Ability to chose hardstanding pitches on all sites

Sorry, our just come to this thread this morning.  Currently away in the caravan at Englethwaite Hall CAMC site... right in the middle of nowhere - wonderful site....  we are on a Serviced hardstanding.

As Tinwheeler said on page one of the thread, I have been campaigning for a number of years for folk to be able to choose hardstanding or grass pitch at the time of booking.   I still bring it up whenever I have the opportunity.  I have recently noticed that several CAMC sites are offering this as an option on the website.  It is certainly my hope that eventually, this might happen across the network.  As far as I'm aware, the Club have never made an official announcement that booking of surface type is part of policy, but perhaps it will happen gradually??

David

Any examples David? 

For info -  It was a choice at Broadway CAMC site when we booked a couple of nights there recently

Read some of this thread so I guess change is coming in 2022 the only thing I hope they don't change is the ability to book a single night at any time of of the year when pitches are available.  A separate issue I realise to the OP's post. 

The very few sites that have for quite a few years, shown grass and/or hardstand pitches on the booking pages,are normally it seems those that the grass are only rarely shown to be in use?

Could it be? they were in the past kept as "standby in case of problems" where as now it seems sites must! let every available pitch 

Boadway has very few grass pitches which because of the space where they are ,,i think can only be be used if pitched sideways with the peg in the middle of the LV?

It seems a few things are changing for the better, it’s about time C&MC attitudes moved into the 21st century ‘customer is king’ mindset, change is good stagnation is never a positive thing.

Boadway has very few grass pitches which because of the space where they are ,,i think can only be be used if pitched sideways with the peg in the miccle of the LV?

Total pitches:117 (112 hardstanding)

They are beyond the old goods shed  (where the Wanderer  horse drawn caravan is displayed) on the top area of the site

The grass pitches are probably in the best location on the Broadway site, especially if one has an interest in steam trains.   I don't know the status of the old goods shed, but it may well be preserved as a heritage buildng and hence it's immediate surroundings cannot be sullied by installing hard standing.

I think I will now check my Tewkesbury booking as I see there is some choice there too.

edit will have to miss out,  the dates I need are booked,  multi surface pitches can be chosen.

I am sure you are right about the building, probably listed? However there are hardstandings either side of the building. The three grass pitches are right at the end of the upper section on a bend in the road. I imagine it would be difficult to convert them to hardstandings due to space and shape of the ground where they are. When we were there in August the Goods Shed was locked up so don't know why. 

David