Club comparisons...

Colin The Card replied on 12/05/2021 10:23

Posted on 12/05/2021 10:23

I suspect a lot of members are also members of other clubs and groups. I'm also a member of the Caravan and Camping Club, the Motor Caravaners Club and our own Owners Group. I was delighted to be informed by the Caravan and Camping Club that they effectively reducing their membership fees this year by 3 months and the site fees do not appear to have increased either. We are attending a wedding near Leek over August bank holiday, so naturally we will be staying over for 3 nights in the motorhome.

Now oddly, both the Caravan and Motorhome Home Club and the Camping and Caravan Club have club sites and are actually adjacent to each other. So naturally we compared costs. Over the 3 nights, the C&CC is over £30 cheaper! Last year I noted something similar at the Sandringham sites. Yes there is a difference in the way the sites are kept maybe, but £10 a night's worth?

I don't know why the "Club" is now doing Temporary Holiday sites when they are in t he £30 a night bracket when the competition offers the same or similar events for between £8 and £12.

I have just paid my membership fees for this year, but I think I'll be going to CLs from now on.

peedee replied on 12/05/2021 10:50

Posted on 12/05/2021 10:50

Yes CL do seem to be growing in popularity. The pop up sites are expensive because the Club provides electricity but even so they are still expensive for what they are. I can personally go without EHU so instead of the Beaulieu pop up I would use one of the Camping in the Forest sites or even a C&CC's THS. On my next trip out I have two CLs booked, a C&MC non facility site, a C&CC site and finally a C&MC full fat site. A good mix I think. The C&CC site, Sandringham, is £10p.n. cheaper than the adjacent C&MC site for the same type of pitch.

peedee

Tinwheeler replied on 12/05/2021 11:51

Posted on 12/05/2021 11:51

It is what it is. We can use whatever sites suit and remain members of whichever club suits. Once they no longer fit our bill, we can walk away. In other words, if it's not what we want, we can go elsewhere. That's really all there is to it and I don't see the point of making comparisons which will achieve nothing.

Cornersteady replied on 12/05/2021 12:01

Posted on 12/05/2021 12:01

Isn't a variety of site prices, standards, and facilities a good thing? It would be awful if everything was the same, what might suit me won't suit some else and vice versa.

Just choose the site and price that gives you what you want for the price you want. 

replied on 12/05/2021 12:47

Posted on 12/05/2021 11:51 by Tinwheeler

It is what it is. We can use whatever sites suit and remain members of whichever club suits. Once they no longer fit our bill, we can walk away. In other words, if it's not what we want, we can go elsewhere. That's really all there is to it and I don't see the point of making comparisons which will achieve nothing.

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Tinwheeler replied on 12/05/2021 13:02

Posted on 12/05/2021 13:02

I said  "…I don't see the point of making comparisons which will achieve nothing"  which isn’t quite the same thing.

Obviously price comparisons do achieve something for the end user.

replied on 12/05/2021 13:21

Posted on 12/05/2021 13:09 by Cornersteady

And all we have is simple prices, no comparison of facilities, grass or HS, SP or anything else. These things help in deciding if that extra £10 is worth it.

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Cornersteady replied on 12/05/2021 13:32

Posted on 12/05/2021 13:21 by

I only know the Leek setup since I lived 5 miles away, I have used the CAMC site but saw nothing different at the other site literally across the road . However if you are happy with the CAMC as you obviously are so well and good but it does no harm to let others know there is an alternative.

Posted on 12/05/2021 13:32

Having not been that way I have no idea if the two sites are the same, even with your analysis, after all we are all different in what we like and see.

And I'm not sure what your last sentence is trying to say. I merely posted that other things play a part in deciding if something is worth the extra money, not everyone has seen them as you have so my post still stands.

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