Club comparisons...

"For us the CCC does definitely score with their DA's THS offers,we have had some really enjoyable times at them.In 32 years of CMC membership we have only been to two CMC Rallies and we found them both to be a bit too "cliquish" for our taste but I accept that this may be an unfair judgement by us."

We have been members of the club since 1991. We joined to make use of Red Penant and now remain to use a CL a couple of hindered yards from our daughter and to make great savings on ferry costs.

We were members of ccc once, after we stayed at on of their sites and it was cheaper to join than pay the non members fee. 

Our closest friends are ccc members, caravanners when we met, we had a tent, and they would camp with their DA most weekends.

They tell us that it is not how it used to be and that their DA is almost defunct as, like the club, finding people prepared to run rallies is difficult but their description of rallies & THS, often  field/tap/cess pit etc holds no appeal to us.

We find rallies a great way to stay at decent sites for a reasonable price and get as involved, or not, as we feel and have on a few occasions experienced things being 'cliquish' however, as we almost always camp with friends who knows how others view our little group.

I would say that our first ever rally nearly put us off with the two stewards and wives dressing in their finery for the Sunday Flagpole and marching, single file, to a gazebo where the sat like royalty but it was so funny that we just laughed it off.

We have been on two week rallies whre we have hardly any contact and others where it can be almost daily and have never felt pressure to get involved more than we wish to.

We have considered the ccc a number of times but, at the moment, cant see that it will add anything to our camping.

Yesterday I booked my first two sites, both C&CC, of my Scottish tour. At less than £17 per night, CAMC doesn't even come close. They will do what I need. Why would I pay somewhere approaching double that for CAMC "quality"?

Apart from that, there are gaps in CAMC's coverage of Scotland.

Have you chosen C&CC Dingwall over CAMC Culloden? If so, you'll not regret it. It's what we have nearly always done. The town is on the doorstep via the riverside path.

"They tell us that it is not how it used to be and that their DA is almost defunct as, like the club, finding people prepared to run rallies is difficult but their description of rallies & THS, often field/tap/cess pit etc holds no appeal to us."

the 'appeal' is that these sites dont need to be booked and are often allowed in places where a site wouldnt be...Lancing College, 2 sites in Lymington, Exmouth-Weymouth-Wareham RFC, Burton Bradstock, the lovely Ballard School in New Milton to name just a few...

with a MH with decent water tanks, we only fill once and empty once as that sustains us for five days incl showers...emptying a cassette is no less 'pleasant' (more unpleasant?) at these places than on a club site.

add in the ease of moving from one to another (with no booking) and you can easily make for a summer long tour at a tenner a night.

we dont go to 'rally' or 'get involved', merely to make use of very convenient locations that often require no driving but also provide good local walking and cycling..and to visit further afield places, just gomto the next local THS.

mix these with a few CL and you have (for us) the best of both worlds, when we arent (cant be) in the sun on a full fat 5* site.

Apart from you make it sound as anyone has been urging you to do just that, you echo my point I've made many times, find the site/quality you want and the price you want and go with it. If the CAMC doesn't do that for you, or 'one', then go where it does. 

Good to know you've made a good start.

Some very interesting and informative comments on how the Clubs differ.  I joined CCC a few years ago but for various reasons (including finding out that some sites have a minimum 2 or 3 night stay) only stayed on 2 sites, Windermere and Barrnard Castle so left after one year  I think that if you are available to tour for all or most of the year, then it is worthwhile to join both Clubs, but I was still working at the time so did not find it so.  As Leek has been mentioned in this thread, I was wondering if anyone knows if the dog walk on the CMHC Leek site, is now enclosed.

It would be a bit pointless if both Clubs were identical? We belong to both but its getting on for two years since we stayed at a C&CC site, obviously COVID didn't help. For us it is the location of sites which are important and sometimes CMC site are more convenient and at other times C&CC sites are in better places. Sometimes its a difficult choice in places like Cambridge where I feel the C&CC  site is better than the CMC Cherry Hinton although probably  the latter is marginally better for transport links. I think the CMC achieve a consistently higher standard with general facilities compared to the C&CC. If you are where you want to be does it matter what Club?

David

I wonder if the OP has anything to add?