Is it a rip off?

"Why is it “silly” to make such a judgment? I happen to agree that sometimes, the prices charged do not give (me) value for money. During periods outside high season I sometimes make that judgment call and go elsewhere."

I said the "claims" were silly, WTG, not ones "judgement". (I thought that was made clear in the second part of my post!)

Silly in the sense that the claims are almost always made without any supporting evidence. Name me a club site - any club site - and I could quite easily find several examples of nearby sites which are both less expensive and more expensive, particularly at peak times.  (I gave the example of Treamble valley earlier). So often in threads on this subject I am reminded of that quote of Oscar Wilde's - "a cynic is a man who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing"

I should have added, BTW, that like you, we pick and mix sites - we're off on a 6 site tour later next week - 2 club sites, 2 other club site and 2 CLs. The site costs average out at around £22 per night. The club sites are the most expensive because the other club gives us a discount and the CLs aren't competing against main sites, but the club sites are where we want to stay.

That's the way to do it! Us too, going on a four week tour in two weeks time doing exactly the same. It's the areas visited not the sites themselves that's important. Being in the right places and being able to stay as many or as few nights as required is champion for us.

Others will of course do it differently.

Or-enjoy your trips away on the IoD👍🏻😊

Our next trip is middle of next month doing nine sites all cc to take in several things we want to do, will be back middle of July ,we would go earlier but C/van service next week

If last minute reductions were introduced, they would also be available for booking by all members, working or not. The only difference is they couldn't be booked in advance as with MWD.

Folk who can't plan ahead because of work or other commitments would still be in the same boat. However it might benefit them, in that they could pick up a pitch at a substantially reduced fee. I honestly cant see how this creates any inequality.

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Actually, I was thinking doing away with booking for a late turn up. If you can book it, it’s not worth discounting it, it’s booked. But if someone touring pops in say 4.30pm onwards, on the off chance there is a pitch, then highly unlikely that late in day it will be booked, so sell it cheap. Not on all sites, don’t include popular ones like Baltic Wharf or YRP, but if it’s a site that’s half full, try it there. It would give some help to those who might have a longer booking at the site, but who has made an early getaway and benefits from that first night at a reduced rate. It would perhaps make Club Sites more attractive to those who tour spontaneously and randomly. But it wouldn’t impact on existing bookings, it is merely a pricing tool to fill late pitches. Thereby selling a few more pitches for the Club, which benefits everyone, but impacts little on those who like to book well in advance.

I doubt the take up would be huge, and it could certainly be managed at site level without too much fuss. If a member turns up between 5.30 and 8pm, no need to go through all the motions of booking in, treat it as a late arrival, and if no one in office, take membership card, hand out a leaflet and sort it out in morning, when office is open. If this doesn’t suit, then member can find somewhere else. 

indeed BB as I never said that in the first place, why did you misquote me anyway?

I wrote: going away over there and spending £50 per day

and then you wrote I had written:

who has specifically said they are 'going over there and paying £50 a night'

I left your quotes in. I won't report it as I am sure you were not trying to be misleading or mischievous

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