Price rise
Is it just me or has the price of cl's gone up lots this year? They all seem to be £15 a night for a basic grass pitch with electric. Looks like the cheap £10 a night days are long gone sadly.
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I don't generally use CLs. I did use one about 3.5 years ago.5 EHU pitches with two on hardstanding and a small toilet washroom for single occupancy. £9 a night. To be honest given the fact that the site was well maintained, hedges cut, toilet cleaned, grass well cut and good ground etc I felt that the the charge was too low. I would be happy to pay around that £15 figure. It is not all profit and there is work to do in maintenance. I think that to expect a lot less is unrealistic.
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Cl's are not what they were when I first joined the club. Then they were basic and £3 to £5 a night. Things have changed and so have caravans. So with the electrics we all come to rely on now the Cl owner has had to move with the times and install extras at more cost. No doubt the price per night now reflects this.
There are still Cl's with basic facilities if you wish to keep the cost down. However there are also some Cl's that cost more than a commercial site and personally I steer clear of these. Mainly I look for sites with EHU at between £12 - £15 per night. There are still some old fashioned owners who are quite happy to charge less than this but you will have to seek them out.
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They vary greatly in price, and some areas of the country are more expensive than others. My OH found a couple of gems last year, £5 per night. Basic, but had all he required, as our MH is comfortable. Both farms, extra income rather than making a living out of site. £10 a night with electric is a very good Summer price now for a basic CL.
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I've noticed that, as a general rule, prices on those CLs that we have stayed on or will this year that are based in the South of England tend to be averaging the £15 pn mentioned in OP, whereas those elsewhere are about £12pn. This for a CL with EHU, usually without sanitary facs.
Where are you looking at CLs, JB?
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We are on our 7th site this trip so far, 6 CL's and 1 non-facility commercial site. The most we've paid is £15 ( & that was on a CL), the majority have been £13 and lowest £12. All have been H/S, EHU and a couple with a toilet, so the prices are similar to what we paid last year overall. All one has to to is a little bit of research and if you feel that the price is too high there are others to choose from.
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We used a CL last weekend at 10 quid per night. (7 and a half quid without electric). Grass pitch with a hook up. No toilets or showers but knew in advance about the lack of facilities.
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That may have been the ethos a long time ago, but many are now looking to make a campsite a viable business, and starting off as a CL is a chosen route down the planning pathway. A toe in the water so to speak. I think visitors make their own minds up whether or not a location is what they want, and will either pay up if things suit, or look at alternatives if it doesn't. Research and flexibility are key nowadays to keeping nightly costs down, there are some lovely value for money sites out there.
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By you L1 maybe but I won't swerve any CL because of price. If it's where I want to be the price is irrelevant, if it has the facilities I require then I will pay whatever price they ask.
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It's Cornwall and people are willing to pay it. £18.50 is probably still reasonable for such a special area.
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Maybe we all need to appreciate that the CL owners have to make a living and aren't running charities.
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The most expensive CL we have stayed on cost £25/ night, full facilities, very peaceful and stunning views, it's where we wanted to be so no problem. By contrast there is a site we've stayed on, down south. Gas EHU and facilities, £10/night again where we want to be.
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Thanks for that, David.
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Wye, demand?, I don't demand anything
I look for-Showers, wifi, EHU & if those are on a CL in the area I want to be then I pay the rate that is set by the owner. A good price for a good service. I never expect a CL owner to run a charitable foundation.0 -
We go to the Lleyn Peninsular regularly and used Cls in Aberdaron/Abersoch Area. Now they are £15+ even for non EHU. Now use Haven and available for £10/11 off peak with full Euro Pitch, superb toilet block. Better than most CC we use. Cls seem to be pricing themselves out of the market. Its their choice of course.
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I don't think many people realise what it takes to run a CL and I think £15 is reasonable if the site warrants it with the services it provides. Most Members I know use CL's all the while and are very happy with the prices and think we are lucky that Farmers, Pub Owners and other Landowners provide this Service for us. Long Live the CL's.
DianneT
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Its the "off peak" prices of some holiday camps that are of course used by the older generation with more disposible income, that can take advantage of those loss leaders, that have then to be paid for with the eye watering prices at peak times, by the younger generations with children who do not have the option,
But then Haven seem to be closing touring pitches, as i note they are no longer available at Rockley Park
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To be honest I think that the overuse of Electricity could be one of the main reasons. I won't go into this too much but the newer vans have more and more electrical features these days which the owners want to use. Electricity is not cheap and keeps going up in price. Meters are expensive to install but would be fairer to the CL owners who can end up with whopping bills by some folks who abuse the use of extra fires etc. Leaving the frugal Members a more reasonable price to pay.
Dianne
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As long as the price of a CL reflects what it provides, I can't see any cause for dispute. For example, we've booked on a CL we've visited before in May. It's £20 a night for which we get a serviced HS pitch, toilet and shower, WiFi and the 2 dogs included - oh, and the most wonderful views over the surrounding countryside. We'd be paying more for a busy club site in the nearby town and considerably more for a commercial site about 400 yards down the road and without the views. So I don't think our £20 a night is in any way unjustified.
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Whilst we look, for bargains as much as anyone else we have never considered caravanning to be a 'cheap' alternative to other types of holiday so, as many have said it will come down to other factors.
We regularly use a CLthat is of the basic, tap and cess pit, type that at the last stay was £9 night.
There are other CLs in the area that have EHU and we have tried them but stick with the basic site as it is app 350 yds to our daughters house.
We have invested in a solar panel to make stays more manageable and would imagine that the required investment to provide EHU, not to mention managing its use,would never see a return within any reasonable time frame.
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