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Thanks Malc

That's a shame. We originally bought our van, after having been camping for years, because we found we weren't deciding on impulse to go away for a weekend - too much trouble to put up the tent. We'd hoped the van would change all that, but it seems that if we wake up on a Friday morning and say "Let's go away for the weekend" we're going to be unlucky (unless it's in November!)

I think you can still say the "lets go away for the weekend" but you have to be prepared to do quite a bit of phoning around and accept much more of a compromise on your location. Cancellations do happen and if you are lucky it is just before you have phoned. If not you have to press on with more calls

I have done this many times with an intended targetted spot only to have to settle on somewhere entirely different, but it nearly always ended up quite well.

The main obvious problem is that more and more people are caravanning/camping than there are new sites appearing, so this can only get worse unfortunately.

Until people get bored with it I suppose.

I'd post your question re the boat as a new topic Malc. It probably won't get noticed in here.

Thanks Doug, I have a few other questions that could do with answers so I will do some research first and ask if I cannot sort.

Malc

have been member of both for 15 years & will continue for folowwing reasons

C&CC  offers 30% age discount  on sites already cheaper than Cc & also charges per person with no pitch fee unless elec required.

CC sites of equal quality  so being in both vatly increases access to good sites

Cc  has more CLs than C&CCs similar CSs

 Varies from year to year which offers best ferry crosing value.so being in both can saave money

CC has by far the best travel insurance package, being specialy tilored to needs of caravanners, trailer tenters etc. I know I have claimed on it

CC  provides first class caravan inurance, house & car insurance at very good rates

C&CC has unique temporary holiday sites run by members & very cheap to use.

C& CC  has activity based sub groups e. Folk song & dance group, canoe group, folding camper group, Youth Group, mountaineering group etc all of which arrange regualr events throughout the year. The CC has no equivelant.

C&CC offers more in the way of 'District Association' camping for those who like to camp  with others of similar mind.

All in all I find the services offered by the two clubs to be mainly very complimentary to each other with of coure some inevitable duplication.

george