Booking a hard standing pitch
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I think they are converting more and more, as evidenced by the announcements in club site news on here and in the magazine. But it could be argued that grass pitches cost more to maintain and hence no differential is needed?
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But it could be argued that grass pitches cost more to maintain and hence no differential is needed?
If that was the case, which to be honest I doubt, then it is even more reason to scrap them........they are less popular to most but cost more to maintain ?........bin them..
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Yes, quite possibly, especially if site users are not prevented from covering the grass and reducing it to a bare muddy patch......as we found on one (all grass) site a couple of years back.
With the amount of rain most of UK gets, grass pitches for caravans and MHs are not really suitable most of the time.2 -
well grass pitches have to have the grass cut, takes time? effort, petrol? Repair when they are too damaged to be used, losing money due to lost income when they are out of action?
And yes get rid of them all, remember I'm not in favour of grass pitches and will never use one. Said so many times.
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100% percent agree with you.
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If booking hard standing pitches were allowed it could possibly create a “Honeypot” type scenario when booking 1st starts for the year ahead meaning less hard standing choices for those who are unable to book at that moment in time. IMHO the system of choosing on arrival is fair for all members.
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Maybe we could all toss a coin on arrival..... Heads # H/S , Tails # Grass .....just a thought , or we could just leave it on a first come first served basis....😘
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Setthorns is C&CC/Camping in the forest isn't it though? And we know how popular the C&CC booking system/deposit system is with many folk on here!
Personally, I'm for keeping the CAMC system as it is - simple and effective for most people's wishes.
We've used both clubs this year, we're quite happy to use either system - I like being able to select HS with C&CC, I like being able to book flexibly with CAMC - just two different systems, both have their advantages.
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+1😇
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I'm not saying the CC should change it , but it showed on that site that members don't always book the hardstanding first given the choice .
both clubs have their good and bad points , but in my opinion the C&CC have more better points , and I will carry on using both clubs
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Agree, and also, maybe you can't have both? As HD says the site was half full? Perhaps its easier to be able to book a pitch when your sites are not that popular to begin with?
I still come back to the site where there is an empty pitch if I want to extend my stay, but someone has booked the pitch I'm on. For motorhomes perhaps it's easier but not for caravans with maybe an awning attached. I think it would led to a loss of possible income? hello warden, do you have 5 nights free please, well yes we do, but they are over two pitches as some have been reserved?
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I still come back to the site where there is an empty pitch if I want to extend my stay, but someone has booked the pitch I'm on. For motorhomes perhaps it's easier but not for caravans with maybe an awning attached. I think it would led to a loss of possible income? hello warden, do you have 5 nights free please, well yes we do, but they are over two pitches as some have been reserved?
But surely that situation would only happen IF there was no more H/S pitches available. Because of the first come rule, no pitch is booked by number, so it doesn't require you to move pitch unless all H/S are booked and you have to move onto grass. The choice would be yours do we move to grass or move sites completely.
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JVB. I presume as both clubs are over a hundred years old quite a few people have managed to camp by whatever means on sloping and flat sites?
The booking systems are different, which one is the best is difficult to decide.
(I prefer a pre-booked type of pitch, whether I've chosen a hardstanding or a very basic non EHU grass pitch doesn't matter, but it's good to choose.)1 -
Reflecting on my last half dozen stays on C&CC sites I can't actually remember booking a hard standing pitch, but the one they have ready for me each time has always been hard. And with lots of grass pitches unoccupied.
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Grass pitches whether suitable are dependent on the type of soil that the site is made up of, as if the ground is of the type that drains well, the grass that a lot of people still prefer is quite adequate for all types of liesure vehicles ,and i hope grass pitches remain , but as stated with our unpredictable weather the site owners/leasers need to be aware of the their sites that have poor drainage and do more to improve the pitches for the vehicles more likely to have "problems", but of course it also depends on the lease holder also being agreeable, and although the cc handbook states sites as club owned,"fake news" that is not the case as a lot are leased
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We recently booked a non EHU pitch at the C&CC Slindon site. It cost £9.60. When we got there we were offered an EHU pitch as there were a few spare, but our grass pitch was lovely so we declined the helpful offer. (Very nice small site, in an open area of NT woodland on the edge of the Sussex Downs.) I really do enjoy having this choice for price and pitch.
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The club did trial this and said the results did not justify the implementation. Essentially that means if you are happy to get either type carry on, but if not choose your site carefully or go elsewhere.
The club is short of sites and is not going to worry about the odd site night lost as someone else will take it in most cases.
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yes good post.
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I find it quite entertaining watching new arrivals ducking and diving, me I just find a pitch I like, mud or gravel no problem.
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