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chesterdave

04/8/2017 at 9:57am
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Hi just about to buy our first caravan (been camping etc for years) and wonder which is the best club to join - Caravan and Motorhome or Camping and Caravanning club.
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Have you looked at these previous posts.

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Rob and Tina

04/8/2017 at 10:19am
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If you do a forum search you will find loads of discussion on the subject of which club to join. We belong to both clubs and they both have things for and against them.

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04/8/2017 at 10:30am
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Having belonged to both clubs,we decided to just stay with one off them.We decided on staying with the C&CC as it met our needs better with the location of sites and worked out cheaper as now been retired 19 years. As you are an ex camper it think you will find the C&CC more suited to you.

shaggy2000

04/8/2017 at 1:00pm
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I'm in the Caravan club (now Motorhome and Caravan Club) and to be fair, I only use the sites as stop offs to other sites (for example Trevornick and Cornwall)

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04/8/2017 at 1:53pm
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As above and as per previous numerous threads, there is no correct answer for all.

Have a look at where sites are based and maybe try one or both out for a year and see how that goes

IainM

04/8/2017 at 6:18pm
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I am in both.

Suggest you try both and then decide.

I prefer the CC (CAMC now), suits me best, but maintain membership of the C&CC to give widest choice possible.

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David Klyne

04/8/2017 at 8:55pm
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Depending on how much time you have to use the caravan it might well be worth joining both. The CMC has more sites but we often find ourselves using C&CC ones (obviously members of both!)

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04/8/2017 at 9:21pm
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Or neither.
Work out what you are likely to save against what it costs for membership.

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I think its difficult to recommend one of the two clubs. As previous threads have shown on this subject, we all look for different things in a site.

I think the best thing is to have a few nights on both club sites and see if its what you are looking for.

I have been a member of both clubs but now just the Caravan and Motorhome club.
My reasons are that they have sites in our favourite areas and the standards are high in our experience over 40+ years.

Site fees seem to be similar although there seems to be complaints from members of both clubs about recent increases on previous threads.
I pay £48 per annum membership fees, which is less than £1 per month. Not sure what the CCC fees are.

The nightly pitch fees can vary with both clubs and yes there are non club sites that are cheaper but also ones that are a lot more expensive.
Its really down to what you prefer.

You can stay on both club sites without being a member but it is more expensive as a non member.

I would say give both clubs a go and then chose both, one or neither.

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Mrs. Bonce

05/8/2017 at 7:51am
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Both, but not for Club sites, we use CLs and CSs, details of which will be on the threads mentioned.

Whatamess

05/8/2017 at 8:58am
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It's not just the site fees, it's insurances, channel crossings etc to take into account. I think they're actually worth nearly £100 a year, but you do needtomake use of what they offer.

The CAMC gives you discounts on the M6 toll and suchlike.

We're members of both. CCC with the age concession works out very reasonable per night but the CAMC sites are generally slightly more upmarket and often closer to towns.

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Delboya

05/8/2017 at 11:05am
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I pay £48 per annum membership fees, which is less than £1 per month.

What planet are you on Vango???? Obviously one with a 50 MONTH year.

(But I did know what you meant!!)

Colin21

05/8/2017 at 7:29pm
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Quote: Originally posted by chesterdave on 04/8/2017
Hi just about to buy our first caravan (been camping etc for years) and wonder which is the best club to join - Caravan and Motorhome or Camping and Caravanning club.
Any thoughts?
Thanks

No right or wrong answer I feel. It is simply a matter of personal preference really. We are members of the C&CC and have been happy with our membership. We visited a great C&CC CS in Manorbier, South Wales last month, which was lovely, then we had a weekend at C&CC Sandringham, which was also great. We spent 2 weeks at Sandringham last year. Can't speak of CC sites as we have never used one, but I can't see how they can be any better than the C&CC sites that we have used. Our senior citizens' discount with C&CC comes in handy too!

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Paul_B

05/8/2017 at 9:53pm
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I like the caravan club because of their Cl sites and the Mayday breakdown service, if the C&CC had Mayday I'd go with them as they also have very nice CS sites

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06/8/2017 at 6:03am
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Quote: Can't speak of CC sites as we have never used one, but I can't see how they can be any better than the C&CC sites that we have used.

A lot of CAMC sites are in nicer surroundings with trees etc. Most of the CCC sites - and I've been to quite a lot over the years - are more bland. Facilities-wise there's not much to choose between them. I've also found the CAMC are often closer to towns whereas CCC can be quite some way - for instance Bala CCC is about 3 miles from Bala and not on a bus route. Windermere is the same.

It's all down to personal preference and I know a lot of people would say they go camping to get away but, to my mind, if you're just going to sit on a campsite all day you might just as well save your money and sit in the back garden. I like somewhere to go when I away.

Nora

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