Worth joining the 'friendly' club for
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Although we're not big fans of either club's sites, we have stayed, twice, for two weeks at the C&CC site at Stoke Fleming (Dartmouth) during the last two years and the toilet block there is every bit as good as on this club's sites, if not better. If I'm being picky, the one criticism of that C&CC site is that they're a bit stingy with the amount of water and disposal points as compared with CC Club sites.
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We are in both but we use the caravan a lot so can justify it. This club has a number of sites we use to visit family with no C&CC one near and we use a club storage facility so we need to stay with them. The C&CC though gives a few alternatives and their insurance is far cheaper so we use them as well.
If you are not using a caravan or motorhome regularly then one club should do but if you need specific sites then you may need to join both.
The services are generally near identical so I would not worry about them.
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We're members of both but were actually CCC first as that was what we belonged to many, many moons ago and most people go with what they know. My son suggested CAMC when we wanted to go to Chelsea Flower Show the first time as he knew of Abbeywood. He was right, great site.
We use both as to what suits. CAMC is certainly more regimented but in some areas has nicer sites. CCC is often slightly haphazard but generally more fun when the grandkids are with us. I reckon it's a case of to each their own and we've never been frogmarched-we have been shown and if we don't like it have always asked for a change, not been refused up to yet.
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with membership of CCC at (say) £50 and a THS pitch at around £15 a night cheaper than the equivalent CC club offering, one would recoup the fee in much less than a week and find a nicer, more relaxing way of touring, without booking, no commitment on length of stay, pay when you leave and have a much more open feel to the site....(just like sites 'elsewhere' which cant be mentioned)
for some, worth its weight in gold.
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why do 'we' need to be convinced? (which btw I don't think BB is doing)
Can 'we' not weight up the pros an cons of having HS and EHU ourselves and make the decision based on what we want?
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just highlighting the differences (advantages) as part of the OP 'worth joining the Friendly Club for'.....
for us, those differences amount to a less disciplined type of camping, which we like.
we dont do booking in advance (except for ferries a week or so ahead and our new year break) so the roll up, roll off type of approach used on THS sites is great.
throughout the summer and in the UK, the 'special' pages at the back of the CCC mag are our first port of call.
for example, one coming up in the school hols at Ballard School, New Milton, right in the town where no licensed campside could ever be.
great walking and cycling around Lymington and down to the Witterings, what could be nicer......@ a tenner or less a night
Disclaimer: at no time was this post intended to cause offense to anyone. any such offense gleaned is purely unintentional and not the responsibility of the poster
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great walking and cycling around Lymington and down to the Witterings, what could be nicer......@ a tenner or less a night
Witterings? That's a long old bike ride from New Milton
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always up for a challenge, CY
of course, you are correct....i meant Milford on Sea/Highcliffe/Mudeford
and Christchurch......
'twas the Witterings from the Chichester area, we were at Concierge Camping
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...albeit, cheaply
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