Borders Hideaway Seasonal Rules

Borders Hideaway - Seasonal Tourer Rules 2024

In addition to the general Park Rules, please note the following rules that apply to the Seasonal Touring pitches:-

1. Please respect the privacy of other park users and please keep noise to a minimum, with absolute quiet between 11.00 pm and 8.00 am.

2. For your security, please ensure that your caravan is fitted with an anti-theft device, e.g., wheel  clamp, hitch lock, alarm, etc.

3. Please ensure that you hold appropriate insurance cover.

4. Please do not erect tarpaulins over the caravan or awning.

5. The caravan exterior should be cleaned periodically during the season, or at the Managers' request, in order to protect the visual amenity of the park.

6. Windbreaks and gazebos may only be erected when the caravan is in use, they may not be left up permanently.

7. Please ensure that your caravan and awning (if erected) are fully on the gravel base and do not extend over the grass.

8. Please do not leave containers, gas cylinders, bicycles, mats, or other belongings outside your caravan or awning when the caravan is not in use, for visual and security reasons.

9. While we take every care when mowing around pitches, please do not leave garden ornaments vulnerable to our machinery, as we do not take responsibility.

10. Our standard Interest Charge of Bank Rate + 8% applies to all fees unpaid at 1st April.

11. If you vacate the pitch prior to the end of the season, and if we are able to re-let the pitch, a refund of 50% of the re-let fee will be made.

12. To reserve your pitch for the following season, a non-refundable deposit of £330.00 is required to be paid to the Park Office by 9th September 2024.

USE OF ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES

A. A minimum £200.00 deposit is required to cover all electrical consumption, also as a damage waiver for our equipment.  The meter will be read occasionally by the Park Staff, to monitor usage.  Additional deposits will be required of heavy users. 

B. Our equipment is perfectly capable of coping with electrical demands of electrical appliances manufactured for the specific use in touring caravans.  It is not designed to supply ancillary domestic equipment.

C. Only the caravan’s factory fitted heating appliances and portable gas heaters may be used.  Portable electric heating appliances such as panel heaters, fan heaters, etc., are not permitted in either touring caravans or awnings. 

D. Only low wattage electrical items, e.g. specialised caravan kettle (750 W or less), lighting, music centre, toaster, microwave, etc., may be used in touring caravans or awnings.   No electric cooker, domestic kettle, fridge, fridge freezer, washing machine, tumble dryer, etc.

E. The Park will not be held responsible for failure of electricity supply due to the overloading of our circuitry by users of Seasonal Touring caravans.