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how long is a piece of string?.
so many variables, how many people , some sites charge per person
do you require an electric hook up.
do you require toilets and showers ,or do you have them in your unit.
what unit do you have, caravan ,tent ,campervan.
we would need lots more information to answer that
you beat me to it Mrs Bonce
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Cheapest for my Motorhome is a small farm site with electric hookup, hardstanding, basic toilet & shower & cracking views for � 15.00 pn.
Most expensive is a Caravan & Motorhome Club CAMC site with the same facilities but smart not basic, and someone in the office all day, beside an attractive town for � 42pn (or over � 50 if I was not a member).
Prices vary greatly depending on the following factors to name a few:
- Location - sites near beaches, lakes, cities and popular touristy destinations are likely to be more expensive.
- Site facilities - the more facilities = more expensive.
- Season - school holidays will be more expensive, whereas deep winter will be the cheapest.
- Type of pitches - grass without electric would be the cheapest compared with a fully serviced hard standing pitch with 16A electricity supply, fresh water and grey waste disposal.
The above is not a definitive list of variables, no doubt the seasoned campers will add to it.
I belong to both the main clubs, namely Camping and Caravanning Club (C&CC) and the Caravan and Motorhome Club (CAMC) and like to camp at their club sites, as well as independent sites.
I am a solo female camper with a dog, and prefer to stay at sites with good security such as entry and exit barriers and on-site wardens for personal safety perspective. Remote sites in the middle of nowhere with very basic facilities is not for me.
Each to their own.
This year, I am paying around 20 to 25 GBP per night, and about 30 GBP during school holidays in August.
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I hate it when people answer with "how long is a piece of string" when a simple answer like anything from £10 upwards would be more helpful instead of reply that sends the OP away thinking the forum is not very friendly!
We then went on to ask the OP what they needed ...nothing unfriendly, but it's such an open question when we don't even know what unit they have, how many people etc.
To avoid getting my wrist slapped I won't mention string! .. even though very appropriate analogy, and OP question far too open for specific answers! .... but it's a huge range, and very much depending on unit (tent, caravan, MH etc.), number of people, EHU, time of year (BHs and school holiday periods are usually premium rates!), region of country to some extent. But Bernie47's £12 - £60/night is pretty much spot on for the bulk, a few will be outside that range!
Visited friends on a site last week, at that site my caravan with just me and my dog, with EHU would have been £15/night, but looking at sites in Devon, same setup would have been £66/night on one site!
Getting harder to find, but up to £25/night is my goal, £30 is pretty much my acceptable limit if not too long a stay.
Sadly, camping in most forms is no long particularly cheap! ... and at worst rivals a half decent hotel room rate! Charges have risen dramatically since Covid.
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In all the years I have been camping/caravanning, the biggest change I have seen is the number of "extras" there are today. When we first started camping all you paid for was a pitch, and what you put on it was up to you. Some sites started to get electricity, but it was very limited. Often no more than 4 or 5 "electric pitches" on a site of possibly 60 or more, and electricity was always metered. We never used it back then though.
These days things are very different. On top of the price for a pitch some sites charge per person, and for dogs, awnings, visitors, and almost anything they can think of to tack on top.
If things were as they are today, back in the 1970s, we would probably never have got into it. Good job they weren't, as we would have missed out on such a lot!
Quote: Originally posted by Colin21 on 02/5/2024
.... On top of the price for a pitch some sites charge per person, and for dogs, awnings, visitors, and almost anything they can think of to tack on top.
If things were as they are today, back in the 1970s, we would probably never have got into it. Good job they weren't, as we would have missed out on such a lot!
Colin raised a valid point that can catch the unwary - 'accumulative' pricing! The basic pitch price can appear very appealing and reasonable, but is often near impossible to achieve, as the extra charges are often for near essential things, and the final totalled prices start looking very unappealing and unreasonable indeed!!!! It looks more like being conned than value for money!
Becoming more and more common these days for pitches to be priced as a basic pitch PLUS add ons, such as EHU either at a (often very UN-reasonable!) fixed fee or metered (that by law should only be at cost), extra persons, visiting guests, extra cars, dogs, awnings, loo tents/annexes, I've even seen ground sheets as an extra! etc. etc. Certainly, I've found sites where the end price for my set up is twice (or more!) the basic pitch fee. It does appear to be an exploitative method of pricing as the figures often seem hugely disproportionate for the cost to the site and what you as a camper get! £5 or £6/night for a dog (with nothing provided for the dog like an exercise area!), £5 or £6/night for an awning on space that is already part of your pitch, being a couple of examples!
Never thought I'd see the day when 'buyer beware' applied to a camping pitch, but it can these days! I'm old school, like Colin, where you paid a small fee for a plot of grass and did what you liked with it, with as many people as you wanted in the limited space! Different world now!
Quote: Originally posted by Monty15 on 02/5/2024
Never thought I'd see the day when 'buyer beware' applied to a camping pitch, but it can these days! I'm old school, like Colin, where you paid a small fee for a plot of grass and did what you liked with it, with as many people as you wanted in the limited space! Different world now!
Yes, I'm definitely old-school in that respect. I know more people will use more water etc, but I doubt whether that would be easily measured. Some people remain on site using site facilities more than others, so it's quite possible for one individual camper to use more water, as they remain on site all day, than a family of four who leave the site at 9am and don't return until late evening.
However, sites provide nothing of consequence for individual people (unlike say a hotel), all they really provide is a small patch of land, so it is really of little consequence how many people there are on that patch of land or what is put on it. The pitches are generally similar in size, so it doesn't really matter whether it is an individual back-packer with a tiny tent or a family of 6 in a large caravan with an awning. Charging for "extras" is just a way of making more money while advertising a cheap pitch-price which few will manage to get away with paying.
When we started £1.20 a night, pitch where you like and no limit to number of people,whether caravan or tent, And I think we had more enjoyment in those days. And no wardens dictating.
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Topic: Prices
via mobile 01/5/2024 at 7:53pm
.. even though very appropriate analogy, and OP question far too open for specific answers! .... but it's a huge range, and very much depending on unit (tent, caravan, MH etc.), number of people, EHU, time of year (BHs and school holiday periods are usually premium rates!), region of country to some extent. But Bernie47's £12 - £60/night is pretty much spot on for the bulk, a few will be outside that range!
