Going up to fish the Tummel next week and looking for a campsite in Pitlochry, I found the Milton of Fonab Campsite which looked ideal so emailed them. I explained that we are a group of anglers, fishing from dawn till dusk but the answer was nope, they do not accept groups of single sex parties. It was a very polite email, but still, pretty rubbish that a group of law abiding anglers cannot get a pitch on a camp site just because we are male………its a pity the law is not on our side….oh hang on it is..
UK Law on Equality and Discrimination
I think the pertinant line is
Currently, there is direct legislation dealing with discrimination on the grounds of sex, race and disability that applies in a number of fields, including employment, education, housing and the provision of goods and services.
Anyway, I have mailed them the link so will wait and see what they say
UPDATE
Having looked at some reviews, most notably here I am glad I got somewhere else. It seems a little cramped and a bit of a money making excercise with a busy road running past it….ugh avoid !!
7 responses so far ↓
1 mike // Jul 6, 2006 at 4:39 pm
Just offer to be respectable and only take the 5 kegs of beer and half the block of hash.
2 Alistair // Jul 7, 2006 at 12:15 am
I did , I did….in fact I said we would keep you in check as well
3 Fishin Dog // Jul 7, 2006 at 5:38 am
What a story. Maybe someone can wear a wig next time.
FD
4 mike // Jul 7, 2006 at 9:03 am
Well…
5 TC // Jul 7, 2006 at 4:52 pm
Yes - this is clearly unacceptable, and my first thought was to wonder which of you lot has the legs to wear a skirt.
I could understand not wanting to rent to a bunch of fly fishers - as a rule they’re a sorry bunch with a prediliction for satanic worship and sexual atrocities against livestock - but a blanket rule against groups of men is simply unacceptable.
I’m pulling for you from the states.
6 James Munro // Jul 10, 2006 at 3:18 pm
Report them to Visitscotland, if they are listed as one of their accommodation providers….
7 Alistair // Jul 10, 2006 at 8:45 pm
Hi James,
Nah, I have just looked- they are not listed !
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