Cost of C & MC sites
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They're both the same 'type'....THS sites, and are both held in Lumington, just at different locations.
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sorry to hear that but of course highlights one of the current aadvanatges of the club's booking system.
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We are off there on the 1st September 14 nights £448.00 it will be less than that when they take the VAT discount off. Haven't been there since 2018.
We went there the year after it opened 1 week was £144.00. This is 2 adults on a standard pitch.
It's supprising how much it has gone up.
That's life pay or don't go.
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Undershore, just off the B3054 after you cross the bridge. Even closer to the town.
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Yes, used it before...very handy.
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Those that are, seem to. Use CL’s that is. Others seem to accept that the prices are middle of the road, sometimes dearer, sometimes cheaper than commercial alternatives. Particularly if your a solo camper, want to erect an awning, have multiple dogs or children over a certain age, they can work out significantly more expensive. However, none that I know of (at this moment in time) have the generous T&C’s of this club. That to me is worth paying more for than a comparable commercial.
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Have you not seen the "complaints" on here about the cost of some CLs as the expectation it seems with minimal overheads that even with nearly the same facilities as a club site , they are these days still expected to be below £15per a night and some even think that is too much
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Pricing of CLs depends, IMHO, on facilities provided. Some now appear to be trying to provide all the facilities of a 'full fat' club site. Others have remained true to the original concept of 'basic' water, waste and possibly EHU.
I would expect that basic would not be more than £10 or £15 if EHU available. Once those that provide additional facilities start charging around/more than £20, they are starting to compete with 'proper sites'. It may, of course, be because it is being used as a route to 'full commercial' status.
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Not quite sure how we got into CL pricing when it's supposed to be about club site prices. My principal gripe with club site prices is being able to find out what they are without having to go through the rigmarole of 'making a booking'.
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I think the thing is with CAMC pricing is, as mention earlier, there appears to be scores if different prices, most of which change after a few days (or less) as a result of premiums being added for weekends, bank holidays, school holidays, 'R' in the month etc...
the days of low/medium/high ate obviously things of the past with (literally) every penny being wrung out....yes, as pointed out above, the same pitch can sometimes be just a few pence different at a different time of the year.
while I guess this may be due to 'percentages' being added year on year, it makes for a hugely complex overall structure which doesn't appear customer friendly at all...
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Agree BB. Some of the most penny pinching pricing I have ever come across, and not customer friendly. No wonder the Club cannot produce a list of prices any more, it would be too thick to send out in the post!
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That's the best bit of marketing speak I've heard in a while Steve
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As the MWD doesn't apply at all sites at all times, it can't possibly be anything other than a discount, unless you believe premiums are added to some sites at all times and to other sites at some times which is pushing the boundaries of credibility😄
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Not so sure Tinny😁 I tend to go with the Club charging to cover their costs mid week, but pushing the boundaries of what prices they think Members will tolerate the rest of the time, and on as many Sites as they can get away with. They have a willing market at the moment......willing to pay almost anything😂
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As it seems many organisations who understand their latest customer base
As posted before many who post on here are retired (us included) and some seem not to understand ,how much the economics of how it was in the past have ,changed today
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hugely complex overall structure which doesn't appear customer friendly at all...
yet club site users appear to get over this unfriendly and hugely complex overall structure in their (hundreds of) thousands to such an extent that people complain they can't get pitches?
Actually I've noticed that many non club sites (details on request) also do not have a price list and the only way to get a price is to go through the booking route and see what is available when you want to go, and no indication of 'price bands' just the price you have to pay if you want to stay there on those dates. yes you can see when a cheaper price will occur but no idea of how it was arrived at.
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PD are those two rectangles supposed to show anything? (perhaps it's just my computer?)
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Think it might be Caravan Club computer as I get the same thing here.
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Obviously they cover their costs mid week but do so by discounting prices on some sites at some times of the year to attract punters - sorry, I mean loyal members😀. The rest of the time they charge the going rate.🙂
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I suspect you are going to see an increasing number of CL's that are basically offering the "Boutique Campsite" experience, full fat facilities but still restricted to 5 units and perhaps you will see the price climbing to perhaps £25/30 a night over time. There are clearly people who would be happy to pay those prices because they want to be in an environment where they are not surrounded by dozens, if not hundreds of other units. I think you can also not ignore the fact that in coming years, if not months, there will be greater wage inflation which will put even more pressure of pitch prices whether it be on a CL or a main Club site. I fear that we are seeing the end of cheap camping and we all need to adjust to that?
David
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From from I've read on the 'rumour forum thread' people aren't too happy with the CCC booking system, it's been mentioned a few times.
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I fear that we are seeing the end of cheap camping and we all need to adjust to that?
Indeed. I would like my pension payouts to be doubled for a start.
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