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patty replied on 23/01/2019 10:23

patty

Posted on 23/01/2019 10:23

hi fellow members, am I the only one to find booking a site now to expensive. after 45 years of caravav/motorhome camping with the club I am now relegated to booking January or November as this is just affordable at 73 years old on a pension.trying to book for 2019 is a nightmare as i cant afford many days in july. pensioners need help, I don't want to pack it in yet but its close. love sandringham site as I try to get as many times as I can but each year it gets less. maybe ill win the lottery, happy camping.

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Cornersteady replied on 24/01/2019 22:44

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Cornersteady

Caravanner from Tyne & Wear

Posted on 24/01/2019 22:44

From calculations club sites are still middle of the road in terms of prices, there are cheaper and more expensive sites out there.

To answer the OP's question - no, but after that I'm not sure what the OP wants?

replied on 24/01/2019 23:03

Posted on 24/01/2019 23:03

Is that with age discount? I presume so. For hard standing and 6 nights I make it £31 cheaper with age discount. Without age discount about the same

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Extugger replied on 25/01/2019 07:20

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Posted on 25/01/2019 07:20

The Club has set the standard in the UK by which others are judged by. Some of the Club sites are terrific, some are glorified car parks. What suits one doesn't necessarily suit the next, all of us having different views, needs & wants.

It doesn't mean however, that the standard set is 5 stars, no matter how tinted your spectacles maybe.

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replied on 25/01/2019 08:29

Posted on 24/01/2019 20:01 by

Not sure what you want on a site David but what can you find in the UK that provides what you want at a significant saving? Any clues!

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replied on 25/01/2019 08:44

Posted on 25/01/2019 08:44

I am not saying I need or would use all these facilities but I regularly find them and at less than CAMC rates and for all I know they may be found in the UK

I am sure that you can find them in UK David. No idea on the price of them these days. Obviously CC sites are not 5 star as there are no trouser presses on pitch!

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JVB66 replied on 25/01/2019 10:10

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Posted on 25/01/2019 08:29 by

Alan I am just challenging the definition of 5 star. A 5 star site would offer much more than a place to park and a shower, how about some imaginative landscaping hedged pitches offering some privacy and enough space to park in whatever way suits , a pool, free WiFi, a shop, resteraunt and takeaway.

I am not saying I need or would use all these facilities but I regularly find them and at less than CAMC rates and for all I know they may be found in the UK too especially now the ACSI scheme is spreading.

Posted on 25/01/2019 10:10

Five star these days is classed as the norm in hospitality, (if you read the brochures ) Seven star is now classed as exceptional

MichaelT replied on 25/01/2019 10:31

MichaelT

Motorhomer

Posted on 24/01/2019 20:17 by dennisd

Last week I booked 6 nights at C&CC Sandringham in September , it was £40 cheaper than C&MC Sandringham site. I've never been to either site , and I appreciate the facilities might be of a lesser standard, but it's still quite a difference. I know it's an old topic, but I'm wondering if the deposit scheme the C&CC use has an effect on lower prices?

Posted on 25/01/2019 10:31

See my post above C&CC was £40 more in June & July so I guess it depends on the time of year you book or with the C&CC flexible pricing (you do not know what it is going to cost till you have nearly booked) they lower prices where there is not many bookings then ramp it up once they have X amount for that week (like budget airlines) so horses for courses and pays to look around.

We have stayed on both and C&MC was better quality IMHO and the C&CC EHU was tripping every 30 minutes due to cold weather but both are OK.

Cornersteady replied on 25/01/2019 10:32

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Caravanner from Tyne & Wear

Posted on 25/01/2019 08:29 by

Alan I am just challenging the definition of 5 star. A 5 star site would offer much more than a place to park and a shower, how about some imaginative landscaping hedged pitches offering some privacy and enough space to park in whatever way suits , a pool, free WiFi, a shop, resteraunt and takeaway.

I am not saying I need or would use all these facilities but I regularly find them and at less than CAMC rates and for all I know they may be found in the UK too especially now the ACSI scheme is spreading.

Posted on 25/01/2019 10:32

Good news for you Dave, apart from the pitching (which of course ensures safety so you can't really argue with that can you?) some club sites deliver all you want to be a 5 star site using your own definitions.

Like I said if you are basing your ratings on your own limited use of club sites near to ferries you can't really say that some club sites are not 5 star?

Job done

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rayjsj replied on 25/01/2019 10:48

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rayjsj

Motorhomer from Dyfed

Posted on 25/01/2019 08:29 by

Alan I am just challenging the definition of 5 star. A 5 star site would offer much more than a place to park and a shower, how about some imaginative landscaping hedged pitches offering some privacy and enough space to park in whatever way suits , a pool, free WiFi, a shop, resteraunt and takeaway.

I am not saying I need or would use all these facilities but I regularly find them and at less than CAMC rates and for all I know they may be found in the UK too especially now the ACSI scheme is spreading.

Posted on 25/01/2019 10:48

A pool,a restaraunt and a takeaway.......means i would avoid that site like an Ebola outbreak. No matter how many stars they say it has.

Differant strokes for differant folks. Would like to go to Brixham , but stay at Hillhead !! No thanks.

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MichaelT replied on 25/01/2019 10:55

MichaelT

Motorhomer

Posted on 25/01/2019 10:48 by rayjsj

A pool,a restaraunt and a takeaway.......means i would avoid that site like an Ebola outbreak. No matter how many stars they say it has.

Differant strokes for differant folks. Would like to go to Brixham , but stay at Hillhead !! No thanks.

Posted on 25/01/2019 10:55

Cutting nose off to spite face, Hillhead is a great site and using the bar/pool/restaurant is not compulsory!

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