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Glamping pod /shepherd hut
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<blockquote data-quote="ollie989898" data-source="post: 7067727" data-attributes="member: 54866"><p>The main expenses are a shower, WC and washing block (buy commercial washing machines/dryers) setting up a website, preparing an actual site, mowing it regularly (batwing owners for the win) and taking the money (credit card reader). You do not <em>need</em> to build pods, cabins or any of the above if you don't want to. Plenty of people will camp, van or caravan to the place and pay the pitch fee. Laying some hardcore/terram and moling electricity cables need not be stupid expensive.</p><p></p><p>You need a tidy farm and a partner who at least looks approachable [so that rules your DragonZord mother-in-law out], hopefully they have a nice telephone manner. A good proportion of farmers wives are actually nice salt of the Earth people who convert well to the hospitality trade. Tell them no stag parties or hen dos either. You can of course opt for the no-children at all route and just let adults go nuts and allowing them to swim in the slurry store but that's a different marketplace.</p><p></p><p>If you are a friendly farmer who isn't afraid of the public seeing their farm and you like the idea of selling your gospel to a captive audience you can encourage children calf feeding, farm tours, milking with audiences or what have you. Might even con them into doing some work. What you want are those I called 'repeat offenders': people who come back year after year with their extended families and spend money not just with you but the local region, too and who are no bother whatsoever. A selection of leaflets for local pubs, bars, restaurants and attractions in the hallway/porch is useful. Your fishing lakes will attract the out of season punters, some anglers will drive hundreds of miles to sit by a lake for a few days. Have a tea room with a wood burner on the end of the shower block, keep it under lock and key except for the anglers to use so they have somewhere warm and dry to get out of the weather once in a while.</p><p></p><p>My father would do all kinds of small things that went the extra mile for guests, it becomes quite addictive. Don't get frustrated at complaints or 'observations' except for the 1% of morons whose world-view is fudging weird.</p><p></p><p>Insist on taking bookings with a credit card number. Anyone disruptive or too noisy after dark- threaten to charge their credit cards for the nights paid by anyone who complains about them. They don't dare fudge about then.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ollie989898, post: 7067727, member: 54866"] The main expenses are a shower, WC and washing block (buy commercial washing machines/dryers) setting up a website, preparing an actual site, mowing it regularly (batwing owners for the win) and taking the money (credit card reader). You do not [I]need[/I] to build pods, cabins or any of the above if you don't want to. Plenty of people will camp, van or caravan to the place and pay the pitch fee. Laying some hardcore/terram and moling electricity cables need not be stupid expensive. You need a tidy farm and a partner who at least looks approachable [so that rules your DragonZord mother-in-law out], hopefully they have a nice telephone manner. A good proportion of farmers wives are actually nice salt of the Earth people who convert well to the hospitality trade. Tell them no stag parties or hen dos either. You can of course opt for the no-children at all route and just let adults go nuts and allowing them to swim in the slurry store but that's a different marketplace. If you are a friendly farmer who isn't afraid of the public seeing their farm and you like the idea of selling your gospel to a captive audience you can encourage children calf feeding, farm tours, milking with audiences or what have you. Might even con them into doing some work. What you want are those I called 'repeat offenders': people who come back year after year with their extended families and spend money not just with you but the local region, too and who are no bother whatsoever. A selection of leaflets for local pubs, bars, restaurants and attractions in the hallway/porch is useful. Your fishing lakes will attract the out of season punters, some anglers will drive hundreds of miles to sit by a lake for a few days. Have a tea room with a wood burner on the end of the shower block, keep it under lock and key except for the anglers to use so they have somewhere warm and dry to get out of the weather once in a while. My father would do all kinds of small things that went the extra mile for guests, it becomes quite addictive. Don't get frustrated at complaints or 'observations' except for the 1% of morons whose world-view is fudging weird. Insist on taking bookings with a credit card number. Anyone disruptive or too noisy after dark- threaten to charge their credit cards for the nights paid by anyone who complains about them. They don't dare fudge about then. [/QUOTE]
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