Proportion of Serviced v Standard Pitches

DavidKlyne replied on 25/06/2019 12:57

DavidKlyne

Posted on 25/06/2019 12:57

On this forum the subject of whether there are not enough or too many serviced pitches has been discussed from time to time. We have recently stayed at the new Club site Cayton Village near Scarborough. Nice site and from a motorhome perspective it has good access to public transport. However what surprised me was the fact that the site only seemed about half full over the weekend and I wondered if this was a result of the site having a majority of serviced pitches, 190 out of about 270 pitches in total and people not being willing to pay the extra £3.90 a night? I suspect when the Club refurbish the the site the number of serviced pitches will be considerably reduced as in general the current ones don't meet the Clubs spacing requirements. The reason we had a serviced pitch was that we wanted a hardstanding and with only 29 standard hardstanding on the site we didn't want to risk it!

David

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flatcoat replied on 26/06/2019 17:30

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Posted on 26/06/2019 17:30

We generally prefer to use serviced pitches and pay the premium. I find it bizarre that people are happy to spend £40k or more on a motorhome or car and caravan and then constantly moan about club pitch prices or paying another £4/night. Out of the annual costs of caravanning it is minimal. We are all consumers and until caravanning is nationalised or outlawed still free to take our custom wherever we wish and pay less if the club is deemed so extortionate. Sometimes we go on private sites (as we will be next month in Cornwall), sometimes we use club sites.

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young thomas replied on 26/06/2019 17:45

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Posted on 26/06/2019 17:45

....F, I think some folk do vote with their wheels and use CL/CS or THS sites to spread the revenue cost over the year..and some will also not pay a £3.90 premium for a pitch if their van can be filled for nothing at the MHSP...you can include me in both the above groups...

and many folk don't by their £40k (or indeed £100k) MH from revenue, their state pension perhaps?

this is a capital cost like house buying and has little to do with the day to day life running costs from which pitch fees are likely to be funded.

...and to that end, being a little cagey on site fees might free up revenue cash for other things....those odd trips to the Bahamas for example.

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Takethedogalong replied on 26/06/2019 17:53

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Posted on 26/06/2019 17:53

Does careful pitching of MH, and a long hose constitute a semi serviced pitch? We have done this for years, one of our caravans had an onboard tank. We just make sure we top up at a time convenient for other site users. A lot of CL users seem to take this approach, no one has ever complained to us or to my knowledge site owner/manager. Only applies if we aren’t moving MH nowadays, which is quite rare as we do go off site in it most days.

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derekcyril replied on 26/06/2019 18:18

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Posted on 26/06/2019 18:18

Bolerboy .thanks for stopping roundabout ! can concentrate on cricket ,,Both clubs @ commercial sites @ cs cls seem to be investing loads of money in glamping and other posh stuff , surely the market is not that big ?

KjellNN replied on 26/06/2019 18:18

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Posted on 26/06/2019 17:45 by young thomas

....F, I think some folk do vote with their wheels and use CL/CS or THS sites to spread the revenue cost over the year..and some will also not pay a £3.90 premium for a pitch if their van can be filled for nothing at the MHSP...you can include me in both the above groups...

and many folk don't by their £40k (or indeed £100k) MH from revenue, their state pension perhaps?

this is a capital cost like house buying and has little to do with the day to day life running costs from which pitch fees are likely to be funded.

...and to that end, being a little cagey on site fees might free up revenue cash for other things....those odd trips to the Bahamas for example.

Posted on 26/06/2019 18:18

Exactly what we are now doing.

No way can we afford the more expensive of the club sites between June and September, let alone an extra almost £4 for a serviced pitch AND spend as many nights away as we wish.

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young thomas replied on 26/06/2019 18:28

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Posted on 26/06/2019 18:18 by derekcyril

Bolerboy .thanks for stopping roundabout ! can concentrate on cricket ,,Both clubs @ commercial sites @ cs cls seem to be investing loads of money in glamping and other posh stuff , surely the market is not that big ?

Posted on 26/06/2019 18:28

I guess your comment was to Peedee and his avatar?

I don't normally stop on roundabouts....

moulesy replied on 26/06/2019 19:01

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Posted on 26/06/2019 19:01

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DSB replied on 26/06/2019 19:24

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Posted on 26/06/2019 09:15 by young thomas

"We always use serviced pitches, partly due to the convenience but also because you are guaranteed a hard standing pitch. We really don't like grass pitches."

wouldn't the best way to acheive this simple request be for the club to change the booking process?

however, because the club won't set up the booking system to book a hardstanding (which would be the same price as grass) this is a great way of extracting an extra £3.90 a day for the same result...

this seems a more likey reason for not changing the website than "confused members"

the more members tell the club this is how to get a HS (and pay £3.90) the less inclined the club will be to sort it properly, and fairly.

all of our five trips in the uk this year (since we returned from Portugal at the end of March) have been on grass pitches (two CL, two Club, one Commercial) which have all be in perfect condition and (in our opinion) far nicer than chippings....and a saving of around £100 against someone having to book an SP just to get an (equally priced) HS....

we are moving on to another Commercial in a day or two and we will be on a HS pitch....to be with our pals who prefer HS in their large van.

obviously hourse for courses but the club should really be giving those who refer HS the opportunity to book one without the additional cost of a SP.....

Posted on 26/06/2019 19:24

Hi BoleroBoy

Many on Club Together and elsewhere, are aware that I have been making the argument for being able to book hardstandings or grass pitches at the time of booking, for quite a time. I don't intend giving up!!

David