Club prices getting silly

Re CCC Veteran membership. It’s half price, but only for 65(?) and over who have been a member for 25 years. I think! We qualify, but you have to contact them. It’s not automatically applied.

I’ve just tried to book Meathop Fell in April 23,  not Easter!  £42.50 per night … never!   C&CC getting my bookings 90% of the time.  Great sites with concessionary rates for us pensioners too.   Many commercial sites cheaper than C&MC too.   They really need to address their costs to stay competitive for sure.  

Having had a couple of years away from touring although keeping my membership, I have just looked to book our favourite site and had a a surprise at the rise in prices.

Haycraft was always a favourite of ours although the facilities were a little shabby and outdated, something I discussed with a Club manager at the NEC show 5 years ago. He assured me that the toilet block that constantly overflowed in the ladies shower would be refurbished over that following winter.

Sadly, it seems from the current site reviews that the facilities have still not been updated although it now costs £600 for a two week stay in July.

Compared with 2 weeks in August at Old Oaks which, I believe has been voted the best Touring site in England, a site we have visited many times and fully agree with the opinion, costs £70 cheaper and does not require a membership fee.

Granted location of Haycraft is a bonus, but the facilities and cost do not compare.

Our last 2 bookings of 2 weeks at Haycraft in 2018,  the second of which we cancelled in favour of a 6 week trip to France booked through the Club, including 2 overnight ferries with a cabin from Plymouth to St Malo and back and 4 sites for less than £300 more.

 

I agree the prices are going up but the steep increases are making it out of reach I’ve altered or booked other sites.The club is now getting away from the ordinary member and run as a money generating business, I know it’s got to be viable but not an exclusive club for the more well off.

"…..an exclusive club for the more well off."

Going back to its roots, you might say 🙁

Like most things in life ,prices go up , so just find an alternative that is affordable 

the CAMC is no more a club than the RAC is a club , they are commercial business 

But the CAMC is meant to be a 'not for profit company '. 

Indeed. There are no shareholders to pay divi to and CAMC say all surplus income is ploughed back into the sites.

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Its good to see money being put back into the sites, however this usually means standard hard standings being replaced with more expensive serviced/super serviced pitches.

Dulverton service pitches for 2023 new year  1st and 2nd Jan 2024 are just over £50/night..this could explain why only a few service pitches were being used this past christmas and new year. All standards pitches were taken.

We had a long weekend in Winchester last month of which most of the 14 serviced pitches were vacant. Nearly all the standard hardstandings were in use in our 5 days there.

Im looking forward to the refurb of the Pandy site where the high prices have never reflected the outdated facilities and small pitches, however once again apart from a new facilites a large cost is being spent on installing serviced pitches and hence further costs for 'members' holidays.