pots, etc.

It seems manners and common decency are on the way out!

It’s not ill manners if you’re unaware of unwritten caravan rules

I used to own a static caravan and we walked between the caravans on the site all the time. We didn't own any of the land around the van so anyone was entitled to walk there.

@Globaluser

It’s not ill manners if you’re unaware of unwritten caravan rules

No, it's not. However on this thread most of the posts from experienced caravanners say they consider this the norm, and then people who don't caravan say it is stupid or not important. If the op persists now, I think that would be bad manners as it has been explained to them.

So how exactly do you automatically know where the boundary lies for every single caravan pitch in the country?

You probably can't. So best stick to the paths to be on the safe side

It's obvious that you stick to paths, don't walk past their windows or disturb their dogs/kids. It's not so much an an unwritten rule as basic good manners. I'm shocked at how entitled and rude you would have to be to not intuitively know this.

I think I have good manners and I wouldn't know this tbf .
Now I know, should I ever stay on a caravan park again I will avoid.

This kind of nonsense is why I will never set foot on a caravan site, problem solved

So many rude people on mn. Its just common sense to be honest. No secret rules.

Can’t believe how salty everyone is about what is an unwritten rule that doesn’t even make sense

Why do I keep seeing "salty"weitten everywhere?!
It does make sense.

The obvious answer is to make this a written rule.

I've never been on a caravan site but plenty of tented campsites, and you just don't walk between tents- stick to paths.

It's bit like someone sitting next to you in the cinema when the whole row is empty.

Easy mistake to make if you didn't know. She was rude to shout but it is an unwritten rule. In fact at the site my mums caravan is at the owner told her that she had to make her guests aware not to do it.

We've said that we'll get ourselves a couple of windbreaks to mark off our own plot for next time we're off in the caravan

Personally I’d get DH to mark out what you think is your territory just the way dogs do. No one would want to come near you and you’d never have to worry about the windbreaks blowing away.

It is the unwritten rule in most sites, and some actually have it in the written rules. The one we used to go to it was in the rules and also up on signs. Keep to the paths.

That is bonkers you aren't going to walk all the way arojnd coz she decides she wants a garden. Its a caravan site.

I had no idea this was a thing.

@LemonViolet

You probably really upset her

I think that's pretty over the top, to come out shouting at someone. People have likened it to someone walking through your garden, well if someone was on my (publicly accessible) garden I would point out that it was my garden and ask them not to walk on it, not come out ranting and raving.

I never knew this was a rule either and I used to live and work on a caravan site.

I might tell the first person politely. But I can see how pissed off she would be if her caravan borders the obvious short cut and people do it all the time.

I never knew this was a thing

Yes people walking past where you live is the same as people being disturbed on a caravan site where they expect some peace and quiet.
I feel you're being sarcastic here but, yes it is. People walking past the house where you live is exactly the same as people walking past the caravan when you live (albiet perhaps temporarily) in what way is it different?

Fair enough then, if you personally wouldn't feel even a little bit on edge if people were standing right outside your window and talking - maybe in the middle of the night.
The OP walked past the caravan in the daytime. She did not stand around and have a conversation in the middle of the night.

Honestly I can't believe that people feel so strongly about this, irs ludicrous.

Some of these comments are obviously driven by ignorance and in some cases snobbery.
I live on a permanent pitch in a static (cue stereotyping and snobbery)
You absolutely DO NOT walk on the grass area between as a shortcut. Even my neighbours wouldn’t do this. It’s rude, it’s inconsiderate and disrespectful.
However.... If someone I didn’t know did this and it looks like OP made a genuine error, Id be more gentle than leaning out of a window and yelling. I would say something though.
The thing is when seasonals arrive they are on holiday and obviously focused on having a good time. I don’t blame them and always try to be friendly. Sometimes they allow their kids to roam the site all day causing issues, sometimes they decide to take shortcuts over your “garden” which is part of your home, they dump their rubbish in your bins, they drink and shout until 3am etc etc.
We put up with it because yes we chose to live here, but that doesn’t make us less worthy of respect.