Hello Everyone We Are NEW
Shane & Shirley here just saying hello.
At last we have finally bought a motor home, we have both camped many times, Shirley gave up on camping many years ago but we did have a final camp together at Womad Festival in 2016.
We bought a Ci Autoroller in mid November but its gone straight into storage until March, Shirley will be taking a Motorhome Manoeuvring Course with the club on the 11th to refresh her driving a larger vehicle skills.
we are planning our first trips to Brixham, Weymouth & Tewksbury to start with, in the Summer we are starting to plan longer trips possibly to Switzerland first. Later in the year we are hoping to travel to Portugal the slow way for Christmas (similar to a blog we found on the internet) avoiding toll roads to allow us to stop off as often as we like along the way.
We would love to hear from with any tips for beginners and seasoned travellers who have taken on long trips abroad,
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Hello and welcome, hope you enjoy your new purchase!
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Shane and Shirley
Welcome to Club Together. Given your desire for trips abroad it will be worth your while keeping an eye on the Overseas Sites and Touring section of the forum as what you ask is often discussed.
David
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You're certainly diving right in. Welcome to CT.
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Hi Shane and Shirley. Welcome to Club Together from me. Great to hear from you - I bet you are really looking forward to getting out in the Motorhome. There are still many who go out in the winter months too, so when you have got used to it all perhaps you will try some out of season trips. Do let us know how you get on.
David
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Hello Shane and Shirley and welcome to Club Together and the Caravan and Motorhome Club.
Some of the questions here may be of help to you Top 19 Motorhome Questions. If you have an specific questions I'm sure fellow motorhome owners will be happy to help on Club Together too.
Let us know how you get on and happy touring.
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Hi there
Relatively new to the world of caravans-just 10 years-but found your website both interesting informative and helpful.
Thank you and keep up the good work :-)
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Many Thanks for all of the replies, encouragement and links to good advice for us newbies. People said that this is a friendly club and this has been a very nice welcome.
The van is still in storage at the moment but it's only 5 weeks untill we tax it and we can't wait for our adventures begin.
Shane & Shirley
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Hello Everyone
Well it's nearly time to hit the road, our first trip will just be an overnight in Weston Super Mare at Easter. There has been a lot to do and the weather being well below freezing delayed glueing shelves into the storage lockers and wardrobe. So much to learn flight helped enormously by handy tips here. Today was a major shop for all the bits & bobs we needed such as hosepipe, melamine dishes etc etc.
One question we have is can you call into any club site or CL even if you are not staying for servicing i.e. topping up with fresh water, waste disposal etc if so is there a standard charge.
Many Thanks Shane & Shirley
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"One question we have is can you call into any club site or CL even if you are not staying for servicing i.e. topping up with fresh water, waste disposal etc if so is there a standard charge."
The club do not provide this facility for people not staying on site, Shane. It’s an old chestnut. CLs are not governed by the same rules as club sites but, as most of them charge very little for an overnight stay, I think it would be an imposition to ask for a favour without being a paying customer.
The other club, C&CC, allow it but charge something like £7 for 3 hours use of facilities. I don't know if it’s available to non-members of that club.
Good luck with your first outing.
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but don't forget, in the midst of your travels, to peep on here occasionally & 
