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11/4/2014 at 2:47pm
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Quote: Originally posted by tango55 on 07/4/2014We occasionally visit a campsite that charges less than a tenner a night including electric hook up plus there are also both grass and hardstanding pitches. The site has one toilet, a washbasin, shower, water point, grey water waste facility and chemical disposal point. I wouldn't consider paying over £18 per night at any campsite and for those that do are just encouraging the landowners to become more greedy. If one site can charge less than a tenner a night then it proves that many others can reduce their pitch fees too in real camping terms. They call it ripp off Britain but as long as the campers keep feeding the site owners extortionate fees then camping eventually won't be a cheap get-away for the majority most of us.
Be fair though, Tango. For some, that (your description) wouldn't be what they are looking for. We (tenters) like heated showers/facilities mid-winter. Some (not us!) may require a playground for their kiddies, or an on-site pub/restaurant/tea room. Certain folk wouldn't like "sharing" such facilities with the opposite sex. Some would like to shower with their children, and require family bathrooms. Then there's the freezer needed for ice blocks... t'internet... maybe direct access to a beach... the list is endless.
And of course, the more of these facilities we look for, the more likely the cost to go up.
We have used a place (more than once!) that has absolutely superb underfloor heating in the wash room/showers. (We have been known to tent camp in the snow!) Large shower cubicles (3 for each gender), plus two massive shower cubicles in a separate unisex/family room. Numerous WC's/urinals and wash basins. Indoor washing up area. Laundry etc, fridge/freezer, hot drinks machine & Microwave in a covered cabin. "Free" (Included) Wi-fi throughout the site. On site shop, Dog/bike wash, the usual CDP's of course. Games field for the kids to run around. Small playground for toddlers... And great views of the wonderful surroundings!
OK, we don't need all of that, but for the bits we do like, for the two of us, it costs (latest 2014 tariff)...
In the winter, £20 - £22.50 (depending on dates), but includes 16amp leccy, water and TV connection(??) at each pitch. (These are hard standing "caravan pitches"... tent field is closed!)
Main season costs us £14 - £16. Leccy is extra... on a card metre... cost us about £1.20 for a two nighter for laptop, kettle and charging... remember all prices includes full-site wi-fi!
When the snow comes, that underfloor heating is an absolute Godsend for us wimpish tenters, and I for one am happy to pay that £20 (and even the £22.50 if need be) between us, to enable us to camp all year round, in relative comfort.
I can see where you are coming from, to a point, and agree with a lot of what you wrote... it's just that the statement... "I wouldn't consider paying over £18 per night at any campsite and for those that do are just encouraging the landowners to become more greedy"... a little unfair to those that do/would, and indeed to the providers of the aforementioned facilities themselves.
I get the impression that the site you mention doesn't intend to "go down that route", so are unlikely to change either their facilities or there tariff(s)? I suspect there are many more with the same outlook.
But some of us don't have "on board facilities", so if we have to pay for someone to provide them for us, surely that's not such a crime?
Once you get more than half a dozen tents on site, things could get quite embarrassing for the poor soul at the back of the queue for that one single loo, of a morning!
Surely, there's enough sites out there to make sure we are all catered for... at a budget we are each comfortable with?
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