2021 Monthly Open and Closed CL List

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  • CLMaddie
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    edited June 2021 #32

    Hi Nellie,

    Applicants often ask what sort of nightly rate they can charge and are advised to look at the local CL sites to them to get a rough idea of nightly rate verses the facilities offered. 

    As mentioned previously, it is the owners decision and what they wish to charge and prices can be changed at any time. 

    Thanks

    Maddie

  • nelliethehooker
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    edited June 2021 #33

    Thanks for your reply, Maddie.

  • CLMaddie
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    edited June 2021 #34

    Hi All

    The please see below a list of sites which opened and closed in MAY.

    I have listed them by County, Listing town then CL site. 

    Sites opened in May. Please note, some of these sites may have been former CL sites that have decided to reopen.

     

    Sites closed in May

    • Anglesey - Amlwch - Bodnolwyn Wen
    • Carmarthenshire - Cross Hands - Garnffrwd Trout Fishery
    • Cornwall - Liskeard - Lower Killigorrick Farm
    • Devon - Kingsbridge - Whitlock worthy Farm
    • East Riding of Yorkshire - Brislington - Fishponds Farm and Fishery
    • Leicestershire - Butterworth - South Lodge


    Thanks

    Maddie

  • peedee
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    edited July 2021 #35

    Maddie,

    Can you clarify please, Link House Farm is shown as a CL site with an address of Embelton, Alnwick, Northumberland but it is missing off the POI list and their web site makes no mention of a CL being available.

    peedee

     
  • nelliethehooker
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    edited July 2021 #36

    peedee, I've just been on their web site and it does show that they have a 5 van caravan site and they say that it is a CL. Below copied from their website:- 

    http://www.linkhousefarm.co.uk/motorhome-caravan-site

     

    Facilities

    Electric hookup
    Hardstanding
    Water and Septic Disposal
    Caravan and Motorhome Club Certified Location
    £20 per night

     

     

     

     

  • peedee
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    edited July 2021 #37

    Thanks Nellie,yes you are right, don't know why I did not spot this first time on their web site. So it is just the POI that is missing from the list.

    peedee

     
  • CLMaddie
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    edited July 2021 #38

    Hi All

    The please see below a list of sites which opened and closed in JUNE.

    I have listed them by County, Listing town then CL site. 

    Sites opened in JUNE. Please note, some of these sites may have been former CL sites that have decided to reopen.

     

    Sites closed in JUNE

    • Cheshire - Chester - Chester Lakes
    • Cumbria - Kirkby Lonsdale - Whin Yeats
    • Norfolk - Cromer - Drift Cottage Farm
    • Norfolk - Swaffham - The Swan Inn
    • North Yorkshire - Richmond - Kilnsey House

     

    Thanks

    Maddie

  • Freddy55
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    edited July 2021 #39

    Good to see that more sites are opening, as opposed to closing 🙂

  • nelliethehooker
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    edited July 2021 #40

    I agree with that, Freddy, but at the prices many are charging I for one won't be visiting many, but will stick to those that I know offer good value for money.

  • cyberyacht
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    edited July 2021 #41

    Some are asking silly money.

  • Freddy55
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    edited July 2021 #42

    I guess the average price I pay is around £15 a night, the most I’ve paid is £18. As yet, I haven’t visited a bad one, and most have been very pleasant indeed. At less than half the price (?) of a club site, that, to me, represents very good VFM. I do remember, maybe 30 years ago, paying £2 for an overnight stop in a farmers field, very basic, grass being at least 12” long. I suppose a lot depends on what one wants/expects.

  • DaveCyn
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    edited July 2021 #43

    Fully agree!

    A few of them look to be well presented with what appears to be serviced pitches at around £15 per night while others at £18 for an off grid site are well OTT!

     

  • harryb
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    edited July 2021 #44

    I checked out the new one you give an example of, it's not far from me. £18 per night for a grass pitch in a field.

    The funny thing is in an earlier post Maddie said that new cl's were advised to check local prices to gauge where to set their price. I think that one must have gone to an NCP car park surprised

  • harryb
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    edited July 2021 #45

    Maddie

    Can you check a new entry, Clear View cl, Kings Lynn. There's no price or pitch facilities mentioned. It must be a re-opened cl as there are reviews from 2016

  • InaD
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    edited July 2021 #46

    Having looked at some, I agree - £25 in one case, HS with fresh and grey water disposal, and EHU.  No toilet/shower, which is no problem of course, but not at that price.

  • eurortraveller
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    edited July 2021 #47

    One from Maddie’s new list. Does the photo impress?

  • nelliethehooker
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    edited July 2021 #48

    And their web site doesn't work either!!

  • cyberyacht
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    edited July 2021 #49

    Good news, bad news. 20 new CL's - hurrah. Bad news - 20 closures - boo.

    I notice quite a few of the new ones are getting decidedly pricey, approaching club site prices.

  • devoncamping2021
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    edited September 2021 #50

    Hi does anyone have the Whitlock worthy farm campsite number please?

  • CLMaddie
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    edited August 2021 #51

    Hi All

    Please see below a list of sites which opened and closed in JULY.

    I have listed them by County, Listing town then CL site. 

    Sites opened in JULY.

     

    Sites closed in JULY

    • Derbyshire - Ripley - The French Horn Inn
    • East Sussex - Uckfield - Cider House Farm
    • Hampshire - Ringwood - Little Paddock
    • Lincolnshire - Lincoln - Westgate House
    • Norfolk - Holt - Oak Farm
    • Somerset  - Cheddar - Waterfront Farm


    Thanks

    Maddie

  • Wherenext
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    edited September 2021 #52

    Maddie, can you let me know when Cuttery Farm, Devon was added to the list please?

    I'm in the area on a different CL but have passed this one a few times. Can't find it in S.D. so had a look on the Clubs website and it's there but the last review is over 7 years ago.

    Just wanting to scratch an itch.

  • CLMaddie
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    edited September 2021 #53

    Hi All

    Please see below a list of sites which opened and closed in AUGUST.

    I have listed them by County, Listing town then CL site. 

    Sites opened in AUGUST.

     

    Sites closed in AUGUST

    • Anglesey - Amlwch - Bodnolwyn Wen
    • Carmarthenshire - Cross Hands - Garnffrwd Trout Fishery
    • Devon - Axminster - Sellers Farm
    • Devon - Hartland - Greenfields
    • Devon - Holsworthy - Rydon Farm
    • Devon - Plymouth - Hilltops
    • Gwynedd - Aberdaron - Pen-y-Bont Bach
    • Herefordshire - Hereford - Swan Cottage
    • Kent - Biddenden - Turks Head Farm
    • Nottinghamshire - Retford - Coates Farm CL
    • Pembrokeshire - Haverfordwest - The Stables
    • Shropshire - Shrewsbury - Sunnyside Caravan Park and Fishery
    • Staffordshire - Uttoxeter - The Blythe Inn
    • Swansea - Llanrhidian - Stavel Newydd

    Thanks

    Maddie

  • cyberyacht
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    edited September 2021 #54

    Just about keeping the CL network's head above water then.

  • JVB66
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    edited September 2021 #55

    It does make one wonder how many of the "closing CLs" are expanding into commercial  camp sites and using,their CL as a stepping stone as they can claim it is already a camp site? especially if they have not had any adverse local NIMBY activity

  • CLMaddie
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    edited October 2021 #56

    Hi All

    Please see below a list of sites which opened and closed in SEPTEMBER.

    I have listed them by County, Listing town then CL site. 

    Sites opened in SEPTEMBER.

     

    Sites closed in SEPTEMBER.

    • Cornwall - Liskeard - Lower Killigorrick Farm
    • Devon - Ilfracombe - Hore Down farm
    • Shropshire - Cleobury Mortimer - Cleobury Mortimer Golf Club
    • Shropshire - Ludlow - Burnt House Farm
    • Suffolk - Bury St Edmunds - Lark Valley


    Thanks

    Maddie

  • nelliethehooker
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    edited October 2021 #57

    Maddie, looking at the web site for Dymock Wood and this shows a commercial site with pitches for both LVs and tents, it certainly is not a CL. Why is it being included in the new CL list?

     

  • Takethedogalong
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    edited October 2021 #58

    All bar one of the new CLs is £20+ per night. 

  • eurortraveller
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    edited October 2021 #59

    Same phone number as Haywood Farm - a commercial site with 60 pitches. So have they set aside one field as a CL . or roped off a corner of the main site?  Someone will know. 

  • MikeyA
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    edited October 2021 #60

     Crikey - £28 per night for a new CL -  Extra for dogs

    There are so many existing options in the area it may have been sensible to have price matched (or even undercut) to attract visitors before increasing the price.

  • Takethedogalong
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    edited October 2021 #61

    It’s not that an unusual venture, although shared sites are usually a lot smaller. There doesn’t appear to be any mention of a CL area though, which puzzled me, as it is supposed to be separate. We use a similar site on East Coast. A five van CL area, with its own loo and shower, then alongside, a 20 pitch private area that has a separate loo and shower. They do share the extensive dog walk, at no extra cost😂

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