Is it a rip off?

Posted on 26/04/2019 10:45 by brue

That is so unkind Corners, what a stupid remark. 

Posted on 26/04/2019 11:52 by SteveL

The past couple of weeks were of course the Easter period. Brue was commenting on the availability figures as the break comes to an end.

It does of course depend on your starting point. However for Cornwall with its just over half a million population, any influx can only come from one direction and has to come from further away. Making it more of a full holiday destination rather than a weekend. Plus of course you have a lot of camp sites to fill.

Here in the East Midlands folk can travel quite short distances from many directions and of course we have fewer CAMC sites. Hence the weekends tend to get more or less fully booked most of the year, even in the depths of winter.

Posted on 26/04/2019 11:52 by SteveL

The past couple of weeks were of course the Easter period. Brue was commenting on the availability figures as the break comes to an end.

It does of course depend on your starting point. However for Cornwall with its just over half a million population, any influx can only come from one direction and has to come from further away. Making it more of a full holiday destination rather than a weekend. Plus of course you have a lot of camp sites to fill.

Here in the East Midlands folk can travel quite short distances from many directions and of course we have fewer CAMC sites. Hence the weekends tend to get more or less fully booked most of the year, even in the depths of winter.

Posted on 26/04/2019 11:11 by young thomas

I did post....

"with perhaps the next step being a review of the value of touring at all.." meaning even these tiny rises might result in real change for some.

a bit different to "they should sell their outfit and just stay at home"

some folk on CT are in a fairly privileged position income wise and some of those don't hesitate to let others know....

as Brue posts above, no one is suggesting the club should be a charity, merely that the consistent over inflation rises (and extension of peak/shoulder seasons) will hurt those who don't get 'de rigeur' rises in their income, and some of these (who are probably 'cutting their cloth') are long standing members who see their club visits slipping away from them.

yes, it's a fact of life, but that doesn't make it right

Posted on 26/04/2019 12:49 by Cornersteady

why unkind? sad perhaps but if a couple has trouble finding an extra £28 for a two week club site holiday, they are in big trouble and should not consider it. To think otherwise is being stupid.

Posted on 26/04/2019 12:45 by layton1837

I must agree that Caravan club sites are grossly overpriced I( have been with the club since 1978 and used a lot of rallies which was great for my children and a fair price. Now just the 2 of us i find that i cannot afford the club fees. The only thing that we benefit from are the Cl's.

Would have expected better after paying £50 membership fees

Posted on 26/04/2019 12:55 by Cornersteady

buying a Range Rover may be slipping away from me, but I don't complain, I'll just rough it with (insert cheaper car). Same with sites.

Sorry but if club are too expensive for those on a fixed income who retired many years ago, due to rising costs which happen every year, then sadly that is it. It is neither right nor wrong, but a fact of life.

The only way for these folk is the club to lower it's prices? why should it do that? And what threshold of fixed income should apply?

Posted on 26/04/2019 15:18 by young thomas

"The only way for these folk is the club to lower it's prices? why should it do that?"

i was suggesting that the club could slow the rate of increases to be more in line with other known measures....not lowering prices after the event.

i don't complain about my 'lot' either, but I can at least see that it's becoming a problem for some as this topic is a recurring one.

for those who admit to finding it difficult (or even as honestly as 'I can't afford club site prices') is a brave thing to do on a public forum, and to be dismissed in the way some do on here is a bit 'harsh' in my book.

however, just add it to the list of (complementary) differences between you and I.

Posted on 26/04/2019 10:43 by brue

We tend to call it the south west down here so that includes Somerset and Dorset, Avon might also be included and the pop. count is over 5 million. We're a popular area for those from the SE although the outer reaches of Cornwall and Devon will fill up more in the summer. But this time of the year, when it's warming up should be a good time for visitors if the prices are attractive?

There are obviously some favourite sites dotted over the uk and a lot with spare capacity.