Very annoying - no photographs
Do any of you find it unhelpful and very annoying that many CL's don't have a few photographs ?
We often don't visit some due to the lack of Information and photographs. I'm sure we, and they sometimes miss out sometimes. It is so easy now to take and upload pictures these days and we get suspicious as to why there are none.
It is important to us that given the limited time we spend away that we can get it as suitable to us as we possibly can. We like lots of space and nice surroundings. We do find photographs and descriptions together the reviews are the way we choose our site.
What do others think?
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Very annoying? No.
Lack of pics isn’t something I get annoyed about - why would I when it’s such a trivial thing?
I believe it’s the club who inserts the pics into the website and not a simple matter of CL owners uploading them. Whether the CL owners forward pics to the club is another matter.
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The photographs can only be provided by the CL owner, I somehow doubt the Club has a roving photographer visiting all CL's
. Some of the newer and more internet savvy CL owners like to use Facebook as a means of promoting their CL, although it would be surprising if such owners didn't also submit photos for the Club's website. I imagine there are a lot of older CL owners who might not be familiar with submitting photographs and I wonder if it is those CL's which don't have photos. One way round this might be to allow reviewers the option of uploading photographs? I agree with the OP that photographs do make a difference and better than flying blind so to speak.David
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Hi MrSambambles
We do try to encourage CL owners to provide photographs of their site so they can be uploaded on to the website. Our CL Advisors who visit the sites every year will also discuss it with the CL Owners and will take photographs on their behalf with the CL owners permission.
Some owners do not want pictures of their site on the website for many reasons and we must honor their wishes.
We are making it compulsory for new CL sites to have a picture on their website when they go live. This picture can be changed at a later date as many want to have vans on their site first so they can be in the photographs. Moving forward you will see more and more sites with photographs.
We will continue to encourage the existing sites without a photograph to send one in as we are aware many members will choose a site with photographs over those without.
Thanks
Maddie
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Thank you for your comments. We are all different which reflect on what is important and helpful to some and not so much to others.
It is encouraging to know that photographs will be included in new CL details and we certainly support that. Thank you CLMaddie for bringing that to our attention.
It will certainly help us, together with other information available to choose a site more suitable to our likes.
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Sadly, lots of us do CL site reviews, but there is no way we can add a photograph to a review on this website.
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Perhaps they take a slightly different view as you are a CL owner, Alan. Maybe they didn't realise it wasn't your own site.
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It would be interesting - although I suspect nigh on impossible to achieve - to know what the take up is of CLs with a photograph as opposed to ones that don't have one. I know that when I am looking, if there isn't a photo or two, I don't give the site a second thought and move on to others that have.
I always take site descriptions with a large pinch of salt - for example the one that described ' wonderful views of Filey Brigg' - which after a recce one afternoon revealed that it could only be achieved by standing on the caravan roof!
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Alan
I am glad to be proved wrong and pleased that your photos were accepted. I wonder how many others do the same or even knew that it was a possibility?
David
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It's not that hard to actually find out what a site looks like, there are other websites where CLs are reviewed with photos, plus of course you can zoom in and use Google Earth. Might not be bang up to date, but you get a general idea.
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I draw my visual information primarily from Google Earth. Photos are just a bonus.
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Mr Shambles. Have you uploaded a profile photograph, because it's not showing up on my PC at this moment in time!
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No photograph of me. I'm not handsome enough !!!!!!
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100% agree. Pet dislike of mine.
Photos of the nearest tourist place are completely useless when researching a site to stay on.
The classic is a photo of a beaming kid with an I - scream on a beach sourced no doubt from a picture library in America.
Show us the site and especially how close other caravans are. We want to see if they are spread out or all close by and next to each other in a line because of hook up's etc.
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Well said fysherman.
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This is something I raised 4 yrs ago. I see nothing has changed. A picture speaks a thousand words! CLs are not serving themselves well by not forwarding photos of their CL. I understand that if photos are sent the club will upload them. Please CL owners- let’s have some pictures!!
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There are some CLs of course that will never provide pictures. Why? Because they are so beautiful they never have any problems filling their pitches. I will admit that these types of CLs are very few and far between but they do exist. I was pleased to read that new CLs are to be required to provide a photo(s) of their CL- I’m sure that will help the CL and certainly it’s potential customers.
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I was pleased to read that new CLs are to be required to provide a photo(s) of their CL- I’m sure that will help the CL and certainly it’s potential customers.
I agree with that Merve, as long as they submit photos of the site, giving an idea of pitch layout etc, and not just general views of what can be seen from the site or what's in the area. These can be obtained off Google etc.
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Contact the CL dept and they should be able to take you through the whole process, Rabbitts. Are you on the CL owners FB network, as many of those on there will be willing to help I'm sure?
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Hi Rabbitts
The photographs need to be emailed into the Club and we can then get them uploaded for you. If you want to contact us on 01342 778 297 or email clresponse@camc.com we will be happy to help you further.
Thanks
Maddie
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