Brayton Hall CL

I actually left a comment on your site to a report left by Munch098 last October where he and another reviewer actual made a comment saying you were setting the standards that other cl owners should follow. I thought those comments we derogatory to the many 1000’s of cl’s around the country which are much loved by members who prefer the more simplistic cl. This is what the cl system was set up for. Small, 5 van sites that provide a more back to nature experience than that of club and commercial sites.

Your site, with the facilities you have provided, is more of a mini commercial site and all those facilities are within the caravan anyway which is what most cl users are used to.  I have just returned from a club affiliated site in Cambridgeshire that is beautifully laid out with first class facilities and super pitches.  It cost me £15 per night and even at the peak of the season was only £19 per night and top of the range club sites are well £23 at this time of year. I notice from your web site that there are more images of motorhomes than caravans, maybe those owners are more suited to your facilities than caravanners, I don’t know.

I wish you luck with your cl but at that price it’s not for me I’m afraid. Such a pity because you are in a beautiful part of the country.

I agree with the above poster. 

The number of existing CL users willing to pay £23 a night is unfortunately very small.  

It looks very nice but a bit OTT for me. 

I'm sorry you feel that way about our site but based on our future bookings and the comments of the people who have stayed on our site already, they are all attracted here because of the facilities we offer and the beautiful location.  We are not just attracting motor homes, we have a lot of caravans coming here too. 

It looks wonderful for those that want those sort of thing and I wish you luck with it after going to all that expense, however, like Harryb, I strongly object to the suggestion from one of your visitors that this is what other CL owners should aspire to. I wouldn't want other CL owners to believe that it is what all CL users want. I certainly don't and there are many like me.

As I say good luck because you are very brave to provide these facilities and I really hope you stay full all season. You deserve to and I wouldn't have commented on it were it not for the suggestion that this should be aspired to.

Your site looks lovely, and you have clearly invested a lot of money, hence the £23 per night.

I have to be honest though.  I think you've gone a bit OTT for a CL which is in a not particularly popular part of Cumbria.  

Had you been a mile away from Windermere, Ambleside, Grasmere or Keswick ..... maybe you could charge that amount.  A mile away from Aspatria .... I don't think so.

Still, I wish you luck 

Stayed on a nice site last year overlooking the South Downs which was £25/night and that was well attended so there is no reason why Braton Hall shouldn't do ok.  If I was in the area I would probably stay.  

Like LTC and harryB the sort of site that you have built is certainly no the type CL we would use at the price you are charging. I would hazard a guess that many more CL users consider your charge as too high.

It looks and sounds nice. Sure there will be many who like it, but we are fine using our onboard facilities and prefer location to lots of extras. Price therefore is way too much for us, we could have three nights away for price of one night with you. But good luck with it, hope things go well.

I may of course barter a cheaper rate in the quiet months!

I think the strength of the CC is the diversity of the CL stock

I have just posted a reply to you on another thread greenkeeper, I will say the same here, your site looks great, but your prices are way out of my price band for a CL Im afraid. I wish you luck .

 As an aside we prefer using our own facilities as we know who has "sat" on/used them, but that is our choice and not always the choice of others.....