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Just bought our first tourer yesterday and im far to excited hehe

i have 5 kids 13, 13, 11, 3, 1 and was just wondering with the in mind which club should we join or both???

camping and caravanning or the caravan club.

thanks

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

Quote: Originally posted by Rallye550 on 19/7/2011

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 Re the CC I am becoming really disheartened that I can never book for a week because all the weekends have been booked for months in advance.
 

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Quote: Originally posted by janus on 19/7/2011

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Quote: Originally posted by Rallye550 on 19/7/2011

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 Re the CC I am becoming really disheartened that I can never book for a week because all the weekends have been booked for months in advance.

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Many of us would disagree with you on this, I have never come across the problem other than at Bank Holidays. Then again I am fairly flexible about where I go.

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 I too have had problems booking the CC sites,They all seem to get booked up fairly quickly. I suppose its ok if you book well in advance, but with work commitments etc this was not an option for me . Some of the better sites seem to get booked up really early. I decided to not renew my CC membership  I have not been a member of the  C & Canping  club so i can't comment on this. But i would definately say the i had problems booking with the CC

Quote: Originally posted by Rallye550 on 19/7/2011

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I'm a member of both

Re the CC I am becoming really disheartened that I can never book for a week because all the weekends have been booked for months in advance.


The CCC pricing seems much more family friendly. See here copied from their web site
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Families are an integral part of the Club. Where possible we provide facilities to help our family campers.
Children under six camp free on Club Sites year round
Children between six and 17 camp free in low season, when accompanied by an adult
Adult fees are only payable when the child reaches 18. Members of Camping Club Youth can get further discounts.
Club members who travel in a group of up to two adults and four children under the age of 18 (five children if there’s only one adult) and camping on one pitch, can benefit from a Special Family Deal.
If you are booking online, choose the deal by clicking on the relevant box. When you arrive, the Holiday Site Manager will work out the best price for your family

Hope this helps

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Quote: Originally posted by janus on 19/7/2011

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AS I said I am fairly flexible about where I go. However,  I sympathise with you about the lack of sites in Scotland the sites up there are all in superb locations and are generally filled for the vast majority of the time. They get filled by the hoards of English people seeking places that actually look beautiful rather than simply have a reputation for beauty.

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As a member of both clubs & have an 9 year old daughter I would say that she finds it easier to make friends on Camping & Caravanning Club sites.

Off season we do find that Caravan Club sites appear to have few kids, even ones with playparks.  In the summer season in Devon or Norfolk we found there were plenty of kids for our daughter to play with.

Family deals from the Camping & Caravanning Club should help you with the cost too.