The future

Does it also give access to sites in Scotland? as with EH does with Wales and N Ireland

network of UK "Aires" will encourage more motorhomes/campervans to truely tour in the UK and not park up on sites for days and days.

to paraphrase: A network of UK "Aires" could encourage more motorhomes/campervans to truly tour in the UK and not park up on sites for days and days.

Indeed a Network of well placed airs would make a difference to some if the aires were well placed and priced. It is not only motorhomes that tour however. When I was in my forties and fifties I would stay 2 or 3 nights on most sites and move on. Now I have retired I prefer to stay 5 nights and visit points of interest to me by car.  

As I think Brue mentioned it gives half price access to those sites during first year of membership and free admissions in following years which I believe is reciprocal with the similar heritage group in those countries

A network of UK "Aires" will encourage more motorhomes/campervans to truely tour in the UK and not park up on sites for days and days.

well i suppose if you are stuck on motorways such as the M5 or similar conjested areas in the south of  England or even Wales or even Scotland at peak times, you can always nip into the back and make a cuppa or get dinner going  

It wouldn't be the first time we've done that!

Yes it does. We used it in Scotland this year. As Easy T said you have to pay 50% of EH or Scottish History entry rates during the first year of membership of CADW but once you renew then it entry is free.

Yes PD, even with bikes or storage box on back, it’s only six metres. So a good bit easier for us in UK. Having said that, we have tugged a small caravan about and toured, stopping off at NT, EH like places during day.

We knew our touring would be predominantly UK based for a good number of years when we chose our MH (mainly because of caring commitments and owning dogs), so we chose what suited best over here, but always with the ability to tour daily, get almost anywhere in mind, and not be reliant upon other modes of transport. We do occasionally park up and not roll a wheel for a few days, York RP springs to mind, but we prefer to be out in countryside, rural locations mainly, so again, our MH choice suits this as well. We like to explore, if we can get away from motorways and dual carriageways, then all the better. The sort of stuff we enjoy is down these smaller roads, woodland pull ins, moorland views and walks, hidden ruins, wild swimming spots.

We are all for the Aires by the way, an additional resource👍 

We had a tiny camper van as our first tourer, even prior to camping. It was our daily car as well, so we know all about living in a smaller space, but still being comfortable and well fed. Our old caravan is only a 13 footer. We probably haven’t changed our “camping” mindset really, even if it’s more comfortable nowadays. We like to live outdoors as well, eating, sitting, reading, watching what’s happening around us in terms of birds and wildlife. Club Sites don’t offer much of this nowadays, usually to busy and pitches too close for us.

We tend to carry a thermos of hot water and bottle of cold water when taking caravan to any sites, It a "boy scout thing"

We had an electrical fault on our MH a few years ago. (Dodgy Spanish fitted alarm) . We parked up safe, by the time our rescue service arrived, I had cooked a meal and we were having a snooze, all washed up!😁

My one problem with the club is the late arrival policy.  I leave work at 5 on a Friday, if i want a weekend getaway by the time i’m home and safely hitched the radius i can travel is limited by the site access times(i want a site more than 2 hours from my home). The club provides late arrival pitches but if i recall these are not bookable and who wants to travel hours with no guarantee of pitch (or the definite requirement to pitch again the next morning). It makes planning a weekend away less appealing, requires taking time off and possibly reduces club revenue, since i’ve given up. 

I can turn up at hotel at midnight without bother. I realise there is a noise issue but ibfeel the balance has not been achieved .