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Posted on 28/11/2018 04:23 by Elima

We haven't received the e-mail yet but have just received the magazine showing the increase in membership.  The Caravan Club is now just a money making concern and they don't care about members any more.  Caravaning is now an expensive hobby.  I feel sorry for families, it must cost a fortune when you have to pay for a couple of children or more plus the cost of buying the caravan in the first place, especially as they have to pay for peak periods due to school holidays.

Why are we paying a membership fee when the site fees are no cheaper then commercial sites?

Posted on 27/11/2018 15:48 by Tinwheeler

If ever there was a deliberate attempt at a wind up, this was it. 

Posted on 28/11/2018 09:56 by Cornersteady

As a 'former' family member, the club (and caravaning) was the cheapest way of holidaying. All other holiday companies put their prices up in peak and the club with its kids for a £1 (or even 1p when I did it) is certainly cheaper than most other forms of taking your family away. £30 per night for all the family (and dog and awning) away is pretty good compared to B&B or hotels? Or the £1000 for a holiday abroad?

Posted on 26/11/2018 20:05 by brue

JVB. All site details have a price "from" as a lead in for each adult and a pitch. The club indicates that this will help those seeking to compare prices, no doubt there will be the usual "fixed" prices too. It also says that members without internet access can ask for a paper price list. So in some ways this saves on the problems of prices going out of date but still shows a range of potential prices.

Posted on 28/11/2018 10:27 by

I have been caravanning since the late 70s and with children for the first 10 years and I never for one moment thought it was a cheap way of holidaying, better yes, more of yes but never cheap. Booking a package does not require a big investment in  caravans and large enough cars to tow with. Caravans also come with Insurance servicing and for some storage costs to too plus depreciation. If anyone ever told me they were having cheap caravan holidays  my though (kept to myself though) has been you are not doing it right and what corners are you cutting.

Posted on 28/11/2018 09:56 by Cornersteady

As a 'former' family member, the club (and caravaning) was the cheapest way of holidaying. All other holiday companies put their prices up in peak and the club with its kids for a £1 (or even 1p when I did it) is certainly cheaper than most other forms of taking your family away. £30 per night for all the family (and dog and awning) away is pretty good compared to B&B or hotels? Or the £1000 for a holiday abroad?

Posted on 28/11/2018 11:01 by eurortraveller

You may have thought it was the cheapest way of holidaying in your younger days, but my own grown up children look at the current cost of purchasing caravans, storage, servicing, insurance, tow cars, fuel consumption  and site fees -  and shake their heads. They have lots of cheaper options without that capital outlay  - tents, hostels, Airbnb, and renting static vans. 

Posted on 28/11/2018 11:46 by viatorem

Costs and value mean different things to different people, some like wild camping some like Necker Island. Each would argue the value.

I view van costs as being amortised over the the ownership period. So with a damp finger here goes.

IMO I would have to run a car anyway, so the cost of the van over its onwership of say 7 - 10 years minus resale value is about £1k a year plus service insurance and other sundries say totals £2k/yr to run and own. holidays average 100 nights site fees = £1.5k then there is the additional cost of being away fuel, food etc in excess of "normal" costs approx £1.5k. so that's £5k= so approx £50/night all inclusive 2-4 people and dog (UK travel) which I view as good value.