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I am thinking of joining one of the clubs and am undecided which one. We like the small sites nice and cheap just with hookup and toilet, and live in the north west of England.

Two adults and two children 5&1

Just wondering if anyone had any views.

Thanks

we are in both

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Caravan Club (CC) has about 220 of it's own sites with about half open to members only and over 2500Cl's ( small 5 five van independant sites of variable standard licensed by the club for members only ) , the standard of it's sites is consistently high over the whole network, it provides every service that a caravanner could need and all the services are comparable with the best of service that you can find anywhere. When you arrive at a club site you book in and pay your fees, no deposits are taken so the whole fee is paid at this time, you are then given information about the site and are told to go go and have a look at the pitches available ( all empty pitches are available ) choose one, set up and then let the wardens know where you have gone. Should you decide for whtever reason that you need to leave before the date that you  have paid till, you can inform the wardens that you are leaving and will receive a refund of all fees for the days that you have paid for but will not be staying for.

Camping and Caravanning Club (CCC) has about 110 sites of it's own a handful  (6 at the last count )  of which are members only  and a network of about 1000 CS's ( like CL's ), the standard of the sites over the whole network is of a more variable standard with the best sites comparing favourably with the CC sites. It also provides a full range of high quality services for the caravanner that are just as good as those provided by the CC. When you arrive at a club site you book in and pay the remainder of your fees ( a deposit will be taken when you book which  if you cancel more than 7 days in advance you get   back, within 7 days you lose  ), the warden will decide where you are to pitch and will escort you to it and ensure that you have pitched precisely as he requires. Should you need to leave for any reason the fees that you have paid will be forfeit ( though in some circumstances by special request to head office giving circumstances and doctors notes be placed on account for you to use in the rest of the year )

I have been a member of the CC for 18 years and have never regretted it, I have been a member of the CCC on two occasion in the last four years and have on both occasions resigned it just did not suit me. I know of a lot of people who like and use the CCC so I would suggest that it is worthwhile joining both clubs and seeing which one suits your purpose best

Been a member of the CC for many years and they are great. Tried the CC&C a couple of years ago and not impressed so resigned. The CC seem to be more professional about everything they do, and can re-iterate you know what you are getting when you arrive on any of their sites, whereas we found the CC&C sites a little more 'down market'. I do believe that the CC&C is probably better suited to families though, CC seem to be more couples on their sites

If you can afford it join both and see what suits your requirements best.

Hi, a quick use of the  facility wil reveal many many threads on this subject that may be of use to you

Cheers  Ratty

We used to be members of both but gave up our membership to the c&cc because whenever we booked onto a 5 pitch site there where always at least double. 

All the caravan club sites are a similar standard and we have never had a problem with them or the smaller CL sites.

Quote: Originally posted by brfc76 on 14/1/2011

I am thinking of joining one of the clubs and am undecided which one. We like the small sites nice and cheap just with hookup and toilet, and live in the north west of England.

Two adults and two children 5&1

Just wondering if anyone had any views.

Thanks

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I'm a member of both Clubs and have been for several years.

I like the fact I have access to hundreds of CL and CS sites, THS, meets and rallies almost every weekend as well as the main Club sites which are always of an excellent standard. The family deals work out well for me too.

Whether to join or not is a personal choice - some people love it and find it excellent vaule for money and others find it expensive and not worth it.