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[WoodysTravels]

Just looked at cmc member rate for 4 nights in brighton in june not school hols they want 46.40pnight for hardstand pitch without awning two people 7.5m mhome are they having a laugh!! Think ill canx mship if they are charging those prices rather go abroad!

 

[poppycamper]

Yes indeed... heading North (Scotland) in a few weeks and checking out some sites.... the CCC and CAMC are all around that price.... and as we all know you are required to take leccy....
However small sites are around £20 to £30 BUT you get choice if you want leccy or not and ok admittedly they want £6 to £8 / night for leccy but even so still cheaper...

 

[Langtoftlad]

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[DBK]

Can't see the problem. The price is the price and it will be based on market demand and costs to run the site. Brighton is very popular. We've stayed there a few times in winter and it was always busy.

This week I booked a CMC site in Wales for July and it is just under £22 a night which for July seems a reasonable price. No toilet block, so we will use our own.

 

[Spriddler]

Think ill canx mship

Apol, but what does that mean?

 

[Wingingit#1]

Club sites are not normally the cheapest and being a member just means youve paid extra to belong to a 'club' .

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[GMLS]

Just looked at cmc member rate for 4 nights in brighton in june not school hols they want 46.40pnight for hardstand pitch without awning two people 7.5m mhome are they having a laugh!! Think ill canx mship if they are charging those prices rather go abroad!

We go along the coast either way a bit and uses buses.V good service

 

[GMLS]

Apol, but what does that mean?

Street talk for cancel membership bro

 

[Langtoftlad]

£12.90 CCC Moffat last month

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[Spriddler]

Just looked at cmc member rate for 4 nights in brighton in june not school hols they want 46.40pnight for hardstand pitch

I'm a 4th generation Brightonian, still live within 10 miles but avoid it like the plague. It would cost FROM £32.95 just to park the car from 10 to 4.

 

[seasideBill]

£12.90 CCC Moffat last month

Age concession rate? Even better vfm, Green Frog next door offer pitches (non EHU) at £10, no need to be a member of anything.

 

[Spriddler]

Street talk for cancel membership bro

In leafy stockbroker Sussex one has little exposure to plebeian patois.

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[Langtoftlad]

Age concession rate? Even better vfm, Green Frog next door offer pitches (non EHU) at £10, no need to be a member of anything.

Not when it's closed

 

[PP Bear]

I'm a 4th generation Brightonian, still live within 10 miles but avoid it like the plague. It would cost FROM £32.95 just to park the car from 10 to 4.

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[Solwaybuggier]

Club sites are not normally the cheapest and being a member just means youve paid extra to belong to a 'club' .

They used to be a hell of a lot cheaper than they are now! Baltic Wharf in Bristol next week is £38.60 a night for 2 people - high season is over £52 a night. They’re pricing themselves out of the market.

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[Langtoftlad]

They’re pricing themselves out of the market.

Do they have excess spare capacity?
Given the time of year and/or the local authority's anti motor vehicle attitude.

 

[Googlebot]

Over £50 a night for us with the kids, no chance!

 

[Langtoftlad]

Over £50 a night for us with the kids, no chance!

So you have to change your location and/or date of travel .

Is an Airbnb cheaper

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[seasideBill]

Over £50 a night for us with the kids, no chance!

Absolutely! Go somewhere else and cancel your membership. If enough do it they might get the message and/or expand non EHU pitches to improve affordability.

 

[Googlebot]

So you have to change your location and/or date of travel .

Is an Airbnb cheaper

No idea about air BnB, we haven’t looked.

Can’t change the date of travel, we have kids and are stuck with the holidays. This to me is another example of squeeze corporate greed. Every last penny must be gained even at the long term cost of the business. Sure all the people who got caravans and campers in lock down will soon get rid and where does that leave the CAMC? If they charged a reasonable price then they might become long term custom, but nope, squeeze em dry!

We do however use CL’s a lot which are nearly always excellent and much better priced, in fact, the only reason I pay the membership.

 

[Jono]

Like many others we have enjoyed several stays at Baltic Wharf as it is very convenient for Bristol. The saga of the lease has been going on for years and I suppose it will eventually be lost to the Club. I have just been looking at a couple of nights in the spring and was shocked to see the prices.
After my initial shock I started thinking about it and compared the prices with B&B etc. They would cost more especially if you take parking into account. However, it seems that caravanning/motorhoming is no longer as economical as it used to be and no doubt will price some out of the market, which is a shame and may bring an end to the boom in sales and popularity.
As many have said, it makes one wonder if the club really is run for its ordinary members and I am reconsidering my membership after well over 30 years.
However, there is a saying “don’t cut off your nose to spite your face” and I will probably stay as I can afford it. I just feel sad as when the family were young and we were less well off caravanning enabled us to have great holidays and I’m afraid this will be now denied to many.

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[lorger]

We paid £26 a night at a CMC site last weekend and folk on another post think that’s expensive

 

[Otter Spotter]

Can't see the problem. The price is the price and it will be based on market demand and costs to run the site. Brighton is very popular. We've stayed there a few times in winter and it was always busy.

This week I booked a CMC site in Wales for July and it is just under £22 a night which for July seems a reasonable price. No toilet block, so we will use our own.

Is this a CL site 5 pitches ?

 

[VXman]

Just looked at cmc member rate for 4 nights in brighton in june not school hols they want 46.40pnight for hardstand pitch without awning two people 7.5m mhome are they having a laugh!! Think ill canx mship if they are charging those prices rather go abroad!

To be fair, it's a LOT less than you can get any cheap and nasty B & B in Brighton for and your parking is included so it's actually a bargain! However, I have just cancelled my booking on the 24th Feb. We're going to park up/sleep somewhere on the sea front for free.

I'm a 4th generation Brightonian, still live within 10 miles but avoid it like the plague. It would cost FROM £32.95 just to park the car from 10 to 4.

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There are lots of places a couple of miles out of the centre you can park for free. We do this and cycle in.

They used to be a hell of a lot cheaper than they are now! Baltic Wharf in Bristol next week is £38.60 a night for 2 people - high season is over £52 a night. They’re pricing themselves out of the market.

Just like my comment on Brighton. It's still a good price for staying in central Bristol if you compare with a cheap hotel/B&B and it is really nicely situated. They clearly aren't pricing themselves out of the market as they are still very busy - even at those prices.

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[VXman]

£12.90 CCC Moffat last month

You have mentioned this elsewhere. It's a great price.....if you want to go to Moffat (where even is it!? )

 

[VXman]

This week I booked a CMC site in Wales for July and it is just under £22 a night which for July seems a reasonable price. No toilet block, so we will use our own.

So what do you get for a £22. Just a spot in a field?

 

[rod_vw]

All of you are in control of these prices, just stick together and DON'T USE CLUB SITES.

While you keep booking them the clubs will control the prices and you will continue to be ripped off,

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[Langtoftlad]

you will continue to be ripped off,

You'll allow me to disagree, I don't feel ripped off in the slightest
As long as a site offers VFM [IMO], has the facilities I want, at a location that suits me etc etc, I am not being ripped off.
If I deem such a place too expensive, then I won't go, which also results in no rip off.

I'd prefer to spend a few quid rather than be in the middle of nowhere, in a windswept field where the only facilities are a standpipe & a hole in the ground.

 

[poppycamper]

I'd prefer to spend a few quid rather than be in the middle of nowhere, in a windswept field where the only facilities are a standpipe & a hole in the ground.

And that is the beauty of this wonderful hobby we all share...
We all differant.... give me a standpipe & a hole in the ground over a city center location any day...
Each to their own..

 

[sgl5gjr]

The prices have shot up a) due to the vat being reapplied at full rate after the Covid reduction and b) increase in energy prices too..... although being cynical and seen some TV news slots where some are saying they need to make back what they lost when shut due to covid. Now ...we noticed the much higher prices when in Devon with the granddaughter last August, not just on the site ( Brixham) but everywhere in the area. We tend not to go to tourist "hotspots" but have a few CAMC favourite sites like Castleton. Mrs is warming to CL sites more since last Easter on a last minute booking on a site in Norfolk at £15 a night, pretty sure it will be slightly more to reflect EHU. Personally we can do without it as we've refillable gas and decent Leisure battery set up and wish there would be an opt out option or metered on CAMC. It also looks like the CAMC are pushing fully serviced pitches more too as they are installing more. Surely there is a case for free or small fee Aires in towns and villages..... If only there was the local political will....... Safe Travels

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