Sites with Fully Serviced Pitches - a Discussion

 Surfer said 'I really think we need more fully serviced pitches across the network.'

Difficult one really. From a personal point of view I have no desire for a serviced pitch nor, in the case of CC, to pay an extra £4 a night in order to obtain a single fill and empty on a 5 night stay on facility sites. After all £20 seems expensive to fill and empty once.

However there are doubtless some that due to a physical problem need this. It is a shame that it then costs them an extra £4 a night but I suppose that if that was not the case more people would make the choice purely for what they see as convenience. 

Hi David

Couple of updates for your list.

Seacroft now has 33 service pitches out of 111; following the extension and refurbishment.

Harbury Fields - all the pitches are serviced.

We stayed at both sites last year

Ken

Thank you so much David.  That must have been a lot of work for you and we really do appreciate it.  I have a copy of your old list but I will now copy this one for future reference.  Many thanks.

Thanks Ken.  I have updated the main list on pg 2 with the latest information.

David

It's a pleasure Millie.  I've now updated the main list with the couple of small amendments suggested by Ken.

David

Excellent list. Having been one of the voices asking for serviced pitches to be searchable in the web site I really appreciate this. 

Unfortunately in our case it is the wife that has to lug around the water so a fully serviced pitch is preferred even if it costs £4 more a night.  IMHO a fully serviced pitch should be cheaper than a normal serviced pitch as at the end of the stay no empting litres of freshwater onto the grass area.  No need for facilities to be used as water is drained away by the caravan so less maintenance.  No need to queue for a shower or queuing to fill water barrel or empty waste water container.  Even worse when the area to dump waste water means lifting up the container!  Perhaps sites without amenities should have all fully serviced pitches.

I appreciate that some have a need for a serviced pitch. If I am particularly suffering with my spine after a long drive OH will insist on fetching the water. 

Providing water at most pitches should not be a great expense. Supplying drainage is another matter. 

I am not sure how many dump water on the pitch beyond the contents of their hot water tanks. In my case I knock the heating off in advance and pump the remains of the aquaroll into the wastemaster via the caravan sink and hot water line. This saves dumping too much water on the pitch and ensures that the water dropped from the tank is cold.

It is a significant premium, £3.90 for services pitches and £4.90 for the super pitches at Chatsworth. However, I assume the CC can charge it, because enough folk are willing to pay for the Convienience. I certainly count myself amongst that number, and we will always book a service pitch if available, unless only stopping for the night.

The trouble is Steve that many members such as myself do not wish to spend nearly £4 a day when an aquaroll will last them 5 days. (personally I would sooner give somebody £10 to fill up for me every 5 days. 

That in itself is not the problem I have I suppose. More to the point is that for some members it is desirable. For some it is more than just desirable due to physical limitations and I dislike them having to pay the additional cost and also wonder at their chances of booking such pitches when they seem to get booked up well in advance on some sites. 

I recall a few years ago on Blackshaw Moor CC site that there was a chap on another part of the site that was overlooked from our pitch. When around and about outside his caravan he used a Zimmer. I saw that he was going for water and so had to leave the Zimmer and using a single walking stick make his way with the aquaroll. It would have been up a faie bank coming back and he looked none too steady on his feet with the empty aquaroll. Naturally I walked across and assisted as most I hope would. I thought then that he was one chap that needed a serviced pitch