What a boost to the club this would be.

bobimel
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edited April 2021 in Club Membership #1

Loch Ness campsite for sale for £2m – monster not included! pity about the monster laughing

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  • Tinwheeler
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    edited April 2021 #2

    That’s very enigmatic🤔.

    I think you need to elaborate.

  • JVB66
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    edited April 2021 #3

    The site in questin is i think a ccc franchise? site

  • LLM
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    edited April 2021 #4

    When at the site you may not see the Lock Ness monster but the vast majority of visitors will still be eaten alive.  It definitely rates as a midge hot spot and feeding area laughing.  

  • MikeyA
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    edited April 2021 #5

    Campsite for Sale

    The Club would only create its standard model of lots and lots of hardstandings and totally lose its current appeal.

  • RedKite
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    edited April 2021 #6

     Good looking site and stunning scenery around it.

  • JollyKernow
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    edited April 2021 #7

     Thing is, it doesn't look unlike a normal club site.

    That club model you mention suits many many thousands of members. 

    JK

  • Boff
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    edited April 2021 #8

    £2m !!!!    Just think how many glamping pods the “club”  could put into existing sites for £2m. 

  • JVB66
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    edited April 2021 #9

    £2 million pounds is less than the club have paid for some recent aquisitions and not (by the pictures) in as good a condition ,hence what was paid was just the startundecided

  • LLM
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    edited April 2021 #10

    I seem to remember that somebody claimed the CAMC will experience a £7m deficit this year undecidedlaughing.   

  • JVB66
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    edited April 2021 #11

    I think the actual post was that the club have so far this year? lost that sort of money in revenue intakeundecidedwink

  • DavidKlyne
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    edited April 2021 #12

    If the C&CC are already involved with the site you might imagine they would be interested? But, perhaps the fact that a deal has not been done is an indication they aren't interested.  

    David

  • LLM
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    edited April 2021 #13

    Why not provide a link and prove yourself right? laughing

  • Graydjames
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    edited April 2021 #14

    I imagine, like any other well run business, the Club responds to demand when planning their sites.

    I can empathise with a viewpoint that, for some, an all grass site is more aesthetically pleasing; but for me, the anathema of pitching on grass outweighs that. A site with no hard standing has no appeal to me.  

    Unless an optical illusion of the picture, the hard standings on this site appear to be extraordinarily narrow. That is certainly something I would change.

  • peedee
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    edited April 2021 #15

    Perhaps they have already made an offer and the owner thinks they can do better on the open market?

    peedee

  • DavidKlyne
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    edited April 2021 #16

    The site seems not to have statics so it seems almost an exclusively touring site? If that is the case there might not, outside of the two clubs, much of a market for a touring site. No doubt all will become clear in time?

    David

    PS was that you on Look East tonight?

  • Navigateur
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    edited April 2021 #17

    The standings and access roads in the forground have all been added very recently and replaced the camping/rally field. Standings are plenty wide to take a motor caravan, which is probably their target market. Those who want an awning can put it on the grass.    

  • peedee
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    edited April 2021 #18

    PS was that you on Look East tonight?

    David (DK) no it was not me on Look East, what was the subject that made you think it was me?

    peedee

  • DavidKlyne
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    edited April 2021 #19

    It was about second COVID jabs, nothing to do with motorhoming. I was obviously mistaken with the name, apologies.

    David

  • peedee
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    edited April 2021 #20

    No apologies necessary David.

    peedee

  • brue
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    edited April 2021 #21

    The sale mentions the franchise with C&Cc so it sounds complicated.

  • Casandra
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    edited April 2021 #22

    Well the clubs not as short of cash as it would seem.

    No reduction in site fees even though facilities are not able to open due to Covid, site fees still rising and yet, I had this email notice today “We’re really pleased to announce we have recently purchased the award-winning Carnon Downs Caravan Park” some who is kidding who?