Beaulieu Estate Pop-up Campsite
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Never mind the space what about the price, £78 a night at weekends
Spacing is OK apparently, see below from the web
Family and Friends Pitch at our 28 day campsites
The relaxed nature of the pop-up sites makes for the perfect getaway with family and friends. We know many people enjoy pitching up together, so we have created a new supersized pitch measuring 22 x 10 metres. So book once and get a guaranteed joint space for friends and family to pitch up together.These pitches can accommodate up to two outfits* so you can create the perfect space together.
*Club regulation firebreak distancing between outfits applies
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I got the email yesterday, nearly spilt my tea! This is the same sort of price the club charges for staying on a bit of gravel at the NEC.
A bit different to the THS (pop up sites) we use with the C&CC.
still, I guess it's location, location, location....some will, no doubt, think it's a bargain.
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I suppose Lord Montague needs a decent cut from the deal to maintain his stately pile and all those cars. A C&CC pop up site at Lymington for £10 a bus ride through the Forest sounds a better deal.
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I have not used a pop up site of any description as the nature of it means they are unlikely to set up full serviced pitches. We tend to go for serviced pitches these days - it basically means we take less stuff with up - saves weight and space....
David
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I never quite understand the negativity about the pricing for these venues which the Club provide as an extra to their normal offer, no one is forced to use them? I have no idea how much the Beaulieu Estate charge the Club and I have no idea how much the set up costs are but I expect they are reflected in the price charged. The Club have two sites in the New Forest within easy reach of Beaulieu and probably numerous CL's so there is plenty of choice. As a motorhomer would I prefer to pay £28 a night at the New Forest Centenary site which is in the middle of no where or £37 a night where I can walk to a major world famous tourist attraction? Horses for courses me thinks.
David
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It's not something we'd use but the club provides EHU, showers and toilets which is far removed from a basic rally or THS and Beaulieu itself has plenty to offer. The village is nice the house and museum are very good and the walk to Buckler's Hard (where the old wooden ships were built) is an interesting outing. If you stay in a hotel in Beaulieu it will cost a lot more than £37, (we've done that!
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Just had a look at the prices. Compared with what the Club charges at many other Sites, £37 to be on the Beaulieu Estate with discount on tickets to Estate and Bucklers Hard for two adults doesn’t seem too bad to me. Ok it’s a minimum of two nights stay, but then it’s hardly likely you could do both in one nights stay anyway🤷♀️ The £74/78 price is for a two outfit/ four adults pitch, so priced same as a single outfit pitch. For us, it would be a bit of a treat, somewhere quite a way from home, slap bang in the middle of what we wanted to see. We did same when visiting Hampton Court Palace, only on that occasion we paid £200 a night for hotel at the gates (12 years ago), train tickets from home and for Underground. So put into a similar context……it’s a bargain. And that’s from a tight fisted Yorkie😁
Or am I missing something🤷♀️
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The Camping and Caravanning Club has a temporary site running for the whole of August - it’s at Lymington, within walking distance of the town and 7 miles from Beaulieu, so perhaps a 15 minute drive. It’s priced at £11 a night. Doesn’t that sum up the difference between the Friendly Club and the Rich Man’s Club?
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Does the temporary site have showers, toilets and EHU? Yes I know some don’t want them. However, when comparing prices you need to look at like for like. Also of course unless you want to move the MH, 7 miles each way is a fair walk. As long as everything is clear (which I don’t think the discount offers are) I don’t have a problem with them charging the prices they are asking. As DK mentions, the set up costs are probably significant.
Now if they had an area on site, with just basic dump and water for say £15 / £20 a night, personally I would consider that a better option. Lots of folk wouldn’t however and it is those they are marketing at.1 -
I believe it does offer facilities. I visited somebody at the site last year and it was unremarkable apart from its location close to the Motor Museum.
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Tourist bus operates from Lymington to Beaulieu in summer.
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There seems to be only a limited regular bus service from Lymington direct to the Motor Museum, according to bustimes.org, perhaps there are more in the summer? You can of course use the Green Tour Bus which is quite regular in season but even with a bus pass that costs £14 per person. So it seems for two its £28 in bus fares, £11 for the THS so for a couple its £39. So based on that information for two nights, THS plus bus £50, Club site £74 with none of the inconvenience of travelling as you are staying next door.
David
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Or just get your electric bike out of the garage and pootle to the museum or horror of horrors drive there?
I know the sites cannot be compared (showers etc) however I know where I would be spending my money, got all facilities I need on board plus solar panels. For 1 night on the CMC site I can have 3 on the C&CC one and still have change for an ice cream or 2.
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As I put above it is marketed at those who want a site with facilities and EHU and for those, or anyone else there is no disputing it is convenient. Not much further than walking from some of the car parks to the museum. As to electric bikes, I suppose it depends on if there is anywhere secure to park them. We don’t have any, but given there cost I wouldn’t fancy leaving them chained up while we went around the exhibits, or carrying the battery. Clearly everyone has there own priorities. Ours are that once on site we prefer to leave the MH parked. Therefore given the limited bus service and the excellent positioning of the pop up site. If we wanted to visit, we would certainly stump up the £74 for a couple of nights. Even though we don’t actually need the facilities or EHU.
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As to electric bikes, I suppose it depends on if there is anywhere secure to park them. We don’t have any, but given there cost I wouldn’t fancy leaving them chained up while we went around the exhibits, or carrying the battery.
We would simply lock them securely to the bike racks/railings/lamp post like everywhere else, batteries are locked on with an ABUS lock so no need to carry anything, perhaps if you bought one you would know about them?
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I’ve noticed in the village where I live the surrounding lanes play host to groups of folk racing & generally bike riding, they stay in a group when I approach. At the point they see me they tighten the group enough to allow my passage past them. I personally think it’s a clever way of riding & a safer one too. They just create issues for those who wish to speed past them often shaking their fist & leaning on the horn that ain’t me so I’m happy with it. One thing that I don’t like is when they view themselves as a Peloton the are moving at speed so it is quite a while of bendy lanes before I can pass them safely due to not being able to see far enough ahead🤷🏻♂️
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This from British Cycling....Notice the word 'Can' as opposed to 'Should'...
So what did we end up with?
Rule 66: Be considerate of the needs of other road users when riding in groups. You can ride two abreast and it can be safer to do so, particularly in larger groups or when accompanying children or less experienced riders. Be aware of drivers behind you, and allow them to overtake (e.g. by moving into single file or stopping) when you feel it is safe to let them do so.
Rule 213: On narrow sections of road, on quiet roads or streets, at road junctions and in slower-moving traffic, cyclists may sometimes ride in the centre of the lane, rather than towards the side of the road. It can be safer for groups of cyclists to ride two abreast in these situations. Allow them to do so for their own safety, to ensure they can see and be seen. Cyclists are also advised to ride at least a door’s width or 1.0m from parked cars for their own safety.Off topic but for info...On Sunday last on a popular rural road with multiple bends and quite 'hilly' with double white lines for approximate 3 miles...4 cyclists stuck to riding 2 abreast for the whole length creating a massive tail back (We were in the middle of it) of cars, vans plus two lorries...When we cleared the double line we observed the cyclists being ..Well we understand the police had to be called..
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Because the new highway code says you can ride two abreast or however many, doesn't mean it is a good idea to do so. In some parts of the country i.e Birmingham I would think that is asking for a Hospital bed .......if your lucky. Same as where there is not a 30 mph sign on country lanes, it doesn't mean it is safe to go faster, common sense is needed. Because you can doesn't mean to say you should. I am not against cyclists, but in our village they ride through sometimes 4 abreast in groups of 20 plus, why I don't know but surely it is an accident in waiting.
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I did and it says you can ride 2 abreast so me and Mrs T are OK, it only says for large groups to move over!!
But whatever as usual you are on your high horse for a tongue in cheek comment!!!
The updated code explains that people cycling in groups:
should be considerate of the needs of other road users when riding in groups
can ride 2 abreast - and it can be safer to do so, particularly in larger groups or when accompanying children or less experienced riders
People cycling are asked to be aware of people driving behind them and allow them to overtake (for example, by moving into single file or stopping) when it’s safe to do so.1
