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carl13  -  I am a middle aged woman who camps on her own & it wouldnt bother me at all if a young couple camped next to me, I rather like having youngsters around & if everyone was as considerate as you & your fiancee then we'd all be happier.  I am sorry that you have experienced dodgy looks.  I have noticed when I have camped that the young couples never cause any problems it generally is the larger rowdy groups that do & that is often once they have had a few drinks.

Going back to the original subject - I am shocked that this was a C&C Club site - am I being naive?  Much seems to be made of the fact that you are less likely to have this type of problem their sites.  I too wonder if the honest review will be posted, have my doubts. What's the name of the site so we can all check if the review is on there.

These selfish, boorish idiots broke several C&CC rules - re. damage to other people's cars / property and noise past 11.00 p.m.

The wardens failed in their duty to uphold the rules of the Club.

You say you were scared.  I should have been, too - it sounds like a very intimidating situation.

Report the wardens to the Club for their apathetic responses to calls for assistance and failure to deal with a pretty nasty situation for the majority of the campers, and demand either a refund or a credit note for future camping nights - or both.

If the Club is now allowing this sort of behaviour, then it will only get worse. It needs to be stamped on hard so the word gets out there.

Following on from what CARL13 said, it is interesting that often that we judge people when they arrive on site, young, old, large group, same sex small or large groups etc. I am a live and let live person and take all people on their own merits, I always try to be polite, and say hello to campers/caravaners who pitch near me when I or they arrive, this often breaks the ice and makes it easier to speak to them later if needed. The majority of people are resectful of each other and the camp site rules. We should NEVER feel intimidated by speaking to someone who is breaking the rules of the campsite or common sense, if a camp site has rules and these are being broken then it is up to the campsite wardens/owners to sort this out and point out that if they don't why are the rules there in the first instance,

It's such a shame when a minority ruin your own holiday, but we will never stamp this out i'm sorry to say.

You should have seen the looks we got when we turned up at a C&CC club temporary holiday site over the jubilee weekend - on our (fairly noisy) trike! 

However, people had to pass us to get to the dog walking area or off the site and we ended up chatting to just about everybody as they slowed down to look at the trike. 

One of the chaps then asked if we would mind if his son who had Down's Syndrome could site on the trike and of course we said yes.  I will never forget the look of pure joy and excitement on this young man's face and it was the highlight of the weekend.  The chap took some photos and emailed them to us later and said we were welcome to join them any time.  What a fab weekend. 

Just goes to show, never judge a book by it's cover!!