Winter Closures

PJMEG replied on 04/01/2024 23:47

PJMEG

Posted on 04/01/2024 23:47

Evening,

Just a quick question.

Can anyone shed any light or have any thoughts as to why in Yorkshire out of 18 club sites only four remain open all year.

The only reason I ask is we are looking to book a weekend this month as modern caravans are capable of withstanding colder weather which we can expect 🥶

Money has been invested in sites to improve and create more hardstanding pitches to make them all weather, maybe its just me but if the sites remain open they can recoup some money.

Is this the same country wide ?

Thanks.

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Hja replied on 05/01/2024 13:04

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Posted on 05/01/2024 11:12 by richardandros

"but I do think the price of some sites is having an effect as well combined with the general economic situation. We used to use Club Sites in Winter, but the prices have shot up so we go elsewhere now, and I suspect there are a lot of others like us"

Totally agree ttda - Although Sandringham, this year, was almost full for New Year - when we arrived on the Wednesday before Christmas there was the grand total of 6 units on site and even over the full Christmas period there were no more than 30 units on site. They can't have been in profit and I doubt that the surge for a couple of days over New Year would have made that much difference.

I think we'll also be giving club sites a miss this year given that price-wise they are now competing with budget hotels and since we never use any of the facilities it is just too much to pay.

Posted on 05/01/2024 13:04

It would be interesting to know what the occupancy was on the CCC Sandringham site.

DavidKlyne replied on 05/01/2024 13:07

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Posted on 05/01/2024 11:17 by PJMEG

Morning

Thankyou for all the responses, some I had thought about but some I never even thought about.

It's great to get positive constructive comments.

I will be looking into more sites myself unfortunately outside the CAMC network even though we do enjoy them.

Thanks to all.

Posted on 05/01/2024 13:07

All I would say is just be careful when thinking about commercial sites rather than Club sites, especially if either would do. There are very few commercial sites, of equal quality to Club sites, that are much cheaper if at all. Usually the T&C's are much harsher ie not only a deposit but full payment weeks before arrival and from my own bitter experience no willingness to show any flexibility should you have a problem and can't make the booking. There are some very good commercial sites out there but you do have to be careful you are comparing eggs with eggs!

David

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flatcoat replied on 05/01/2024 14:46

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Posted on 05/01/2024 14:46

^^^^ and there are private/commercial sites which are both cheaper and offer much better facilities too. Pay your money, take your choice but the CAMC (and CCC) are not the be all and all of caravan site operators.

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richardandros replied on 05/01/2024 15:13

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Posted on 05/01/2024 13:04 by Hja

It would be interesting to know what the occupancy was on the CCC Sandringham site.

Posted on 05/01/2024 15:13

I can answer that Hja because I asked myself the same question - so went and had a look. It certainly wasn't full over Christmas but there looked to be a lot more units on site than at the CAMC site. Don't know about New Year, though - was too busy packing up and planning a departure around the diabolical weather to go and investigate!

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PJMEG replied on 05/01/2024 16:33

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Posted on 05/01/2024 13:07 by DavidKlyne

All I would say is just be careful when thinking about commercial sites rather than Club sites, especially if either would do. There are very few commercial sites, of equal quality to Club sites, that are much cheaper if at all. Usually the T&C's are much harsher ie not only a deposit but full payment weeks before arrival and from my own bitter experience no willingness to show any flexibility should you have a problem and can't make the booking. There are some very good commercial sites out there but you do have to be careful you are comparing eggs with eggs!

David

Posted on 05/01/2024 16:33

Hi David,

Yes I fully agree with you regarding CAMC standards and that is one reason why we have stuck by them, even now with deposits.

We will continue to use them as we cannot fault the sites, yes prices increasing but so is everything else.

Sorry if I didn't make myself clear I meant for a short winter weekend outside of the club.

Paul.

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Takethedogalong replied on 05/01/2024 17:14

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Posted on 05/01/2024 17:14

Where are you wanting to go for this short weekend PJMEG? Somewhere I can highly recommend is Cliff Farm, near Sinnington. It’s between Helmsley and Pickering, so couple of nice places to wander. HS pitches, hook ups and very very nice heated loos and showers, as well as an honesty freezer in the utility room. We have used it for a good few Winter breaks. It used to be a CL, but has now expanded, has around 30 pitches, so a small private site rather than a “commercial”. No current idea on prices or deposits, but easy to Google website.