Cost of CMHC sites- Hillhead

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  • GTP
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    edited March 2017 #62

    Thanks ..

  • GTP
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    edited March 2017 #63

    It is not comparing like with like as has been pointed out many, many times before.

    Apologies.I will try and keep to topic in future....cry

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  • Tinwheeler
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    edited March 2017 #65

    The fact that it's just off the very busy Torbay ring road would put me off, PD.frown

  • KjellNN
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    edited March 2017 #66

    Yes, we wanted Hillhead for the location, but £25 per night is rather more than we want to pay in September.

    We have the car for transport, so buses are not a factor.  Will check  out other locations before deciding, still plenty of time.

    All suggestions welcome!

    This year we have got caught up in the long Easter peak period for sites  here on the way to our ferry, and on the other side there are long holiday periods in April/May in Holland, so we were hoping for more reasonable prices here come September to balance things out.

  • KjellNN
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    edited March 2017 #67

    I see there is an ACSI card site not too far from Dartmouth.....Woodlands Grove.  15 euros in September.  

    Any opinions on it anyone?

  • moulesy
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    edited March 2017 #68

    K, have a look at Ross Park, between Totnes and Newton Abbott. Superb site and from mid September you can get 7 nights for £105.50. Can recommend it highly.

  • Tinwheeler
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    edited March 2017 #69

    Woodlands! Isn't that the site attached to the theme park? If so, I wouldn't touch it. 

    Do you particularly want a full facility site, Kjell?

  • brue
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    edited March 2017 #70

    Yes it is TW, my son and family like it there! wink

    KJ you could also try Ramslade if you like the Club sites, this is a few minutes from Torbay. There are lots of alternatives.

  • KjellNN
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    edited March 2017 #71

    Would it not be quiet once the school holidays are over?  We only use the site as a base, we are out exploring all day.

    Toilets  and showers etc not essential, but having them does save me some work, and at my age that can only be good!

    A serviced CL pitch would be very acceptable.

  • brue
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    edited March 2017 #72

    It would probably be ok Kj, we drove past it recently, it's in a nice rural spot on the Dartmouth side with fairly close access to the Start Bay coast. Nothing else nearby so you'd have to drive to local amenities etc. But there is now a big retail park that side of Dartmouth for food shopping etc.

  • KjellNN
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    edited March 2017 #73

    Thanks brue.  I presume we would not need to book in September?

  • brue
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    edited March 2017 #74

    I'm sorry I don't know much about booking the site, it looks as though there might be a deposit involved or minimum stays etc. I think you'll have to check through their system, possibly all will be ok for a last minute booking after the main holidays. I'd check out the theme park too, make sure you don't mind it being there. Hope you find somewhere, it's a lovely part of Devon. smile

  • Tinwheeler
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    edited March 2017 #75

    It's up to you, Kjell. It could well still be hectic at weekends.

    I, too, would suggest Ramslade for a full facility club site, or the Stover non-facility site is very good and not far out of Torbay.

  • Tinwheeler
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    edited March 2017 #76

    Nice avatar, Brue. I know exactly where it was taken from and I used to work around the other side of Rusty Anchor (West Hoe point) overlooking the Ferryport.

  • PhilHeller
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    edited March 2017 #77

    We tried to book there back in December for June this year and couldn't get dates to suit. We were last there 19 years ago, not long after it opened, and still one of the best sites we have ever used👍

  • peedee
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    edited March 2017 #78

    That can be a plus point for some, no narrow roads to negotiate. smile

    I have never found the fact it is close to the ring road to be a problem and the views out to Dartmoor can be fabulous from most of the pitches.

    peedee

  • Tinwheeler
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    edited March 2017 #79

    Each to their own, PD. I prefer somewhere a little quieter away from the madding traffic but if it suits you, that's good.

  • peedee
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    edited March 2017 #80

    I have tried all the Club sites in the area except Totnes, it is never open in October. I like Ramslade but not the access and prefer Widdecombe for the ease of access to Torbay. all the others are too far out. Even a taxi to into Torquay doesn't break the bank.

    peedee

  • magnet
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    edited March 2017 #81

    Just had a look at the oakdown site , there serviced pitch is just electricity.Hilllhead would be electric, water,drainage and TV perhaps that it why it's so different?

  • brue
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    edited March 2017 #82

    They also charge extras rather than inclusive like Hillhead. They're in two such different areas, that would be the choice for me, where I wanted to be, East or South Devon. There are some CLs near Oakdown which would really bring the cost down for a family.

    There are also some good CLs in South Devon!

  • chasncath
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    edited March 2017 #83

    We've just had 3 nights for £50.20 at Shrewsbury, and 3 nights at Betws y coed, again for £50.20. Morris leisure were offering 3 nights for the price of 2, and a discount for Club members. We're now at Woodlands caravan site, just below Harlech castle, paying £22 per night. The wfi is free, as is the pouring rain and the sound of the waterfall. Great value!

  • PhilHeller
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    edited March 2017 #84

    £83.40 next week for 3 nights, so maybe bot just the CC upping their prices😂

  • Amesford
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    edited April 2017 #85

    We are again going to hillhead in September ( the pool will be open ) and looking at our other favorite site the New Forest centenary site the prices for September are exactly the same for a serviced pitch but I agree there is a high price hike in the main holidays at Hillhead considering the money they must take over the club bar for meals and drinks. perhaps the new Logo and name may helpsealed

  • brue
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    edited May 2017 #86

    But you're going and no doubt will enjoy it.wink The cost of running the two heated pools will be very high and there are more staff wages etc at Hillhead. There probably isn't much net profit in the restaurant and bar but it's a good facility.

  • Fisherman
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    edited May 2017 #87

    Seems the all singing all dancing sites whether CC or Commercial are all very expensive at peak times. You pay for what you get. The moaners about us oldies using off peak Haven need to compare like with like 

  • JVB66
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    edited May 2017 #88

    Same as others do to get to to the ukwink

  • Amesford
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    edited May 2017 #89

    We certainly will as we do at all the club sites cool

  • young thomas
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    edited May 2017 #90

    I am at Hillhead at the moment, doing a recce for a New Year trip. price for 6 days was about £115 from memory, so not vastly expensive.

    however, first impressions of the layout are good, we have a sea view, nice hedges bordering the hs pitches where we are, a bit like the continental sites we are used to, rather thsn the regimented rows, overlooking each other.

    will recce bars and restaurant area later or tomorrow....

  • IanH
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    edited May 2017 #91

    How much is it now, BB?

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