Home CONDITIONS OF USE & IMPORTANT INFORMATION

Conditions of
Using The Site

(Please ensure that
ALL campers are
aware of these
conditions, not
just the leaders)

Because the site is outstandingly beautiful and surrounded by a National Nature Reserve (Horner Woods) conditions
are imposed for the benefit of all site users – present and future, therefore please ensure all members of your party
DO NOT:-

       1) Remove live or dead timber, standing or fallen from Horner Woods - this is a National Trust restriction.
       2) Tie ropes to trees in Horner Woods outside the boundary of the site.
       3) Cut or damage any trees, shrubs or bushes around or on the site.
       4) Climb or damage any hedges, fences or gates.
       5) Tamper with the mill stream and sluices which supply private land to the east or enter that land.
       6) Build bivouacs.
       7) Bring, or allow, dogs onto the site.
       8) Bring any caravans, trailer-tents, dormobiles, generators or power saws.
       9) Leave any dams, which your party have built, in the Horner Water or any ropes tied to trees on the site
           when vacating.
     10) Leave pioneering poles scattered around the site or in the river, put them in the rack between the East & South
           camping fields so that other campers can have the benefit of their use.
     11) Let off fireworks on the site. This disturbs the wildlife and the villagers.

PLEASE LEAVE THE SITE TIDY AND CLEAR OF RUBBISH

Important
Information

Fires - Wood is sometimes available on site. Wood may be purchased from Minehead Saw Mills on 01643 704381
or A & P Farmer (their yard is where the road to West Luccombe & Horner joins the A39) on 01643 862135 and be
delivered to the site. Restrictions may be imposed in very dry conditions. No wood, whether growing or rotting on the
ground, is available from the adjoining National Trust land.
Fires should normally be restricted to the recognised camp fire spots or altar fires should be used.

Water Supply
 All the taps provide drinking water. The water on the site is metered so every drop used has to be paid for so please
do not waste water! As you will be aware the cost of water is increasing rapidly, so keeping down our costs will result in
cheaper camping for you.

Sanitation and Waste
Only waste from elsans or similar, which are not provided, should be disposed of in the septic tank disposal points.
Please flush well during and after use (there is a tap with hose by each point). The Elsan disposal points are NOT
capable of coping with the disposal of Sanitary towels (Please use the Public Toilets in the car park). Trenches for
sanitation are not allowed, due to the possible pollution of the adjacent river.

Waste food must be burnt or disposed of in rubbish sacks. If gas is the normal method of cooking, then a wood fire at
appropriate intervals for burning waste will alleviate the problem of wild and scavenging animals.

Rubbish must be either recycled, burnt or taken home - it cannot be left on site. Arrangements can be made with the
Somerset Waste Partnership to have Eurobins on site for waste. This is a private arrangement between the camping
group and SWP.

Surface filters should be used for washing-up water and the material used disposed of by burning before leaving the site.
Please remember that putting water containing strong detergent down the elsan disposal points can kill the bacterial
action of the septic tank.
Recycling of clean glass bottles & jars, tins and paper is encouraged and there is a recycling centre at Minehead.

Bivouacing
Because of the restrictions, by prior arrangement bivouacs may be built (provided they are dismantled after use) on the West Somerset District Scouts' Site at Tivington (Grid Ref SS938444).

Pioneering
Some poles are provided for sharing with other users of the Site. However, ropes, blocks, hessian or additional
anchorage should be brought. Ropes may not be tied to trees outside the site boundaries. Whenever a rope is tied to
a tree on site the bark should be protected by sacking or similar material.