Plans for the Sandringham site

I think that next to last sentence is very misleading!!

Maybe, Nellie, but it’s hardly the crux of the story and isn’t likely to affect anything regarding the redevelopment. It’s now from £21.40.

It’s good to see the site being upgraded.

I was surprised at that too.

Not checked the prices but I think the word 'from' has been omitted.

Edit I've just checked and it's £21.40 on the site page

I'm sure nothing much will happen for awhile. Our poor King has other, more pressing matters, at present.

But, B2, it’s not an advert for the site😄. The price is neither here nor there in the context of the article.

Not that misleading, the WiFi and mobile signal are poor 

Anyway it wasn't the club who quoted the price but the news article, they are the ones who got it incorrect? The club's statement is in quotes.

But yes I'm pleased too, hope for some SPs 

Yeah, since when have papers been bothered about accuracy?🙄

Glamping pods are surely the way to go so that's helping to future proof the site.👍🏻

I'll just say as a motorhome owner, who needs very little in the way of facilities on sites and certainly has no desire to go glamping, I am not best pleased at the way the Club is spending capital.

peedee

I agree. The 'motorhome revolution' following Covid wasn't to drive it to a pod and park it, it was 'to see the world' (perhaps while folk still could) and to make use of their investment.

many of these new owners acquired vans with very modern 'self containing kit' like large batteries (often lithium) and solar to feed it...

perhaps the club is catering for 'non caravanners' and 'non motorhomers'. Time for a new name. Something like NCANMC.

some might see this as progress (let's give up 20% of every site for those who don't have a van) but I don't want to see club sites moving towards Butlins (and even Haven who did the opposite and added touring pitches to its static offering) or the like, there's enough of those about for non vanners.

much of the continent is converting (sections of)  'campsites' to lodges, huts, etc and im sure they are very successful (and mightily expensive) and the club has noticed this trend no doubt...

however, while this might be great for non vanners I don't think it's doing much for traditional members.

The club might be setting itself up for 'the modern world' which is a good thing, but if there are no traditional pitches left members will go elsewhere and leave the club (NCANMC) to the new breed.

I think the Club have got to have an eye to the future and the inclusion of a relatively small number of glamping units on a site probably makes sense. It is very difficult to predict how our hobby will develop over the next 10 to15 years. I have no idea what the occupancy rates are like so my next comment might be misplaced. I just wonder why so many ready  erected tents, as opposed to more pod like accommodation? Maybe its an easier sell to the planning authorities? I am sure I have recently read that the C&CC are getting rid of their ready erected tent offer? 

David

YT made mention of “traditional members” but surely tradition is evolving? No longer is it the norm to see only cars and caravans but MHs have gained an immense popularity with pods and glamping coming up on the rails, possibly due to the movement away from ‘proper’ tow cars. Any business needs to keep up with progress in order to survive and those who don’t will go to the wall.

I’ve read that the Sandringham site has become rather tired so it surely makes sense during its refurbishment to extend and include other options such as pods as a foothold for the future.

There are plenty of alternatives for folk who want basic camping. They don’t object to general refurbishment of sites, do they?