A Different Scenario!

My post isn’t a criticism of Clubs in any way, merely an observation that this place uses a different approach. It’s one that has benefits for us, and it’s somewhere we would come again.

AD, appreciate what you are saying. I booked the night before departure because this is the East Coast of Yorkshire, it’s warm and sunny here, and some of the schools have already broken up for the Summer, so I thought it might be busier than it actually is. Plus it’s the weekend. And not knowing the site, I wanted to know what the dog walk was like. So I made my decision to stay at the time of talking to the Manager, and paying that first night meant that we wouldn’t have to call into reception unless we wanted to, even arriving up to 10pm we would know where to pitch up. Next time we are out this way, unless it’s the height of Summer, I think we could just roll up. Although ‘reserving’ a chosen individual pitch, like you sometimes do is possibly best.

Facility blocks are very nice, similar to Club with loos, showers, some privacy cubicles. Warm, spotlessly clean. But very convenient cleaning times, far better than the 10am closure on some Club Sites. There’s no need to, staff don’t need to be at reception all the time because the majority of folks arrive and pitch up, having already paid for that first night and knowing what pitch is booked. So no queuing, no blocking of entrance or exit roads, traffic flows smoothly. No outfits or frantic humans wandering around wondering which pitch to have. Friends and family of course pitch together. Lots doing that here, but it’s no issue whatsoever, all very quiet and respectful. 

Not certain, but I think it’s noon off, and noon on WN. 

I have no idea of Staff rotas JV, but it does seem to me that best use of staff time is being made. But I should think that the site Manager won’t be cutting the grass, and possibly might not be the one cleaning the loos. But it’s a different model as you say. She has been her since 1996, so clearly happy in her role, and very proud of how well the site operates. We are paying not far short of 50% less here than we would be at the Club’s Bridlington Site. With a children’s play area, a huge games field, nice little indoor games and TV room, all separate from the main pitching area, so it’s quiet and peaceful. Lots of walks and fishing ponds direct from site as well.

No, I didn’t take it that way AD. Our first choice of place to stay in this area was fully booked, it’s an AO CL, with separate 20 pitch private site, lovely place, great price. The other two nice CLs we use are North of Brid, and we are only having a couple of nights, got our break sorted in terms of what we want to do.

I recalled staying here 36 years ago, in our tiny camper van, so fully expected it to be an astronomical price and very busy. But pleasantly surprised to find we are in a ‘shoulder season’ and £22 for a couple of nights isn’t expensive, we are in a gorgeous little village and very close to Burton Agnes where we intend spending most of the day. Plenty of fairly local folks here, but a good few from further afield as well. It obviously does caravan storage as well, like many small sites around here do.

This is good for South of Brid M, I doubt we will head any further North. Burton Agnes today, then head home via Burton Constable and Beverley tomorrow. Nice little short break😁

We are lucky DK, nowadays we much prefer to just do what we feel like doing, when we can do it. We’ve even taken to booking cottages late (ie day before!😲) to get some discount. We are still rather spontaneous tourers, change our minds about location, length of stay, arrival day, and because we can be flexible about our needs, it works for us. Only if we know something will book up (primarily cottages at certain times of year) do we book ahead, or if we are going with someone else, or going to an event.

W&M, if there’s no one in reception, details of your pitch are posted on notice board, there’s no need to call into reception. We didn’t book online, so don’t know if you are allocated a pitch via online booking or not, but guessing you are. No high tech security either, but someone lives onsite, and I suspect comings and goings are remotely supervised.

It was the payment for just the first night that I thought a reasonable idea. It acts as commitment, covers a no show, and appears to free up reception more than must pay as you arrive. From a visitor point of view, you can arrive a lot later, but actually get onto a pitch rather be stuck in LNA. We were still on site at noon today, there was no queuing to get in, just an orderly coming and going of outfits. As I said earlier, it appears that you can pay on departure, as we were there when a visitor did this (assuming of course his first night was paid for).

I doubt it is a unique model, but for a quite large site (78 pitches) appears to work well.

No idea what happens with a no show, but might ask tomorrow if can be transferred to a later date. It’s been interesting from our point of view, and we shall certainly come back here, as the site itself is well run and a decent priced option for a few nights. 

I agree the Club’s online booking system is good. It’s easy and quick, but at the other end of actual delivery there is often a queue. Will be interesting to see what if any changes might come about via the new improvements mentioned for later in the year.

Agree, it’s probably the fact that touring is much more popular now, so sites don’t want early arrivals sitting around waiting for folks to leave.

This is where a small MH comes into its own as far as we are concerned. Our travel days are very much “doing days” as we don’t have to drop off the van before visiting somewhere. We like to arrive as late as possible sometimes, and maybe chill out until noon on last day, as it takes us minutes to park up at home.