Is it a rip off?

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You could have searched out a cheaper deal instead of booking the club site. Perhaps a C&CC site or a CL… It’s just a suggestion and the good thing about club site bookings is that you can cancel up to 72 hours beforehand if you do find a better price elsewhere.

 

It's only a rip off ,if you are forced to buy the product , the OP is not forced to buy the product 

"... even the management were embarrassed and thought it were shocking..."

Not sure how you came to that conclusion? Actually, an average of £26 per night over Easter doesn't strike me as being outrageous, although it's not an amount we'd be willing to pay. Which site was this?

have increased their Easter fees this week two weeks early.

Depends on who's definition of "Easter" you use.

Some, but not all, varieties of Christianity define Easter Sunday as first sunday after the full moon after the spring equinox. Which was actually LAST sunday.

Many local authorities realised this wandering date upset school, and other, routines and fixed the dates to be consistent year after year. The Caravan Club seems to recognise these dates in the pricing.

The confectionery industry starts easter in mid-December.

No, the confectionery industry start their exploitation of the Easter tradition in mid December! It gets a bit political but capitalism rears its ugly head again.

I only paid £3 less a night at the end of March for a club site so £26 a night at peak time doesn't seem too bad? Are you sure you would get the C&CC discount at peak times, I didn't think you did. On the timing of Easter peak charges I expect they are aligned with school holidays and with Easter being quite late it is possible that some schools take both weeks before Easter?

David

I suppose you could reduce costs by opting for the £15 a night sites. That would be £315 v £540, a saving of £225.

You booked it and knew the price

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