Caravan & Motorhome Club site prices
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I think JVB touched on it somewhere, and I mean no offence or disrespect to anyone but all the retired folk who like to post on here are really out of touch with the younger folk who have taken up the motorhome / caravan/ tent / whatever camping leisure time. On our site this school holiday we've been chatting to those young families and the overall majority (which by the way the club goes by) are more than happy and think nothing of the peak season pricing that the club sites cost. Also funnily enough to some on here, they are more than happy with what a club site offers. Not everyone wants or needs a bar, swimming pool or any other extras thrown in. Just being factual again sorry.
Out of interest, in the last seven days we have turned away one hundred and seventy outfits because we are full, yep normal club site, nothing else to offer but fresh air (that's free). AND, as I like surveys and I like to talk to people, 150 of those folk wanted to stay because we DON'T offer anything else. It's not always about the money folks
JK
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21 days on a club site...don't you get less for murder?
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Good to get info from you.
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Interesting though BB, there's a large car park in the famous village near our site that does overnight camping for £4, but so many motorhomers would rather come and stay on site and pay the going rate. Why would some people pay 7 times that car park fee to stay on site? I'm genuinely interested as in your book you come across that being thrifty is the key and club sites are moving backwards compared to commercials
JK
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Indeed, we spent 60 or so nights at Cirencester last year, thoroughly enjoyed it. On a seasonal it cost substantially less than over there.😉Enjoy your pizza JVB. I think they are some of the best we have had. Particularly like the one with figs.😋
The Tunnel Inn, sign posted of the Tetbury road, is also a good place for lunch. Very dog friendly, even has a doggy menu.
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Completely agree with all of that. Same here lots of happy contended families all having a great time.
Yes seen a fair number of outfits being turned away here
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Surely the "typical" club site user (if there is such a thing) is looking for a 14, maybe 21 day stay on one site.
I am genuinely surprised at that... When we towed we never ever stayed more that 7 nights in one place, and with the MH it is usually 3 or 4 nights maximum and move on. In May we visited Scotland for 21 nights, and stayed on 8 different sites.
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I looked at club sites for our August outing and having discovered that they are all around £30 per night kicked the idea of club sites out and found a small private site for £17. If the club have overpriced some sites and ended up with empty spaces in peak season I have no sympathy for them.
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On most sites there appears to be plenty of movement. We stay 5 nights and move on most of the time. We do have a 2 week R&R stay in December though.
When I holidayed with wife and kids it was usually 3 or 4 days and move on. One exception was a 9 night stay at a favourite site for its location for beach, rockpools, fishing etc.
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Only 74 pitches out of 211 on a site in the Cotswolds that is a good return,and it will fill up for next weekend to enable those who are working to get away,which means that what the staff say is correct only odd days available not 7 or 14 what is being requested
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I could not think of anything mine would have liked less than regular packing up and moving on with the effect of losing a day of play or recreation each time.
'Back in the day' there was no lost day David. At that time it was possible to make a quick 'call the day before to book a pich and arrange to arrive on site early, dump the van on pitch and get out for the day - often by 10am
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There is a beach within 15 mins run though
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One thing that is very noticeable about Cirencester ,it is close to a town and public transport so is another motor caravan "hot spot"as CY has posted, it does not require them to move once set up, and that seems to apply to all sites near towns,since the upsurge in self powered caravans
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We are at Hunter's Moon CAMC site at the moment and are paying around £38.50 a night for a serviced pitch. Just across the road at Wareham Forest Site it works out at £43.20. The 'advantage' of Wareham Forest is that is does have a swimming pool (which we would be unlikely to use) - the 'disadvantage' is that it is a much larger site and the two toilet blocks are relatively close together. This means if you have a serviced pitch at the extreme of the site, you end up by taking the toilet cassette in the car! Although it is a bit expensive, we are happy to choose Hunter's Moon this time.
David
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It would seem that real touring is a thing of the past! Touring is, as you say, moving on from site to site every so often, not going somewhere for a week or whatever and then home again.
Although shorter these days, our tours see us moving on about every 5 days, and the number of times we have stayed longer than that in one place, on had a "one centre break" can be counted on one hand.
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I think there’s a number of reasons for this. Some just get into the mindset touring = camping site without any thought to the many alternatives; some do it because they want a decent shower and proper toilet for “number twos” saving their own facilities for the odd festival stop or whatever; some do it for security or privacy reasons and some (the older ones?) feel a site would put them amongst like minded folks rather than the unwashed who kip in the lay-by.
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We shall be in Cirencester tonight, or very close. Our overnight stop. B&B in a nice Pub. Dog staying free. It’s an interesting town, with lots of interesting stuff around, but not the obvious first choice for most families. My OH used to camp at the Tunnel Inn, but I think that campsite has gone now. Pub we are using has a small private site, I mentioned it in the Small Private Sites thread. We don’t like the Club Site.
Whilst the Club has one or two sites with extras such as bars and pools, I think most families will be using them as bases rather than an end resort. You don’t visit somewhere like Looe, or Godrevy, or Marazion, all different prices, and sit on site all day when there’s so much more to be explored. Sitting on Sites is more of a older generation thing, and even then probably not every day. Hence the Club may in fact be providing a lot of what family folks want and need. Decent sites, in lovely locations, with family wash facilities, and lots to do and see in the immediate area. An end resort would be a larger site with lots to do on that site, here and abroad. A dormer site is more your standard Club model. Requires more input and imagination on the part of parents, but a relatively cheap family stay if you have a touring outfit. Even cheaper of course if you use CLs. Families have different holiday needs.
I didn’t have a caravan or camping background as a child, we stayed in hotels or self catering. No car, so we travelled by train, my Mum and Dad chose somewhere with lots to do, nice beaches, good transport links. Plus we often had other family with us, so never bored.
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