Excessive site fees

It amazes me that some people think thirty plus pounds a night are good value for a patch of grass and a bit of electric, Cornwall for me in July August and I won't be anywhere near a club site, rather a very nice AO site with hedged pitch, CC standard toilet block and electric for around 12 pounds per night.

defining value for money from one person to another is difficult

Welcome back BTW - haven't seen you for while

Considering the facilities available, a patch of grass/gravel, a loo block and a hookup, a realistic maximum for a site would be £20 even in peak season, whether CC or commercial. CL's providing the same perhaps £15, with basic CLs with EHU around the £10/£12. Singing and dancing bars/shops/pools perhaps could add £5. The fact that higher fees are charged is indicative of "what the market will bear" strategy and why 'off-peak' is showing an unwillingness to be ripped off.

well judging by the booking availiblity there seem to be plenty of us who  either blindly pay up or perhaps we really see what good value the club sites are in terms of quality

But ONCE again, no one if forced to go to them, if thy are too high why are so many upset by this, go somewhere else

.....but why is there so much availability mid week and out of peak....?..price, im afraid.

Write your comments here...I would probably say its more down to the fact that most people are at work or school etc.  then they all want to get away at wekends....

well judging by the booking availiblity there seem to be plenty of us who  either blindly pay up or perhaps we really see what good value the club sites are in terms of quality

But ONCE again, no one if forced to go to them, if thy are too high why are so many upset by this, go somewhere else

.....but why is there so much availability mid week and out of peak....?..price, im afraid.

Write your comments here...I would probably say its more down to the fact that most people are at work or school etc.  then they all want to get away at wekends....

can't be that easy surely?

Agree fully with you, also to make a fair comparison we need to know the occupancy rates for non club sites at these times. Some people on this thread seem to imply that while club sites are not used midweek, non club sites are full, is this true? Is there any evidence for these claims?

weve used several commercial sites this year (being stuck here for the past couple of months....) and, yes, those that are prepared to offer good deals are getting rewarded with good occupancy, from what weve seen....

moris leisure, sandy balls, haven all seemingly well used...

anecdotal evidence (chatting to those using these sites) cite two reasons for using them....theyre easily as good as cc sites and a damn site cheaper.....

weve used several commercial sites this year (being stuck here for the past couple of months....) and, yes, those that are prepared to offer good deals are getting rewarded with good occupancy, from what weve seen....

moris leisure, sandy balls, haven all seemingly well used...

anecdotal evidence (chatting to those using these sites) cite two reasons for using them....theyre easily as good as cc sites and a damn site cheaper.....

even you cannot be in two places at once, you cannot comment on club site occupancy if you're somewhere else. All you can report onis the site you're on. Yes people are staying there as they are a cheaper alternative to them but this does not mean club sites are empty-ish.

There are plenty of poster who report club sites are full too at off peak times (Ferry Meadows for one)

weve used several commercial sites this year (being stuck here for the past couple of months....) and, yes, those that are prepared to offer good deals are getting rewarded with good occupancy, from what weve seen....

moris leisure, sandy balls, haven all seemingly well used...

anecdotal evidence (chatting to those using these sites) cite two reasons for using them....theyre easily as good as cc sites and a damn site cheaper.....

even you cannot be in two places at once, you cannot comment on club site occupancy if you're somewhere else. All you can report onis the site you're on. Yes people are staying there as they are a cheaper alternative to them but this does not mean club sites are empty-ish.

There are plenty of poster who report club sites are full too at off peak times (Ferry Meadows for one)

corners i tried to answer your post above, giving my own experiences of occupancy at non cc sites....obviously the time i was there...

why you mentioned me being at two places at once ???? i have no idea...

i merely reported on how busy the commercial sites were, which was what you asked.

many on ct have reported low levels of occupancy in midweek especially out of season...they can only report what they see.

i realise you cant check all these responses yourself, nor can anyone, we just have to listen to the feedback and make our own minds up....

May I congratulate you two for keeping the rest of the forum going whilst everyone else is elsewhere

May I congratulate you two for keeping the rest of the forum going whilst everyone else is elsewhere

good point....although i did read and post 'elsewhere' earlier but i did notice that someone else was conspicuous by his absence....

it must have been terrible reading for him, all adverse comment on there from pretty well everyone on CT.

would a defensive post at this stage of that thread be plausible?