The future

As I think Brue mentioned it gives half price access to those sites during first year of membership and free admissions in following years which I believe is reciprocal with the similar heritage group in those countries

Yes PD, even with bikes or storage box on back, it’s only six metres. So a good bit easier for us in UK. Having said that, we have tugged a small caravan about and toured, stopping off at NT, EH like places during day.

We knew our touring would be predominantly UK based for a good number of years when we chose our MH (mainly because of caring commitments and owning dogs), so we chose what suited best over here, but always with the ability to tour daily, get almost anywhere in mind, and not be reliant upon other modes of transport. We do occasionally park up and not roll a wheel for a few days, York RP springs to mind, but we prefer to be out in countryside, rural locations mainly, so again, our MH choice suits this as well. We like to explore, if we can get away from motorways and dual carriageways, then all the better. The sort of stuff we enjoy is down these smaller roads, woodland pull ins, moorland views and walks, hidden ruins, wild swimming spots.

We are all for the Aires by the way, an additional resource👍 

We had a tiny camper van as our first tourer, even prior to camping. It was our daily car as well, so we know all about living in a smaller space, but still being comfortable and well fed. Our old caravan is only a 13 footer. We probably haven’t changed our “camping” mindset really, even if it’s more comfortable nowadays. We like to live outdoors as well, eating, sitting, reading, watching what’s happening around us in terms of birds and wildlife. Club Sites don’t offer much of this nowadays, usually to busy and pitches too close for us.

We had an electrical fault on our MH a few years ago. (Dodgy Spanish fitted alarm) . We parked up safe, by the time our rescue service arrived, I had cooked a meal and we were having a snooze, all washed up!😁

We have fallen foul of the got to be onsite first night by 8pm rule. We used to book a one night stop on way down to Cornwall, but got badly held up in traffic one time (hours behind). I managed to phone Site we had booked, explaining that we were stuck, got no sympathy, so we phoned a CL who just told us to roll in when we could and pay in morning. We used that CL for the next five years, it was so lovely we often stayed a lot longer than the one night. 

In Summer, we don’t often need to be on a Site while 10pm, make the most of the daylight hours, 10 minute set up. So again, we use CLs. So flexible compared with Club. Small private Sites can be as accommodating as well sometimes.

I think it will be low as well. Club Members tend to have getting to Site, choosing the right pitch, and spending ages setting up as a priority. We will stick with what we know to be more flexible, with no extra costs incurred. 

I seem to recall that at one time, (pre dating automatic barriers, keys or codes on loo blocks) some Sites had a system of leaving details on a board at reception for late arrivals, you posted your membership card into reception, found a pitch and paid next morning? 

Sounds like Folkstone race course site  "put what you think through letter boxif you are also going for early ferry"