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28/8/2012 at 11:06pm
Location: West Midlands
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Quote: Originally posted by bridgeywidge on 28/8/2012
And speaking of facilities..
...why can small French municipals charge only €6 a night, for a tent, car, EHU and two people with, decent loos, showers, wash-up facilities and laundry, plus flowerbeds and even a small library when it costs almost double that per person for a CS site? (And with only one loo, one shower you pay for, and no washing-up area at all.)
Possibly because they are municipals and the local council consider it worthwhile to subsidise them to encourage visitors who hopefully will spend money with local businesses?
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30/10/2012 at 2:33pm
Location: GATESHEAD
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WELL WORTH JOINING..in my opinion....you can recoup the cost -£40 per couple-if you use a ccc site for a few weekends and a bank holiday against what a non-menber would pay.You will receive a monthly magazine which would probably cost £3 to buy and often qualify for discounts on shows-ferry crossings etc due to you being a member. I have always found the sites and facilities to be first class ..and in some excellent locations where there isnt camping available for other campers.I have introduced quite a few friends to membership and none have been disappointed! ..and have received a £5 voucher off my next stay for each introduction. Have you joined yet?!!!!! Have fun
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07/6/2015 at 9:08am
Location: North Yorkshire
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We have been members since 2008 but have never used anything but certificated sites as we like small no facilities type places generally.
I am not sure how it works but some of the smaller sites insist on you being a member (suspect that they all should from this but that doesn't happen).
Just the discount I get on my tent and trailer insurance makes it almost worthwhile.
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08/6/2015 at 9:00am
Location: Essex coast living on a boat!
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Similar to matt-lucie,it is a question of if it works for you and you get the site you want at lower cost, then go for it.
We joined last year (July) after seeing a site that would work for a couple of night's stopover on our way up to Scotland, and saved money even taking the membership price into account, not least because at the time they happened to have a 20% discount on all their grass pitches for the dates we wanted.
The intention was to try to get the odd weekend away when we could and save more, but like many plans, work got in the way and we haven't used it again, so have cancelled the membership for this year.
I think it is probably more useful for people who are retired or those whose work commitments allow them to plan ahead so that they can book.
I would possibly consider rejoining in the same circumstances again, but doubt if we would get the use of the membership.
Obviously we have just been to the one C&CC site, but have to say that found it rather regimented and a bit stuffy, and the pitch was extremely muddy, tents were shoved at the back of the site away from the facilities, we had to walk through rows of caravans to use the toilets and showers and it felt that the priority customers were caravans and motorhomes.
Ditto the magazine (minus the muddy bit!) to be honest, I took to just recycling it without reading.
I realise of course that one site does not necessarily reflect the club, of course not, but that was our first impression, so just sharing that.
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08/6/2015 at 10:39am
Location: Nottingham
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We used to be members, but cancelled last year. With a bit of shopping around, you can find sites comparable to club sites in terms of price and quality. Previous posts have mentioned the monthly magazine, but one reason we cancelled was the lack of camping info in it. The vast majority of information in the magazines relates to tin tents. Also, a massive irritation was on the sites where campers are always restricted to the furthest point from any facilities whilst the caravans and motor homes (with their own facilities) get pitches near the facilities.
Saying that, the facilities on sites are always in excellent condition.
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08/6/2015 at 8:58pm
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its worth it if you use it. i`m a member but i use it!
does bug me that theres sandringham 10 mins drive from my house: and in high season i can`t do a 1 nighter there when i want a solo nights camping!! or cromer..... grrrrr.
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