2022 Monthly Open and Closed CL List

What a strange mixture this month.

7 non EHU in August, 9 with Enhanced pitches, and just 2 "traditional" with EHU.

Enhanced pitches ranging from £20 -30 per night and the 2 "traditional ones £18 and £22. Non EHU ranging from £12 -£16 p.n. so everyone seeing a higher average on new CLs than they were previously used to, if you use them of course.

I'll leave you lot to pick the bones out of it.

I notice one of the new non EHU sites want £20 a night. No apparent USP to justify a price like that AFAICS.  A couple of the others are a more sensible £12 a night. It would have to be a bit special to pay more than that for a non EHU one.

Hi All

The please see below a list of sites which opened and closed in August

I have listed them by County, Listing town then CL site. Sites with a * next to the CL name were previous sites that closed and have now decided to reopen as a CL.

Sites opened in August

• Conwy - Conwy - Bodnant Welsh Food
• Cumbria - Penrith - Brambling Howe Farm
• Derbyshire - Matlock - Field Farm
• Dorset - Swanage - North View Farm
• Fife - Tayport - The New House
• Kent - Tonbridge - Mile Oak
• Lancashire - Clitheroe - Manor House Farm

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Sites closed in August

• Cheshire - Congleton - Waggon and Horses
• Cornwall - Helston - Gear Farm
• County Durham - Consett - Whickham Grange Farm
• Cumbria - Wigton - Lowther Farm
• Devon - Axminster - New House Farm
• Gwynedd - Aberdaron - Bodfford
• Gwynedd - Pwllheli - Coed Y Llan
• Herefordshire - Hereford - Brampton Golf Course
• Kent - Hythe - Bellfield Farm
• Lincolnshire - Boston - Willow Farm
• Lincolnshire - Lincoln - Carriers Farm
• Lincolnshire - Spalding - Blue Bell
• Shropshire - Ludlow - Burnt House Farm
• Shropshire - Market Drayton - Longslow Caravan Site
• Staffordshire - Leek - Paddock Farm
• Staffordshire - Stone - Woodview CL
• Wiltshire - Calne - The Duke Hotel
• Worcestershire - Worcester - Manor Farm

Thanks

Maddie

I think the issue of metering will become more important as energy cost increase. I was browsing some CLs the other day and noticed a couple saying they were going to be doing some form of metering. I hasten to say I was browsing on the booking CL site NOT the club site!

I was particularly interested because we are considering upgrading our electrics to allow more off grid or metered sites. We have a compressor fridge so our current system only allows one night off grid.

A shame about the drop in sites in August. It was useful when the reason was given. 

I wonder if the new list is a sign of the times, 7 new sites of which 5 are non-EHU and 18 closures!

Yes. And two of those without ehu have hardstandings which is good for motorhomes. Interesting that the Fife site describes itself as a long-standing CL.

If I remembered correctly it was a CL but closed a couple of years ago. I think that it was used by a regular poster on here, and perhaps was owned by one of their relations, although I could be wrong in that respect.

Hi hja

We are one of those CLs which has just moved to metering for all electric used.  We now have one set pitch fee of £20 for our CL site near Lincoln.  All electric will be charged for at our energy supplier's variable rate tariff at the time of your stay.

If our visitors prefer to rely on solar panels and gas and not use any electricity that's absolutely fine.  I know there are other CLs doing this and probably, in time, more will follow.  You would still get the use of our fully serviced hard standing pitches enabling you to have running water into your van/motorhome if you wish, and our free and fast WiFi along with everything else we offer.

Skybarn Farm CL

We have been to your great CL a few times, right from when it started. I am sure your research would have found that installing a metering system can be done in several ways. What system have you installed?