Camping - Terms and Conditions
The owners of Owls Gate accept no liability whatsoever for your possessions and any personal injuries sustained through camping or using fires and that you accept full responsibility for your children at all times.
You should realise that you have legal liability to pay for any damages you may cause to the property during your holiday. If you should cause any loss or damage by negligence, you could become liable and you would probably not be covered by the personal liability section of your own household policy. Equally, our insurance will not cover your personal possessions. You would therefore be well advised to check these points with your insurers and you may find that, providing they are given notice, they will extend your normal cover to include your holiday home.
You are also advised to seek holiday insurance cover in the event of having to cancel your holiday due to accident or illness.
1) General
The property offered for holiday rental is one or more tents plus kitchens and ancillary equipment erected on a field at Owls Gate, Davidstow, Camelford, Cornwall. PL32 9XY which combined will be referred to as ‘the Property’. The owners of the Property are Mr D. L. Rothwell and Miss L. K. Ashton and will be referred to as ‘the Owners’. Clients applying to hire the property are referred to as ‘the Applicants’ until such time as they take up residence when they are referred to as ‘the Tenants’.
2) Deposit
If a booking is made four weeks or more before the tenancy is due to start, it must be accompanied by a deposit of one-third of the rent. If booking is made less than four weeks before arrival, the full rent, plus any additional charges, must be paid at the time of booking. In the event of a booking not being accepted all fees paid will be refunded immediately.
Please telephone or e-mail to provisionally book the accommodation. This provisional booking will be held for seven days, during which time, a deposit of one third of the holiday price is required. If the deposit is not received within these seven days, the booking will be cancelled. By paying the deposit, the client acknowledges that he or she agrees to these Conditions of Booking. The balance of the rent is due, without reminder, one month before the commencement of the holiday. If a receipt is required, please enclose s.a.e.
3) Final Payment
Once the booking is received and accepted, the Applicants are liable for payment of the balance of rent, plus any additional charges, four weeks before the start of the tenancy. Non-payment by the due date may be treated as a cancellation. If it is, a cancellation fee will be payable as listed in paragraph 4.
4) Cancellation
The applicants are strongly advised to take out holiday insurance to cover them in the event of having to cancel due to accident or sickness.
In the event of a cancellation, a cancellation charge will be payable based on the number of days before the holiday start date the cancellation is received by the Owners in writing and is specified in the table that follows:
| Number of days before holiday start date that notification is received | Cancellation charge (as a percentage of the total cost of the holiday) |
| 0 -13 days | 100% |
| 14 – 27 days | 75% |
| 28 – 55 days | 60% |
| 56 days or more | Deposit |
Consecutive weeks are considered to be one holiday.
5) Method of Payment
Payments may be made by BACS, cheque or cash. Cheques should be made payable to ‘Belle Tents and cash should always be sent by registered post. Post dated cheques are not acceptable.
6) The Tenancy
The tenancy confers upon the Tenants the right to occupy for a holiday within the meaning of schedule 1, paragraph 9 of the Housing Act.
7) The Tenants Obligations
The tenants agree:
a) To pay for any losses or damages to the Property, caused by the Tenant or a member of their party (reasonable wear and tear excluded).
b) To take good care of the Property and leave it in a clean and tidy condition at the end of the tenancy. A cleaning service is not provided during the tenancy.
c) To provide the Owners reasonable access to the Property.
d) Not to part with possession of the Property, or share it, except with members of the party shown on the booking form.
e) Not to exceed the total number of people as stipulated in he property description. A cot may only be occupied by a child aged 24 months or under.
f) Not to cause annoyance or nuisance to occupants of nearby premises.
8) Duration and Times of Letting
Lettings are for a maximum of four weeks and commence at 4.00 pm and end at 10.30 am on the day of departure unless otherwise notified. The period cannot be exceeded unless the owners give written approval. The Tenants will be liable for all charges of whatsoever nature incurred because of an unauthorised extension.
9) Refunds
If for any reason beyond the Owner’s control the property is not available on the date booked (owing to fire damage for example), or the Property is unsuitable for holiday letting, all rent and charges paid in advance by the Applicants will be refunded in full, but the Applicants shall have no further claim against the owners.
10) Liability
The Owners do not accept liability for any accident, damage, loss, injury, expense or inconvenience, whether to person or property, which the Tenant or other person may suffer or incur arising out of, or in any way connected with the letting. In addition, the Owners accept no liability for loss or damage to the Tenants’ possessions on the Owners’ property or land.
11) Brochure Descriptions
Some of the information on the Property web site and brochure relates to matters beyond the Property such as shops and public houses. Closure of such premises and other changes to external facilities are outside the Owner’s control and therefore these details cannot be relied upon absolutely.
12) Complaints
All complaints must be notified to the owners immediately so that an on-the-spot investigation can be made if necessary and remedial action taken if required. In no circumstances will compensation be made for complaints raised after the tenancy has ended when the Tenant has not given the Owners the opportunity of investigating the complaint and endeavouring to put matters right during the tenancy.
19) Pets
Pets are not permitted in any part of the property.
20) Linen
Towels and bed linen are not provided and tenants should bring their own.
21) Breach of Contract
If there shall be a breach of any of these conditions by the tenants, the owners reserve the right to re-enter the Property and terminate the tenancy without prejudice to the other rights and remedies of the owners.
22) Governing Law and Jurisdiction
The validity, construction and performance of this agreement shall be governed by English Law. The Applicants and the Tenants submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts.
23) Authority to Sign
The person who completes the booking form certifies that:
a) He or she is authorised to agree the Booking conditions on behalf of all persons included on the booking form, including those substituted at a later date.
b) The signatory is over eighteen years of age and a member of the party intending to occupy the Property; and
c) Agrees to take responsibility for the party occupying the Property.
24) Validity Clause
If any term or provision in these Booking Conditions shall in whole or in part be held to any extent to be illegal or unenforceable under any enactment or rule of law that term or provision or part shall to that extent be deemed not to form part of this agreement and the enforceable part of the remainder of this agreement shall not be affected.