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Personmcguire6078
20/7/2013 at 9:04pm
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I love the CS sites (certificated sites). They are generally small sites (max 5 caravans and 5/10 tents) as they are run by landowners and families. Facilities can vary dramatically from just a field and nothing else to full facilities including toilets, showers and electric hook up. They are generally quite cheap with pitch only prices from £10-£15 night. You can find some real gems and it’s part of the fun of trying them.

They will not appeal to everyone and if you are expecting to find a clubhouse and pool they definitely won’t be for you. Although you could find a local family friendly pub and the owners may have a private pool you could use!

If you think a CS site might appeal to you, my top tip is to search for a local CS site close to you and go and have a look. Generally the site owners are really friendly and I’m sure they won’t mind you having a look around; after all you could be future customers! At least this way you can gauge if it is the sort of site you are willing to try. You can search for local CS sites close to you by using the C&CC website just make sure you tick only CS (certificated sites) on the search. Also add showers and toilets on the facilities list

If the above sounds like camping hell then the C&CC sites are generally really nice with good clean facilities but can be expensive.

I've posted some images of a CS site I stayed on last weekend. Once again we were the only people on site. The other caravan belongs to the owner, Christopher. He was was there to check us in and popped in to check we were ok. The site is The Hawthorns, Guyhirn, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire





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Personmcguire6078
20/7/2013 at 9:10pm
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Personsjshelley
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Hi looks fantastic, my kind of site. Love the CS sites, off to Hawthorn Farm near Norwich in 10 days, can't wait!

Sarah


PersonWhatamess
21/7/2013 at 7:50am
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I stayed at my second CS last week and it has made me very wary.

The description in the Big Sites Book said it was surrounded by fields and woodland walks. The woodland walk was only the length of the camping field and about 30 feet wide. The pub was supposed to be within a mile, which we thought would be a reasonable walk for the dogs in the evening. It was actually nearer 3 miles and therefore un-walkable. The fee was £12 plus 50p for a shower. We stayed 2 nights - expensive when we'd just been at the club site at Kendal for £24.40 for 3 nights with free showers.

Normally I'd check a site out on Google maps but I was away and didn't have that facility.

I also don't understand this 5-van business. The first CS I stayed on had something like 14 hook-ups for caravans/motorhomes and a field full of them where you could also camp in a tent. The one we've just been on had 10 hook-ups. So where does 5 vans come into it?

I'll be very careful when I book a CS in future.

Nora


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Personmcguire6078
21/7/2013 at 8:17am
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So where does 5 vans come into it?

I'll be very careful when I book a CS in future.

Nora


The sites are technically only supposed to have 5 units due to planning regulation. As I mentioned CS sites will not be for everyone. As well as some gems you can find some awful sites (no different to regular campsites). I'm sorry you've experienced some poor sites. I usually look for the H symbol which identifies the site as being a "hideaway" or quite site. So far I've been very lucky and only found great sites in great locations.

I personally don't use the Big Book but use the C&CC website. Primarily as anything in print can quickly go out of date. The Website is probably more accurate and up to date...?

More information about CS sites on the C&CC web site here


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21/7/2013 at 8:46am
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Quote: Originally posted by sjshelley on 20/7/2013
Hi looks fantastic, my kind of site. Love the CS sites, off to Hawthorn Farm near Norwich in 10 days, can't wait!

Sarah


Hi Sarah this site looks lovely, I've "bookmarked"this site for the future, many thanks.


PersonMrs. Bonce
21/7/2013 at 9:18am
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We love CLs and CSs, but agree the descriptions in the books can be misleading! There are quite often reviews on the CC and C&CC websites which give a more accurate picture. We have stayed at some gems and a few horrors. Qiute a lot of my reviews on here are for sites where apparently we are the only folk who have ever stayed at them.

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PersonRTS5
21/7/2013 at 10:34am
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I think people don't want to review the good ones Mrs Bonce because they don't want everyone to know about them

They can certainly be a bit hit and miss and we find some want proof of membership and others don't bother (making you wonder why you pay C&CC a members fee).

I pay particular attention to how big the site is. As sometimes they have a C&CC field attached to a much bigger camping field which means the site can be huge (well huge to us anyway). I also check the reviews on the C&CC site and on here, as some people only put a review in one place.

We went to Agden Hill last year and it was a lovely site though quite sloping.


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21/7/2013 at 11:01am
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Great Staughton is where I went to school until I was 8 when we moved away. I didn't know there was any sloping ground there!


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Quote: Originally posted by mcguire6078 on 21/7/2013
I personally don't use the Big Book but use the C&CC website. Primarily as anything in print can quickly go out of date. The Website is probably more accurate and up to date...?

As I said, if I had been at home I would probably have done that and looked on Google maps to check. In this particular case it wouldn't have made any difference - in fact, it doesn't even mention the fields and woodland walk on the web site.

Nora


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Personmcguire6078
21/7/2013 at 2:05pm
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Hi Nora, sorry in my reference to using the website it was more a case of additional sites being added or closed. It was meant more of a general comment than to a specific site. I hope you have a better experience next time as you can find some very nice CS sites. You certainly got a bargain at Kendal for £8 night and it gets some good reviews as well!


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If we stay on Cs/cl we always look on Google maps, as has been said before the big sites guide can be misleading, and you can check reviews on here.

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Quote: Originally posted by Mrs. Bonce on 21/7/2013
Great Staughton is where I went to school until I was 8 when we moved away. I didn't know there was any sloping ground there!


Yes, it is quite flat around there, apart from the field the site is on.


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In my experience usually these sites are nothing special, just handy to tour around. So if you want to be in a certain area, maybe visit relatives, or visit a town without staying in the the town, they are great but you never go for the actual site itself.

But then I live in the countryside so maybe I have a different outlook.


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Quote: Originally posted by autopilot on 21/8/2013
In my experience usually these sites are nothing special, just handy to tour around. So if you want to be in a certain area, maybe visit relatives, or visit a town without staying in the the town, they are great but you never go for the actual site itself.But then I live in the countryside so maybe I have a different outlook.


It depends....some sites are situated in fantastic locations so you return because of the location and the site. It really depends on what you expect a site to provide....

If you are after peace and quite and a small site in an unusual location, these might float your boat. If your idea of camping heaven is 200 other tents, swimming pool and club house they won't.


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I just wish people would stop publicising my escapes from the rat race . Of course if you were a member of either club as you need to be to use them, you would know all about them



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