The future

In terms of deciding how you can promote your Club and have a point of difference with the Caravan and Motorhome Club how do you achieve that? You can't compete on size, more often than not you can't compete on site facilities, you are not completely free to select your own pitch, they charge a deposit on bookings, your forum is even worse than this one, so you are left with planting doubt that something as large as the CMC can't be as friendly as the smaller C&CC? It's just a marketing ploy. Like others I have yet to see how the idea of it being more friendly translates into the experience you have on a C&CC site compared to a CMC site? Personal interaction with other guests on site is just that, personal. Some are happy to chat or say hello whilst others want to keep themselves to themselves. For us campsites are there to enable us to explore the area near the campsite. If I wanted more person to person interaction, beyond a casual good morning, I would join a rally.

David

We joined purely for access to a loo! Our first little camper didn’t have one, so we used Sites with, back in the 80’s. Rolled into North Ledaig, they told us if we joined we got a discount and showed us list of other Sites. Somewhere in Killin was next, same tour, that was nice. We didn’t stay at Yellowcraig as another site in North Berwick was friendlier, but we did stand our ground at Berwick Seaview, and convinced Wardens that it was a proper camper van, our Rottweiler wasn’t going to eat anyone, and we were slightly older than we looked. We actually had to demonstrate how the camper roof popped up, show them the cooker and the sink. Talk about snobbery and exclusivity, it wasn’t easy back in those days being very young Club Members.

We didn’t use many Club Sites back in those days, and preferred the Trax ones on racecourses. We had a break from Club after that first year, as we found two or three Private Cornish Sites that suited us more with a caravan. Friends convinced us to rejoin, and we used Marazion back in the days before it had hook ups in paddock. We did use a lot of CLs though. We’ve used more Club Sites in last ten years really, got our favourites, tried a few more. It’s an age thing I suppose, you know outside of school holidays they will be quiet, facilities will be clean and well maintained, it’s easy to book without a penalty. We would possibly use more if they weren’t so expensive compared with CLs and some private sites. 

C&CC? Joined at Haltwhistle, we needed a Northumberland Site, cheaper to join. Just as amusing in terms of how things must be done, but there were more tent friendly CS sites so it suited as I did a couple of camping stays each year with my Sister. I think we were only Members for a couple of years. Haltwhistle is the only Club Site of theirs we have used. But have used some Listed Sites that don’t require membership.....

That’s one of the big differences with both Clubs, and the CAMC and private Sites. This Club likes to corral tents elsewhere, usually at the furthest point from the loo block, it can tend to give the air of “second class users”. It’s a ruddy long trek up that hill at Lower Wensleydale, especially in the dark😂 

As I said earlier we have never parked close to tenters on C&CC sites as we use hard standing and they are usually on a sperate grass area

We joined purely for access to a loo! Our first little camper didn’t have one, so we used Sites with, back in the 80’s.

I joined in 1981 when we had trailer tent and also a toilet tent.

I have no experience of C&CC sites ET, other than Haltwhistle, and we were only ones there. Are tents not allowed on HS pitches?(Assuming you can get pegs into gravel etc....)

We didn’t have a loo tent back in 80’s as we moved every day in camper. You got a full nights kip without needing to visit as well when young!😁

To the best of my belief, every unit type can book any pitch type - HS, grass, EHU, non-EHU, jumbo 🤷🏻‍♂️

Not sure if they have non EHU hardstand?

Thanks Tinny. I have a bit of experience with Camping in the Forest Sites. We used to stay at Beddgelert, pre C&CC days. You just pitched up anywhere with a small tent. We woke one morning to find we were an “additional hazard” on some MTB competition🤣We moved😁 We had a nice couple of weeks there in caravan by the river as well, before Club got involved. Never went back, although we did look in last year. Touring pitches are awful now, dark, shady, and midges everywhere. ☹️

They don't, unfortuately.

peedee