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wonder if camp sites will be full this year

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anniebear · 15/01/2009 20:31

I mean even more full then usual!

depending on the weather of course

Just wonder with it beig a cheaper option if more people who may be struggling may give it a try?

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Surfermum · 15/01/2009 20:34

I was wondering that too. Although maybe those who tried it last year and had too much rain won't bother, so it'll even itself out .

Have you booked anything yet?

dylsmum1998 · 15/01/2009 21:41

hmm have also been considering this, have lots of places i want to go this year, not sure where to start.
do want a new tent though. will be going tent shopping in next few weeks so i can be ready to go as soon as warmer weather arrives.
i can't wait

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anniebear · 16/01/2009 20:12

No! Only tried our first time last year, early september, we were 99% the weather was nice so we gave it a go

we wont book anywhere (going self catering to south wales!!!) but will just have weekends awya when we are pretty certain the weather will be dry!!

you?

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Surfermum · 16/01/2009 20:19

Yes, we've booked our summer holiday in Cornwall for 2 weeks. Same site as last year, and we'll have the same people on the neighbouring pitch as we've made friends with the family there. It'll be the 4th year we've been there with them next door, so I'm guessing we can't be that bad .

Clarissimo · 16/01/2009 20:22

I think it'll be buesy but the weathr for the past few years will have put some people off a bit.

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anniebear · 17/01/2009 11:32

sounds lovely Surfermum

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Clarissimo · 18/01/2009 18:27

Am bumping this as I booked our suite this morning (Sandy Balls) and apparently they're almost fully booked and we are lucky to get a pitch

book early people

Lucycat · 18/01/2009 19:52

I think that sites in the UK will be busier than ever because of the Euro exchange rate - more people on ukcamping are looking to stay here that go to France simply because of the cost.

Not us though my thinking is that we spend less as we have the pools etc on site and we eat more simply - oh and the wine is considerably cheaper too!

btw Clarissimo - still can't get used to your new disguise name

Surfermum · 18/01/2009 19:55

I'm just look at France for Whitsun half term. We're restricted to Siblu sites though as I'm paying with Tesco vouchers.

dylsmum1998 · 18/01/2009 20:11

those of you that go to france, do you drive there?
and do you go on ferry or euortunnel?
am wanting to go to france this year, but have never been so not sure of best way to go

Clarissimo · 18/01/2009 21:10

we were looiing at France throuigh caravan and camping but ds1 decided the stress woud be too much and I didnt fancy trying to explain his asd in french

we'll get there though, one day!

Surfermum · 19/01/2009 19:10

We take our car on the fastcat, Dylsmum - but this year hope to take our campervan. We go Poole to Cherbourg but we're only 10 mins from the port on this side, so it makes sense for us.

gaussgirl · 23/01/2009 18:59

God, Clariss! Was ignoring the Sandy Balls brochure on my doormat, planning on 'getting round to it'!!

We can't win! We finally pluck up courage in 2008 to DO the Europe thing with the DSs, deeming them to be old enough- we DID have a good time but I was glad I'd booked and paid for Centreparks in Holland and self catering in Brittany LAST Jan coz when we got to France in Aug, prices were already becoming scary! We'd assumed it'd be Europe all the way from here on in but no! So wheel out the trusty tent and what? Every other 'buggeur' is doing the same. As it was we had sort of given up camping a bit because a) the weather was unremittingly shite in the UK and b)the previous year or so, admittedly at the River Dart the site was full of Tybalts, Poppys and Khyam tents! We'd hoped this middle class camping craze might have died a death but they'll be out in force again THIS summer now that Corfu is out!

saggyhairyarse · 24/01/2009 11:13

I've been trying to book a mobile home in Italian Adriatic and they are all sold out with Eurocamp to we are supertenting it!

Cheap though!

PlainOldPeachy · 24/01/2009 17:37

LOL gauss (was Clariss btw!) we had a Khyam ast year and are deffo not MC!

If youre in SB forst two weeks of Hols, do hollr (and youll be able to meet our new outwell even more MC tent PMSL- in my defence have been camping 22 years so not a new craze )

battyhatty · 29/01/2009 21:48

Don't know about it being a cheaper option - just guess how much a pitch is per night, at Haven in Cornwall this school summer holidays? Go, on, guess....

battyhatty · 29/01/2009 21:50

£111 per night!

Yes, onehundredandelevenpoundsonly!

Admittedly it's for a super pitch, on Friday and Saturday nights, but really!

Heated · 29/01/2009 21:55

Booked and paid for our Easter and Summer holidays pre Christmas, because for once we knew where we want to go! Normally indecisiveness plagues us; we're really fair weather campers though, so fingers crossed. The I-Ls camp all year round, even in the snow at New Year, crazed loons hardy souls.

JHKE · 30/01/2009 12:09

We have just booked our hols for the summer, after reading this and thinking we had better get it booked.. glad to find a site that is £16 per night with hookup...and reviews are raving

PeachyBAHonsPRSCertOnRequest · 01/02/2009 14:05

£111! That's nuts!

A great pitch at sandy balls (like a far posher Haven) for 6 of us, summer holidays, fortnight- just over £500 (therfore less than half Haven).

Barmy prices you've got there.

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