Pitching the Value
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Quite a lot of information available there, will have to come back to it later to have a proper look.
David
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That makes some very interesting reading peedee, thanks for supplying. Interesting that only 14% of campsites and parks were surveyed to achieve those results though.
JK
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JK, I think in most instances they explain how the numbers surveyed affected accuracy of results.
Did you notice how the two Clubs describe themselves? As a member of both Clubs I recognised the C&MC one as a load of BS. It just highlights the differences between the two Clubs and the way they go about their business.
Interesting to also see the motorhomes outnumbered caravans in the survey, 44 percent to 37 percent.
peedee
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Interesting to also see the motorhomes outnumbered caravans in the survey, 44 percent to 37 percent.
That was in England. Across the UK the figures are 41 percent motorhomes 36 percent caravans. If that translates into Club members there are about 156,000 motorhome/campervan owners in the Club. That is 38 percent of registered vehicles.
peedee
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Even in August the sites are reporting only 68% occupancy levels - and in other months less than that. That sheds light on those who think that UK camping, motor homing and caravanning are booming. Not so at all.
Contrast that figure with the numbers and profits the UK airports and holiday airlines are currently reporting . That’s where the real growth is. The UK Camping Alliance which commissioned this survey is whistling in the dark to keep their spirits up.
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I beleive that, pre COVID, most sites worked on an occupancy figure of 65 percent, if it was more than that they were doing well. The survey was done post COVID and acknowledges that following a peak in site occupancy levels, they were getting back towards pre COVID levels. One of the threats it acknowledges is the competition from other holiday destinations which can only get worse if the cost of providing UK pitches rises even further. I already beleive it is economical to tour the Continent rather than the UK (with added benefits) and I highlighted this in a story I published on CT. Incidently the daily cost highlighted in that story are not too far off what the survey published and also closely match my estimated cost of £90 per day of keeping and using a leisure vehicle. (Inflation and the cost of our hobby)
I have no interest in jetting off to destinations (been there done that) and find a leisure vehicle a much more relaxing way to holiday. That is one of the strengths of pitch value.
peedee
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those who think that UK camping, motor homing and caravanning are booming. Not so at all.
ET, according to the latest statistics the sale of motorhomes/campervans in the UK increased by 36 percent in 2024.(Source, European Caravan Federation)
I was at Moreton in Marsh last weekend and the site was not far off full, perhaps only a half dozen pitches vacant. Ok it was a weekend and a sunny one at that and as such was bound to attract a number of fair weather vanners. It was noticable how many were fairly new, 23 plates and upwards.
peedee
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Melrose site a week or so ago was full or close most nights over an 11 night stay on both standard and SP. As PD says lots of shiney new outfits both MH and tow cars, and some (it appeared) brand new twin axles, it was full on SP virtually all nights and lots of MHs on them. The only remaining pitches whe it wasn't full were the non awning and all tarmac pitches
When booking a site for late April after the BH at the five sites we usually use it was difficult to get a full week in.
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It's been a mixed picture on the 4 CLs we have used so far on this trip with two full or nearly so for the nights we have been there and only us or one other unit on the other two. I do know that the next one is full by looking at it's booking page but it is always so from April through to October.
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Why are you so obsessed with whether caravanning/motorhoming is increasing or decreasing and why do you seem to enjoy pointing out that it may be decreasing? What does it matter what sort of holidays people take, whether they take their holidays in the UK or abroad, or whether airports and holiday airlines may be making large profits? To most of us it is simply a slightly interesting statisitic, not something that is frequently worth posting about.
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