How does this Club compare with the ‘Other’?

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  • Malcolm Mehta
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    edited January 2016 #482

    Malcolm what makes your Pizza's different? and did you enjoy Bromyard Downs site,was it good for sales?.( my neck of the woods ,we live10 miles away), 365 days a year Caravaning thats what we call using your van. Getting much colder from now,hope you are
    both snug and warm.

    Write your comments here... Hello ADP. They're different from Domino's because of the thin crust. Yes! Bromyard Downs was great, we used it as an overnight stop on our way back to Worthing and we also visited the National Trust property opposite which was
    brilliant.

  • KjellNN
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    edited January 2016 #483

    5 folding chairs for guests??!

    Malcolm, you are very well kitted out, but personally I would rather stay home than lug all that kit around.

    We do carry tables and chairs for 2 or 3, a 2 ring hob,  a small electric oven, a coolbox, and even a little washing machine on longer trips, but it all fits easily in our 3.6m Fiamma Zip porch.

    Car is rarely full when travelling either, even on a 4 month trip.

    Recliners are used outside, then folded away.  If it is chilly we recline in the van.

    On our travels we have encountered several "full timers", they all seem to travel pretty light.

  • Malcolm Mehta
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    edited January 2016 #484

    5 folding chairs for guests??!

    Malcolm, you are very well kitted out, but personally I would rather stay home than lug all that kit around.

    We do carry tables and chairs for 2 or 3, a 2 ring hob,  a small electric oven, a coolbox, and even a little washing machine on longer trips, but it all fits easily in our 3.6m Fiamma Zip porch.

    Car is rarely full when travelling either, even on a 4 month trip.

    Recliners are used outside, then folded away.  If it is chilly we recline in the van.

    On our travels we have encountered several "full timers", they all seem to travel pretty light.

    Write your comments here...We needed the five chairs because we had five guests to stay in June 2015 for a touring holiday around the Cotswolds, Wales, The Lake District, Scotland, The Peak District and London. There's simply not enough room in the caravan
    to accommodate 7 people which is why a fully furnished awning with bedroom side annexes were necessary.

  • ADP1963
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    edited January 2016 #485

    Malcolm what makes your Pizza's different? and did you enjoy Bromyard Downs site,was it good for sales?.( my neck of the woods ,we live10 miles away), 365 days a year Caravaning thats what we call using your van. Getting much colder from now,hope you are
    both snug and warm.

    Write your comments here... Hello ADP. They're different from Domino's because of the thin crust. Yes! Bromyard Downs was great, we used it as an overnight stop on our way back to Worthing and we also visited the National Trust property opposite which was
    brilliant.

    Write your comments here... Keep at it Malc,we have nothing but the deepest respect for you. The whole of our county is covered in N.T and beauty spots,next time you are down check out the Moorhamton site, it is near the start of the Black & White Village
    Trail...I am sure you will like that.

  • Takethedogalong
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    edited January 2016 #486

    Much Wenlock site is very nice as well Malcolm!Happy

  • KjellNN
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    edited January 2016 #487

    5 folding chairs for guests??!

    Malcolm, you are very well kitted out, but personally I would rather stay home than lug all that kit around.

    We do carry tables and chairs for 2 or 3, a 2 ring hob,  a small electric oven, a coolbox, and even a little washing machine on longer trips, but it all fits easily in our 3.6m Fiamma Zip porch.

    Car is rarely full when travelling either, even on a 4 month trip.

    Recliners are used outside, then folded away.  If it is chilly we recline in the van.

    On our travels we have encountered several "full timers", they all seem to travel pretty light.

    Write your comments here...We needed the five chairs because we had five guests to stay in June 2015 for a touring holiday around the Cotswolds, Wales, The Lake District, Scotland, The Peak District and London. There's simply not enough room in the caravan
    to accommodate 7 people which is why a fully furnished awning with bedroom side annexes were necessary.

    Yes. I remember you writing about your trip, but now there are just the 2 of you there is surely no need to carry all that all the time?

    As you are not far from your house, can you not use a spare room and/or space in your garage to store what you don't need with you all the time?

    I presume you must have the use of some of your own property for keeping clothes for different seasons.

  • Wildwood
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    edited January 2016 #488

     

    Malcom said......

    "The awning is very big and so needs furniture to fill it. Otherwise it would look empty and not very homely."

    .....forgive me, M, but should this be the other way round.....

    ie, one might have a lot of necessary stuff, so therefore one might need a bigger space to put it in.....

    ...but this is the first time ive seen someone specifically carrying loads of 'stuff' to fill a large space, which itself might not be needed if you didnt bring the 'stuff' in the first place?Wink

    Write your comments here...We use all of the stuff we have in the awning. The two ring electric hob and picnic table in the awning means there is more space for cooking than if it had to be done in the caravan. Having more space means a bigger vegetable
    preparation area etc. The relaxers provide comfortable seating with plenty of back support and the folding coffee table is also useful for drinks etc. The other five folding chairs can seat guests. The larder in the kitchen area of the awning provides extra
    storage space for tinned foods, jars, pickles etc. We can also have extra fridge space by having a cool box in the awning too. So yes the awning is full of stuff but it's all useful.

    Sounds like you need Pickfords to lend you a van to move that lot.

  • nelliethehooker
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    edited January 2016 #489

     

    Malcom said......

    "The awning is very big and so needs furniture to fill it. Otherwise it would look empty and not very homely."

    .....forgive me, M, but should this be the other way round.....

    ie, one might have a lot of necessary stuff, so therefore one might need a bigger space to put it in.....

    ...but this is the first time ive seen someone specifically carrying loads of 'stuff' to fill a large space, which itself might not be needed if you didnt bring the 'stuff' in the first place?Wink

    Write your comments here...We use all of the stuff we have in the awning. The two ring electric hob and picnic table in the awning means there is more space for cooking than if it had to be done in the caravan. Having more space means a bigger vegetable
    preparation area etc. The relaxers provide comfortable seating with plenty of back support and the folding coffee table is also useful for drinks etc. The other five folding chairs can seat guests. The larder in the kitchen area of the awning provides extra
    storage space for tinned foods, jars, pickles etc. We can also have extra fridge space by having a cool box in the awning too. So yes the awning is full of stuff but it's all useful.

    Sounds like you need Pickfords to lend you a van to move that lot.

    And what has this to do with the OP???Undecided

  • rogher
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    edited January 2016 #490

     

     

    And what has this to do with the OP???Undecided

     

    +1  ???

  • briantimber
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    edited January 2016 #491

     

     

    And what has this to do with the OP???Undecided

     

    +1  ???

    Totaly agree....+2......Cool

  • JohnDH
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    edited January 2016 #492

     

     

    And what has this to do with the OP???Undecided

     

    +1  ???

    Totaly agree....+2......Cool

    Write your comments here..  Some get jumped on, some dont. Clearly I'm not in the club.

    +3

  • huskydog
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    edited January 2016 #493

    To get this thread back on topic !!!!!!

    the "other " club are very quick to reply to E-Mials that i have sent, far quicker than this clubSurprised

  • Malcolm Mehta
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    edited January 2016 #494

    5 folding chairs for guests??!

    Malcolm, you are very well kitted out, but personally I would rather stay home than lug all that kit around.

    We do carry tables and chairs for 2 or 3, a 2 ring hob,  a small electric oven, a coolbox, and even a little washing machine on longer trips, but it all fits easily in our 3.6m Fiamma Zip porch.

    Car is rarely full when travelling either, even on a 4 month trip.

    Recliners are used outside, then folded away.  If it is chilly we recline in the van.

    On our travels we have encountered several "full timers", they all seem to travel pretty light.

    Write your comments here...We needed the five chairs because we had five guests to stay in June 2015 for a touring holiday around the Cotswolds, Wales, The Lake District, Scotland, The Peak District and London. There's simply not enough room in the caravan
    to accommodate 7 people which is why a fully furnished awning with bedroom side annexes were necessary.

    Yes. I remember you writing about your trip, but now there are just the 2 of you there is surely no need to carry all that all the time?

    As you are not far from your house, can you not use a spare room and/or space in your garage to store what you don't need with you all the time?

    I presume you must have the use of some of your own property for keeping clothes for different seasons.

    Write your comments here...Yes, we do keep some suitcases there which are full of clothes. We kept all our winter clothes there and just had our summer clothes in the caravan wardrobes during the summer.

  • brue
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    edited January 2016 #495

    To get this thread back on topic !!!!!!

    the "other " club are very quick to reply to E-Mials that i have sent, far quicker than this clubSurprised

    ...Thanks Husky, some of the replies are getting disruptive. Another attempt to keep this on track. I've had good responses from the CC .Smile

  • Malcolm Mehta
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    edited January 2016 #496

    I spent four weeks,  28 nights,  tent camping at the Camping and Caravanning Club site in Slindon. It was in Spring 2015 and the trees were full of blossom. We thoroughly enjoyed our stay there and met some nice people. It was a basic facility site, no toilet
    blocks so most of the others staying there were caravanners. Other tent campers would only stop for one or two nights. Unlike the Caravan Club, you could park your outfit  facing whichever way you wanted. That plus the mixture of tents and caravans was what
    made the difference between the two clubs. The site was surrounded by National Trust forests and so was excellent for woodland walks and trails. There were magnificent views on the walks.

  • peedee
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    edited January 2016 #497

    To get this thread back on topic !!!!!!

    the "other " club are very quick to reply to E-Mials that i have sent, far quicker than this clubSurprised

    That is my experience as well.

    peedee

  • peedee
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    edited January 2016 #498

    I see they have a twitter account as  well as a facebook page. Someone is complaining about electricity charges on the FB page, I wonder if that will become a hot topic on their new forum. I won't start it, promise.

    peedee

  • rjb
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    edited January 2016 #499

    I find the c&cc car/caravan matching service better

  • KjellNN
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    edited January 2016 #500

    Having recently joined, for insurance purposes, can I ask whether the sites are as full as the CC sites at weekends?  Or is it possible to just turn up and be pretty sure there will be a pitch?  HS EHU pitch that is.

  • briantimber
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    edited January 2016 #501

    We didn't have any problems last year KjellNN. However with their increasing membership, it may be prudent to check the late availability hardstandings on the homepage....Cool

  • brue
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    edited January 2016 #502

    It's very much like the CC KjellNN, popular sites fill up in the peak season. At least you can book a hardstanding and EHU in advance and you can look on line to see what is available.

    Sorry Bt we posted with the same thoughts!

    edit I presume the CC pre booking system is still being tried out?

  • briantimber
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    edited January 2016 #503

    I'm geting a lot of error/planned maintenence pages on this thread.Yell Anyone else had this problem......Cool

    Edit... Great minds brue..Smile

    Double Edit.. not sure about CC hardstanding pre bookingUndecided

  • brue
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    edited January 2016 #504

    No, it's ok for me.

  • briantimber
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    edited January 2016 #505

    BP....Yell

  • Wildwood
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    edited January 2016 #506

    Having recently joined, for insurance purposes, can I ask whether the sites are as full as the CC sites at weekends?  Or is it possible to just turn up and be pretty sure there will be a pitch?  HS EHU pitch that is.

    Sorry just turning up on popular sites is not wise. The booking up is not as bad as the CC but still can be a problem.

  • KjellNN
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    edited January 2016 #507

    Being new to the C&CC, we have no idea which are the popular sites.

    However, we would be looking at trips outside high season, probably mid April to end of June, and September/October.

  • brue
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    edited January 2016 #508

    The Lake District sites are very popular, if you want to go there it might be worth booking ahead, they have minimum stays at busy times. 

  • brue
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    edited January 2016 #509

    bp

  • nelliethehooker
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    edited January 2016 #510

    Kjell, The C&CC's Keswick sites are usually busy all the year round with The Oval the hardest to get on a pitch over a weekend. Delamere is busy most weekends, as is Windermere during Half Term holidays. You should be able to get a H/Spitch at most of the
    others o/s of high season. We've never had any problem getting onto any of their sites, but usually book non-H/S pitches.

  • moorview
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    edited February 2016 #511

    I have just bought a membership gift pack as a present for my Son who has just taken up Caravaning. His reaction on looking through the sites book etc. was that he didnt think he would renew next year because of the very high prices charged per night for
    the sites and that private sites which oftain have many more facilities are much cheaper. I am afraid I have to agree with him and we rairly use Club sites any more.