Glamping Pods

ClubMember434DDA9FD2 replied on 19/04/2021 10:28

Posted on 19/04/2021 10:28

Having been a member for more years than I care to remember, as a former caravan and motorhome owner at various times, my age and health has curtailed those activities.  However I have remained a member to benefit from Club offers.  In particular I am keen to try the Glamping option, which although comments suggest that other members don't agree with them, they do in my opinion provide an alternative niche alternative.  But not at those prices!!   The website states that they are from £59 a night.  Really!  I can't find one at that price. Looking to book in May or early June, but well over £100 per night and not even high season rates.  I only want to stay in one, not buy it !!

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Wherenext replied on 20/04/2021 20:28

Posted on 20/04/2021 19:47 by huskydog

“ Glamping pod” is that just a posh name for a shed ??

Posted on 20/04/2021 20:28

I think "Shed with a Bed" might be appropriate HD.

Rocky 2 buckets replied on 20/04/2021 20:59

Posted on 20/04/2021 20:59

Anyone who thinks shed when they see the word pod needs to check one out, they are very comfortable & so not shed like👍🏻

nelliethehooker replied on 20/04/2021 21:31

Posted on 20/04/2021 20:59 by Rocky 2 buckets

Anyone who thinks shed when they see the word pod needs to check one out, they are very comfortable & so not shed like👍🏻

Posted on 20/04/2021 21:31

A shed is still a shed, no matter how comfortable it might or might not be.

SteveL replied on 20/04/2021 21:47

Posted on 20/04/2021 19:24 by Takethedogalong

Unfortunately, the Club tends to call all its Pods, “Glamping Pods”. The range is quite different. Some are the basic wooden shed type, with little more than space, a basic heater and a plug point, sort of a rigid tent. These are possibly the £59 ones. Then there are the more swish Pods that are self contained with beds, ensuite bathroom, all sorts of other luxuries. These are a lot more expensive, but still look good, with some discounts depending on time of year etc......

Lumping everything together as Glamping is misleading. The wooden ones would be better called “Camping Pods”, that’s what they are really, a wooden tent.

Posted on 20/04/2021 21:47

They are classified differently TDA. The basic camping type supposedly starting at £39 per night. The better equipped Glamping type with en-suite facilities £59.

Rocky 2 buckets replied on 20/04/2021 22:25

Posted on 20/04/2021 21:31 by nelliethehooker

A shed is still a shed, no matter how comfortable it might or might not be.

Posted on 20/04/2021 22:25

And a tin box is still a tin box no matter how much folk love em. The difference being the shed don’t cause 5mile tailbacks of irate motorists wherever they pootle.

vbfg replied on 21/04/2021 09:57

Posted on 20/04/2021 22:25 by Rocky 2 buckets

And a tin box is still a tin box no matter how much folk love em. The difference being the shed don’t cause 5mile tailbacks of irate motorists wherever they pootle.

Posted on 21/04/2021 09:57

Caravanners and motorhomers would be far more likely to pull over for vehicles to go past them if they had the occasional acknowledgement thanking them for doing so, but that seems to be as common as hen's teeth!   It wasn't that long ago that I was reading in the comments section of a newspaper, someone complaining about tractors being on country roads.  Perhaps the person who wrote the comment thought that crops simply just grew in fields with no human intervention, then beamed themselves onto supermarket shelves.

Metheven replied on 21/04/2021 10:10

Posted on 21/04/2021 10:10

Caravanners and motorhomers would be far more likely to pull over for vehicles to go past them if they had the occasional acknowledgement thanking them for doing so

Do you actually need thanking in return for doing the correct thing? If a queue behind you is due to your outfit and/or driving then do the right thing and where safe/possible pull over and let them pass, if you feel the need then get out and stamp on the ground because of lack of acknowledgement then do so.

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