CCC are you a fan or not?

antiquesam said:
Both clubs have plus and minus points.
C&CC. They gave three months extension to membership when they were closed, have free WiFi on club sites and have discounts for the older community out of season together with the temporary sites, but tend to be away from towns.
C&MC Have many sites within easy walking distance of towns, probably have more C/L's and may have newer facilities, but they charge for WiFi.
I've not had a problem with booking with either club except for the city sites like Bristol and York, but a phone call to the site usually works. I can't say I've noticed any snobbery in the C&MC sites, but maybe I'm a little thicker skinned than some.
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oh no your not, nice persons are nice persons, o.k.doe k, ok.pj.
 
I am not keen on sites but am a member of both CCC and CMC, I do need to use a site every now and then to do laundry, long showers, fill water, empty cassettes etc.
As I usually travel alone I find the best deals are often CCC plus I get old codger discount. I did only join the CMC because of one £5 a night cl I like to use. I can’t comment on club sites as not sure if I have actually used a CMC one.
 
Question for camp site users ....
I watched a Youtube video (one of Bob Earnshaws) and a site he went to (don't know if CCC or CAMC) were what I would called "fully serviced" with grey waste disposal on each pitch as well as your own fresh water tap and of course EHU.
How common is it to have that? I got the impression that all you usually got on a pitch was EHU and had to go off to filling and waste emptying points?
 
wildebus said:
Question for camp site users ....
I watched a Youtube video (one of Bob Earnshaws) and a site he went to (don't know if CCC or CAMC) were what I would called "fully serviced" with grey waste disposal on each pitch as well as your own fresh water tap and of course EHU.
How common is it to have that? I got the impression that all you usually got on a pitch was EHU and had to go off to filling and waste emptying points?
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Most CMC and quite a few CCC main sites have these fully services pitches. They cost more and are popular with older caravan users. They are also very common on the long stay campsites in southern Europe. Great if you are on the same site for a while, as when I have been stewarding CCC meets. A pricy pain if they are all you can get when you are just passing through and need a cassette emptying stop.
 
Biggarmac said:
Most CMC and quite a few CCC main sites have these fully services pitches. They cost more and are popular with older caravan users. They are also very common on the long stay campsites in southern Europe. Great if you are on the same site for a while, as when I have been stewarding CCC meets. A pricy pain if they are all you can get when you are just passing through and need a cassette emptying stop.
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You beet me to it Mac. I was in the middle of my reply:)
Its normally around £5 a night more expensive.
You do get pitches w/o EHU.
We don’t need EHU and can save by selecting non EHU pitches, but not in winter.
 
I would imagine these fully serviced pitches will be quite popular in these days of Social Distancing and fears of cross-contamination of shared/community services!

£5 uplift doesn't seem that bad for the extra convenience TBH (but then, you probably only need those extra services every few days, so paying a nightly charge for something only using 20% of the time?)
 
wildebus said:
I would imagine these fully serviced pitches will be quite popular in these days of Social Distancing and fears of cross-contamination of shared/community services!

£5 uplift doesn't seem that bad for the extra convenience TBH (but then, you probably only need those extra services every few days, so paying a nightly charge for something only using 20% of the time?)
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Works better for most tuggers than it does for us since they have external fresh and grey tanks (Aquaroll, Wastemaster, et al.) You can get a float valve kit for Aquaroll so that it stays at approximately half full when connected to a fully serviced pitch, and you just connect the grey outlets to a long waste hose that you poke into the grey connection. That way, you never have to lift a finger to refill your fresh or empty your grey tanks (but you still need to visit the CDP when the cassette needs emptying)!
 
I have been wondering whether to join one of the clubs. I could live chat from the c&mhc wesite and was told that in Scotland they have 30 main sites and 100 cls. It would probably be these small cls we would be more liable to use. It is a bit dearer to join, but not by a huge amount. The website seemed easy to check availability and to book.
The ccc seems to be virtually shut down with very few sites open. I found their website not so easy to use, They still haven't replied to an email sent last week asking them how many sites and cl sites they have in Scotland. Does anyone know? With their age discount are they generally cheaper to stay at?
 
At one time, one of them charged you for hookup whether or not you wanted it. I forget which. Is that still the case?
 
I've booked 5 nights at their Barnard Castle site. Grass pitch with electric £65.00. End of September.
4 nights at Culzeon Castle site. To follow on from above. Hard standing with electric £54.00
Being single certainly makes it worthwhile for me.
I also have a week off grid planned to follow on.
Their website definitely needs making user friendly, it's ridiculous to have to go through making a booking, only to find there are no pitches available. I think most sites are open but they may have reduced capacity, so a lot I tried were fully booked.
This shows up on their web page as pitch requested is unavailable, after going through the booking process.
 
Member of none and never seen or been in one,wilding for me,i park where is wish as i pay rd tax to do so.
 
I’m an associate member of cmc mainly because I tug a van so wilding in my sense off the cards at the moment due to personal circumstance..

Value for money I have no issues a favourite site clumber park mid week off season £7 per night including ehu and an opportunity to take on water and dump. Lots of caravans have on board water tanks nowadays

I use a cl in Liverpool £13 per night all inclusive serviced pitch . Chatting to the couple that run it, they geared it up to what they wanted if touring. Electronic gate for access I call the number at the end of approaching lane and open by the time I get there but have the security angle taken care of cctv on site too.

Overall I have no complaints, and that’s before insurance ferry incentives which don’t apply in my case.

Peace and quiet rules
 
Interesting - Clumber park November, Mid week, 2 of us, £22 - how do you do it for £7 ?!
 
Mick Jordan said:
Interesting - Clumber park November, Mid week, 2 of us, £22 - how do you do it for £7 ?!
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Single camper. Both the big clubs charge per person, which is great for singles. Its often cheaper to go to a main club site than a CL/CS. I've booked 4 nights at Moffat CCC costing £44.80 for hardstanding with electric. It was £8 a night at the Green Frog for what they now call an overflow pitch - no electric. Electric pitches at the Frog are £14.50. £6.50 a night for electric!
 
I get that reasonable prices can be found out there, but surely your £7 for Clumber doesn't include the pitch fee?..
 
We are a member of both. Only cos the missus likes them. Just pulled into one. Very tidy not a blade of grass out of place. Waited in the sun whilst the receptionist chatted to a couple about this and that. We booked in and I had a feeling not all was going to be rosy in the garden. Hardstanding is huge. I can honestly fit 3 motorhomes side by side. I drive on to be told, sorry but you have to turn the motorhome the other way. Why asks me, cos all doors must be on the same side. Why ,cos its the rules, I have an Adria doors for the hab are on the drivers side. Grrr, drove it out then back in, sorry you need to be further over, all motorhomes must be the same distance apart, but I'm easily 6 metres from anyone, that's the rules.Then we get handed the rules. Im sure there are reasons for such rules and sites of such perfection but its not for me but keeps Denise happy. Should I be a rebel and move 2mm closer during the night? 🤣🤣
 
We used a CCC rally at Barnhan a couple of weeks ago and were parked well away from other vans good I like that in conversation with the Steward later I learned that a pitch that another rallier had used already could not be used again because of the Headquarters rules over quaritenteen measures so there are reasons for these things so you accept things or go else where. SIMPLES.
 
Toffeecat said:
We are a member of both. Only cos the missus likes them. Just pulled into one. Very tidy not a blade of grass out of place. Waited in the sun whilst the receptionist chatted to a couple about this and that. We booked in and I had a feeling not all was going to be rosy in the garden. Hardstanding is huge. I can honestly fit 3 motorhomes side by side. I drive on to be told, sorry but you have to turn the motorhome the other way. Why asks me, cos all doors must be on the same side. Why ,cos its the rules, I have an Adria doors for the hab are on the drivers side. Grrr, drove it out then back in, sorry you need to be further over, all motorhomes must be the same distance apart, but I'm easily 6 metres from anyone, that's the rules.Then we get handed the rules. Im sure there are reasons for such rules and sites of such perfection but its not for me but keeps Denise happy. Should I be a rebel and move 2mm closer during the night? 🤣🤣
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Exactly WHY we only ever use the 5 pitch club sites.....

It avoids encountering overly officious Kamp Kommandants that their other sites seem to breed aplenty.
 
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