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We have ours on a seasonal pitch in Oxfordshire (Greenhill Leisure Park) and, as Alisonmc says, the cost is around £1.5k per year.  However, having calculated the number of nights we might use it and the cost of extra fuel for towing (we live around 80 miles away) we reckon it is good value, especially as we can leave our awning up so no chores to do when we get there except connect the EHU and fill the water up.  Since we are now semi retired and only work Tuesday to Thursday, we get nice long weekends!

Quote: Originally posted by Ronni54 on 04/7/2011

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We have ours on a seasonal pitch in Oxfordshire (Greenhill Leisure Park) and, as Alisonmc says, the cost is around £1.5k per year.  However, having calculated the number of nights we might use it and the cost of extra fuel for towing (we live around 80 miles away) we reckon it is good value, especially as we can leave our awning up so no chores to do when we get there except connect the EHU and fill the water up.  Since we are now semi retired and only work Tuesday to Thursday, we get nice long weekends!

 

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We couldn't afford seasonal prices so have done the  next best thing and store it on our favourite C&CC site, we pay £200 for the season then per night when we're there (£12), works out way cheaper, if the going rate is £1500 we'd have to do over 108 nights to make a seasonal cheaper.

 You can change your pitch each time you go so you get different views & don't run the risk of getting bad neighbours for a full year, only downside is not being able to leave the awning up but it only takes half hour so no problem & we use the canopy for weekends which takes 2 minutes.

Make sure you check your Insurance out if leaving your van on a site, there are discounts for gold security sites.

This is something we are thinking of doing next year, but would still like to be able to take the van off if we are going gurther afield, its gotta be within an hour of Redditch/henley in Arden so OH can get to work and then she can come down to us when she has finished without spending hours on the road,

I like the idea of being able to stay til later on a sunday instead of havin to be off by 12 and also I hate towing so this way at least I could get away with the kids easier without the stress of me having to tow.

Also some idiot (me) bought a whopping huge pool for the garden and now have now lawn left with all the other toys so I can then put the pool where the caravan is stored round the back of the house in the summer and when the van comes back in the winter I would be putting the pool away anyway.

Is it really that expensive though Just March to October??  

Quote: Originally posted by Esther1 on 07/7/2011

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We couldn't afford seasonal prices so have done the  next best thing and store it on our favourite C&CC site, we pay £200 for the season then per night when we're there (£12), works out way cheaper, if the going rate is £1500 we'd have to do over 108 nights to make a seasonal cheaper.

 You can change your pitch each time you go so you get different views & don't run the risk of getting bad neighbours for a full year, only downside is not being able to leave the awning up but it only takes half hour so no problem & we use the canopy for weekends which takes 2 minutes.

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