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Found a fairly new campsite whilst searching this evening and was then left gobsmacked at the prices, I have never seen them so extortionate!

We are 2Adults+3 Kids TENT-non ehu.   £31pn

I shall not be going there no matter how good a site may be!

As long as people are naive enough to pay extortionate fees the sites will carry on charging them.

As has been said many times before, the only answer is to boycott these sites.

Glad it's not just me who think's that to be extortionate!

May I enquire if those charges are for peak period in the summer during school holidays?

If yes, then I am not surprised.

Try finding a B&B at somewhere decent for 31 GBP per night for 2 adults and 3 kids during August!

DK

If it is the school holidays then they can and will get away with charging it as they know that parents have no other options. As said already taking kids away in the school holidays is expensive full stop even before you have taken them out for the day.

I'm not nieve and would love to not pay those prices but it all comes down to timing and the sites know that they can fill up the pitches in the school holidays no matter what and the schools now make it increasing harder to take children out of school in term time. 2 years ago I took mine to america in May and 1 of the weeks was term time, it took me a month to get approval from the school.

Gary

Sorry, but we alway's go camping within the school holiday's and bank holiday's and the max I have ever been charged is £20pn, so people can choose to not be ripped off if they want to.

I will not  ever be ripped off

Quote: Originally posted by beefysmum on 16/6/2010

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But its not a B&B Its a patch of grass in a field with no electric .

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It has other facilities such as toilets and shower blocks, water etc. etc., that cost money to provide and maintain, no?

However, based on the description of the facilities by the OP, it does sound rather expansive!

DK