Posted on 08/09/2016 21:02
I've just read in the New CLs list in the club magazine, as they laughingly call the junk mail self advertising masquerading as a magazine, that there is a new CL at a garden centre in Northwich, Cheshire. The price is an eye watering £20 a night. Approaching club site price for a CL. Hope no one gives, pricing like this will destroy the whole ethos of the wonderful CL network.
Posted on 22/10/2016 20:08
Do we think £6 to park a caravan overnight on a grass area with no electricity, no showers, no wash basins, no toilets, no dishwashing sinks, no motorhome waste water dump, no hard standings, and perhaps no wi-fi ....is really cheap, or actually dear?
That rather depends upon whether you need them or not.
Some/many motorhomers and caravanners have most of those facilities on board already. I for one don't go away and attempt to experience being at home.
Posted on 22/10/2016 23:32
Take it as a generalisation Ian. I couldn't possibly comment on a CL I haven't seen. But I think £6 to park in a field somewhere (not Ellesmere) with just a water tap is actually dear.
How you can say its dear is difficult to comment on when you compare it with other costs for the likes of car parking, Looking at some of the prices for new cl's lately this site has got to be the cheapest for a long time.. There isn't many cheaper in the book
If comparing CL pitch fees with car parking in Ellesmere, I'm sorry to say that North Shropshire District Council imposed car parking charges for Ellesmere car parks a few years ago.
Having said that, the parking charge of 10p for 2 hours is more of a nuisance than a hardship - especially when we can also park on the shopping streets for up to 40 minutes at no cost (free after 6pm).
Ian Kelly
01691 622951
Caravan@BirchHill.co.uk
www.BirchHill.co.uk
Posted on 23/10/2016 16:40
Do we think £6 to park a caravan overnight on a grass area with no electricity, no showers, no wash basins, no toilets, no dishwashing sinks, no motorhome waste water dump, no hard standings, and perhaps no wi-fi ....is really cheap, or actually dear?
Well, as I said, I think it's a good price. It's good to have the choice as well; as Ian (Birch Hill CL) pointed out, people can choose whether they want/need EHU or not if they want to stay on a CL in the area.
Posted on 23/10/2016 22:11
Give me a field every time! I used to pay £13, £14, £15 a night for a pitch and 20p worth of electricity. I made my stand against high prices 3 years ago. Fitted my own 135w SP, a second battery and a good inverter and now have equally comfortably holidays for £4, £5, £6 a night -! - oh, and I save a small fortune on gas cylinders from Calor by using my own Safefill. To the folk who can and want to pay ripoff prices I say good luck to you- I'm sure the businesses you support are more than grateful but you are not doing the rest of us any favours. I can honestly say that some of the non EHU sites we have gone to are stunning and I have never found one without water and waste which would be ridiculous. We have everything we need on board - - including WIFI!!
Posted on 24/10/2016 15:20
Give me a field every time! I used to pay £13, £14, £15 a night for a pitch and 20p worth of electricity. I made my stand against high prices 3 years ago. Fitted my own 135w SP, a second battery and a good inverter and now have equally comfortably holidays for £4, £5, £6 a night -! - oh, and I save a small fortune on gas cylinders from Calor by using my own Safefill. To the folk who can and want to pay ripoff prices I say good luck to you- I'm sure the businesses you support are more than grateful but you are not doing the rest of us any favours. I can honestly say that some of the non EHU sites we have gone to are stunning and I have never found one without water and waste which would be ridiculous. We have everything we need on board - - including WIFI!!
Merve how full are these basic sites when you visit them
Posted on 24/10/2016 19:41
Well gibbo, the last one I went to is stunning with a 2 year waiting list (no, I'm not saying where it is) , the one before that was full all the time I was there, and the one before that so mainly they are well patronised. Perhaps people are catching on about non EHU? Our visit to Drift Farm, Cromer, Norfolk in a couple of weeks time is a solitary one at the moment I understand but that's the time of year I guess. Really looking forward to it though as Norfolk is a favourite haunt and has been for 55 yrs! £6 a night! Wonderful walks around Felbrigg and the whole of the North Norfolk coast to wander on- can't be bad!
Posted on 29/10/2016 17:12
Do we think £6 to park a caravan overnight on a grass area with no electricity, no showers, no wash basins, no toilets, no dishwashing sinks, no motorhome waste water dump, no hard standings, and perhaps no wi-fi ....is really cheap, or actually dear?
Well, as I said, I think it's a good price. It's good to have the choice as well; as Ian (Birch Hill CL) pointed out, people can choose whether they want/need EHU or not if they want to stay on a CL in the area.
Write your comments here...electricity? - make my own, showers? - got one, wash basins? - got one, toilets? - got one, dishwashing sinks? - got one or two if i so choose. Water dump? - always water the hedges and wifi? errrr - yep! Got one! And at the end of mt 14 day break i also have an extra £130 in my pocket! Have you?
henrypartridge