How does this Club compare with the ‘Other’?
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Just booked a serviced HS at Sandy Balls for next month. Four nights for forty quid. Bargain.
Excellent bargain CY. It'd be daft not to take advantage of it.
Of course, you'll spare a thought for those families who will be paying sky high prices in school holiday time to subsidise exactly this sort of special offer!
Write your comments here...Sorry M I cannot agree with your argument (highlighted in bold). In keeping with the leisure industry standard, camping sites discount their prices during off peak periods to encourage otherwise empty pitches being used. The
prices the leisure companies charge during peak periods are the standard charges for those pitches. So if anybody is subsidising others it is those who utilise the sites during the off peak periods who help keep the peak prices from being even higher.K
We'll have to agree to disagree on that then, K. But as you say pricing structures are the same throughout the leisure industry, I do agree there. Fortunately the CC, for all its faults on pricing hasn't jumped on the bandwagon to the same extent as Haven,
Sandy Balls etc. Still, good luck to those who are able to take advantage of these offers.0 -
I still prefer the Caravan Club sites if and when they are available. The problem at this time of year is that there are no club sites open in the location where I need to be. That will change after the 18th March when Northbrook Farm CC site in Worthing
opens. That location is ideal for us. Unfortunately, it has been closed for the last four months because the club refuses to keep it open for winter caravanners like ourselves.Sometimes the decision to open all year is financial (i. e. not commercially viable) and sometimes it's a planning constraint. A small independent (former CL) near us, got commercial planning permission, but only for March to November.
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With regard to Sandy Balls their system seems to charge very high figures during peak periods and giveaway ones outside these. The difference is though they have lots of other ways to take your money when you are there so are not comparable with club sites
who do not and presumably rely on those extras to balance the books.0 -
I still prefer the Caravan Club sites if and when they are available. The problem at this time of year is that there are no club sites open in the location where I need to be. That will change after the 18th March when Northbrook Farm CC site in Worthing opens. That location is ideal for us. Unfortunately, it has been closed for the last four months because the club refuses to keep it open for winter caravanners like ourselves.
Sometimes the decision to open all year is financial (i. e. not commercially viable) and sometimes it's a planning constraint. A small independent (former CL) near us, got commercial planning permission, but only for March to November.
Write your comments here...I can't understand why there should be planning constraints that restrict the opening and closing dates of caravan sites. It seems a waste of a resource. Why can't caravan sites be caravan sites in the winter as well as the summer?
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Why can't caravan sites be caravan sites in the winter as well as the summer?
To prevent those people amongst us who live permanently in caravans and are reputed to often help to recycle other people's scrap metal.
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I still prefer the Caravan Club sites if and when they are available. The problem at this time of year is that there are no club sites open in the location where I need to be. That will change after the 18th March when Northbrook Farm CC site in Worthing opens. That location is ideal for us. Unfortunately, it has been closed for the last four months because the club refuses to keep it open for winter caravanners like ourselves.
Sometimes the decision to open all year is financial (i. e. not commercially viable) and sometimes it's a planning constraint. A small independent (former CL) near us, got commercial planning permission, but only for March to November.
Write your comments here...I can't understand why there should be planning constraints that restrict the opening and closing dates of caravan sites. It seems a waste of a resource. Why can't caravan sites be caravan sites in the winter as well as the summer?
...They are caravan sites year round its just not viable to keep some open
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I still prefer the Caravan Club sites if and when they are available. The problem at this time of year is that there are no club sites open in the location where I need to be. That will change after the 18th March when Northbrook Farm CC site in Worthing
opens. That location is ideal for us. Unfortunately, it has been closed for the last four months because the club refuses to keep it open for winter caravanners like ourselves.Sometimes the decision to open all year is financial (i. e. not commercially viable) and sometimes it's a planning constraint. A small independent (former CL) near us, got commercial planning permission, but only for March to November.
Write your comments here...I can't understand why there should be planning constraints that restrict the opening and closing dates of caravan sites. It seems a waste of a resource. Why can't caravan sites be caravan sites in the winter as well as the summer?
...They are caravan sites year round its just not viable to keep some open
Write your comments here...So that surely is a commercial decision rather than a planning constraint!
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We joined the C&CC this year just to use one particular CS which is only an hour from home and is absolutely outstanding - loads of space - immaculate shower/toilet block and beautiful views - all for £15 pn. For me, that facility alone justified the £37
per year subscription. Went twice this year and plan to go again in the future.Write your comments here. we have just joined the c/c/c the site you mentioned sounds fantastic, would you please say which one it is,
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Jury is still out for us on joining other club, as we don't spend that much time in the UK on sites. However we are interested in the rallies the other club holds in Spain and Portugal in winter, they might fit nicely with our thoughts of extended holidays
at the back end of the year.Has anyone used these rallies, and if so what are your comments please.
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With regard to Sandy Balls their system seems to charge very high figures during peak periods and giveaway ones outside these. The difference is though they have lots of other ways to take your money when you are there so are not comparable with club sites
who do not and presumably rely on those extras to balance the books.Write your comments here...Just the name makes me want to itch.
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Write your comments here...So that surely is a commercial decision rather than a planning constraint!
Some sites have planning restraints to prevent them being used for residential purposes. At the same time there is simply not enough business in Winter to justify opening all the other sites and commercial decisions have to be made to prevent a substantial deficit being incurred.
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Write your comments here...So that surely is a commercial decision rather than a planning constraint!
Some sites have planning restraints to prevent them being used for residential purposes. At the same time there is simply not enough business in Winter to justify opening all the other sites and commercial decisions have to be made to prevent a substantial deficit being incurred.
Write your comments here...Well it's not good for the tourist and leisure industry for planners to think that people shouldn't have winter holidays, is it? The closure of sites in the winter also sends the message to caravanners that caravanning is only a summer activity and that's not good for the caravan industry either, is it?
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Write your comments here...Well it's not good for the tourist and leisure industry for planners to think that people shouldn't have winter holidays, is it? The closure of sites in the winter also sends the message to caravanners that caravanning is only a summer activity and that's not good for the caravan industry either, is it?
...Malcolm ,no organisation is going to commit commercial suicide by keeping something open in case someone might want to use it ,thats why even some of those that are open out of the main holiday period are hovering on earlier closure,eg Looe in Cornwall used to be open later,
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Jury is still out for us on joining other club, as we don't spend that much time in the UK on sites. However we are interested in the rallies the other club holds in Spain and Portugal in winter, they might fit nicely with our thoughts of extended holidays
at the back end of the year.Has anyone used these rallies, and if so what are your comments please.
We went to rallies for 5 years while my husband was alive. It was a good way of finding out about ideas of other places to go. There are normally some activities arranged, but not everyone attends them. We usually spent about half our time away on rallies
and the rest going on our own. Most ralliers spent the majority of their time on rallies as they did not feel confident about going on their own.0 -
...Malcolm ,no organisation is going to commit commercial suicide by keeping something open in case someone might want to use it ,thats why even some of those that are open out of the main holiday period are hovering on earlier closure,eg Looe in Cornwall used to be open later,
Write your comments here...Hotels, guest houses, B&Bs all get less trade in the winter than in the summer but they still remain open, so why should it be different for caravans?
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When you leave the sort of busy places that you live in, like Brighton and nearby heavily populated areas, things are a lot quieter out of the main season.
But the OP compares two clubs and they both have some sites open all year, plus Cls and CSs.
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Jury is still out for us on joining other club, as we don't spend that much time in the UK on sites. However we are interested in the rallies the other club holds in Spain and Portugal in winter, they might fit nicely with our thoughts of extended holidays at the back end of the year.
Has anyone used these rallies, and if so what are your comments please.
We went to rallies for 5 years while my husband was alive. It was a good way of finding out about ideas of other places to go. There are normally some activities arranged, but not everyone attends them. We usually spent about half our time away on rallies and the rest going on our own. Most ralliers spent the majority of their time on rallies as they did not feel confident about going on their own.
Thanks for the reply Meg. We are quite happy going on our own, we thought that joining a rally for a couple of weeks at a time and then moving to another one would be a good way of finding new places to visit and of course making new friends. Your comments have supported that idea, again many thanks.
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Write your comments here...Hotels, guest houses, B&Bs all get less trade in the winter than in the summer but they still remain open, so why should it be different for caravans?
It isn't always the case, when we lived on the Isle of Wight lots of the guest houses and b&bs closed for the winter. So why should all caravan sites stay open?
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Write your comments here...Hotels, guest houses, B&Bs all get less trade in the winter than in the summer but they still remain open, so why should it be different for caravans?
It isn't always the case, when we lived on the Isle of Wight lots of the guest houses and b&bs closed for the winter. So why should all caravan sites stay open?
Some stay open and others close but probably many staying open run at a loss but not as big a one as shutting but if everybody stayed open there would simply be insufficient trade. You have to look at the economics, staying open has a cost and you need to
get more income than the cost of staying open to justify opening.Another point is hotels and the like can often get more income by selling meals and drinks where the club cannot which improves the hotels position and guest houses where the owners live in have no additional costs staying open.
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