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Quote: Originally posted by chigman on 22/1/2010

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I get a tear in my eye if I have to pay a tenner.

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Quote: Originally posted by saftlad on 28/1/2010

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Sorry folks, I'm new on the site and something is bothering me.

Why do campsites charge extra for awnings even on tents, where it surely can't be causing them any extra work, nor damage to the ground. Is it just another cash-cow?

An extra £4 per day just to add an extra 1m to the length of my ickle tent doesn't seem like good value to me :( but maybe I've missed the point somewhere?

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Quote: Originally posted by Dreadnought on 28/1/2010

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Quote: Originally posted by saftlad on 28/1/2010

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Sorry folks, I'm new on the site and something is bothering me.

Why do campsites charge extra for awnings even on tents, where it surely can't be causing them any extra work, nor damage to the ground. Is it just another cash-cow?

An extra £4 per day just to add an extra 1m to the length of my ickle tent doesn't seem like good value to me :( but maybe I've missed the point somewhere?

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No,there's no point missed.Its called daylight robbery and they know they can get away with it as well.

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Please don't tar us all with the same brush.  We have a charge for awnings on caravans if they are on the grass as mainly people put a groundsheet down and despite requests for breathable ones most folks don't or won't and yes it does spoil the grass especially if it's a longer stay ( that's longer than 4 nights!).   We have an all inclusive price for hardstandings.

Again the larger the awning of a tent the more the likelyhood of a groundsheet will go down on the grass or it becomes a very heaviliy trafficed area as normally the awning is installed on entry/exit to the tent, and yes the worst it is for any customer that has to follow anyone onto that pitch if it is a mud bath.  If these pitches remain grass they have to be reseeded every year - believe me it is not cheap to do that.

In response to this and I know this is not unique to us, we are as I type, in the process of installing AWPs, this also costs money to do and lots of money at that, cos despite popular belief site owners don't get stuff for free once we say we are site owners!

Liz

Quote: Originally posted by Nappyweb on 22/1/2010

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I think Haven are great for prices, especially their last min deals. We have been quoted £17.50 for 4 nights in May (if our tent can fit on the pitch!). And that includes everything. There are 4 of us and that includes favilities etc.

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Quote: Originally posted by carson on 21/1/2010

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Same for us!!! the trend at the moment is price for the pitch, then for ehu, then children (we have 3), then dogs, then awning............ so what started out reasonable ends up quite expensive.   

 And i know someone in a minute will say well if you don't like the price then don't go!! but because the new trend is caravaning and camping the prices are rocketing :(

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I agree - starts off reaasonable then you add it up, and it can be horrendous.
We take two cars,this started when Richard worked away from  home, I would go down with the kids and he would join us.   He liked being able to smoke in the car.
I liked being able to stop for a comfort break when it suited me.   Also being able to listen to my music - along with the kids music.    So now we take two cars.    Also now we have the dog, there would not be room in one car.   
One site we looked at charged £5 per night for the extra car.along with £5 per night for a host of other extras. 

OK I don't mind paying a fair price, and if there are more facilites on site, sometimes paying a little more can work out cheaper than going out everyday.   The other year we went to Flamingoland during the October half term, and although we paid £40 per night, including the extra car, it was worth it, because the only time we went off site was for food.   

Last summer we went away at the end of May - paid £21 per night - folding camper, trailer, dog, two adults, two kids.    Lovely site - with amongst other things a small swimming pool on site (we didn't bother with the other stuff such as the games room as the weather was glorious), lovely kids play area.
Went back to the same area later that year to a differnt site - over £30 per night for the same set up - but nothing on site, apart from a small shop.

At the moment, due to serious illness on both sides, we are limited to sites within roughly two hours, not towing , from home - then if need be one of us could shoot home, leaving the other with the kids, and then go back to pack up etc.   Which is another reason for two cars being vital.   

Quote: Originally posted by weeblewobble on 03/2/2010

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Hi, i'm new to camping etc only started last year. How do you find a good reasonably priced site. Wheres the best places to look etc. I have no idea where to start and what all the abbreviations for types of sites are etc. Can someone help.

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Have a look in the magazines - practical caravan, camping & caravan club, caravan club. There are usually some adverts for special deals but low season generally - or join a club - there own sites are outrageously expensive but CS & CL type sites can be a bargain.

You don't have to pay the earth for a bit of earth!! If you want all the trimmings in season you probably will.