End of Season Site Closedown Checklist

2 pages, in this order:

Page 1

Printed under the title: The campsite closedown checklist — water off and drained, hook-ups isolated, the block stripped, the grounds cut back and the season's records filed, worked through in order.

Cross out what you do not have. Work down the page rather than round the site: water and electrics first, then the buildings, then the ground, then the paperwork. Cross out what your own site does not have, and write in at the end what it does that is not here.

Write-on lines: Site · Season closing · Walked and closed by

Water and drainage

• Turn off and drain the supply out to the pitches
• Drain and isolate standpipes, taps and drinking points
• Drain the showers, basins and washing-up sinks
• Empty, flush and close the chemical disposal point
• Lag or protect anything left in the ground over winter

Electrics and hook-ups

• Take a closing reading from every hook-up meter and file it
• Isolate the bollards and lock the socket covers down
• Note every cracked lid, loose socket or damaged cable for spring
• Book whatever inspection your own scheme asks for before reopening

Toilet and shower block

• Strip, clean and dry every cubicle and shower tray
• Empty, clean and prop open the washing machines and dryers
• Turn off water heaters and space heaters at the isolator
• Leave doors, windows and vents as your damp plan requires

Page 2

Pitches and grounds

• Last cut of the grass, edges, banks and hedges
• Lift, clean and store pitch numbers, markers and pegs
• Clear gullies, ditches and drains of leaves and silt
• Note the pitches that flooded, rutted or went bare this season

Glamping units and hire stock

• Strip and launder bedding before it goes into storage
• Drain stoves, kettles, pipework and water containers in each unit
• Count hire stock back in and list what is missing or broken
• Set the damp and rodent precautions each unit needs

Buildings, stores and plant

• Clean, fuel down and store mowers, strimmers and machinery
• Empty and defrost fridges and freezers in the shop or bar
• Check roofs, gutters and flashings before the wet months
• Put the out-of-season sign and contact details at the entrance

Security, records and the last walk

• Retire the season's gate codes and issue nothing further
• Set the alarm, cameras and out-of-season contact number
• File the season's meter readings, fault lists and sheets
• Walk the whole site once more and photograph how it was left

Ruled lines: Notes — damage found, jobs held over to spring, stock to reorder