Are You a member of the Caravan Club? Forums

fjmike

considering the Caravan Club chairmans recent views I thought I would post this poll

MicknPat

I voted YES but only because I still own a caravan, when we change it things may change. Wink

johnsandywhite

Nope, never gonna happen, no chance, no way jose. Not even if they paid me a squillion quid. Rolling Eyes

rowley

I find that the CC gives me good value. I mainly use CLs throughout the year and someties use Club sites out of season. I do not wildcamp but think that the passion concept is a good idea.

BarryandSue

I've been putting off joining until we can get some good use from the Club of our choice. In view of alleged remarks from Caravan Club representatives, I'm now strongly considering joining the C&CC instead.

We only want to join because of the CL network. As a motorhome, we don't need all the facilities in the (admittedly excellent) CC Sites, but the peace and quiet of a CL is now very appealing.

If the alleged remarks are representative of the thinking of the CC Executive, then this may be a defining moment in their business (don't be fooled - they're not 'clubs' any more). A mass parting of company between motorhomers and the CC (particularly if it benefited the rival organisation, C&CC) may bring the CC into the 21st Century, and we would all benefit. I'm not holding my breath.

Can anybody compare the numbers of CLs to CSs? Are they roughly equal? Thanks.

MicknPat

Barry,

Do you have any version of Autoroute on your computer?

If so visit this site

BarryandSue

'Fraid not, Mick, but thanks for the suggestion. I use a Garmin GPS (on m/cycle and in m/home) but I don't know if these can be transferred over. This sort of thing is all a bit difficult for dopey-old me! I was hoping that someone who is in both clubs could comment.

Cheers.

spykal · Moderator

Hi all

The owners of the many Cls & Css just use the two clubs to gain exemtion to any planning requirements and allow them to open a camping site for up to 5 units.
the following organisations do not require to apply for a caravan site licence:

The Caravan Club
The Camping Club of Great Britain and Ireland
The Boy Scouts Association
The Girl Guides Association
The Motor Caravanners Club

The site owners affiliation to you as a member of any of the two main clubs is generally not important to them and In my experience at the vast majority of these CLcs or CSs the only membership card you need is coloured a sort of orange and has a picture of the queen in the bottom right hand corner.

I might suggest that if your intention is just to use a Cl or CS once in a while then membership of a club is not really necessary....but that would be irresponsible of me so I will not suggest it Wink

As it happens I do belong to the MCC and the C&CC but have never been asked to prove it.

Mike

BarryandSue

Good points, Mike.
I wonder whether the site owners benefit in other ways from the clubs, or do they perhaps have to pay to be a CL/CS owner?
Do they get a kind of Group Insurance benefit , for example?
If none of these, it seems a bit of a 'restrictive practice' to keep these sites to just club members.

On a slight tangent, do you think there are enough sites to accommodate all those wishing now to camp/caravan/motorhome? Several times in the past few weeks, we've tried to book sites (larger ones in the south here, I'm afraid to say) and they've been fully booked - and it isn't even a Bank Holiday!

Jeanann

Have used both CC and C&CCclub sites, although only belong to CC. They are very much the same in relation to facilities but the groups who use them do tend to vary. We have