Is it a rip off?

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  • JVB66
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    edited April 2019 #452

    Thatwink and the constant rip off prices and crowds in most places,surprised

  • MikeyA
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    edited April 2019 #453

    Sounds like Broadway CAMC site last week.

  • JVB66
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    edited April 2019 #454

    Not like "over there" at peak timeswink 

  • Rocky 2 buckets
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    edited April 2019 #455

    What did the Romans do for themselves?😂😂

  • MikeyA
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    edited April 2019 #457

    I wouldn't know I don't go anywhere at peak times -  too many people and inflated prices.

     

  • Cornersteady
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    edited April 2019 #458

    having lived in one I prefer Cromer, less begging, less traffic, cheaper.

    I suppose the ice creams might be better in Firenze but not the pies

  • JVB66
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    edited April 2019 #459

     

    Great to be able to take advantage of off peak prices,(no real off peak in Venice or Rome),winksurprised Venice are trying to control how many cruise ships arrive to disgorge about 4000 people each timeundecided

    Ps is Venice sinking or is climate change raising sea levelsembarassed

  • JVB66
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    edited April 2019 #460

    And the fish and chips from Mary Janes in Cromer are fried with beef drippingsurprised

    we will be having some next month + its the crab and lobster festivalcool

  • KjellNN
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    edited April 2019 #461

     We do not tour high season , so despite having used some sites that have pools, bars, shop etc, the sites were still quiet.

    We do not need pools, bars or shops on a site, but the presence of them does not affect our choice of site, after all, we are not forced to use them!

    For us, the site is a base to return to each evening after exploring the area, and we shop when necessary while we are out.

    I would think that for those who winter in warmer places, booking onto a site for several weeks, on- site facilities would be more important, but as we usually move on every 4-5 days our requirements are minimal.

     

  • KjellNN
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    edited April 2019 #462

    Many thanks!

  • trellis
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    edited April 2019 #463

    Strange....So four posts back you weren't at Broadway last week.?.

  • Tinwheeler
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    edited April 2019 #464

    Just a rough guess but maybe it was Devon & Cornwall?🤔

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  • julesandlinda
    julesandlinda Forum Participant Posts: 1
    edited April 2019 #465

    Hi guys,

    I too am concerned at the cost of booking club sites.

    I have just joined the club after viewing costs per night on the club website.I was shocked at the astronomical cost per night when you actually try to book somewhere. I feel as though I have been conned. I have tried to contact the club by e-mail but the website links don't seem to work. Any ideas.

  • Cornersteady
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    edited April 2019 #466

    so you mean you looked at the 'from' price' at the top of the site's web page rather than the price in for example August and costed it out for however many in your party?

    If so you may have a point and that aspect has been covered in another thread.

    As to contacting the club, there are contact details here:

    https://www.caravanclub.co.uk/contact/

    which includes telephone and email. I have just tried the membership email link (memberenquiries@camc.com) and it appears to work?

  • JVB66
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    edited April 2019 #467

    I do not understand your post as the costs do not alter from viewing to when you book

  • MikeyA
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    edited April 2019 #468

    We went around the Broadway site to see:

    a) how it has changed since the last time we stayed there. (25 years ago)

    b) Would we like to stay there again on a BH weekend at £31+ night

    Answers a) a lot ........  b) No 

    Also it was the week before Easter and we were on our way back from Devon and Cornwall but, as the weather was forecast to be so good, we stayed in the Cotswolds ( on a CL @£15/night)

  • moulesy
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    edited April 2019 #469

    "I have just joined the club after viewing costs per night on the club website. I was shocked at the astronomical cost per night when you actually try to book somewhere."

    You joined after viewing costs per night? You just looked at the "from" price and assumed that's what you'd pay? No further research? Might I ask if you are completely new to caravanning or if you have used other sites and now decided to give club sites a try? If so it'd be constructive to now which sites you're comparing the club's "astronomical" prices to. undecided

  • Cornersteady
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    edited April 2019 #470

    following on it does say on that from price:

    Price based on:
    Caravan Club member
    Pitch + 1 adult

    From your name (J&L) it appears that there are two of you?

  • Tinwheeler
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    edited April 2019 #471

    Ah, I see😋. Trellis was right.

    That was quite a detour on the way home.

  • JayOutdoors
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    edited April 2019 #472

    MikeyA - might be an idea to contact HO and ask them to add Member to you avatar unless it's my laptop gone awry yet again and that's why I can't see it.

  • moulesy
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    edited April 2019 #473

    Yes, good point. As CLs are obviously only for members! wink

  • Tinwheeler
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    edited April 2019 #474

    Some browsers don’t activate the email links and you have to type them into your mail. There are various contact options listed under the Contact Us section at the foot of the page in the green footer.

    I too am a bit surprised that you didn’t look at site pages and check the actual costs as it’s unlikely they could quote a from figure that would apply to us all. Number of people, children, extra car, serviced pitch - they all affect pricing. 

  • Tinwheeler
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    edited April 2019 #475

    Goodness! Fancy that😯.

    Well spotted, JO. 

  • JVB66
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    edited April 2019 #476

    Not shown as member on my laptop eitherundecided

  • Cornersteady
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    edited April 2019 #477

    perhaps there were some dog shows along the way? Is Mikey interested in that? or am I mixing things up, if so apologies

  • JVB66
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    edited April 2019 #478

    Where was the CL as the price looks good for the Cotswoldssurprised

  • moulesy
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    edited April 2019 #479

    Mikey - a bit off the point (apologies) but have you left a review for that CL? We love the Cotswold area and we're always on the lookout for new possibilities, especially if recommended by fellow members. smile

  • MikeyA
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    edited April 2019 #480

    No real need as it is the current CL of the year, 

    Avon Bank Meadow

    A beautiful area set on the banks of the River Avon, easy walks either way from the site.

  • MikeyA
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    edited April 2019 #481

    Can't really say it bothers me.

     

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