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Just a theoretical question but what is the maximum you would pay for an all singing and dancing CL or CS pitch? What if it had water and drainage , electric,TV points hard standing (if required) and fantstic individual shower rooms (  2 mens and 2 ladies) In other words what the best commercial campsites have but only 5 vans on 1 acre of landscaped gardens?

We have the opportunity to do all this but have to cost it out!! We would start with the 5 pitches as no planning is required but would possibly in the distant future try for full planning for up to 15 all singing and dancing pitches.

Sounds lovely.

Max we would pay for all this would be about £15 a night maximum, Just our opinion, At christmas we stayed at Little paddock in ringwood, Caravan club CL, It has an outdoor pool (wasn't open though) a papmer pad (Hot tub, sauna) (£5 for 2 hours) play area for kids and a smallish toilet block, That was £15 a night, Quite expensive for a CL but we loved it.

Although it was expensive we did really lik it, te attention to detail was great, had a really friendly welcome from owners with a cup of coffee, drinks for kids and buscuits, The pamper pad was equipped with towells, bath robes, plastic wine glasses and CD's to use in the sauna, all this made a huge difference,

Each pitch had a wooden picnic table under a wooden gazebo and each pitch had there own chimnea, Was lovely, these little things really made it stand out from the crowd.

Hope that helps,

P.S. If you go ahead make sure you let us know where it is, we love CL's

Our prefect CL would have EHU and toilets, plus the essentials (water, CDP, waste point, unless grey waste is 'under the hedge'), and a cracking view.  Cost-wise, we would pay up to £10 during summer, but would expect to pay less off-season.

If you do set up a CL - and good luck, by the way - do take the time to set up a website, too. I'm often put off by the sparse details available in the club books, and want more "flesh on the bones". I turn to the web for that.

I'm also in the "keep it simple" camp - I never want to have to pay for facilities I don't use and don't want.

I think for a CL I would be prepared to pay up to about £12 a night for what you are suggesting. If you get the facilities and price right it would mean you would a lot of return customers and its full full most of the time that will provide the income stream. Get the pricing wrong and you could half your potential customers. 

David