Priced Out.

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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rayjsj replied on 26/01/2019 11:49

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Posted on 25/01/2019 22:35 by Pathfinder

So how come on some sites children 5- 17 are charged @ £1 / night

Posted on 26/01/2019 11:49

Whether we 'oldies' like it or not, the Clubs future is in our Children. Encouraging and even subsidising younger people to use our sites makes good financial sense. As long as such efforts dont become too unbalanced against us Baby Boomers then I applaud it. No one forces me to go to sites like Hillhead , just as long as we have lovely quiet sites we can get on mid week, so far the Club is tracking ' the middle ground' and I am a happy member.

JVB66 replied on 26/01/2019 20:28

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Campervanner

Posted on 26/01/2019 20:28

Priced out?the site we are on (FM) has not got a single pitch empty this w/end ,but there are 60 plus leaving sunday

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nelliethehooker replied on 26/01/2019 21:04

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Posted on 26/01/2019 20:28 by JVB66

Priced out?the site we are on (FM) has not got a single pitch empty this w/end ,but there are 60 plus leaving sunday

Posted on 26/01/2019 21:04

Wonder if they were paying the full price per night or a"special" price for rally members?

JVB66 replied on 26/01/2019 21:27

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Posted on 26/01/2019 21:04 by nelliethehooker

Wonder if they were paying the full price per night or a"special" price for rally members?

Posted on 26/01/2019 21:27

A large percentage of the rally have been here before it started,and i understand? a centre rally is 10%discount

nelliethehooker replied on 26/01/2019 21:53

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Caravanner

Posted on 26/01/2019 21:53

Is that 10% of the pitch fee, or the full site price?

Cornersteady replied on 26/01/2019 22:58

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Posted on 26/01/2019 11:35 by Surfer

TBH I think it is because a booking fee is not required. This means people can book up as many weekends as they want thus preventing long stays like people who want to stay a 5 or more nights on a CC site.

As they find they cannot book a week away on a CC site they go elsewhere and the club site sits empty during the week but the nearby commercial site who require a deposit is full!

The club loses money on its sites so to rectify this they increase the price making the members only site much more expensive than a nearby commercial site plus the CC site has less facilities for the same price!

Posted on 26/01/2019 22:58

is this based on real life or just what you think?

Non club sites are full mid week? when the club site next to it is empty? Care to name which ones? I've never known a club site empty (except when it is closed)

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