Help shape future facilities at UK Club campsites

Posted on 18/04/2022 14:05 by Cornersteady

And not many car parks have this sort of view.

To reinforce DK's point about people wanting SP these are the standards pitches and there were more outfits on the service pitches (39 out of 44)  that weekend than the standard pitches (35 out of 144). On both there were the same proportion of motorhomes, about one third.

The site is all HS so the popularity of the SP can't be due to that and so it would appear that people were prepared to pay the extra £4.90 to have a SP. I notice the same pattern for the next BH with less than 5 pitches remaining on SP. 

Posted on 18/04/2022 21:27 by EmilysDad

 the older part of Southport is nice, however the newer part is horrible .... acres of gravel and hardly a tree or bush in sight.

Posted on 18/04/2022 21:54 by InaD

And not many car parks have this sort of view.

Maybe not, but we've stayed on CLs with similar views, where we had a lot more space between pitches than that.  To me, that is just a glorified carpark, ok, there are views from said pitches, but at a minimum of £30.30 per night for 2 people, going up to £42.20 per night, not to mention the cost for a SP (which I find well over the top for a site), I can get better, not to mention cheaper, much cheaper.

As you always point out, it's all about choice and I know what I would choose for that sort of money.  Could get a pitch for 2 nights for that with much more space and individuality. 

 

 

Posted on 18/04/2022 22:09 by Cornersteady

Yes all about choice. I'm glad you believe you can get better it's great you think or know you get cheaper, much cheaper prices and more individuality...everyone chooses what they think is best.

I'm not trying to get you to go to club sites so I'm not sure what your post is about with all the details about pricing. You're happy and so great.

I know what I would choose too and I think it's worth what I pay and is better all round than your choice. So we're all happy.

 

 

Posted on 18/04/2022 20:22 by Hja

 I did complete day 2 of the survey - which as has been said up thread was all about toilet blocks.

One question was to allocate about 30 different items into essential, desirable etc.  They ranged from toilets to wet suit washing & drying, to music in the loos, to separate bathrooms..

A number of different sites were highlighted with pictures and comments asked for - Black Knowl, Carnon Downs, Hillhead, Cayton Village.

Questions around would you rather have one super duper loo block or a couple of standard ones.

I managed to get some stuff in about only loo emptying being essential and preferred no facility sites.  This seemed to cause some consternation and I had a couple of responses asking for further info about this, including from the moderator/admin why did I prefer this sort of site and how could the Club "help" with this!!!

Unfortunately I then lost e mail access for two days.  I did send an e mail to the organisation giving answers to these point - dont know if it will be accepted or not.  

However the loss of internet meant I didn't see or complete day 3.

Posted on 18/04/2022 22:37 by InaD

I'm not trying to get you to go to club sites so I'm not sure what your post is about with all the details about pricing. You're happy and so great.

My post was in reaction to your post; surely part of people's holidays is about cost, and in view of all the recent price rises is an important part of deciding whether a site is worth the fees payable.  Perhaps you are in the fortunate position of not having to consider site fees and will pay whatever it costs; unfortunately there are lots of other people who are not in such a priviliged position, hence that was what my "post is about with all the details about pricing".

I know what I would choose too and I think it's worth what I pay and is better all round than your choice. So we're all happy.

"and is better all round than your choice"

Forgive me, but how can you know that what you choose is better all round than my choice? Do you know what my choice of site is, other than that I prefer a CL to the photo you posted of Troutbeck Head? 

As I said, it's about choice, but please don't put words into my mouth and don't imply that your choice is better than mine, thank you.

Posted on 18/04/2022 23:16 by DavidKlyne

hja

Appreciate yours and WTG's feedback on the survey. Perhaps unfair of me to say this as I didn't volunteer, I think something was happening on one of the days, but a little surprised that only two on here took part, or at least reported back. Hopefully the Club will report back on the outcome of the survey. 

Just a worry that it was clear from both of you that the people engaged to carry out he survey had very limited knowledge of our hobby if they seemed to be confused by comments that all of us on here would understand? I suppose, if this forum is anything to go by, things do often go off at a tangent which makes following the script more difficult

David