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View nickyf's Profile nickyf 29 Oct 20 10.52am Send a Private Message to nickyf Add nickyf as a friend

Been wondering lots of scare stories, but would love somewhere to be able to escape to at the weekend and chill out. Especially after lockdown.

 

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View eagleman13's Profile eagleman13 Flag On The Road To Hell & Alicante 29 Oct 20 11.05am Send a Private Message to eagleman13 Holmesdale Online Elite Member Add eagleman13 as a friend

Yes, on me 3rd now. Its on a 'Haven' site in Scratby, Norfolk. Prices are so much cheaper than those on the South & South West coasts.

Travellings a bit of a bind, but once there its great. Also depends how much you're able to fork out. Dont forget site fees & maintenace/utilities. Have a good look round, decide where 1st, then go from there.

Hope this helps.

 


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View cb1969's Profile cb1969 Flag Back in the 'hood 29 Oct 20 11.58am Send a Private Message to cb1969 Add cb1969 as a friend

Originally posted by eagleman13

Yes, on me 3rd now. Its on a 'Haven' site in Scratby, Norfolk. Prices are so much cheaper than those on the South & South West coasts.

Travellings a bit of a bind, but once there its great. Also depends how much you're able to fork out. Dont forget site fees & maintenace/utilities. Have a good look round, decide where 1st, then go from there.

Hope this helps.

Ain't that the truth. Had a look at a static in Bournemouth about three years ago, one of those double width ones, really nice.

The price? a quarter of a million quid, plus I think £6k a year site fees. Oh, and you could only keep it for 15 years.

No thanks.

 

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View gazzaeagle's Profile gazzaeagle Flag Wallington 29 Oct 20 12.28pm Send a Private Message to gazzaeagle Add gazzaeagle as a friend

Nah mate, it's all about campervans. Somewhere different every weekend, fraction of the cost and little depreciation.

 

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View thegreatlardino's Profile thegreatlardino Flag crawley/selsey 29 Oct 20 1.41pm Send a Private Message to thegreatlardino Add thegreatlardino as a friend

looked at both, campervans too expensive, also dont have anywhere to store it...bought a 6 berth caravan in selsey for just under 20K, have seen the bigger ones up to 300K but our one is fine for us, wifi etc, is a nice get away to the coast, but if you buy one need be realistic, i think it works out at about 100 quid a week with site fees, gas, electric & random council tax you have to pay

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View Forest Hillbilly's Profile Forest Hillbilly Flag in a hidey-hole 29 Oct 20 2.19pm Send a Private Message to Forest Hillbilly Add Forest Hillbilly as a friend

static caravans are only habitable for around 8 months a year.(check site for details)

Getting a camper van means you can park anywhere, and not pay any utilities. You can rob stuff off locals to finance any trips and upkeep. They call these 'campers', Do-as-you-likeys (pikeys).

 


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View Apollofuzz's Profile Apollofuzz Flag On the edge of reason 29 Oct 20 3.15pm Send a Private Message to Apollofuzz Add Apollofuzz as a friend

Having a static caravan does limited the amount of driveways you can Tarmac.

On a serious note. Think about what you want from a site, Clubs, pools and entertainment put the ground rent up. Also what are the rules regarding the age of the van private sites more likely to allow older vans. Do you want a lively site or a peaceful on. As mentioned most parks are only open 8 to 10 months of the year. Consider distance, maintenance costs (draining down in the winter) and certificates if you are renting it out. One of my friends has a Chalet in Selsey (not Bunn lesuire) which is nice for a get away. Chalets about 30k [Link] annual fees 2.5k Two bedroom sleeps 6 Club, Bar, Pool, Tennis courts and backs onto golf course good alternative to a static and a good resale value Good luck

 


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View AERO's Profile AERO Flag 29 Oct 20 7.21pm Send a Private Message to AERO Add AERO as a friend

Have looked into static homes here in Eastbourne. As mentioned b4 beware expensive site costs and depreciation and usually have to upgrade or move after a certain period 15/20 years.But like most things depending on how much you use to get your monies worth.Or check if you can sub rent which can cover some outgoings.

 

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BlueJay Flag UK 29 Oct 20 7.36pm

Originally posted by cb1969

Ain't that the truth. Had a look at a static in Bournemouth about three years ago, one of those double width ones, really nice.

The price? a quarter of a million quid, plus I think £6k a year site fees. Oh, and you could only keep it for 15 years.

No thanks.

The mind boggles.

They screw you over every which way. If you ever want to remove your caravan from the site you have to do it through them and so on. And as you say, after 15 years on some sites you have to replace it. What's that then £16666 a year, or £22.6k a year if you include ground fees. Would be better off keeping the money and just going where you like in the moment. They're dirt cheap to spend a week here and there at anyway, minus the hassle.

The only 'bargain' angle I can see is if people are essentially going to live in the caravan for several months a year, or most weekends, and they manage to pick up a decent value second hand one.

 

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View PalazioVecchio's Profile PalazioVecchio Flag south pole 29 Oct 20 7.40pm Send a Private Message to PalazioVecchio Add PalazioVecchio as a friend

get the use of a couple of Large Day Vans.

And convert them into temporary campers. Save yourself a lorry load of money....if you pardon the pun. And after the holiday you return the vans to their normal job.


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View kingdowieonthewall's Profile kingdowieonthewall Flag Sussex, ex-Cronx. 29 Oct 20 8.03pm Send a Private Message to kingdowieonthewall Add kingdowieonthewall as a friend

Originally posted by PalazioVecchio

get the use of a couple of Large Day Vans.

And convert them into temporary campers. Save yourself a lorry load of money....if you pardon the pun. And after the holiday you return the vans to their normal job.


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classy.
going to do this with my van one weekend.
Take mrs KD away to Canvey.
(mrs may well open a whole 6 pack of whup ass on me for it)

 


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View dorking's Profile dorking Flag 29 Oct 20 8.07pm Send a Private Message to dorking Add dorking as a friend

Go to a variety of places without the hassle, book through the 9.50 holidays online. Don't even need to buy the newspapers, the codes can easily be found online by googling. I appreciate many people like to have all their stuff there ready for them of course.

 

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