Prices gone mad.

Fisherman replied on 27/12/2016 09:51

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Posted on 27/12/2016 09:51

Just looked at one of our favourite CL with a view of going away early Jan. Basic price now "from" £18-50. Awnings £1-50. Showers extra etc. Bear in mind its squeezed in between two commercial sites under the same ownership and you have to wonder. Another off our list. Makes even CC sites look reasonable at this time of year. Are Cls now pricing themselves out of the market, or moving on to the commercial sector.

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BirchHillFarmCL replied on 10/01/2017 15:41

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Posted on 05/01/2017 18:50 by moulesy

You make a good point there, F, but in a way it just shows the nonsense of so many of the out of context claims about prices we read so often on here.

£15.60 for a pitch at LMP is a great deal if the nearest alternative is a CL charging £20 for a similar pitch.

By contrast £20 a night for the CL we've just booked for May is great since the commercial site a couple of hundred yards down the road would work out at about £32 a night.

Price satisfaction is a very subjective thing - if the price suits you for the area you want to visit, then, as the saying goes " the price is right!"

Posted on 10/01/2017 15:41

Our 2-acre CL is a 10 mile drive east of Lady Margaret's Park CC site. We charge £12 all-in, including EHU, Wi-Fi, and views across 9 counties.

Guests seem to be booking well-ahead this year - we have only 1 pitch left for Easter, and have already taken a booking for next Christmas!

Ian Kelly

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Birch Hill Farm - an award-winning caravan site in the beautiful lake-lands of Shropshire - exclusively for members of the Caravan Club

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The Ovaltineys replied on 10/01/2017 18:49

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Posted on 05/01/2017 18:50 by moulesy

You make a good point there, F, but in a way it just shows the nonsense of so many of the out of context claims about prices we read so often on here.

£15.60 for a pitch at LMP is a great deal if the nearest alternative is a CL charging £20 for a similar pitch.

By contrast £20 a night for the CL we've just booked for May is great since the commercial site a couple of hundred yards down the road would work out at about £32 a night.

Price satisfaction is a very subjective thing - if the price suits you for the area you want to visit, then, as the saying goes " the price is right!"

Posted on 10/01/2017 18:49

Whilst I fully understand the point you are making, the fact that one site is cheaper than another doesn't necessarily make it good value. If you only had a choice of either £40 or £60 per night IMO both sites are trying to rip you off!

moulesy replied on 10/01/2017 19:29

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Posted on 10/01/2017 18:49 by The Ovaltineys

Whilst I fully understand the point you are making, the fact that one site is cheaper than another doesn't necessarily make it good value. If you only had a choice of either £40 or £60 per night IMO both sites are trying to rip you off!

Posted on 10/01/2017 19:29

Well to be honest I wouldn't be paying £40 or £60 for a caravan site. The CL we've just booked for £20 a night is exactly where we want to be with exactly the facilities and view we want.

Of course, we could pay a lot less to go somewhere completely different than where we want to go but why would we do that?

Location comes first for us, then we'll look at what sites are available - if we don't think they're good value, we don't book them - simples!

KjellNN replied on 10/01/2017 19:48

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Posted on 10/01/2017 15:41 by BirchHillFarmCL

Our 2-acre CL is a 10 mile drive east of Lady Margaret's Park CC site. We charge £12 all-in, including EHU, Wi-Fi, and views across 9 counties.

Guests seem to be booking well-ahead this year - we have only 1 pitch left for Easter, and have already taken a booking for next Christmas!

Ian Kelly

01691 622951

Ian@BirchHill.co.uk

www.BirchHill.co.uk

Birch Hill Farm - an award-winning caravan site in the beautiful lake-lands of Shropshire - exclusively for members of the Caravan Club

Posted on 10/01/2017 19:48

We use LMP quite often as we have friends we visit just west of Ruthin.

We tried a CL just outside Ruthin, but were not impressed by the potholed access, the rather long grass and the poor disposal facilities.

We do not really want to tow the van too far into north Wales as some of the roads are not great, so usually use LMP and drive over to Ruthin.

We looked at using your site Ian as it looks very nice, but the additional distance to drive has ruled it out so far. Hopefully one day we wil be able to visit.

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Gail01 replied on 16/01/2017 14:25

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Posted on 16/01/2017 14:25

I wonder Fisherman if cls are charging more for the winter on account of the cost of electricity. We charge less in the summer. 😊we are in Gwynedd too.

Fisherman replied on 16/01/2017 15:47

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Posted on 16/01/2017 15:47

No indication of any variation in prices. At those will not even consider going there, summer or winter. Better commercials available and another nail in the Cl network unfortunatly

nelliethehooker replied on 16/01/2017 19:36

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Posted on 16/01/2017 14:25 by Gail01

I wonder Fisherman if cls are charging more for the winter on account of the cost of electricity. We charge less in the summer. 😊we are in Gwynedd too.

Posted on 16/01/2017 19:36

You should be adding your CL name, and web address if you have one, when repyling to posts, Gail.

Merve replied on 16/01/2017 21:41

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Posted on 27/12/2016 14:06 by Kennine

We love CL's, but our limit is £15.00 per night. We don't need public lavatories or showers or any other bling. Just a nice CL in a scenic location suits us.

Cheers ...................K

Posted on 16/01/2017 21:41

This is the very reason I decided to go non EHU. £5 a night and some of the most peaceful and beautiful sites I've ever been to. Particularly one that is a big secret. I agree that some CLs have 'lost it'.

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gibbo456 replied on 17/01/2017 10:57

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Posted on 17/01/2017 10:57

Morning we are probably one of those sites that have 'lost it' but we are now taking several bookings for 2019! as stated so many times there is a CL for everyone.

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eurortraveller replied on 17/01/2017 12:35

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Posted on 17/01/2017 12:35

A belated aplology.

I carried a very full toilet in pouring rain across the long grass of a very cheap CL years ago, and in the farthest corner of the field lifted the square steel cover to a cess pit. The lid slipped from my wet fingers and plunged, neatly and diagonally, into the foul smelling depths below. We hitched up and left. Sorry to whoever you are, but it was a long time ago.

I don't care how little some CLs charge.

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