Middleton Towers Holiday Park Rules 2021/22 Season

  1. These Park Rules are in place to help caravan owners and their visitors safely enjoy the park and its facilities. All rules are mandatory and must be observed by all Caravan Owners and their visitors at all times whilst on the park. As per the terms and conditions of the Annual Park Licence Agreement, disregard of any of these rules may result in a Caravan Owners park licence being revoked.

  1. Caravans are accommodated and occupied on the park entirely at the Caravan Owner’s risk. All caravans shall hold suitable valid insurance (which must include third party liability). It shall be the responsibility of the Caravan Owner to ensure that a copy of the insurance certificate is provided to the Park Owner for their records.

  1. All visitors must report to the Park Reception Office and record their name and details before entering onto the park. No Tradesmen or delivery vans or similar are permitted on the park without the permission of the Park Owner. Caravan Owners receiving deliveries or having work done by a tradesman or similar shall notify the delivery agent or tradesmen to call at the Park Office upon entering the park.

  1. The Park Owners shall not in any circumstances be responsible for any damage however caused to any caravan, motor car or other vehicle or equipment of any nature whatsoever taken upon or parked upon the  park, nor for any injury to or illness of the Caravan Owner or members of their family or their guests however caused.

  1. No business activities of any nature shall be conducted from the park.

  1. No work or maintenance shall be undertaken on any vehicle or trailer or similar other whilst on the park.

  1. No post or deliveries of any description will be accepted by the Caravan Staff.

  1. In order to maintain safety, standards and aesthetics on park, all work or modifications to their pitch or surrounding areas shall only be undertaken by the Park Owners or a nominated contractor approved by the Park Owners. This shall include but not be limited to major external modifications to the caravan steps, decking, skirting, car parks, paths, verandas, patios, stoning, or turfing. Caravan Owners wishing to have work undertaken on their pitch or surrounding areas shall submit their request in writing to the Park Owners for approval and pricing. Failure to comply with this rule will result in Caravan Owners having to restore the pitch and surrounding area to the pre-work condition at the Caravan Owners expense.

  1. Adverse noise or other disturbance on Park will not be tolerated and Caravan Owners are asked to be considerate of their neighbours at all time. In general, your neighbours should not expect to tolerate noise or other disturbance from you and your guests after 10pm at night and before 9am in the morning.

  1. Caravan Owners are responsible for all guests and others using their caravan. Troublemakers will not be tolerated and will be ordered to leave the park.

  1. Children must be supervised by an adult at all times whilst on park (particularly in the area of the adjacent static park pond).

  1. No fishing, swimming or paddling is allowed in the adjacent static park pond.

  1. During the course of park maintenance and caravan siting and de-siting activities the Park Owners reserve the right, at short notice, to temporary move and later re-site any caravan that is causing an obstruction to the activities.

  1. No trees, hedges or shrubs, plants or similar shall be planted directly into the ground. No holes shall be dug or any object knocked into the ground around the caravan pitch or any where else on park and the Caravan Owners shall only plant flowers and shrubs etc in free standing tubs or plant pots. No existing trees or hedges shall be pruned or cut down or removed without the permission of the Park Owner.

  1. In the interests of hygiene and for the upkeep of the general appearance of the park, all pitches shall be kept tidy. Untidy pitches shall be tidied, without notice, and Caravan Owners shall be charged for work done. The current fees for this service can be obtained from the Park Office.

  1. In the interest of the general appearance of the park, all caravans shall be kept in a state of good repair and appearance to the satisfaction of the Park Owners. Failure to adhere to this rule may result in Park Owners serving notice to have the caravan removed from the park. The Park Owners shall reserve the right to enter into any caravan for inspection.

  1. Vegetation under caravans must not be allowed to cause a fire hazard. Similarly, items that are combustible shall not be stored under caravans

  1. Dogs must always be kept on leads whilst on the park and must not be allowed to foul the footpaths, grass verges or any other area of the park. The dog owner must immediately remove any “accidents”. Failure to adhere to these rules could result in the banning of the offending dogs from the park.

  1. The Park Owners reserves the right to ban any large or potentially dangerous dog that it considers unsuitable to be on the park.

  1. Parking provisions on the park are intended for use during the Caravan Owners and or their guests visits to the park. Only one vehicle per caravan pitch may be parked on the park grounds at any one time and any additional visitor’s vehicles must be parked on the park’s car park. Vehicles parked on the park grounds must be parked only in the gap adjacent to the Caravan Owners own caravan. Vehicles must not be parked at the front of the caravans or anywhere else on the park grounds

  1. No trade or commercial or motor home vehicles or similar are allowed on the park except to unload or whilst tradesmen are undertaking work. Caravan Owners using such vehicles for their visit to the park must leave the vehicle on the car park.

  1. The caravan pitch parking areas and the car parks shall not be used for the long term storage of vehicles or similar (such as cars, motor cycles, boats, trailers etc). Persons wishing to leave a vehicle on park for a short period shall apply for permission from the Park Owners in advance and if permission is granted they shall leave a set of keys for the vehicle or similar at the Park Reception. The Park Owners reserve the right to employ the services of a recognised towing agency to remove any vehicle if it is parked on the park without permission. Under such circumstances the full cost of the removal plus agency storage charges will be passed to the vehicle owner. Under no circumstances shall the Park Owners be responsible for any vehicles or similar left either with or without permission.

  1. During the open season, the park gates will remain open except when the Park Owner deems that the weather is such that allowing motor vehicles in and out of the Park would cause damage to the Park lawns. Under such circumstances, the Park Owner shall have the right to order that all motor vehicles are removed from the Park grounds. The gates will then remain closed until the weather improves. Caravan Owners may elect to leave their vehicle on Park but will be unable to remove it until the Park Owner re-opens the gate when the weather improves.

  1. Motorcycles, scooters and quad bikes are not allowed on the Park grounds at any time and petrol or battery powered scooters or quad bikes (including motorised, self-propelled children’s bikes, scooters and quads etc) are not permitted to be ridden or used anywhere on the Park including the Park grounds, Pub car parks and adjacent Static Park roads and lawns.

  1. The Caravan Owner shall permit the Park Owners to enter their caravan in their absence in the case of an emergency of if park maintenance work requires a caravan entry. It shall be the responsibility of the Caravan Owner to provide the Park Owner with a spare set of keys for their caravan to allow the Park Owner such access. The Park Owner reserves the right to enter a caravan by other means if no keys have been provided, after a reasonable period, following a request being made to the Caravan Owner. Under such circumstances the Park Owner shall not be liable for any damage caused in gaining entry.

  1. A 5 mile per hour maximum speed limit must always be observed. Continuous disregard may result in the expulsion of the offending vehicle and driver from the park

  1. The following are not allowed anywhere on Park:

  1. Chinese Lanterns
  2. Campfires
  3. Generators
  4. Chimneys or similar
  5. Log burners

  1. The Park is not a residential park and as such its electrical and water services cannot be guaranteed 365 days per year 24 hours per day. Caravan Owners are advised not to leave large volumes of food in their freezers.

  1. Caravan electrical supplies are limited by the current regulations to 16 amperes maximum and can be overloaded by showers etc. If the meter box is the newer type with the ability to reset the breakers without removing the front cover then the Caravan Owner may reset the supply themselves although for safety reasons the Caravan Owners must never remove the front cover from the meter boxes to reset the supply. Reconnections by Middleton Towers Holiday Park Staff cannot be guaranteed at weekends and between 5pm and 9am weekdays, and a charge may be made depending upon the nature of the overload. The current fee for this service can be obtained from the Park Office.

  1. All chemical waste from caravan toilets must be disposed of in the chemical waste point provided.

  1. The waste skips are provided for normal household waste only. As a rule of thumb, items that would not eligible for collection by your home disposal collector will not be collected by the park disposal collector and the park will either be billed for such collections or a member of the park staff will have to take the items to the local tip. The skip areas are monitored by CCTV and identified offenders will be charged for the disposal of such items.

  1. The Park offers a basic free W-Fi system. The Wi-Fi is only intended for basic web page viewing etc and is not meant for video streaming or other high usage activities such as downloading etc. Any person abusing the Wi-Fi will be refused access to the facility.

  1. These rules may be updated periodically and the latest versions (the ones applicable) are displayed on the park notice board and on the park’s website.