Looking to buy my first static caravan - I have a tourer but want to upgrade

[Lisa]

Hi everybody, I'm new here.

I have been looking online trying to find a caravan park on the South Coast with affordable annual fees in Sussex, Kent or Hampshire hopefully.

I was wondering if anybody could help me with some suggestions as I keep getting the big holiday parks with annual fees of at least £6,000. I know you get what you pay for but I don't mind quiet parks without all the facilities and would be really grateful if anybody could suggest any places they may know of. I am becoming quite bamboozled by it. Are there any parks with fees of £3,000 to £4,500 for instance.

Thank you very much for any help you can give, much appreciated.

Lisa

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[Sparkalicious]

Hi Lisa,

First off, welcome to the forum.

My 'van is down in Cornwall but I know site fees are going up everywhere, as with everything else. £6k still seems steep though. Your best bet is to try to look for an independent. Sorry I can't help with that but maybe one of the other members will be along to drop some suggestions.

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[Slattster]

Hello Lisa , sites near to the coast are usually more expensive , try moving inland a few miles to get the smaller and cheaper sites . Don’t rush into it , decide on the area you like and have a few weekends around the area having a drive about as a lot of smaller sites won’t be found on the internet. Try using google earth , zoom in and scan the area looking for the smaller caravan parks , you can usually go to street view and get the name of the campsite from it road sign then find them on the internet and go and visit them .

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[Dieseldog]

We did this a couple of years ago looked at the big sites with big pitch fees then found a small private site just outside Newquay with pitch fees that were half anywhere else , they are out there you’ve just got to be patient

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