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I found it! My perfect site!

This weekend we went to a super, small site, 40 mins from home, a small field, surrounded by horses and sheep on one side and woods on the other, with a stand pipe a loo, a fire pit for each pitch and best bit - no one else there for the whole 3 nights (maybe cos because it was too blooming cold!)

Husband me toddler and the dog had a super time! Sunday was lovely weather (after the frost melted!!) I sat in the sun reading with The Archers omnibus (quietly) on the wind up radio while husband taught 2yo son how to play fetch with the dog....... we foraged for wood for the campfire and our little one had toasted marshmallows for the first time! know I sound like an old hippy but it really was idyllic!!!

The site was a certified or certificated Camping and Caravanning Club site and was a bargain at just SIX POUNDS for the night.......... when I called the owner she wasn't too bothered whether we were members or not, but did give us a leaflet on joining we're definitely thinking of joining but would probably only go to the small sites, I much prefer sites that are basic and small and quiet and relaxed to large sites with lots of facilities......

so my question is - is it worth us joining the club, as I know certified sites are meant to just be for members.............. or do most site owners not mind if you're members or not? I know not all site will be entirely deserted nor will they all allow fires but are most certified site v small and basic....... and extraordinarily cheap?

We tend to use these smaller sites more than club or commercial ones although we are members of both C&CC and CC.

Generally we have found that the smaller sites, while complyimg with Club Rules with regard to how many caravans/motorhoimes/FC's that they have on them, do not tend to be too bothered about tent pitches. Indeed some have desigmated areas for tents that the site owners do not consider come under Club Afiliation Regulations.

Quote: Originally posted by evenstephen on 09/5/2012

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Stick to the C&CC CSs - the equivalent sites in the Caravan Club (Certificated Locations) don't take tents because the Caravan Club isn't designed for tent owners, whereas the Camping and Caravaning Club is. When (if?) you do join the C&CC look out for the "Hideaway" sites - these are particularly quiet CSs.

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Quote: Originally posted by CW52 on 09/5/2012

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Im not a member of anything and I go to a few sites just like that in North East. Just privately owned.  Where was that site anyway

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was in north yorkshire, guess i shouln't say where just in case owner would be in trouble or anything............

whch where in the north east CW52?? we're in Harrogate so north east ish1 :o)