A key rule in the lockdown lifting roadmap for England means that people won't be able to start camping on campsites from April 12 - even though domestic holiday rules will change from that date.
The Government this week said people in England can start to take some domestic holidays from April 12 at the earliest - but the smallprint means tent fans won't be able to start camping until at least May.
The roadmap says self-contained accommodation will be able to reopen from April 12, which many holidaymakers took to include camping holiday reports The Mirror.
But holidays which include shared showers and toilets will not be allowed from April 12, the rules make clear.
Shared facilities can not reopen until at least May 17.
Martin Smith, founder of Campsites.co.uk, said: "Under the current roadmap, pubs and shops can open their toilet facilities for customers from April 12, but campsites must keep theirs closed until May 17.
"This matters, because it stops thousands of campsites opening for the early Bank Holiday weekend, depriving independent sites the chance to claw back some of the revenue they have lost from missing successive Easters and all of spring 2020.
"We want the Government to reconsider their decision and level the playing field for campsites. If toilets are okay for pubs and shops, there's no sane reason they can't be opened at campsites too."
Dan Yates, founder of booking platform Pitchup.com, said: "We’ve been talking to a number of site-owners who offer relatively basic provision, with shared loos only, about the unfairness of campsites being unable to open at the same time that other outdoor venues and attractions (that also offer similar shared loos).
"Again there seems to be a lack of parity in the application of rules across sectors, as well as an overall lack of clarity - unhelpful for customers and businesses alike."
