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DK, I would have a good look through the small private site thread as well. There are some very very nice sites on there, most around the 30 pitches maximum, and I know the ones I have posted will be small and a good price. No doubt most will be putting in place their own risk assessment once they decide to open. A good few are indeed ex CLs that have decided to go it alone. Might just help fill a gap if you are thinking of a tour around a particular area, or a split location holiday. If you need something in particular, Nellie is your man!😁

Absolutely, I can't stand much more of this nice weather and having to be home for the midnight curfew,  LET US OUT ! 

I drove to North Yorkshire for a surf last week, it was cruelty not having the tourer nearby  5 hour round trip.

 Spoke to a CL owner in Cornwall last week whom told me he had emailed the club several times re opening and as yet no reply.

We have used CLs on an occasional basis over the past 15 years mainly just for an overnighter on our way somewhere. However over the past year or so we have been using CLs on a more regular basis mainly because we feel that club sites have been becoming very expensive. An example being we normally go to the clubs Blackpool site a couple of time’s a year but last year when booking for a few nights in the spring we were quoted over £40 per night so we found an excellent little CL about a mile away for £17 per night so in future we will be using that instead. With everything that is going on at them moment we are looking more and more at CLs with a view to using them on a more regular basis as it will feel a bit safer than being on a busy club site. 

We like CL’s mainly due to the price difference. Understandably as  they don’t have the same infrastructure to maintain as a fully functioning site.  We always use our own on board facilities anyway so why pay the extra?  The Club sites we do use are increasingly the ‘no facilities’ sites, wish there were more of them.  

brentbill in fact today the number of CLs is 2167!
I think our Clubs great CL network is something to be proud of, it has been a mainstay of the caravan world for as long as caravans have been around!
Certificated Locations (CLs) are hidden gems and the club boasts it has over 2200 small five-van sites that are exclusively for its members (this may have to be revised on the website soon!)
The great thing is these sites are very diverse from mini style clubsites to Off-Grid sites.
The answer to not losing CLs has to be “Use it or lose it”
Please do share your "little gems" and leave them reviews on the club website. Keeping them to yourself so they don't get busy may not be wise they may not be there next time you want to stay!

Johnny, I suspect that the actual number of CL's at will open once lockdown has been eased sufficiently enough to do so will be a good few less than the number listed on the web site. From what was posted previously the CL section at HO had been furloughs so have not been able to keep the list updated.

I was sad to see the loss of so many CLs in the latest magazine. Best wishes to the new one near Whitby! 

Losses like that are assuming Covid-like proportions or are owners voting with their feet and switching to other licensing organisations?