Bladon Chains - another lost site?

On bus routes, for those with restricted transport

May be some aircraft noise at times ,but much less  than Gatwick site 

There are four Club Sites within an hours drive of Woodstock, M in M is a mere half hour away. 

Club needs to stop clumping it’s Sites in certain areas, and look for something new where there are gaps, such as Essex, or Hadrians Wall. 

IMHO.

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It's not the driving distance but the walking distance that was the advantage of Bladon Chains, this is the sadness of the loss of this campsite. 

Perhaps the Club could investigate Cassington Mill which is just off the A40 with it's bus routes. There was a campsite there which closed some years ago.

David

I dont like the site much but its in exactly the right place and is always very popular or even full when we go

I noticed documents state it's occupancy throughout the year was 81 percent. That must be rather a bad loss to the Club.

peedee

But then do we know how much the Estate were getting in rent via the lease?

There are several sites on the Network that the land if sold for building is worth far more to the owners than the club leases it for,and the leases have not long to run

Ps there are some that were run by the club that are now run by the owners so all takings are theirs

There are indeed. Bromyard Downs and Nunnykirk spring to mind, although I doubt the Club and it’s Membership will fight overly hard for these two, being no facility and more rural. I doubt they will look for replacement in area as well.......

I doubt that its loss will effect me directly. I don't revisit many sites with any frequency and we were there in 2018. 

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Like Another David we have used Bladon Chains as a stop-over en route between Yorkshire and the ferry at Portsmouth- a shame that it will be going.Plan B next trip?

I also agree with TDA's comment about "clumping" of sites in certain areas by the Club and voids elsewhere in the UK.We are from a very scenic area on the West/South Yorkshire border(think "Summer Wine" country) no  CMC sites in our area,other than distant  Hebden Bridge.Covid,Tier 3 etc has highlighted the paucity of sites in our area.Plenty to see and do if this area was used as a base but the nearest site  is the CCC site at Crowden.Not that I would ever contemplate staying at a site on the busy,twisting and dangerous,🙈main Manchester route.

Anyone listening out there in HQ land?