Steamer Quay Upgrade

There's a bus from the Edinburgh club site's reception office (been running for a good few years and used by both MH and caravan users) to the city centre, and one other, possibly two, sites whose names escapes me so it wouldn't be a first by any means.

The thing is of course is that whoever runs it (it's not the club above I believe) would need for it to be profitable and therefore meeting a demand.

Frank

Not sure any of us could cope with that

Seriously the only reason for my previous comment was that they are going to redevelop the site with all non-awning serviced pitches. That doesn't mean that caravans won't use the site but I wonder if it would put those off that like an awning? I don't know what the mix of caravans v motorhomes was before they applied for planning permission. 

David

Given its proximity, we would certainly like to stay there. Sadly, it would be a non-starter if there are no awning pitches as we like to put up a canopy.

I got the impression that over the debate about the Club's plans a great deal of emphasis was put on the aesthetics of the site and the desire to maintain a green open space. Perhaps this had something to do with why there are only non awning pitches or is it just the Club wanting to max out the number of pitches.

peedee

David, of course facilities of the sort offered by Totnes at Longmarsh are an alternative...

millions of MH use similar facilites all over Europe, and increasingly in the UK. These Aires arent designed as luxury places but merely cheap parking for MH close to town facilities. 

the maximum duration is 48hours so why would one have to hurry off after a few hours and not overnight (possibly twice) there?

Exmouth has changed its mind (again) and now offers similar overnighting in two places close to the seafront, the facility at Longmarsh is sure to be welcomed.

agreed, some folk dont like small parking spaces, but this is the nature of this service and SQ might be for them...depending on pricing, im sure it will be popular.

im sure SQ will be nice but i wouldnt pay £35-40 a night if i could have two nights in virtually the same spot for £20 total.

photo shows a similar (albeit free) set up weve used in France. Its just a car park, like Longmarsh...but with flowers.

I am sure it will be popular what ever the price, there are always those willing to pay what is demanded, but like YT if I only want a couple of nights I an not averse to using legal overnight motorhome parking spots. There is room for both types of site as there is with 5 star hotels and B&Bs.

peedee

We’ve used Aires like  your photo  YT. However unless there has been some serious upgrading the car park at Longmarsh is not comparable. Again we have on occasion used places like Longmarsh, when we have wanted to visit a particular place and it is all that was available. If a steamer quay had been present just down the road we would have been stopping there despite the premium price. 

Quite right Steve, the two don't compare and nor does the picture posted by YT. If Longmarsh was anything like YT's picture it would be worthwhile staying there. But Longmarsh is just a car park and you would have no idea, if you stayed there, whether you would get a similar unit parked right next door with hardly any room to open your door. I am pretty sure that Steamer Quay, once refurbished, it will be very popular whatever the price per night.  

David

When we went to Dartmouth for Mrs M's birthday, we stopped of at Totnes for a walk along the river and used that car park - yes, you could certainly park up there in your swish upmarket MH for a couple of nights, but be prepared to share the space with other, shall we be charitable and say "long term", users! 

David, the permitted bays at Longmarsh are every other bay, uf the spare bays had a row of potplants they would be the same as my apparently slightly more spaced out photo.

i can assure you, both locations are car parks. A touch of foliage has been used to fill the gaps.

id be interested in the price of SQ, although if they are all SP (with an extra premium) this is superfluous for a MH for 2-5 nights.