UK staycation boom predicted

Perhaps the Club will have to ration the available pitches, and limit speculative booking.

We’ve only got the bank holidays  booked as I normally do those in September/October but as for anything else, I can’t seem to muster up any enthusiasm even though I’m sick of being at home and missing being away.     I think to myself is it worth booking as it’ll probably be cancelled. - what a sad state of affairs 😕

Am still thinking of going abroad again this year but the crossing prices have gone mad. The same crossing with the same company and same times on similar dates last year was £268 (booked pre Covid19) This year it’s  £485. And the DFDS website says it’s full. Club price the same. Tunnel is cheaper but still much more expensive than last year’s ferry crossing. Are there overnight stays very close to the tunnel entrance in Calais? We normally overnight for free in the Dunkirk terminal. 

We know we won’t be going anywhere for a while Cherokee😁 But, we have decided to get the maps out, get the handbook out, and look at some short tours, three, four nights, not too far, aiming to see something of interest to us, or a nice cycle route, and have them ready to go.

We did a lot of such tours back when we got our MH, and caring duties only allowed me three/four days at a time. We found them really enjoyable, and we packed so much in. For example, from home in South Yorkshire, we did Worcester Cathedral, staying at Bromyard Downs one night. Then up to Ludlow, look around Castle, staying at a nice CL just outside. Next day, look around Ludlow town, then off across to Much Wenlock Priory and stop that night at Much Wenlock Site (now gone sadly) up next morning, Wroxeter Roman City, Ahhttingham House Gardens and then finally back home, taking in a meal at Castleton! Phew, but good fun. 
I want to look at something similar, deciding route, what to see, and choose some Sites so that as soon as we can I can book and we can get off. Even planning is good for the soul😁All depends on what’s open of course.

Access is challenging here, but worth it once you are pitched. We would feed housekeeper, slip her the odd Sherry.😁 

Corners, we have the bookings sorted. A calendar, easy with just one pitch. 😂 Hardstanding as well, although it’s pebbles so it will cracker your motor mover.

When we went away after the first lockdown there was a tangible feeling of relief and release on the first site we stayed on, not experienced anything like it before.

Hi, I wont clutter this thread but there are others where the issue of prices is discussed and it may pay you to look, depending on your start and end points, at the western crossings.

Responding to posts on here and other forum, it is clear that prices have risen but, as an example, on my dates the Plymouth to Roscoff route is cheaper than Dover crossings and the tunnel.

Regarding staycations, I have seen a number of reasons put forward, the latest being that its a knock on from the vaccination program but, as TW says, it seems rather obvious but I would think that outside of the main school holiday season it will be, relatively, less manic.

Having said that our only outing last year was two weeks at Pentewan Sands, on a rally and the site was pretty much full.

Friends who visit us there each year decided they would book a beach side unit for a week so we could spend time together but in the end have had to settle for 3 nights in one unit and 4 in another, the most basic type, as that was the only things available and that's in September.

I’m thinking this country & the World will be a very different place to the 2019 World. There’ll be no carefree wandering into crowded situations for a lot of folk🤷🏻‍♂️. To the thinkers amongst us we will be constantly aware of ensuing problems re virus, new more powerful strains waiting in the wings. I think the Human species will take a step back from our normal gregarious natures to one of caution. Which in time will help everyone.