Serviced pitch
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If the service pitch was all that was a available on the site I needed to go to then we would possibly. Bite the bullet and book it although we w would look to get a standard pitch later rather than pay £4+extra per .night, so would not spend even more on the kit to be connected
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Even at sites that have all hardstandings they seem to book up while there are still standard pitches available. Some of it might be the covid effect with more using their own facilities. However, even in more normal times they were not that easy to get. I don’t think the ability to book HS pitches would alter that to any great extent.
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I think it’s up to the individual to use it in the way the choose, they are after all paying the premium. It might have been the only option a late cancellation. They might not have the kit and just be using it as an adjacent service point. They might be like us. I would fill our tank, then coil the hose and store in the garage, rather than leaving it lying on the ground. The waste would not get connected until the tank needed emptying. So there would be no visible connections.
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With the money that seems to be pouring into the clubs coffers this year with sites so full ,it seems that service pitches with the add money the generate and even more so with super?pitches ,it means not only have the club bought Carnon downs but at least three sites are having major upgrades which includes more serviced and super pitches for those who do not try to say the club is getting too pricy,
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It's choice BB, people choose these pitches. Occasionally like the OP you find yourself on one. That happened to us at Keswick, we enjoyed it but now find those particular pitches are allocated to the site managers so we're back to the communal tap!
If you need to save money you also have the choice to do so.
As pointed out it's not the cost of the water, you're already paying for that. The club can get a good price for an exclusive facilty, a common business practice.
However these pitches are an absolute boon for some so there are many reasons they are popular.
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As you say brue its choice. We have used all sorts of sites over the years from fields with a tap and a few basic toilets when we tented / the slightly more upmarket municipal type / basic small commercials in this country. plus some very posh all singing sites when we Eurocamped for a few years. (didn’t like those much)
Now having moved from a caravan to a MH we have used it on everything from non EHU Aires to sites with facilities and services pitches. Although none of the all singing sort. The kids liked them which was why we went, these days we steer well clear. If the site has services pitches available, we book them as we like them. We are fortunate in that we do not need to do the maths over the cost of a fill.😂
For us it’s about location number one then what’s available second. If there was a CAMC site 10 miles away from what we wanted to visit on a bus route and a non EHU Aire within walking distance, we would opt for an Aire. Put it the other way round and I think you can guess what we would go for, preferably with a service pitch.😀
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The OP asked a question about SP which they have booked, not out of choice but because that was all that was available at the time of booking.
Why they (and folk who regularly choose to use them) should be pilloried by others who don't use them, so often and at such great lengths, is utterly beyond me!
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Removed by me. Double post
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It appears that to some there is only one way of using a LV. Anything else is not to be.
Now back to my view and coffee 🙂
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BB, we arrive with a full tank and leave with one, (very easy on a serviced pitch) but whether we're on a serviced pitch or not, we all have different ways of managing our stays. You obviously have a different way and maybe different weight allowances, ours are very good and the water tank isn't the reason for our pitch choices.
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This was to M btw.
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And an almond croissant too
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I am fairly sure it’s frowned upon to trail your waste pipe to the nearest service point (even if you’ve got enough) and most certainly not cricket to leave your fresh water hose permanently connected to the tap, in the case of a caravan system.😉
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Exactly and for many a serviced pitch is not just about the non-fetching and carrying, it is about sticking your waste pipe down the drain, connecting your aqua roll or whatever to the tap and then having the convenience of turning on the tap and not having to worry about how much water you use or where what you have used is going, and when you book a svcd pitch you have probably no idea just how far away the nearest svc point may be
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The services points and serviced pitches are shown on the site map which can be seen from each sites details page, so it is possible for anyone to know far away the serviced pitches are from the service points.
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good to know, as i very seldom use club sites, maybe 4/5 years since i used one, and cant ever remember looking at the site map as you cant reserve a pitch anyway, but even as pointed out, only 10mtrs from service point, just 1 pitch, depending on just where your pitch was in the svcd group you could be 100-200 yds from the svc point depending on which pitches were occupied when you arrived.
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