Steamer Quay refurb removal of non EHU pitches

Hja replied on 20/12/2022 21:41

Hja

Posted on 20/12/2022 21:41

Just had my copy of the December magazine and noticed that the economy pitches are to be removed at Steamer Quay as part of the refurbishment. As I understand it, these are the non-EHU pitches. Isnt this somewhat short sighted in the current climate? Surely more will be using off grid as a way of saving money? We certainly will be next year. Maybe there is some special issue at this site? I havnt stayed there, just noticed it in the magazine.

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young thomas replied on 30/12/2022 18:19

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JollyKernow replied on 30/12/2022 18:31

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Posted on 30/12/2022 17:37 by young thomas

...and this is a valid point...as a parallel, the C&CC THS sites are hugely popular and there are no toilets or EHU...

the main drivers are location (towns...sports and school grounds) and cost (£10 ish) ....in my experience, folk seem to love 'em.

id also love SQ, with no EHU for £20....but without choice and effectively a mandatory summer price of probably £50, I'll leave it to others...

Posted on 30/12/2022 18:31

Been a long while since a pitch at SQ was £20 YT

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Cornersteady replied on 30/12/2022 18:33

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Posted on 30/12/2022 15:49 by JollyKernow

Not debating with you DD but there are empty standard pitches on that site this week, the serviced pitches are full. Go figure.

A popular topic of conversation on site this year has been electric. I always make a note if someone has the opinion that a choice to have it or not should be offered. So on my site alone (I talk to everybody) over six and a half months, 4 people desired that option, 3 of them were caravanners. Many would like metering.

More interesting to me is when chatting with folk, I've mentioned that we'll be getting a new motorhome service point installed over winter. It was surprising the amount of motorhome owners enquired about serviced pitches.

Hobsons Choice made me laugh. There was a pub in Cambridge with that name back in the 80's, always a punch up on a Friday night or a Sunday lunchtime!!

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Posted on 30/12/2022 18:33

This does mirror exactly my own experiences on the last (different) seven sites I've been to. And to be clear these were sites that are all hardstanding (with no grass pitches closed) to start with so people are choosing SP by choice and also not because of that is all that is left to choose from.

Equally quite a few times MH have outnumbered caravans on SP as I posted. Last site there was a German (yellow) MH pitched next to us. Actually I've counted four times this year I've seen an EU MH on a club site and twice on SP.

The club will no doubt have its own data to listen to which I suspect mirrors all this and base its decisions on them?