How much would you pay for a week in a caravan?

[Gardenwalldilema]

We really love caravan breaks, dc love all the onsite facilities etc. I usually book cheapies in term time.
Now eldest dc is of school age I was having a look for a week next August, the prices are eye watering!
Does anyone happily pay 800+ for a week? Does it feel good value or do you end up wishing you'd gone abroad?

I never normally pay much. Normally do a last minute weekend some time in the summer and it’s never usually more than £150. When the kids were small we used to go in term time for about £120 for the week in September.

I’ve just booked what I think is the last reasonable caravan in Cornwall for 4 night in the next couple of weeks for £284. It’s more than I would normally pay, but some of the bigger sites wanted over a £1k for the same dates!! We usually go abroad every year, in the summer hols and never pay more than £1500. There no way I’d spend that on a U.K. caravan!!

This year have paid 2k for two weeks in Dorset, I think that's pretty standard for school holidays, higher spec van, nice sites.

I got quotes 6k for two weeks in Cornwall, not a fucking chance!

£800 for a week in a caravan during high season is about right

@Ifailed

I'd expect to be paid to spend a week in a caravan.

What a really twaty comment

@Ifailed

I'd expect to be paid to spend a week in a caravan.

This

But a family hotel room is minimum 120 a night anywhere in the summer. I dont think it's that bad, esp if there is something to do.

@Patapouf what's the point of that comment though? What a shitty attitude some people have.

If you've not had to holiday during school holidays before @Gardenwalldilema it's likely that prices you are seeing for this year are higher than previous years due to people not having been able to book abroad . I think £800 sounds reasonable compared to other prices I've seen for this August .

Most ridiculous I've seen was a tent in a field somewhere in Wales on AirB&B for £1500.

It would be nice to think prices will come back down again in a couple of years as demand goes down again but I wouldn't bank on it .'

@Waxonwaxoff0

Wow. I wouldn't pay that. I pay £200-£300 for a Butlins break with entertainment and food included!

@Waxonwaxoff0 is that during the school holidays this year ?
If it is you've got a good deal as we used to pay more than that a few years back .

We paid about £275 sept 2020 (Mon-Fri outside school holidays) for a 4 berth platinum caravan in Looe. Clean, modern and exactly what we wanted - self contained, self catering. Indoor pool on site, play park, beaches nearby

We've rebooked for sept this year with the same company at a different location also in Cornwall, same time of year, also Mon-Fri, platinum plus this time for the private decking - about £300 i think.

April 2022 we've booked a lodge (which I think is effectively a large caravan/static home thing without wheels?!), the highest spec one, private hot tub, decking etc. Again Mon-Fri outside of school holidays, about £500 in Tenby

@shinynewapple21 yes, there are only 2 of us though (me single parent and DS) so we just get a room rather than an apartment, I know they tend to cost more.

I'd pay not to spend a week in one

We usually pay around £500 but this year we have paid around £700, prices have shot up due to demand.

[quote LST]@Patapouf what's the point of that comment though? What a shitty attitude some people have. [/quote]
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I prefer a tent tbh

[quote LST]@Patapouf what's the point of that comment though? What a shitty attitude some people have. [/quote]
Agree...no need to make nasty comments

@upsideoxide

I'd pay not to spend a week in one

Well keep walking by and don’t be snide

@Patapouf so why comment on a thread about caravans?

I can’t bring myself to pay what they cost these days
We’ve had a lodge on a lovely park in Devon a few times £500 for 4 nights in past near beach, kids loved the facilities but they’re £1600 a week in holidays I can’t do it
We’ve booked AI in turkey next year for £1700
We have 5 nights in a sea front air bnb apartment (3rd year running so owner lets us book offline and discounts for us) for £400 this august 2 minute walk to the beach and have to make own entertainment in the evenings but can do that considering save so much

We never go in summer because prices are extortionate. We go camping on non-electric pitches instead, roughly £30 per night.

We went away to the Peak District (near Ashbourne) in May half-term & paid £268 for 4 nights in a brand new static caravan, 3 beds, bathroom & extra WC, on an independent site.

We also go to Berny Riviere (La Croix de Vieux Pont) every October half-term. Massive campsite with pool complex, bowling, soft play, crazy golf, fishing, free kids' clubs & so much more. We stay in a 3-bedroom, 2 bathroom static caravan with decking & loads of indoor space. Costs £425 for the 7 nights, including ferry crossing (Eurocamp).

Sounds a pretty standard price

How much would you pay for a 'lodge' at Center parcs, 2, 3 times as much and that's essentially no different to a static caravan.

We went to Cornwall last year, a good 20 min walk to the beach in an apartment and it was £1200.

Went to haven at Easter 7 years ago and it was £300 for the weekend . In school holidays on a site with a pool etc etc, I would think £1K per week was a decent deal to be honest.

Thanks for the replies, it's just a school holiday premium and something I have to love with for the next 15 years or so clearly
I can now see why there are often threads suggesting the staggering of school holidays, and pondering the suitability of pulling dc out of school for a holiday!

I love all these snooty comments. I wonder if they are the same people who dispair at second home ownership and landlords ruining the market.

Holiday caravans, apartments etc are a much more sustainable and friendly model than a "cheap" detached multi bedroom rental.

[quote LST]@Patapouf so why comment on a thread about caravans?[/quote]
Why derail a thread to pick fights? Nothing better to do with your time?

I was just agreeing with a PP who was actually answering the OP truthfully.

We did it for the first time a couple of years ago and, despite reservations, really enjoyed it. We have booked again this year (it’s about £1000 cheaper than a holiday home in the same area) as it is near my parents. We are paying £700 for 7 nights. We did balk at the price but actually I think it is pretty good