A letter to clubs about site prices

Are you are member of large Camping Clubs

  • CAMC Caravan and Motorhome Club

  • CCC Camping and Caravanning Club

  • Both

  • Neither

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Harrogate motorhomer said:
Assuming you’re not a WUM opinions are usually based on some facts so would you mind enlightening us.
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No, not a WUM, enlighten you how? What evidence do you require and in what format would you like it? Please be specific.
 
DerryW said:
Stopped on a CMHC site for 1 night on Tuesday before moving on to a nice CL.
The CMHC site in question had a total of 67 pitches, there were just 16 occupied. Speaking to another camper he said he be down the West Country for a rally and had stopped at 2 CMHC sites on his way back home apparently there were less than a dozen outfits on either site. His words “I think the club has shot itself in the foot”
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Wish that were true of all sites, I can't get into Abbey Wood for my preferred dates next week
 
David and Sally said:
I have been looking at CMC sites in Devon for the next few weeks. I know it is children’s holiday time but £50+ a night for Hillhead😡😡😱😱. No way.
But, most of the sites we have used before are full on our dates. One is £40+.

I have looked at more reasonable independent sites but they too are busy. So, given trying to get down and up the M5 this time of the year we will go elsewhere.

CMC must be thinking their troubles are over, but wait until the kids are back.
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Caved in.👎2x daughters and family going to Devon around that time so booked.

Not a CMC site but an independent in Ipplepen.

See you in the traffic jam around Bristol. 😱
 
Nick R said:
No, not a WUM, enlighten you how? What evidence do you require and in what format would you like it? Please be specific.
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Anything that’s verifiable. I think you’ll find others giving personal experiences re occupancy rates.

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Harrogate motorhomer said:
Anything that’s verifiable. I think you’ll find others giving personal experiences re occupancy rates.
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Not a single post or comment on here is "verifiable" Its a social media site with a substantial amount of highly opinionated people who don't like objective or opposing views. I joint MHF purely for the Morelo section to consult with Morelo owners pre delivery of my new motorhome and found a few of the other threads interesting but didn't anticipate being confronted with such passive superficial hostility. Not good.
 
David and Sally said:
I don’t think you have settled in here just yet. You get used to all sorts. Just give it time. For mohos this the the place to be.
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I'm sure you are right and appreciate your kind welcoming reply. Its funny as we may routinely end up with the abrasive keyboard warriors as site neighbours, in that environment I suspect they will be sociable, place them in a faceless social media environment and the worst comes out.

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hja said:
I think if you follow some of the threads on the CAMC Forum Club Together you will see very different views expressed about vfm and occupancy. We never use Club sites now, far too expensive for what they are, and what facilities we use. Also I don’t think the quality is that great any more.
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I used to be a regular on "Club Together" but eventually tired of the "CAMC till we die" brigade and the appalling website. Just dip in infrequently now. A similar view is, however, expressed by a significant minority. Paying through the nose for facilities that we've already got with us seems crazy. Frequently remote locations whose only USP seems to be the quality of the loo rolls.
 
DerryW said:
Stopped on a CMHC site for 1 night on Tuesday before moving on to a nice CL.
The CMHC site in question had a total of 67 pitches, there were just 16 occupied. Speaking to another camper he said he be down the West Country for a rally and had stopped at 2 CMHC sites on his way back home apparently there were less than a dozen outfits on either site. His words “I think the club has shot itself in the foot”
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"You said - don't want CAMC pitches". "We did - switch to a load of pods and yurts" I can see something along those lines appearing in the magazine in the not too distant future.
 
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We don't use them that often. We did use Old Hartley in June as it was handy for getting into Newcastle for Rugby League's Magic Weekend.
Availability of public transport is very much a criteria for us
 
Well!
unbelievable comments by, (you can easily spot them) folks that are spoiling for a fight or just miss the pint of anyones comment by a certified country mile. (seems i may have made a fruedian slip with pint instead of point)

Folks this is suposed to be an helpful suportive forum NOT facebook.

Jim Kindly offer a reminder of the forum guide lines.

Life's too damm short, so find something that makes you feel better (other than making others feel worse)
 
It's your money, you’re earned it, you saved it etc, spend it how you like BUT let others spend theirs how they like. We are all different. 👍
 
Gingernuts said:
Lol …..in your opinion…..only
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The fact that a good few others use them he can't be the only one of that opinion, we use CAMC sites if they are where we want to be and we have no other option, they are usually very nice will all facilities and possibly even good value if you want all that they offer, we usually just want a place to park without all the frills but can still appreciate a nice "club site" especially in the winter where I might at least use some electric.
 
Nick R said:
IMO CAMC sites are highly competitive and great value for the quality and location of the sites and the annual membership is buttons.
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Are you a committee member ? A large proportion of CAMC members are pensioners and have probably been members for many years such as myself but the price of a night in many of the sites would take a very large portion of their pension, we are not all millionaires. At least the CCC do give their older members an age discount on sites which helps a lot.

It is time to be honest the CAMC is not, I repeat not a club for members it is a money making machine for a select few and unless it changes its ways it will lose the vast majority of its members.
 
Hmmm a plant in the camp...oh dear:unsure:

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Reluctantly in order to see our son last week we coughed up the £47 they wanted at Bristol’s Baltic Wharf.
Unfortunately he had to cancel so we never saw him. Trying to reschedule for Sunday they now want £54! How can they justify the initial cost then the further increase. However we have found a CL near enough to hopefully never stay there again.
We stayed 8 times last year, this was our last and only visit this year.
 
Funnymunny said:
Are you a committee member ? A large proportion of CAMC members are pensioners and have probably been members for many years such as myself but the price of a night in many of the sites would take a very large portion of their pension, we are not all millionaires. At least the CCC do give their older members an age discount on sites which helps a lot.

It is time to be honest the CAMC is not, I repeat not a club for members it is a money making machine for a select few and unless it changes its ways it will lose the vast majority of its members.
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No, I use them a lot
Funnymunny said:
Are you a committee member ? A large proportion of CAMC members are pensioners and have probably been members for many years such as myself but the price of a night in many of the sites would take a very large portion of their pension, we are not all millionaires. At least the CCC do give their older members an age discount on sites which helps a lot.

It is time to be honest the CAMC is not, I repeat not a club for members it is a money making machine for a select few and unless it changes its ways it will lose the vast majority of its members.
TheMachMan said:
Reluctantly in order to see our son last week we coughed up the £47 they wanted at Bristol’s Baltic Wharf.
Unfortunately he had to cancel so we never saw him. Trying to reschedule for Sunday they now want £54! How can they justify the initial cost then the further increase. However we have found a CL near enough to hopefully never stay there again.
We stayed 8 times last year, this was our last and only visit this year.
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Never would I have thought my appreciation of the organisation would have provoked such outrageous assumptions. Along with numerous other CL’s there are a number of club sites that suit my needs, mainly good cycling location.
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Beadnell bay grass pitch no electric £106 for 3 nights midweek. Next month

Think will pass on that.

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Stopped at the Beadnell CCC site on Thursday night, grass only pitch with age concessions £24.22p questioned it to be told lucky as the following day it would be high season costing even more. Spoke to our neighbours they had ehu and were paying £31.80p. Next day we joined the CCC THS in the field next door run by Teeside DA, £10 per night using our own facilities. Have just received email from CCC asking me to rate my stay at the club site, took great delight in being very negative re the pitch costs.
 
I know the thread is about pricey club sites but we have just spent 2 nights in the Stellplatz area of Camping Panorama at Zell am See, Austria. Pitch fee €44 plus €6 for electric per night and he was very concerned that I might use more than 12Kws if I had air con or something else to guzzle the leccy. Place is full to bursting! Bikers get charged €23 to put up a pup tent!
 
In the unlikely event that they decide to engage with you Jim the other issue my wife raised was that despite being a member of a club, privately owned sites actually offer more flexibility and discretion when it comes to making amendments. Generally a need to shuffle your dates along is just a quick call to arrange without any penalties unlike the CAMC.
 
TheMachMan said:
In the unlikely event that they decide to engage with you Jim the other issue my wife raised was that despite being a member of a club, privately owned sites actually offer more flexibility and discretion when it comes to making amendments. Generally a need to shuffle your dates along is just a quick call to arrange without any penalties unlike the CAMC.
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And they don’t have ‘dynamic pricing’, they publish a list of prices - they’re not frigging easyJet!

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