Glamping Pods

It's probably £59 in January in the same way that the from prices advertised for pitches are hard to find.

When you consider pitch fees are now over £35 at times, I suppose the pod prices aren't too foul as you don't have to buy them as you do a caravan/MH.

 Check out non-club offerings for alternatives and comparisons.

I don’t think the prices are that bad, considering what is provided. A three night stay (for two) mid week in June at Moreton in Marsh, would work out at £98 a night with members discount. A service pitch would cost £35 a night for the same period. There is bound to be a premium for just driving up in your car and taking residence.

+1 SL, I’ve used pods all over the Country, the prices aren’t that bad at all👍🏻

We used one personally and the price is based on a family, we had a 'six berth' one and linen provided. It did come fully equipped with heating and full sized shower, plates, cups, glasses, pots and pans, large TV with inputs for a games console, and even a dishwasher. Outside there was a brick BBQ, plastic seats and a storage box on the veranda, a large bench with a sun umbrella. So for what you're getting I thought it was reasonable.  

I've just checked the price of a Glamping Pod at Abbey Wood, London for a 2 night stay in the first week of June. For the 2 adults it would come to a total of £104.00.

I consider this to be a bargain for a stay in London, particularly for those who are used to a camping experience. 

If there was a show or exhibition on that I particularly wanted to go to I would use this facility rather than tug my caravan down there.

Obviously the OP may have wanted a bigger, better "Pod" for more people but I can't really see a great deal wrong here.

Perhaps I can offer a slightly different train of thought to the OP. Although the headline cost is obviously much more than say a camping pitch if you have reached the stage where you have given up touring paying for a pod in reality is likely to be less than the overall yearly costs when touring. So no large towcar, no servicing, no insurance, no campsite fees or increased fuel costs etc. So unless you intend to spend as many nights in pods as you did touring the annual outlay could be a lot less. You may have to look at costs in the round rather than individual costs. You probably also have to look at other self catering costs for a real comparison.

David

There seems to be a fault with the web site. It seems to be throwing out the price for the Camping, rather than the Glamping pods. Much fewer frills and no en-suite facilities. This is possibly because all Glamping pods are taken. One is available for the 14 / 15th June and is £178.

What a surprise that there is a fault with the website.

Oh well looks like I'll have to tug the van down there, if I ever need to.

Unfortunately, the Club tends to call all its Pods, “Glamping Pods”. The range is quite different. Some are the basic wooden shed type, with little more than space, a basic heater and a plug point, sort of a rigid tent. These are possibly the £59 ones. Then there are the more swish Pods that are self contained with beds, ensuite bathroom, all sorts of other luxuries. These are a lot more expensive, but still look good, with some discounts depending on time of year etc......

Lumping everything together as Glamping is misleading. The wooden ones would be better called “Camping Pods”, that’s what they are really, a wooden tent.

We have found the “Glamping Pods” ensuite bathroom ones, expensive compared with booking a cottage for a similar time period, and of course you get a lot more usually with a cottage. More space, more bedrooms, proper kitchen, garden etc... 

Some of the discounts are worth considering though.