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Quote: Originally posted by dolores99 on 14/3/2012

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Well that's me decided, come pay day I'm going to become a member of C&CC, it just seems to make sense if we're going to get away a bit this year, thanks

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I wouldn't be too hasty at joining the C&CC until you have done some research. It is going to cost you the joining fee of £39 before you have been anywhere.

The C&CC club sites charge per person so that could work out expensive for a family.

The small CS's are probably better for a family because they tend to charge for two adults and two children although you need to check their locations and facilities. Some are a little isolated with basic or no facilities.

Club sites can get busy and it is often necessary to book well in advance. Whenever you book you will need to pay a £25 deposit and this is non-returnable within 7 days of the date of your trip.

Imagine a scenario where you wish to go camping on a Friday so you book and pay a deposit on the preceeding Monday. Unfortunately come Friday 40mph gale force winds are forecast at your chosen site and you decide it is too dangerous to go...that's £25 deposit down the drain! No returns and no credit notes. Add that to the £39 you paid to join (total £64) and you still haven't been anywhere yet. That's pretty much what happened to me.

Check all the C&CC club sites and CS's in the area you are likely to be camping and make sure there are plenty for you to choose from otherwise you will find yourself having to go to ordinary commercial sites instead and will have wasted your joining fee.

It may pay you, if possible, to check out the quality of the tent pitches at your chosen C&CC sites before committing yourself because as stated they are well used and often rather lacking in grass.

Apart from that, the C&CC is great.

Quote: Originally posted by dolores99 on 14/3/2012Well that's me decided, come pay day I'm going to become a member of C&CC, it just seems to make sense if we're going to get away a bit this year, thanks

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Reading this I wonder why Ive been charged so much. Site near Osmotherly,Thirsk last year,  tent, 2 adults 2 children, NO EHU, £54 for 2 nights. similar prices in N Yks too.  Where are these cheap sites please! i think camping is so popular now charges going up up up!

Even with some of the price increases you speak of, for us, we are starting to have camping holidays because everything else, in high seasons because we won't take the children out of school, is prohibitively priced! We have three children too, and many hotels or B&B don't cater for families of 5. Country cottages and similar either don't accept children, are too far away from anything to entertain the children much or again, are priced out of our range. We've been to centre parcs for several years, but, that was before the school holiday issue, we simply cannot afford to go there now.

Although initial start up costs are going to be steep, each time we use the equipement it becomes better value for money. It also means we can get holidays with my parents and my parents in law, as they either have a motorhome or a caravan.

Yes, there may have been increases, but, the people running the sites have to make a living out of it, and maintain facilities and, well, we all know how much everything has gone up in the last couple of years (my shopping bill this week almost made me weep).

Quote: Originally posted by CW52 on 14/3/2012

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Reading this I wonder why Ive been charged so much. Site near Osmotherly,Thirsk last year,  tent, 2 adults 2 children, NO EHU, £54 for 2 nights. similar prices in N Yks too.  Where are these cheap sites please! i think camping is so popular now charges going up up up!

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Quote: Originally posted by dolores99 on 13/3/2012

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Hi, I've just spent the last couple of hours updating my virtual brochure, ringing the campsites for 2012 prices/tariffs and I would recommend it to others as a lot of my saved notes on prices are now out of date. I've had to delete quite a few sites as they've gone over my miserly max budget of £20 a night non EHU. Just thought I'd share, I know it's only virtual but I make a lot of my camping plans based on this great info.

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Quote: Originally posted by Bob61 on 08/9/2019

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Old thread again...I think campsite prices have increased a bit since 2012

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Quote: Originally posted by keith+june on 06/9/2019

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Does anyone have trouble getting to see their virtual brochure,
Each time I click to see my virtual brochure it just will not respond.

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Quote: Originally posted by seanfdh on 08/9/2019

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Quote: Originally posted by Bob61 on 08/9/2019

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Old thread again...I think campsite prices have increased a bit since 2012

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Yes Bob, but if you read it you'll find that someone asked a new question about the virtual brochure:

Quote: Originally posted by keith+june on 06/9/2019

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Does anyone have trouble getting to see their virtual brochure,
Each time I click to see my virtual brochure it just will not respond.

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Presumably because they used the search function (which other user's get grumpy about people not doing) and a couple of us answered it. So it doesn't really matter does it?

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