Far too expensive

I get a little fed up of the bellyaching about pitch prices. No one is being forced to use club sites, (they do not have the monopoly); have they tried looking at the cost of alternative holiday accommodation lately? Guest houses, self catering cottages and so on? 

Thanks TtDA 👍

I suggest you don't read any further posts on pitch prices then !

One had to read your opening post in order to find out exactly what it was you considered to be "far too expensive".

Your issue is that you have a third adult in the party which really bumps up the site fee. Most campsites charge for extra adults beyond the two included in the pitch price which is often the way commercial sites operate. The Club have always charged "per person" with the odd exception. Brilliant if you are a single camper but not so good if you have more that the usual two adults in the party. I doubt the CMC is about to change its fee structure anytime soon?

David

I’m staying at 2 club sites as a solo camper in a couple of weeks and I’m very satisfied with the price.  The fact is that both club sites are cheaper or better value for money than surrounding CL’s 

As a solo tourer, I definitely agree with you that many Club sites are better value than many CLs, but some Club sites are rather expensive if there are more than just a single tourer.

 Most sites, undertandably, put up their prices when fuel costs increased by quite a lot, but whilst the Club has put many of their prices down, CLs have not.  I tend to stay on Club sites more than CLs as you have a very good idea of what they are going to be like and not too many CLs have dishwashing facilities, which I prefer to have.

I do think that some of the prices that CLs are now, are too expensive, especially if they have not got toilet or shower facilities and the electric is metered as well, but of course for couples rather than single tourers, the price is more reasonable.

We have not stayed on a Club Site for several years that hasn't been full or very nearly full.....

It's quite evident that the general membership don't find prices too expensive.....

Reports vary depending on time of year and location, but the Club offering discounts and free nights indicates to me that they are concerned that bookings are down and occupancy rates are lower than before.

It could also be that they now know they have free spaces which they can encourage folk to book with various offers. Before deposits they wouldn’t have been able to do this as there were many more bookings made that were not taken up. I remember several on here saying they were able to make a week by picking up cancellations over a period of time. I suspect there are a lot fewer cancellations now.