Cost of sites has gone mad

richharry193 replied on 19/04/2023 20:32

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Posted on 19/04/2023 20:32

For about 13/14 years we have stayed at North Yorkshire Moors Site. Its one of our favourite sites on the network and perfect for our family.

Ive just been looking for the end of May as its half term for our kids and was almost floored when i saw the price.

This is a site which is lovely but has no toilet block. 2 Adults, 3 Children £36.70 per night!!!! When we first stayed there it was £18 i believe.

I then checked scarborough west ayton which we also like and stayed there last year - £60.20 per night

We thought the price we paid at easter at Gwern y Bwlch was bad enough but this is now a complete joke.

We have stayed in a lovely small site only 500 yards up the road, with the best views in whitby and a toilet and its only £18-20 per night.

Do the caravan club actually want anyone to keep with them. We've been members for 15 years and i am pretty close to leaving now as its just unsustainable.

Do they want families or are they actually just want older couples with dogs to visit their sites and create an exclusive adult only and dog club?

Im aware the cost of electric etc is rising but not surely by that much!!

Anyone else think the same or am i just going mad

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JollyKernow replied on 27/04/2023 11:42

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Cornersteady replied on 27/04/2023 11:57

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moulesy replied on 27/04/2023 11:59

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Posted on 27/04/2023 10:30 by Graydjames

DD wrote:

On arrival the manager showed us the full service. pitch and laughed when I asked if it was okay to pitch to the left to suit our RH door MH. His comment was we don't have pegs you can pitch any way you wish, please try to stay on the gravel but park your car on the grass finger if you want.

This is the absolute antithesis of the kind of site I would want to stay at. I completely respect and understand that there are those who think differently, but I find it slightly amusing that a condition of vans and cars being parked in any fashion that owners desire - and even on the grass strip between pitches - is seen as a positive. I would avoid such places like the plague, and that is why I am content to pay a premium to stay at club sites. I just wanted to make it clear that it is not a given, as DD's post implies, that everyone would regard a pitching free-for-all as a plus point.

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moulesy replied on 27/04/2023 12:02

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Cornersteady replied on 27/04/2023 12:15

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Posted on 27/04/2023 12:15

As the tread has wandered into pegs and spacing, they are there to ensure fire safety. One can think it isn't needed but there have been fires on club sites (I remember some terrible photos posted) and while the pegs won't stop fires they are there to stop the spread. The club has chosen to use certain regulations and guidelines and if one wants to use a club site then one has to abide by them. I don't find them in any way onerous or spoil my stay in any way

But, like all things club related, if one thinks that it's not a risk and/or finds them to be onerous then don't choose a club site, and, as we are often told, save quite a bit of money at the same time for better quality sites?.

Also it's not just club sites that use the 6m/3m spacing.

Rocky 2 buckets replied on 27/04/2023 12:18

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EmilysDad replied on 27/04/2023 14:46

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Posted on 27/04/2023 10:14 by JollyKernow

There are quite a few posters on this forum whose main aim is to find a perceived value for money site. Why not share this site with those like minded folks DD?

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