Site Occupancy

This must be the most common post on this site!

Whatever the club does it will upset some people

I work full time Monday to Friday, when I try to book a pitch they are all taken, should the club keep back a number of pitches so I can get away?

This is only going to get worse as the club membership increases but the number of pitches available does not

Maybe the club should look at trying to increase the sites and pitches on existing sites 

I have tried re-booking a weekend I had booked for Broadway in March which was a moved booking from Feb due to lockdown, the next available weekend I have been able to book is November!

Not sure what the answer is but I am happy to still be here and hopefully get away soon

Thus there are many midweek pitches remaining empty which could otherwise be sold .

If the CAMC  sites we visited last September were anything to go by (none of them were honey pots) I think that is very unlikely.

If lockdown is going to be lifted at different times in each part of the UK, but bans by foreign countries on travelers from the UK remain in situ, the problem of pitch availability is likely to become worse as staycation becomes the only holiday option ...

What a cheering and uplifting thought

Steve

Would you penalise working folk who only have weekends to get away, Stuart? The fortunate retired folk amongst us can go at virtually any time but not so the workers.

As has been recommended many times, we need to be flexible and consider alternative sites if our chosen one is full but, above all else, get in there and book early. We are able to book 12 months ahead so take advantage of that.

Tin wheeler

Thanks for taking the trouble to reply. 

The point of my post was merely to suggest a way of increasing pitch occupancy and therefore revenue to the Club. Maybe use this revenue  to increase the number of pitches where possible!

Stuart I think flexibility is the key. If a CL is in our desired location that is our first choice. If one is not or it is full then we look elsewhere.

UKCampsites offers a great search facility and lots of reviews so you can generally book with confidence. 

I've also found independent adults only sites tend to be easier to book at weekends and key holiday periods.

For May and June we have 1 x CMC, 3 x CL's and 3 x independent booked.

Colin

I have to say, Stuart, that the impression created in your opening post was that you were very much dissatisfied because you were unable to book 7 days on some sites. The filling pitches point came across as a secondary issue and not the main point of your post as you now imply.

One of the good things about this club is that it treats all members equally. Nobody is discriminated against and we all have the same chance of booking. Often, people's personal circumstances curtail their ability to book or to use sites and some tend to blame the club for that.

As Steve L pointed out, there doesn't seem to be much chance of there being unoccupied pitches so I don't think we need have any fear on that score.

Extra pitches cannot usually be added to sites due to spacing requirements and new sites aren't easy to come by so, with a burgeoning membership, it's very much a case of first come, first served.

I suppose you have to ask why there are many midweek pitches remaining empty and not being sold?

Is it because they are not being booked due to as you say people can't get a longer stay? or it is due to people working during the week combined with their children being free at weekends? There is no point is having a restriction set if there is no one there to take them? 

Also during the summer there are the 'weekenders' but also those staying longer who perhaps arrive on a Saturday and stay to the f

The bottom line is that club sites are popular and more so at weekends and they only fair to all way to get a pitch is to book early. Perhaps full sites at weekends subsidise the empty weekdays.