Posted on 16/07/2021 19:22
I read elsewhere that C&CC are closing some sites and cancelling people’s bookings due to staff shortages. Sure enough, it's true and they've updated their website today. I hope nobody here is affected.
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Posted on 13/10/2021 16:57 by CornersteadyWell most of the sites I've used have been like that, and that's a lot, you probably use different sites due to your own cost limitations?
Posted on 13/10/2021 19:41
Not so.
When we are just the 2 of us, we keep costs down, use CLs or CCC sites, but if we invite DD along we "push the boat out" and generally try to use a site that suits her . However, within the distance she wants to travel with 2 little ones, the Club offerings are very poor up here.
No decent play areas, tired facility blocks, few or no serviced pitches.
If they invest in their own van, I cannot see them deciding to use Club sites as they just do not generally provide what families with toddlers need.
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Posted on 13/10/2021 20:08
Surely this is what most families do when on holiday? Visit parkland, a swimming pool, a play park, the beach, the zoo, go cycling, go walking, go pony trekking, Go Ape etc.......
It probably is just what they do, but there are some who post on here that apparently want all that, and more, provided - possibly for free - on the Caravan Club campsite so that they do not have to go out and look for it, without any respect for those who do not want these things. The two Clubs have a USP for the format that they follow which is different from the many commercial organisations that do provide for all the above activites to make their sites into destinations.
Posted on 13/10/2021 14:49 by TakethedogalongI never think of Club Sites as a holiday destination to be honest, so perhaps am out of touch with what families require. To me they are just somewhere to site mobile accommodation, primarily to sleep in, wash in, maybe eat in, after a day off the Site exploring the surrounding area. Surely this is what most families do when on holiday? Visit parkland, a swimming pool, a play park, the beach, the zoo, go cycling, go walking, go pony trekking, Go Ape etc.......
If Club Sites have to provide lots and lots of extra amenities actually on the Site, the fees are going to be quite high. This is more Center Parc’s, Butlins territory I would have thought? Some Club Sites are ideal for other activities, such as Yellowcraig near the beach, Clumber inside the NT parkland, Ferry Meadows in Nene Country Park etc....
Posted on 13/10/2021 20:13
I would agree that for us, and for DD, the site is not a destination, she spent 10 years touring with us so knows not to expect that, but is it too much to ask that sites have some decent play equipment for children?
You cannot take toddlers off site all day and expect them to be happy. Their attention span is limited, they need variety, and somewhere to play.
Our Callum is 3 1/2, and very grown up for his age, he loves nothing more than looking at my tools, trying to use them, following me around fetching water, emptying waste.......he is not your typical 3 1/2 year old.
But when he is away with his parents, like all 3 year olds, he needs somewhere safe and fun to play, supervised by one parent, while the other makes dinner, or lunch, or whatever.
Most Club sites do not provide that.
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Posted on 13/10/2021 18:45 by young thomasTry the park4night app, TDDA👍
Posted on 13/10/2021 19:41 by KjellNNNot so.
When we are just the 2 of us, we keep costs down, use CLs or CCC sites, but if we invite DD along we "push the boat out" and generally try to use a site that suits her . However, within the distance she wants to travel with 2 little ones, the Club offerings are very poor up here.
No decent play areas, tired facility blocks, few or no serviced pitches.
If they invest in their own van, I cannot see them deciding to use Club sites as they just do not generally provide what families with toddlers need.
Posted on 13/10/2021 20:28
Exactly, you can only comment on what you see in your part of the world, but don't apply that all club sites and say I'm wrong? The ones I've seen are like I described.
Yes why should anyone use club sites if they do not offer what they want in your area.
Posted on 13/10/2021 20:13 by KjellNNI would agree that for us, and for DD, the site is not a destination, she spent 10 years touring with us so knows not to expect that, but is it too much to ask that sites have some decent play equipment for children?
You cannot take toddlers off site all day and expect them to be happy. Their attention span is limited, they need variety, and somewhere to play.
Our Callum is 3 1/2, and very grown up for his age, he loves nothing more than looking at my tools, trying to use them, following me around fetching water, emptying waste.......he is not your typical 3 1/2 year old.
But when he is away with his parents, like all 3 year olds, he needs somewhere safe and fun to play, supervised by one parent, while the other makes dinner, or lunch, or whatever.
Most Club sites do not provide that.
Posted on 13/10/2021 20:41
Funnily enough, one of the best bits of family fun that I ever saw was on Nunnykirk. The Site is all grass, and seldom full, but pitches are huge and children have lots of space to play. We were pitched up opposite a caravanning family who had created a wonderful blow up fun park for their children......paddling pool, slide, water jets, slalom course and other things. All placed on grass next to van, one parent watching toddlers, other keeping an eye on a barbecue, getting outdoor eating area sorted. They were having an absolute ball, keeping cool on a hot day, nice play surface. All the stuff came out of the boot of the car.
Posted on 13/10/2021 21:11 byWhen my children were small we had lots of good family time in the "corner of farm fields" but we were paying just a couple of pounds a night for the privilege. I dont think its unreasonable to expect rather more for club prices and however unpalatable some here find it it's a very British thing to be paying premium prices for basic offerings.
Posted on 13/10/2021 20:13 by KjellNNI would agree that for us, and for DD, the site is not a destination, she spent 10 years touring with us so knows not to expect that, but is it too much to ask that sites have some decent play equipment for children?
You cannot take toddlers off site all day and expect them to be happy. Their attention span is limited, they need variety, and somewhere to play.
Our Callum is 3 1/2, and very grown up for his age, he loves nothing more than looking at my tools, trying to use them, following me around fetching water, emptying waste.......he is not your typical 3 1/2 year old.
But when he is away with his parents, like all 3 year olds, he needs somewhere safe and fun to play, supervised by one parent, while the other makes dinner, or lunch, or whatever.
Most Club sites do not provide that.
Posted on 13/10/2021 21:21
but is it too much to ask that sites have some decent play equipment for children?
Again you're basing this on what you have seen, many club sites do offer this. I can think of many sites where this happens, large playing fields, games rooms, playgrounds. You just have to go to sites suitable for families? I've just search for families sites and the first five or so all appear to have playgrounds. Of course they will cost more.
But having said that club sites are not resorts to stay on all day. We had four kids and the fun part happened mainly outside the site.
so your Most Club sites do not provide that is incorrect? Apart from playgrounds perhaps some simple one to one play is better?
Tinwheeler
Campervanner from Cornwall