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Hi to all and merry Christmas and happy new year all have a safe a good holiday period, now back to more mundane things, cost of holidays and as indicated above "Caravanning is a way of getting a cheap holiday from an expensive hobby"
We are a family of four, caravanning now into our 4th season (2012) Since turning to the tin top side from the luxury of aeroplanes and swish hotels we have never looked back. Looked at going to our usual overseas destination i.e. Venetian Rivera (Venice) total cost 2 adults 2 kids summer holidays due to school etc £4300.00 excluding spends and holiday clothes. Way this up against 8 trips for 2012 in the van with two weeks in the summer hols (£400.00 cc site) total £782.00 for 8 trips. Take out food expense as we have to eat anyway either home or in the van. other cost is fuel which equates if anything like this year to £300 for the year towing. Have noticed the sites have gone up between £3 -8. But still much cheaper than just two weeks away once per year. We bought the van brand new so over the past 3 years we feel it has paid for its self several times over with the amount of holidays away it has given us each year on average 7 - 9 trips out over the whole year not just the April-October season. If anything it is the cost of Storage which gripes me as we store on a Cassoa Gold site £480/year, however insurance is much reduced. So all in all for us we find it to be a cost effective way of holidays, although this view will not be liked by all.
This is just my view and we love it roll on 2012.

all have a good one
rgds
chris W

I'm sure the caravan club only offers 5 or 10% discount for cassoa gold site, why not look at cheaper storage sites, mines just outside of manchester near Bents garden centre  on a cassoa silver for £303

bessie  

Quote: Originally posted by wynnie69 on 22/12/2011

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i dont think fees are high ,we will be away a week to the beach and a week away fishing in august to cc sites grand totsl £260 where would you get two weeks holiday for that anywhere else !!!!

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We have around 13 weeks booked for 2012 at around £1000 which is about £76 a week for two people. Seems cheap IMO

Phil

Hi jennifernn, Have you looked at the Ardmair Point Caravan Site, 3 miles past Ullapool,  it’s a smallish site right on the waters edge of (I think Annat Bay), Prices were a bit cheaper than in Ullapool, not sure if still the same price wise, it has EHU.