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[Papa lazaroo]

Hi to all and seasons greetings, would anyone recommend joining the caravan club as we have just looked at a very nice site in the Cotswolds, moreton on marsh, but need to be a member of the caravan club or they charge an extra £12 per night, is there a specific motorhome club? or is the caravan club sufficient?

 

[f6c]

All Bells & Whistles the CC site.

 

[snowbirds]

The two main clubs are Caravan Club & The Camping and Caravan Club,I am with the CC&C and use them for my Motorhome Insurance & Ferry tickets as I do most of my traveling in Europe since Retiring as the weather is better.
Regards Snowbirds.

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[KeithMak]

My personal take on the two clubs above, if you dress for dinner when on site then the CC club, anything else the CC&C.
There is at least one other club, The Motor Caravanners' Club, no opinion as just found it via google.

 

[Janine]

Caravan Club is great, in our opinion but everyone is different.

You know that the standard of the site will be very good ie clean loos and showers and there won't be rowdy partygoers keeping you awake all night.

 

[Larrynwin]

We use both CClub and C&CClub, gives a wide choice and the CClub CLs a quiet and cheaper alternative .
We prefer CClub sites and don't dress for dinner

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[Polar bear]

Have been a member of motorcaravanners club for 16 years and they have some very good rallies all around the country and have been made to feel welcome with all the groups we have visited. Have been a member of C&CC on and off for 45years and they have a lot of very good sites with friendly staff.

 

[Huskydog]

We use both clubs
We don't dress for dinner ,or use knives and forks !!!!!!!

 

[KeithMak]

Standards must be in free fall.

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[hilldweller]

We prefer CClub sites and don't dress for dinner

Glad you posted that. We'll stick with CC&C, they have decent standards.

 

[shawn&emma]

Your going to get a very mixed response on here. Both clubs are a little like marmite, you either love them and wouldn't stay anywhere else, or you hate the thought of them.

When we started with our first van we where members of both, only for 1 year. We used the CLs (5 van sites) and not so keen on the full blown sites.

Not sure how much membership is know, but as allready said others save more than the cost of the membership with club discounts etc.

I'd say for the extra £12 try it out, the Caravan Club sites will all be to the same standard so it will give you a good idea what to expect. If you like it join up whilst your there and they might offer you a discount.

Shawn

 

[rangi]

Caravan club.


Morton in the Marsh site, close to town, only a 10 min slow amble, they have a market day (Tuesday ?or Wednesday?)
TV reception is not brilliant there, but there is a booster you can hook into. Reception sells the booster cables, but they are easy enough to make yourself, just 15 metres of Co ax cable and a couple of ends. It does come in handy on some other sites too, Sandyballs for instance.

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[Clickem]

We use both CC and C&CC. Not the C&CC very often as we find their rules on minimum length of stays is very restrictive

CC sites do seem to be more expensive in 2017, what used to be about £23 now is nearer £30. A lot when you bring your own bed

 

[TerryL]

Hiya Papa lazaroo (interesting name?) welcome to the madhouse.

Been lotsa discussion about merits of joining (or not) the main clubs. Caravan Club (CC) and Camping and Caravanning Club (C&CC) are the two main clubs in the UK and own their own sites, on behalf of their members. They both also have small 5-van sites that are (supposed to be) for members exclusive use and are usually minimum facility, thus somewhat cheaper, although this seems to be gradually changing. There are also smaller organisations, as well as a myriad of commercial camping/caravanning sites.

It all depends on what you want out of your motorhoming experiences; some people want hookup, showers, site shops, entertainment, bar etc. etc. Others are quite happy with a quiet field and a nice view as long as it's near where they want to be.

Before joining any club it's probably worth trying them out - both the big clubs have sites where you can stay as a non-member but, as you've found, at a premium - but there again the membership fees are not that huge. We're in both because we like to use the small sites in the UK, rarely using the main ones. As posted before, both clubs offer a range of discounted services like insurance, ferry tickets and even new cars, so there's a way of offsetting the membership fees.

Like almost anything to do with motorhoming, there's plenty of fors/againsts - it comes down to a personal thing. In your case I'd "try before you buy".

 

[Terry and Jan]

I use CC as an insurance. A number of times we have been stuck for some where to 'overnight'. So get the book out, find the nearest and overnight on site. Toilets and showers good, dump rubbish and waste, restock water and move on.

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[maison]

We are membe s of Caravan Club and Camping and Caravanning Club.

We have our house contents insured via CC&C as they cover lengthy absences, ditto motorhome.

We like both but tend to use CC&C sites more often as they have some excellent ones within easy distance for us.

We used to live in Moreton in Marsh in the 1980's and still return to the Caravan Club site. If you go, include Tuesday when the market is held in the Town Centre. Plenty of good pubs/hotels too.

 

[Huwmari]

C&CC members - Caravan Club far too prissy for us. Would never dream of going to a Club site with either organisation as, in our opinion, they are vastly overpriced - why would you want to pay extra for showers, toilets etc when you have everything you need on board? We love the CLs (small sites with water and chemical disposal points as a minimum - some have electric hook-ups but, again, this isn't necessary in a motorhome) and can usually find one near to where we want to be. Enjoy your motorhoming but don't be hoodwinked into using expensive sites needlessly.

 

[Rapido924f]

We were members of both clubs for about 10years but have left both. The Caravan Club as it was getting expensive, petty rules and feeling we had that it was geared up for caravanners who set up for a fortnight as a home from home. Recently we used the C&CC site at Keswick which had one set of facilities shut although site was busy. When I asked a warden why I was told " we always shut one set at the end of September- everyone knows!!"
Finally we now spend our holidays abroad for 3 months a year on Aires and sites much cheaper. In the uk we use Stopovers at pubs etc

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[DBK]

We did a tour of relatives a couple of weeks ago. We had a night at the CC site at Littlehampton, two nights at the CC Brighton site, a night at the CC Henley on Thames (walking distance of the town along a pavement) then finally a night at the no loo block CC Site at Cadeside near Wellington. The latter was £14 a night, Brighton the most expensive at £21 a night, Henley and Littlehampton were each £17.
We had no complaints, the wardens were helpful and cheery, the toilet blocks were warm and clean, shower cubicals large with plenty of space to change. They were all exactly as I am used to and expect from the CC and for a few nights away in winter the hard standing pitches were ideal. Our dog was well catered for with dog walking areas.
But its horses for courses, if you don't want the facilities the CC (and C&CC) offer then don't use them.

 

[houdini]

Welcome and happy christmas.
Both clubs have good standard sites, not too expensive to join both, so suggest you try membership for a year and see what you think.
Liked the Moreton in Marsh site, next time we will use it to catch the train in to Oxford for the day. The Independent Riverside site nearby at Stratford on Avon is a good base, you can catch a river taxi in to the town (need to check if this runs in the winter).

 

[Ex-caravantugger]

We were members of both clubs for about 10years but have left both. The Caravan Club as it was getting expensive, petty rules and feeling we had that it was geared up for caravanners who set up for a fortnight as a home from home. Recently we used the C&CC site at Keswick which had one set of facilities shut although site was busy. When I asked a warden why I was told " we always shut one set at the end of September- everyone knows!!"
Finally we now spend our holidays abroad for 3 months a year on Aires and sites much cheaper. In the uk we use Stopovers at pubs etc

No. This is expensive. http://www.ukcampsite.co.uk/sites/reviews.asp?page=2&revid=15729

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[Bobby22]

Hi papa i am a member of the C&CC as well as their own sites, their network of CSs and the rallies they run. What i really like about them is their Temporary Holiday Sites.
These are sites run by the members , they often run alongside major events like the Edinburgh Tattoo/ Fringe, the Open golf , hill climbs, festivals, galas and the seaside.

These sites are usually in fields and are really cheap. In the summer you can travel the country using these and chase the best of the weather.

Whatever you decide enjoy.

 

[Gizmouk]

A "should I get in the club" thread
... it must be Sunday

 

[Brian and Jo]

Well as we've said on here before we are big users of the CC sites ,ok they are probably not the cheapest but you do know what you are getting .In all the 20odd years we have been members we have never had a problem with wardens,pitching or any thing really.
Brian & Jo

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[Sidney]

The CC is a limited company not a club

The C&CC is not for profit organisation

 

[Deleted member 29692]

Neither. Don't get brainwashed into believing that you have to use campsites. The whole point of a motorhome is that you don't.

I can kind of understand paying one or other of these companies for access to their CS/CL networks if you believe it's necessary. All I can say about that is that I've never been asked for proof of membership when using one.

Even CL/CSs aren't necessary though. There are plenty of places you can use to overnight without resorting to anything connected with with either company.

 

[Mark Haworth]

We use the Caravan Cub. Tend to stay on the CLs though not the big sites. CLs are much smaller (max 5 vans) and much less formal, also quite a bit cheaper and many have all facilities (electric toilet and shower) although the standard of these can be very variable.

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[WillH]

Hello and welcome . We are members of both clubs and have been for many years (over 25). It's not expensive and there are discounts and insurances that can further reduce the cost. Using both clubs give you a bigger network of sites to stay at. We have no preference as to which club is better, the CC facilities tend to be more modern and the C&CC booking rules and minimum stay regs. drive me daft.

 

[robnchris]

So there you have it, one size clearly doesn`t fit all.

You really need to try out the sites on both these clubs to see if they work for you, personally we have found them both to be fine, yes you can meet some very awkward wardens (which you can equally find on private sites) but there are also some very helpful ones, of course both clubs have rules, well if they didn`t your Mr Joe public would just take advantage and there would be music blaring through out the night, kids bikes littered all over the place, washing lines hanging from the trees etc etc.

We like that both clubs have a standard so you know exactly what you are going to get for your money, odd we think that people have paid Tens of Thousands of pounds for a motorhome yet quibble about the cost of certain campsites.

 

[Doctor Dave]

So there you have it, one size clearly doesn`t fit all.

You really need to try out the sites on both these clubs to see if they work for you, personally we have found them both to be fine, yes you can meet some very awkward wardens (which you can equally find on private sites) but there are also some very helpful ones, of course both clubs have rules, well if they didn`t your Mr Joe public would just take advantage and there would be music blaring through out the night, kids bikes littered all over the place, washing lines hanging from the trees etc etc.

We like that both clubs have a standard so you know exactly what you are going to get for your money, odd we think that people have paid Tens of Thousands of pounds for a motorhome yet quibble about the cost of certain campsites.

I agree with ALL of this.


Dave

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