Caravan club or Camping and caravan Club?

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Any difference between them? Which is better for those who prefer small sites and have a folding camper?

We have been caravan club members for a few years now, but last year we also joined camping and caravanning.

In my opinion, there is no difference, they both have the same high standards of cleanliness. But, we havent renewed our camping and caravanning membership this year because we found that we didnt use them as much. The only reason being, that with caravan club you dont have to pay a deposit when you book, so you dont loose money if you dont go.

Now, I know that it bugs alot of people that the sites get pre-booked way in advance because of this but, we always find that 1-2days beforehand we can always get a cancellation for wherever it is that we want to go. Lots of people pre-book (unfairly) on the off-chance that they may want to go away but end up either changing site or not going at all, so there are always cancellations if you ring the site direct.

we joined caravaning club by mistake and then joined th c &c club. imo the caravaning club is overly precious, the sites are v. well run and clean but tend towards teh car park aesthetic. c&c is more friendly as tents are allowed and you don't necessarily have to be a member of the club to use the sites.

the carvanning club magazine is hilarious and you tend to get bombarded with gimmer junk mail.

C&CC club have a folding camper section if that appeals?

did you see that folding tent in the last magaine. it was a thing of beauty!

I saw it, can you imagine the looks you would get with that.

Oh gosh yes BO- I was waving at dh saying /buy me' whilst he went and pointed out it cost half our annual income pmsl

the price was ridiculous but i quite fancy camping in a miniature opera house

There's only one way to find out .............Fight!!

You kiddin?

I', from Bridgwater me, everyone else'd be stuffed

(shouldn't it be water tanks at fifty paces?)

Oh that Sydney opera house folding camper was beautiful

lol @ serinbrightside

does any one else feel a wee bit embarrassed reading the c&c mag?

Clarrimo, you from Bridgewater? really? sorry for high jack but can you recommend a site near by?

How close do you want to be Lisa?

Absolutely from Bridgy, moved here 5 years ago but all my family thee (and there are maaaany of us)

well we want to be a max of 30mins drive from the bibic centre

OK will have a think

I do love this aplce though and it is round about 30 minutes from BIBIC so well worth a look- maybe a few minutes mroe if traffic heavy here- haven't been since revamp but hear it is nice

also there is home farm which is very holiday centre - y but equally is very close, maybe 10 minutes?

Oh and I have no ideas what this is like (too close to home to have gone iyswim) but is pretty much walking distance from bibic

here

thanks loads for these, the last one we have got a quote and its a great price, but hoping the site is as nice as first site you linked

I hope it is OK

Animal farm well worth a visit if you are looking for family time, great kids play area. Also clarks village outlet easy to drive to from there.

Back to caravan club debate - we were wondering whether to renew our c&cc membership as the caravan club sites we have nosied at seem to have better childrens play areas. However, you don't seem to be able to search for sites with play areas when you look online for caravn club? Does it tell you in their big sites book?

Batcombe Vale always gets fantastic reviews, though I haven't been there.