Steamer Quay refurb removal of non EHU pitches

I suspect it will become much like Hillhead which is vastly overpriced in the peak season

I though Hillhead was very popular in peak season. If that is the case it can hardly be overpriced. As will be the case at SQ if they still manage to fill it. One may consider it expensive but if the market will stand it, I wouldn’t expect the CC to do anything else.

You talk about the club not asking what asking the paying customer wants or what they would like to see.

But of course they do exactly that and you hit the nail on the head, the paying customer. No one will be forced to pay the going rate but many will choose to do so.

The club will look on sites where there are service pitches and note they are the first to go, people seem quite happy to pay the extra £5 or so per night. I was on one site in the first week of the season and there were more outfits on SP than standard pitches and by a very significant margin as SP were almost full with two spare pitches out of 38 while they were only 32 outfits on standard pitches out of 111, what does that tell the club

As for refurbishments I've been on a number of toilet blocks that have been refurbished over the last few years and it is most certainly not just a lick of paint as the entire area is remodelled with new flooring, tiles, and basins, toilets and showers.

Overpriced? how can it be if people are willing to pay at Hillhead and other such sites and again club prices are still middle of the road. Far more expensive places, and far cheaper one too.

It will just become another Club Site standard model. Appealing to the demographic it suits. It’s simply another one of the more unusual models (mainly no facility) that the Club is happy to lose. In this instance, it’s location close to Totnes town centre makes it viable for upgrade and the full “Club cloning” model, so it will remain on the network. At the more usual Club price. 

Visitors to Totnes will need to do their homework. Unlike York, or Warwick, it has steep hills. The South Devon Railway connects with other nice places to visit from Totnes.

I suspect that Morrisons will be as far as some get in their cars!  As for the small facilities block it was re-furbed not long ago so I presume it will not be luxurious. By the way I see Bingham Grange is going to get an "Experience Freedom Village" in it's revamp so I'm not sure if much of this relates to the average van owner who just wants a decent pitch at a decent price.

I'm not sure if much of this relates to the average van owner who just wants a decent pitch at a decent price.

I think defining the average van owner an almost impossible task. The average on CT being almost certainly different to the average for all CAMC users.

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Personally I feel value for money is a decent pitch and price. The proposed plans will make the pitches very expensive and less attractive, presumably just wide enough for a van and car so quite cramped. There are some poor quality tarmac pitches there already only separated from the local road by a low wall. There are houses  and a veterinary practice adjoining the site with a boat club over the road. It's in the thick of it so to speak and can be noisy from outside antics in the summer but it's been a green oasis up to now. However if people want high prices and less of a peaceful atmosphere I presume this will suit them. 

We stayed for a few days at CAMC Ramslade about 6 years back and took a trip over to Totnes.  It was June, but the town was really busy.   Car parks were very full, and when we did find a space we discovered it was so narrow, and other cars were so badly parked, that we could not open the car doors to get out of the car!

So we gave up, had a slow drive up the main street, and then headed to Morrisons for our shopping.

However the area south from the Mersey has lost, or will have, at least 3 club sites at least, either CC or C&CC, in the last few years. It would be good if new ones could be introduced in those counties.

A pity you didn’t drive a couple of miles out of Totnes to Darlington Hall, strolled in the gardens and woodland, and had lunch in the White Hart bar restaurant which is incorporated in the medieval hall itself. It beats Morrisons.