Can no longer afford
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DavidKlyne replied on 04/08/2022 15:40
Posted on 04/08/2022 12:34 by SteveLThat doesn’t seem much of an offer. I thought it seemed a lot compared to what we just paid at Poolsbrook, (although they are totally different sites) so had a look. I can only get 43.20 for a standard pitch and £48.10 for a service pitch.
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That figure would be correct if you included two children.
Posted on 04/08/2022 15:40
Steve
Must admit I didn't look at it in detail as it seemed massively more expensive than the £28 a night we paid in early July last year. It does beg the question that if they seem to be personally tailoring the offers that they don't realise that we have for the past 28 years only gone away as a couple!!!
David
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Wherenext replied on 04/08/2022 16:20
Posted on 04/08/2022 16:20
Feeling left out as no-one has invited me to take up an offer, well none I can talk about on here anyway.
Just so I didn't miss out on rejecting said offer I looked at Chester site and decided I could save the £140+ for 3 nights and use it to pay for 1½ tyres for the car.
There, I feel better now.
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EmilysDad replied on 04/08/2022 17:24
peedee replied on 04/08/2022 17:37
Posted on 04/08/2022 09:04 by JVB66Although this site. we are on has reduced the pitches available because of staff shortages it seems very quiet.even the visiting ice cream.van driver says it is so and not as many children as past years
I wonder apart from the cost of living this clubs Dash for Cash with the extra fuel charges on top of already high pricies it might be a case of shooting one self in the foot
Posted on 04/08/2022 17:37
The C&CC seem to be getting round staff shortages by employing what I think were students at one large site I stayed on a few weeks ago. There were at least two helping the site managers.
I found the New Forest site very sterile for the what is alternatively available there. Yes its a tidy site in the Club mold but not my cup of tea and I cannot see me using it again.
peedee
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Bestmate1 replied on 04/08/2022 19:06
Posted on 04/08/2022 19:06
I thought I would dip my toe on a fairly local site for 4 nights this month. Checked Barnard Caste. Many spaces available for each remaining August week, all mid week. Cost 4 nights £162.42p, MH, 2 peopl over £40/night, standard pitch with electric. No chance! No wonder so much space.
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DEBSC replied on 04/08/2022 19:34
Posted on 04/08/2022 19:34
Reading through these comments I thought I would just check availability at Moreton in Marsh site. We used to go there around 3 times each year, always once in September, for that month we always had to book months in advance to be able to get a pitch for a couple of weeks break. On checking I was very surprised to find there are still plenty of free nights, even at weekends. There still seem to be plenty of tourers on the roads so maybe prices are making members look elsewhere.
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DavidKlyne replied on 04/08/2022 20:25
Posted on 04/08/2022 20:25
I suppose with today's news from the Bank of England about inflation and where it is heading, especially the RPI measure I imagine that is going to put even more pressure on campsite prices for next year. If prices for next year increase in line with inflation we could see increases of between 10 and 15 percent. That is really going to hurt!
David
EmilysDad replied on 04/08/2022 20:35
Posted on 04/08/2022 20:23 byToday I topped off my tank at our nearest local garage - Esso - for £174.9 per litre for diesel. They are very market reactive with both reductions and increases. I assume that at present the wholesale price is dropping. Good news if it stays stable or on a downward trajectory.
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