Ooh, I see it's been rumbling on while I've been away for 2 nights, (incidentally saving £18 by showering in the van & using my own loo (soz couldn't resist !))
Just a couple of comments, I know there's sites for every preference & if we don't wanna pay for awnings, dogs, loos etc then choose a different site but this thread wasn't started as a moan, simply as an observation and secondly you really dont have to have a big, posh, expensive caravan to be able to use the bathroom facilities, ours is a single axle, has a small side bathroom & it's perfectly usable, dont get me wrong it's nice to be able to stand under constant water in a "proper" shower but we're on a budget, thats why we dont stay in hotels or choose expensive sites & the money we save by using our own facilities means we can go away a lot more, I simply hadn't realised how much we'd saved.
I must admit we always used to use shower blocks, I didnt like the idea of using the loo for anything other than a wee & the shower was just used for storage but one weekend it was howling down, windy & cold, I'd got a stinking cold and had been putting off my trip to the shower block because I was so cosy & really didnt fancy getting ready & going out in the weather so i decided to give it a go in the van & it was so much easier than I'd imagined, we're going away with my parents in a few weeks who also wont use the van loo & I'm considering spiking Mom's tea so she HAS to use it in the night......
It's not a criticism just an observation, I agree that sites have to make money & have no problem at all with it but hadn't realised just how much people paid to use a loo block, our site has 100 pitches & so could generate up to £900 a day if it had loos!
Imagine if you had to walk to reception and hand over £9 a day for a key to the block, we've totalled up 33 nights this year so far at Ebury so have saved a massive £297 by using our own shower & loo.
and if you do not have the luxury of your own shower or loo what then methinks. Phewwwww!!!
On saying that I have to use the disabled facilities so having a shower unless it was a suitable one is not good. As I have a fc I do take a porta potti in a plinth but a shower noooooooooooooo!!! so as I do not want to phewwwwww!!!! I pay up. As we have just spent 63 nights away I am not even going to use a calculator(I dare not) Still do get help out of high season for being 75/67 years of age so it helps.Cannot even use half the sites normally as the pushing a wheelchair not so easy at times.But still better than a stink
C+CC sites will continue to advertise reasonably pitch fees which become very costly once all the extras are added for as long as there are enough mugs willing to pay. Our favourite site,less than 12 miles from Kinnerley and a stones throw from Ebury is definitely NOT a C+CC site It has loos hot showers and washing facilities, a disabled wetroom and washing up facilities. Everything is spotless at all times.The pitch fee paid is for van,awning,2 adults,hook-up,and free use of all facilities.
Btw - I'd like to know where these campsites that Rune mentioned are....
`Currently staying on a site with toilet and shower for £10 per unit night - last year we were on a site, again with toilet and shower, for £12 per unit night but to be fair that one did have a swimming pool as well...
Oh and both were CSs...'
wonder if he's willing to tell ?
Of course I am my dear La-la:
The one with the swimming pool was Brickyard Farm in Banham Norfolk - unfortunately the new owners never reopened it for this years season otherwise we would have been back there instead of at Orchard Cottage in Weybread in Suffolk, both of these we found on the C&CC site finder both are/were CSs.
Don't book or arrive at this type of site expecting shiny new brick built fully tiles shower/toilet blocks because they are not, they can be described as "rustic" and would elicit the term "in urgent need of modernisation" from many forum reviewers BUT they are clean, in fact very clean and, importantly, they stay that way all day long - in fact until they are cleaned the following day.
The swimming pool at Brickyard Farm was a nice extra, you paid for a session (something like £5 per hour) but the swimming pool was then all yours or your family for that hour (they still have the holiday cottages open there but not the caravan site)
It is a case of looking, finding, and enjoying and remembering you are probably saving at least £18 per night by using these sites
------------- Caravanning is a way of getting a cheap holiday out of an expensive hobby
What a pity the Brickyard Farm one has shut it's gates to caravans - I'm not surprised at that sad face ! That's brilliant value - & no we wouldn't expect anything fancy at a small site with such reasonable rates - nor would we particularly care, clean & pleasant with plenty hot water is all that matters. It's possible we'll be camping on our way back home from Dover later in September (after holiday in France) so will tell OH bout these & check out the C&CC sitefinder too.
Thanks
Esther glad you had a nice - cheap - break again !
Quote: Originally posted by hookup on 07/8/2011
C+CC sites will continue to advertise reasonably pitch fees which become very costly once all the extras are added for as long as there are enough mugs willing to pay. Our favourite site,less than 12 miles from Kinnerley and a stones throw from Ebury is definitely NOT a C+CC site It has loos hot showers and washing facilities, a disabled wetroom and washing up facilities. Everything is spotless at all times.The pitch fee paid is for van,awning,2 adults,hook-up,and free use of all facilities.
what are all the extras you have to pay for with the C&CC? There is a pitch fee (£3.55 per night on most sites) and a fee per person per night. End of story.
Quote: Originally posted by hookup on 07/8/2011C+CC sites will continue to advertise reasonably pitch fees which become very costly once all the extras are added for as long as there are enough mugs willing to pay. Our favourite site,less than 12 miles from Kinnerley and a stones throw from Ebury is definitely NOT a C+CC site It has loos hot showers and washing facilities, a disabled wetroom and washing up facilities. Everything is spotless at all times.The pitch fee paid is for van,awning,2 adults,hook-up,and free use of all facilities.
what are all the extras you have to pay for with the C&CC? There is a pitch fee (£3.55 per night on most sites) and a fee per person per night. End of story.
I was wondering that too. and if you are over 50 and can go outside school holidays it gets seriously cheap.
And they don't even charge extra for awnings.
Quote: Originally posted by hookup on 07/8/2011
C+CC sites will continue to advertise reasonably pitch fees which become very costly once all the extras are added for as long as there are enough mugs willing to pay. Our favourite site,less than 12 miles from Kinnerley and a stones throw from Ebury is definitely NOT a C+CC site It has loos hot showers and washing facilities, a disabled wetroom and washing up facilities. Everything is spotless at all times.The pitch fee paid is for van,awning,2 adults,hook-up,and free use of all facilities.
what are all the extras you have to pay for with the C&CC? There is a pitch fee (£3.55 per night on most sites) and a fee per person per night. End of story.
The C&CC one at Glenmore - it's one of the Forest ones - charges extras. Not for awnings but there's supplements if your stay falls on Saturdays or Sundays,extra again for Bank holidays, if there's more than 2 adults and I possibly more. Maybe that's the sort of thing Hookup is speaking about.
Quote: Originally posted by hookup on 07/8/2011C+CC sites will continue to advertise reasonably pitch fees which become very costly once all the extras are added for as long as there are enough mugs willing to pay. Our favourite site,less than 12 miles from Kinnerley and a stones throw from Ebury is definitely NOT a C+CC site It has loos hot showers and washing facilities, a disabled wetroom and washing up facilities. Everything is spotless at all times.The pitch fee paid is for van,awning,2 adults,hook-up,and free use of all facilities.
what are all the extras you have to pay for with the C&CC? There is a pitch fee (£3.55 per night on most sites) and a fee per person per night. End of story.
The 'per person per night' price includes the pitch. The £3.55 extra is for a 'service pitch' (i.e EHU), so it's even cheaper if you don't need electicity.
There is an extra charge (per pitch per night) for non-members.
We are over 55 so get 'Age Concession' rates any day of the week (except high season at some sites) and also save money Monday-Thursday by using the 4 for 3 deal available at many sites.
Most of our trips work out at about £10 per night with EHU for 2 of us.
------------- Regards,
Richard
2011
May: Crowborough (*****)
June: Oldbury Hill (*****)
July: Rother Valley (*)
August: Gate Lodge (Cancelled)
September: Graffham
Amazing family weekend with old steam engines, classic car displays, market stalls, and full catering and bar. And camping on site - Save £25 by booking in advance.
Topic: Cost of using a shower block.
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otherwise we would have been back there instead of at Orchard Cottage in Weybread in Suffolk, both of these we found on the C&CC site finder both are/were CSs. 
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