Site Fees

Is there anywhere similar in the area, at that time, that is cheaper. It may well be the going rate. I agree it is expensive, but you do have to compare it with the competition.

Good point, Steve. We're talking Torbay in August and it's going to be pricey everywhere.

Hillhead has always been one of CC's more expensive sites because of its extra facilities and I suspect it'll be similarly priced on a like for like basis.

Have to agree Torbay sites in August are busy so Hillhead with its facilities is most likely on a par pricewise with others in the area offering the same facilities.

Apologies for being off topic & apologies to the OP nelliethedog for asking but were you nelliethehooker & if so is it now easy to change avatar details as many have said they were unable to do so not too long ago.

The C&CC site at Adgestone  is a maximum of £32.65 for a family in high season for members. An extra £12 a night for non members.

As TW says its not the run of the mill club site with:

an outdoor heated swimming pool and children's pool (Jun - Sept), playground, play area and an indoor complex housing a games room, shop, bar, restaurant and takeaway service for all the conveniences you could want. Hillhead Club Site also hosts a varied selection of evening entertainment and themed events,

All this stuff will incur extra expenditure for the club (how much does it cost to heat a swimming pool, the cost of bar and restaurant staff for example) and hence the higher site fees.

But I notice that despite the cost the non awning pitches are all booked up in August and for service pitches 19 days in August are already booked. In fact you won't be able to get more than three consecutive days if you try and book now.

Hillhead is fairly expensive all year. We were there in early October last year and it was just over £20 a night, for two people, on a standard pitch and the site was only about half full. Given all the facilities the site has it does not surprise me. You could save £4 a night by not having a service pitch? Perhaps look at the prices of sites around and about as has been suggested before deciding. 

David

Isn't that the Isle of Wight rather than Torbay? Think of the ferry fares.

Nellie, have you looked at Ramslade - the CC site? It's not far from Hillhead and is situated between Totnes and Paignton. There's even a quick way down into Paignton although it's not suitable for towing or for most MHs.

No we are not the same. ntd has pinch my idea!!!!

N1805 I think that it's quite hard to change ones avatar name, you have to go through HO, although it's quite easy to change one's photo.

Hang on a minute.......I thought that the argument put forward by those who favour the CC above all else, was that commercial sites make extra money from all their 'extra' activities (shops, restaurants, bars etc) and that was why they can offer site fees at far better rates than the CC.

Now it seems that those same people suggest that Hillhead (a pretty ordinary site, as I recall) simply has to charge nightly rates of over £50/night because it has invested in shops, bars, restaurants etc.

How does thst work then?