Guidance for holiday makers visiting areas with Covid-19 Restrictions

The government have published further information about safe travel and regulations within the UK when visiting areas with local coronavirus restrictions.

We understand how confusing the regular change in rules, regulations and restrictions regarding safe travel within the UK can be.

Currently Great Ayton is not listed within the places with local Covid-19 restrictions. This all relies on safe travel and respect and consideration to the local area. We can all #EnjoySummerSafely.

If you're heading off on a lovely staycation this summer, we would like to share the below information, courtesy of Visit Britain/Visit England and gov.uk as guidance so you can plan your trip wisely:

Staying inside the area

Steps you should take:

• If you live inside the area, you should only socialise indoors with members of your own household or support bubble.
• You can only stay in a private home - which includes self-catered accommodation such as holiday cottages, apartments or boats - with members of your own household or support bubble.
• You can stay in a hotel or similar accommodation (for example, a hostel or bed and breakfast) with another household, but should avoid sharing rooms with people you do not live with or otherwise socialising indoors, for example in each other's rooms, in reception areas, or in restaurants and bars.
• Sharing a caravan with another household is being advised against. You should not share private vehicles to travel to your holiday destination.
• You can travel into an area with local restrictions on holiday. Whilst inside the area, you should follow the guidance set out above.

Travelling outside the area 

Steps you should take: 

• If you live inside an area with local restrictions, you can go on holiday outside that area but you should only socialise indoors with members of your own household or support bubble.
• You can only stay in a private home - which includes self-catered accommodation such as holiday cottages, apartments or boats - with members of your own household or support bubble.
• You can stay in a hotel or similar accommodation (for example, a hostel or bed and breakfast) with another household but should avoid sharing rooms with people you do not live with or otherwise socialising indoors, for example in each other's rooms, in reception areas, or in restaurants and bars.
• Sharing a caravan or boat with another household is being advised against. You should not share private vehicles to travel to your holiday destination.

Advice for accommodation providers in the Working Safely guidance is as follows:

• People resident inside an area with local restrictions are advised to only socialise indoors with members of their own household or support bubble.
• People resident inside an area with local restrictions can go on holiday outside that area, but whilst there should only socialise indoors with members of their own household or support bubble.
• They must only stay in a private home - which includes self-catered accommodation such as holiday cottages, apartments or boats - with members of their own household or support bubble.
• People can stay in a hotel or similar accommodation (for example, a hostel or bed and breakfast) with another household but should avoid sharing rooms with people they do not live with or otherwise socialising indoors, for example in each other’s rooms, in reception areas, or in restaurants and bars. Sharing a caravan with another household is advised against.
• At the time that local restrictions are brought in, if you are currently on holiday with another household in an area with local restrictions and are staying in a private home - which includes self-catered accommodation such as holiday cottages, apartments or boats - and it is not reasonable for you to curtail your stay, you should finish your holiday as planned. Until the end of this holiday, you should make every effort to reduce socialising indoors outside of your household and follow local regulations and guidance.