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Any experience of bagging last minute caravan holidays?

Does anyone know if last minute caravan holidays are as negotiable as foreign hols? Have booked a week off in August but looking at caravan hol websites we're still looking at £550 for a week. I know it's high season and all but it's still out of our budget really.

Just wondered if anyone had had any success waiting til the last minute then ringing round to haggle.

Hoping to go to Wales.

Thank you

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  • greenface
    greenface Posts: 4,871 Forumite
    Mortgage-free Glee!
    They can only say no. You may have more luck with private sellers on Ebay or loot etc . I would rather take £200 for a week in august than have a empty caravan .
    :cool: hard as nails on the internet . wimp in the real world :cool:
  • Boohoo
    Boohoo Posts: 1,808 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    Hello.

    How did you get on greenface?.

    I have been watching this thread and i am also trying to get a last minute deal as work has told us all staff have to take 10 days leave before the end of August.
  • greenface
    greenface Posts: 4,871 Forumite
    Mortgage-free Glee!
    Boohoo wrote: »
    Hello.

    How did you get on greenface?.

    I have been watching this thread and i am also trying to get a last minute deal as work has told us all staff have to take 10 days leave before the end of August.

    I am a holiday home owner in North Wales and have been full for the summer holidays since early in the year. If i had more than 2 weeks left i would seriously consider a reduction in price to shift the blanks weeks. I can help you find a place in North Wales for this summer at reduced prices from £350 to £450. But not on a public forum , if you are interested PM me with dates , people and pets etc . I am not gaining in any way from this ..
    :cool: hard as nails on the internet . wimp in the real world :cool:
  • deanos
    deanos Posts: 11,241 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Uniform Washer
    not a caravan but there are some cheap Pontins deals, £179 for 7 nights in August

    http://www.pontins.com/kgb/

    They have a park in Wales
  • mummytofour
    mummytofour Posts: 2,636 Forumite
    At the weekend I booked a caravan to Henger Manor in Cornwall for 7 days from August 25th for 7 of us, it cost £404. They have now sold out but were doing 4 days for £300. That was with Hoeseaons.
    Debt free and plan on staying that way!!!!
  • kle87
    kle87 Posts: 411 Forumite
    www.lydstepcaravanhire.co.uk has some august dates left it is an expensive park as its top of the range but you can get reduced mid week rates and last minute deals :)
    2010 Wins: Benecol Bag For Life, £150 FCUK Voucher, Rimmel Foundation, L'oreal Mascara, £60 worth of hair products, £100 :j
  • scottishf
    scottishf Posts: 1,190 Forumite
    I left it until the last minute and booke on ebay.....caravan was lovely.
  • We were offered a 2 bed modern chalet last week of Aug for £200 on a nice quiet park from Ebay.
    To repeat what others have said, requires education, to challenge it,
    requires brains!
    FEB GC/DIESEL £200/4 WEEKS
  • bekkki1
    bekkki1 Posts: 319 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture
    lots of people advertise on ebay, there are also lots on facebook
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