Club prices getting silly
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Even being a local person I didn’t realise you meant Dartmouth, David. 🤷🏻♂️
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We like the non facility sites, yes they are sometimes out of the way but then again some of the sites are.
Englethwaite Hall is always busy yet locally there is nothing for the MHs but you often see quite a few on site. We use it as a night halt when travelling to and from the South, I'm sure other's do likewise.
Dockray Meadow is another non facility site, again unless you are prepared to cycle from the site there is nothing locally for the MHs, yet again we always see a good number of them on site.
Killin is another favourite of ours, less than a mile from the full CAMC site always lots of MHs on it.
More and more MH owners are getting into the way of sightseeing, as they go from one site to another, so sites out of the way does not disadvantage them.
You only have to look at the popularity of the NC500 to see that MH owners are not put off by rural sites.
The main thing that this group of members are looking for, is VFM when choosing a site. They don't sit around all day on site they are out there 'doing' what they do look for is a site that is well placed and not overly expensive, just a nice clean place to park there wheels and get a good night's sleep safely.
They don't need to spend £35+ a night and neither do we.
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I agree with you about non-fac, sites, TG. They are often oases of peace, especially at peak times when they can be much quieter than full facility club sites. I like(d) them.
The assumptions throughout the rest of your post are, of course, your opinion rather than fact.
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Some CLs are also getting very expensive!
OH has just booked our Easter trip, 5 sites.......one CCC site and 4 CLs. The CCC site is £26.10, the CLs are £20, £21, £22 and £25.
2 are serviced and 2 have toilet/shower, which we possibly will not use, and all required deposits.
The £25 one came as a bit of a shock as their own website said £18, the info on the Club site was for 2022 and said £20, but when OH rang to check availability she was told £25. It is where we want to be, not really any alternatives nearby, so we decided to book. At least the electricity is included.
We have seen some CLs now charging £30 plus.
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I'm not aware of any retail store, pub, chip shop etc who might offer discounts to pensioners, also charging a membership fee.
I think that to charge a flat membership fee across the board, and then treat a section of the membership preferentially, is discrimination. Its not the same as getting a discount at Iceland every Tuesday.
How C&CC operate is entirely up to them, but it does affect how I view them. I'm not a member and have no intention of becoming one.
Regarding pensions, I know a lot of people who are very grateful for the increase and who are also making a couple of quid from the energy support scheme by putting on extra clothing and switching off non essential equipment
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" Posted on 11/04/2022 18:06
Re CCC Veteran membership. It’s half price, but only for 65(?) and over who have been a member for 25 years. I think! We qualify, but you have to contact them. It’s not automatically applied."The above post appeared on Page 18, completely out of sync with current posts. What is CAMC doing with its database?
As for pricing, my views are well known. I noticed when updating my, now received, Sites Directory that some CL's are getting silly. One NonEHU CL wanted £18 whilst one with EHU was only £13. Does anyone ever do market comparisons, whether CAMC or private CL: owners?
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CY says “As for pricing, my views are well known. I noticed when updating my, now received, Sites Directory that some CL's are getting silly. One NonEHU CL wanted £18 whilst one with EHU was only £13. Does anyone ever do market comparisons, whether CAMC or private CL: owners?”
We do CY, we will compare CLs in the same area, and decide which might give us the best VFM. That doesn’t mean we might choose the cheapest price, but will look at a lot of different factors important to us. We will also put other provision into the equation as well, such as small private sites, Britstops, Aires etc… It’s how we make up a tour, we might choose something very cheap or free for a one/two night stay, but then look at a very nice CL for staying a bit longer, but know it’s safe and secure to leave our pooch on site while we go for a bike ride. We did a 10 night tour last June, and stayed on a CL at £25 per night for four nights. But our other choices were so cheap, we still averaged £12.30 per night, and enjoyed every location for different reasons.
We don’t compare CLs in different areas of the country. We know some areas are very expensive, even for no hook ups. But other areas are a bit cheaper.
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Just because something is often posted on CT and FB does not make it a fact in any way for any viewpoint. It is still just opinions.
Facts could be occupancy rates on basic sites against those with SP? I'm sure the club will look at those rather than opinions on CT and FB
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Why would you want anyone to do a market comparison for you, I can do that for myself and I assumed that everyone does. One looks at the price and decides to pay it or not?
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Last time I went to Dartmouth I could have need of an interpreter so the " local's of Dartmouth" could understand me, and I live the right side of the Tamar.
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