Not bothering with Britstops anymore

Billy · Sep 22, 2019

I have used Britstops for a few years now but this year I have rarely been asked to supply any proof that I am Britstops member also more often than not other people have been on the site that have just used the search for sites website to find the stopover instead , also that site now has many more free stop overs than Britstops now so I would seriously reconsider when buying next years book as the sites are no longer exclusive

GrannyJen · Sep 22, 2019

Sadly I have thought the same way for a while. SFS lists so many pub stopovers, including a lot of Britstops.

I still keep the book in the van, it's a nice book to just read, and very handy for those impromptu "see how far I will get before looking" books, but I do find it's niche is disappearing.

briwy · Sep 22, 2019

We dropped it a few years ago. Plenty of pubs let you stay in the car park if you ask nicely and have a drink/bite to eat.

Meoncoast · Sep 22, 2019

I gave up a few years ago never asked for proof of membership and added and deleted site change too quickly and the book is always out of date. So many good websites now with stopovers. Have the confidence now just to ask can we stay. We went badger watching on a farm in Dorset earlier in the year and just asked can we stay after the site closed - no issues. The badger watching was cheaper than a campsite.

Tom Rae · Sep 23, 2019

GrannyJen said:
Sadly I have thought the same way for a while. SFS lists so many pub stopovers, including a lot of Britstops.

I still keep the book in the van, it's a nice book to just read, and very handy for those impromptu "see how far I will get before looking" books, but I do find it's niche is disappearing.

Erm, what is SFS?

Tom