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Can anybody tell me whether its worth joining the C&CC what do youget for yor money, can you only book these sites if you are a member. I'm quite new to camping, it's took me 12 years to convince the OH.

The sites used to be a cheaper way to camp - but these days you can get better value for a couple of quid more, than you get on some of the club sites.

Id be interested to know whether people would sign up to caravan club or camping & caravanning club.

which would be better to join.

We're into our second year as members.  Apart from insurance for our folding camper and 5% discount at towsure we havent really got much out of it.  Their sites that I'd like to use are actually quite expensive - they charge per person plus club site fee (which I presume is electricity) so in peak season it looks like we'd be paying about £25+ per night for 3 of us.   I got quite excited about their DA meets which are very cheap  but I'm not sure about them as we like our toilets and showers and most of them seem to be in just a field with no facilities.

The membership fee is not too much (we've probably got ours back in Towsure discount) so it really depends what you want from it

Homebird

Quote: Originally posted by rnjones on 16/5/2009

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Id be interested to know whether people would sign up to caravan club or camping & caravanning club.

 

which would be better to join.

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I'm surprised someone hasnt come up with 'camping club'? or have they and its just being kept a very good secret. ?????

We are caravanners but started out with a tt so joined the cc&c.  The family deal is great for us but the online booking can be a nightmare to use if the site you are looking at isn't available.  I'm sure they could make it more user friendly but haven't done so yet.  It's not easy to get a pitch during busy times but then that is the same for any popular site. 

There is a site about an hours drive from us in the caravan club that i'd like to try so when our membership runs out this year i will join the caravan club.  From what i hear you have to book up in December for busy times but with dh now knowing what his hours will be each week way in advance we can do that. 

Though i must admit that i prefer to be on a site with a mix of tents, tt's, motorhomes, camping folders and caravan's.  We stayed at a caravan site once and there was hardly room to breathe but assume that with the caravan club each pitch will be more roomy like the cc&c sites?

hth

Jeannie