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Personveryhappycamper
20/7/2015 at 8:58pm
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Hi all.

I don't have a caravan yet so I'm trying to gather information on the running costs associated with storage / site fees.

Does anyone have their caravan on a permanent pitch for the year. If so, where is it and how much do you pay. Does this work out cheaper than paying for yearly storage and then pitch fees for each trip. I've heard that storage can cost £300 per year. The main downside I can see is the lack of adventure, so do many people take this approach to caravaning.


PersonPhil Ness
20/7/2015 at 11:27pm
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The last time we enquired about seasonal pitches was about 6 years ago, the price then was around £1200 to £1500 for a Welsh coastal pitch. Even then I don't think you could leave it on site for the full year, just for the season so you would still need storage. You would need to use it a fair amount to get your monies worth, although you would offset towing costs.


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PersonMarilyn51
20/7/2015 at 11:42pm
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I was on a seasonal until buying my static last year and the fees were £1450 for the season (1st Saturday in March until last Sunday in October) but you could leave your awning up all season and the van could stay on it's pitch all winter. Electricity was extra and the only extras on site were a fishing pond and tennis courts which cost extra if you wanted to use them. No shop or club house but the site was beautiful and tranquil with the toilet blocks immaculate. I'm only paying £900 for a month less but same facilities for my static.

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PersonGrampian91
21/7/2015 at 2:08am
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Same place for every holiday every time puts me off having a seasonal pitch.

Mate pays £600 for a pitch where the awning can stay up but electric must be off when your not stopping. £18 a night on top of that also. I think thats a flat rate? Only the 2 of them so not sure if there would be any extra charges for extra people?

But for £600 its in the middle of nowhere, toilets are not that great, showers are on tokens and not that great also.
1 mile to the nearest shop but fairly quiet until the airport up the road start having meets where it maybe full sized craft or large scale or RC jets.

Before you consider checkout the area fully.


PersonAVON EAGLE
21/7/2015 at 7:28am
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I agree with Grampian91
May be worth hiring a static - the same one several times - same place every time - just to see if get fed up with the idea of going to the same place all the time.

Wouldn't suit me - same place every time - but if you like going to the same place every time - then that's ok.

(PS - Did you get fed up with me saying "Same place every time" ? )   


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Personfeeblecat
21/7/2015 at 7:32am
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We pay around £1400 for the 8 month season plus electricity which averages £12 per month. We had our van sited on another site for a few years then took to touring for a few years and am now seasonally sited again. I love being already set up and manage up there most weekends. Theres a lot that interests us in the area and we havent seen and done it all yet. I would say the most important thing about a seasonal pitch is the location - research and choose your area well.

We upgraded our camping gear this year, new tent etc, and have managed 3 separate trips, 2 long weekends and another week away in tent. For us this is the perfect scenario - we have a ready to use holiday home with the option of going somewhere different when the notion arises. We may stay sited or change our minds and tour again. For now we're very happy.


Personveryhappycamper
21/7/2015 at 7:40am
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Thanks for your input. I'm also thinking that the se site time after time may not be the answer and especially when considering the price for the year. They seam rather expensive and not to mention we have two kids so we'd need a site with facilities to keep them entertained or at least a site close to local amenities which obviously increases the pitch fee.

We have a couple of gold awarded storage facilities nearby so it's looking like we'll go down this route.

Thanks again.

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PersonGCMS2012
21/7/2015 at 5:50pm
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Are you wanting to site a tent or van?

As I see in your profile you got a tent...

Anyway, Byreside caravan site is IICRC, £550 March to October for your pitch - including awning and electric, you then pay per night on top of that...

(£5 for two adults and £2 per child.)

Can't remember the winter rate though....

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Personveryhappycamper
23/7/2015 at 8:57pm
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Thanks for the info. As I said "I dont have a caravan yet" but I am certainly going to buy one. I didn't know anything about the costs involved so I was wandering if there was much of a saving to have it sited for the season instead of paying storage. We've decided to go down the storage route and enjoy the benefits of a touring caravan, a different adventure every weekend.


PersonWobbly Box
23/7/2015 at 9:27pm
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If you site your caravan I think you need to make sure you pick somewhere within a comfortable driving distance to maximise the amount of times you use it. Not much fun driving for 3 hours after work on a Friday night to come back again on the Sunday.


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Personveryhappycamper
23/7/2015 at 9:30pm
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Yeah I agree. There are plenty of sites within a 2 hour drive which are great for weekends. We can look further afield for longer trips.


PersonMarilyn51
24/7/2015 at 12:14am
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The site where we had our tourer was only an hours drive and just right. We never towed and preferred to stay on the same pitch but a lot of people kept their vans there all year and used it every weekend but then towed it off for a fortnights holiday - best of both worlds.

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Personalan29
24/7/2015 at 8:58am
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Our pitch is £1600 a year all in. It's at Bala, by the lake, about 90 minutes away. Lovely site.
We're retired, so we use it lots, sometimes for a week, sometimes for just a night for a change of scenery from home. But we also took it to France in June. Best of both worlds.
I think you have to weigh up the cost against how much you will use it.


Personveryhappycamper
25/7/2015 at 6:38am
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We are complete newbies so you're right we do need to weigh it all up but so far I do think we'll be picking it up on a Friday afternoon and towing it to a new site every / other weekend.

I drive a company car with fuel allowance so mpg when towing isn't a cost we need to consider. It's really down to site fees and my own experiences of towing, will I like or hate it. Time will tell. The main thing that does appeal is the new camp site awaiting everytime.

So far I've looked into one storage site close by to two main A roads and it is £300 for the year. It has the Gold award complete with electric fob for the gate and is 3 mile from my house.


Personfeeblecat
25/7/2015 at 8:31am
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There are pros and cons to touring and siting. Touring sees a different site if you want each time. But you will probably use the van less often to minimise the hitching up, towing and settng up. If siting you will not be experiencing a new place each time but you will have a ready to use holiday home and probably use it much more often. We have done both and enjoyed doing so. Currently as I said earlier we are sited but because we sometimes wanted a different experience we upgraded our camping gear and go away with tent. I love my seasonal pitch and the site it's on and already know we'll be back next year. But I already have a couple of sites earmarked for the tent. If I were you I'd definately store van and tour first.


PersonWobbly Box
25/7/2015 at 9:19am
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If you put your van on a seasonal pitch you still have the option of hitching it up and going away somewhere else for a weeks holiday.
The other benefit is having a seasonal pitch maximises the amount of time you can use the van. Quite often especially if the sites are busy we need to be packed up and off our pitch by 11am on the Sunday morning.
Also you can pick a different site each year.



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