Leaving club

Probably , but then we may have been out as well ,were you at FM ? 

Is this thread a sticky? then

Yes, East Side. You arrived night before we left. I was going to wave across road😁

Small Private Sites is a Sticky in the UK Touring section, some nice Sites in there, some to fill a gap if no Club Site around. 👍

Sorry missed your post,   we leave next Wed ,going to Ashridge Farm site 

Not familiar with other than club sites we go to other places when others we meet up do not belong to this club  advise us when they ask us, just thought as no advertising on CT we do not

There are some very nice Sites in that Sticky thread, all are recommended by someone who has used them. Range from quite basic, to very good facilities. Worth a look to fill a gap maybe👍

I mentioned a few days ago that I was looking to book a couple of sites in early July and had managed to book odd days and was willing to wait to fill the missing days. I have been trying everyday and did manage to pick up on a missing day already. However today when I went on I noticed there was a complete week free the following week so booked that and cancelled the odd days. This meant I had the also change the site we were going to prior to our week long stay. Managed to get the day before the seven day stay but would have preferred two so will start all over again to get the extra day. It won't be a major problem if we don't get it. Strangely the site I want to book and extra day has availability for everyday of the month except the day I want, sods law me thinks!!!

David

I have also noticed when we have tried to book club sites ,one or two maybe days show full and they are not weekends!?or sites with midweek discounts

Especially for you JV

caravanclub.co.uk/club-together/discussions/sites-touring/uk-sites-touring/small-private-sites/

I have to agree with the post that started this thread, we`ve been members for 3 years and don`t want to book a year in advance. We mostly go midweek but like to take the grandchildren for weekends now and again. I sometimes wonder why I pay membership and are then not able to make a booking a month or two in advance. I`m finding myself using private sites more than club sites.

Maybe I`m biased but I was self employed for over 25 years and would never have lasted if it wasn`t for deposits, there will always be genuine cases to cancel, but it annoys me to see sites fully booked then if the weather doesn`t look too good for the weekend there becomes availability on a Wednesday !! What if we get a really poor summer, we do live in the UK ??

Not pretending to know the answer that will please everyone, should the club do some sort of poll ??

Do members want deposits, should a member be allowed a couple of cancellations before being charged, should you pay a cancellation fee with your membership, I certainly don`t know the answer but I`n sure someone does !!

No, I don’t think they found. You can see various opinions in this thread and elsewhere, including questions asked at the AGM.

Basically, if the club's USP isn’t working for you, there’s little point in remaining a member. However, there is no need to book a year in advance for most sites and dates.