Thinking about joining Camping and Caravan Club

I’ve been a member of both clubs since I started caravanning 8 years ago. Both club sites have high standards. Insurance for my caravan has always been cheaper with the C&CC.

Been with both decades as given the costs of this hobby the extra cost is well worth it for the greater choice of site options.

We over the decades to have migrated far more towards using 5 van sites, rallies and THS as the CMC's main sites, in particular, are not able to offer our longer type of stays involving weekends. C&CC somehow manage this more flexibly in our experience.

The biggest plus with the C&CC when I worked and did not know even on Friday morning with much certainty where I would be come Saturday was their rallying & THS system required no booking. Booking was a thing we could not do with any real probability of going. That flexibility has remained welcome into retirement, could not plan in working life and see no great asset to do so now, brilliant concept IMO.

So far this year we have booked several sites up till the end of May. Only one of those is with this club. The rest are private / 5 van / camping club which with the age discount, except for peak season results in a saving per night of about £5.... Not worth it I hear some say, well we do around 100 nights in a year so that's £500 per year difference. 

Joined C&CC last December after 35 years with CC and private sites. 

Joined to fill in a few gaps in CC network.

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Up to last year we have been members of both Camping Organisations. Both have their advantages and their disadvantages depending what you expect from a camping organisation.  The CMC is formal and caters mainly for the older Caravanner who wants a peaceful holiday. The C&CC is informal and caters more for those who love the great outdoors and indulge in outdoor activity. 

There is little to choose between the quality of the sites. The C&CC sites tend to be situated in the more picturesque areas of the countryside  whereas the CMC sites tend to favour closeness to cities and large towns. 

The CMC rallies are very structured and formal, whereas the C&CC rallies are laid back and informal even to the extent that on some, no advance booking is required, just turn up and you will be made welcome. 

The choice is yours. 

K 

If you do AD, then keep posting your help and advice as a non-member

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A lot of people with caravans, motorhomes and tents are not joining Clubs at all.