To be fair they can fill city sites easily 12 months of the year.
When you think about it Barry, they charge less for winter when it costs them more for EHU. Also the site we were on in Braithwaite Village was only about one quarter full. Yet it was fully staffed. But were you are right now is not sustainable, and £15 a night simply cannot continue. For £22 a night we got first class facilities. I posted photos on here. They were running at a loss in winter according to the warden. I have booked 10 sites on CCC sites Barry in August in varying city and rural locations. Over three weeks. Half with EHU for an average of £32 a night. But sites in popular city centres are always expensive for obvious reasons. Also the site in question, the land is rented from Bristol City Council, who charge plenty. This site is on a 6 month rolling contract due to the fact housing will be being built on it and the site will close eventually.
) and the increased demand for ‘staycations’.
Yes the C&MC always charge plenty, hence why for our long 3 week trip I stuck to CCC sites, which I find more reasonable. But the site chosen by the OP Baltic Wharf is one of their most expensive, and I am surprised he managed to get a booking at short notice. What really irritates me about the C&MC is they have hardly any non EHU pitches. If they are so concerned about the cost of EHU then why not offer more non EHU pitches. Also in summer we hardly use any leccy. To be honest this may well be my last year with them, I have no time for them whatsoever.It’s not much different to the rest of the accommodation sector in the UK. It’s always been like this, except we’re now facing energy bills on steroids.
Self-catering in particular was always a difficult one through the winter months when it’s cold & dark and more heat & light is needed by default, therefore eats into any profit.
But it also used to be the case that such businesses always struggled to get custom out of season in the colder months. I would reckon that situation has changed slightly due to the pandemic & ****** (I’m not being political here!
The C&MC have whacked prices right up, but there will always be folk with sufficient income to absorb the increases and will still book onto their sites. Although I understand from inside info (friends who work for C&MC) that bookings have dropped a fair bit on certain sites since last year and could well continue to decline heading into 2023.
Central sites will always be in demand regardless. It isn’t always just tourists who make use of them. I understand there has also been a dramatic reduction in foreign visitors too, don’t know how that has impacted, or if indigenous visitors have made up for that particular loss in trade.
I keep seeing this type of post I live in a 3 bedroom house totally all Electric 6 Electric rads on 07.30 - 22.00 all set to 20° At the coldest temp this winter it was £17.70 normal average is £8 - £10 a day thats cooking washer/dryer when needed. How can EHU cost more and not be a Rip Off
Well first your leky is heavily subsidised by the government. without that subsidy your daily cost would be a lot higher probably around £15-20 a day.
Simply do the maths. Even if on 1kw/phr at a average of 34p/khr thats £8.16 per day. Many users plug in and turn the heating and hot water on and never turn it off simply because they have paid for it. Even opening windows rather than turning the heating off or down and thats without using anything else.
What on earth makes you think prices will come back down.
Were did you read this, or do you mean gas and electric. Most analysts reckon in 2024 Things will start to return to normal
They will eventually, these prices are not sustainable in the medium term.
