Half term & empty pitches

There is a school of thought that occupancy rates are just normalising after the COVID surge in staycations. I don't totally subscibe to this myself but it is possibly a contributory factor.

peedee

A good point there  PD. It was four years since a normal Half term?

Although it was half term unless one is blessed with the 'holidays' of a teacher and have children of course it's unlikely to be a main holiday week for most, the school summer holidays with it's probably better weather would be more of a draw.

For those without children, it's cheaper to go in term time and looking at the bookings for June alone it's looking pretty good with a good proportion of full and looks like all lows on all pitch types with maybe one single exception (Just a quick scan)

so not too much for the club to worry about? And even in the probably unlikely event of mass cancellations in the next three weeks all that considerable deposit money will be kept, and interest earned on any given back after that?

I am of the opinion that all is not rosy in terms of Club Site pitch take up, but Chatsworth isn’t really what I would think of as an exciting destination for children anyway, so won’t read too much into the empty pitches. We passed Castleton last Tuesday, and from the roadside, it looked fairly busy, but Laneside, a tad further out was heaving. A lot more for families to do around Castleton, but the village wasn’t busy.

We are looking at getting our passports in the future. Can’t do long breaks at the moment, but we might be able to manage three nights away, so places like Paris, Florence, Belfast, Dublin etc…. Look a whole lot more enticing for a short break. 

Our next MH outing, heading to an NT garden near Leek will probably involve a pub stopover and a CL stop. Estimate is around £20 for pitch fees, but if we do two pub stops, it could be zero + a meal instead😁

Of course people should look at the widest possible choice of campsites, no point just restricting oneself to CMC sites, especially if other campsites are nearer to things you want to see and do. However I would add that the Club booking T&C's, are at least the equal and probably better than many other options as I have found out to my own cost.

David

On a CL at the moment on Angelsey, which tends to be more expensive to stay than some other areas that we have recently been to.

Am paying £25 per night, more than is normal for me on a CL, but the club site 1 mile down the road want almost double that. For my £25 I get a hardstanding serviced pitch, a shower and toilet, free WiFi and bigger space between each pitch. The site is full, no surprise there. Have I chosen wisely? In my view Yep. Why pay double?

Edit - Forgot to mention - No deposit required when booking.