Right, I've been and spoken to Mike, and handed in the deposit.
The highlights are that it's not a huge space - but plenty for us. Boab, if tentopolis is longer than 5 or 6 metres, you may struggle, as that's the width limit of the camping area, but you can have one of the hard-standing areas if that's an issue. If not, you get to colonise one end of it, and there's a sturdy fence you can use for fixing purposes.
It's £20 for a van or a family tent (excepting Jen, who's negotiated a single person discount). Awnings not a problem.
£7
per person for lightweight campers - I think the only people affected by this are PB and P, as everyone else is solo.
The only shift on price was that I get in free
- I've no idea how to spread this fairly amongst the group, suggestions welcome!
I'll handle the cash (with slight question marks in the case of Jen and madcow - if you guys have already paid or want to pay yourselves, that's fine, just let me know).
Food - the pub has a tiny kitchen, and as we're a large group, they said they would want pre-orders.
So, shall we say let's self-cater/make our own arrangements on Friday (as everyone will be there at different times), and I'll book the pub for those who want it on Saturday night, assuming there's demand. I mean, we could all order a takeaway from somewhere in Appleby that delivers, as an alternative (or send someone down to collect - it's about three miles, albeit with a fairly substantial hill up to Dufton), but the food at the pub is meant to be good, we may want to escape from the weather, and the menu looks alright:
http://www.thestagdufton.co.uk/our-menu/For the daytime, there's also a cafe in the village now, and Mike said they would be amenable to opening early on the Saturday if there were a few of us wanting breakfast, Mike said it's very good.
As an alternative, the YHA does let other people come in for their breakfasts and evening meals, but Mike said the food at the cafe is better.
I'll try and get there first (or at least amongst the first) on Friday, to set aside a space for tentopolis, and to wave everyone else in the right direction. I'll send round a PM when I get chance with my mobile number, and a few questions about your arrival time and eating preferences.
No fires allowed! I didn't ask, but having seen the available space, just no.
