Leaving the Club - finally had enough

We stay members for Mayday, Red Pennant and the CL network.  The rest is waste of time and space as the main sites are well over priced as many commercial sites offer better facilities and the same or lower prices.  Still not sure why the CC wasted all that money with a new logo which has served no purpose except to boost someone's ego and line someone else's pocket!

I have some sympathy with Geordie. I have also have been a member of the Club for a considerable number of years and while in the past I have enjoyed the benefits I find myself using the facilities less and less each year either because they do not offer the facilities I now look for or because the services are too expensive. I do not like the booking system even though I have only had occasionally problems with it. Most times, if I want to use a particular site, I am able to book far enough in advance to meet the dates I require otherwise it is a case of going elsewhere.  I will generally look at the alternatives anyway unless I am particularly fond of a site. I used to use Red Pennant but with a larger van it is much more expensive for nearly the same cover I can get elsewhere. I also now rarely travel in peak times and as a result I have no need of the booking services for travel abroad and Tesco’s vouchers largely pay for my Channel crossings. Membership of both Clubs along with commercial offerings does give choice but if I really had to watch the pennies I would definitely not renew my membership.  

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I haven't left the Club, but the Club has certainly left me. The sort of sites the Club has chosen to set up and develop and their formal style are simply not for me. The Club sites have changed over the years far more than I have. I remain casual and informal. Club sites these days aren't. 

The "corperate image" of club sites is in some eyes good, as you know to expect a decent standard,then others think they do not want a standard "image" but the "standard" image must help when a refurbishment or hopefully? new sites come onto the network it must be "cheaper" to follow a set pattern of plans than to have to start with a new set each time as equipment/buildings will be cheaper to install,as is the case with most large hotel chains/holiday camps,etc

 

 

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Cornersteady  said:- 

yes of course you are and that was not my point or indeed my question. Nor did I mention anything about affordability.

My point, or question is this, you have stated the site is expensive (and now not giving value), now as you have been around a few sites in your time so you know what to expect on a club site. You also would have known the price before you arrived. My question is why did you book and go a site, knowing what to expect and the price if you thought it offered not good enough value or was expensive.

I stayed at the Bridlington site because I wanted to be close to Bridlington. As a motorhomer I need reasonable access to public transport or  places I can get to on foot or as a last resort a taxi. By and large the Bridlington site fulfilled my criterion. I did look at using other sites but found none that appealed so I had the bite the bullet and pay £32 a night. Now Bridlington is a perfectly nice site although no different from many other modern Club sites. For the last three nights we have been at Poolsbrook Country Park a site which very similar to Bridlington although I doubt many would suggest the surroundings are as nice. The interesting thing was that the site was equally as busy, same quality of facilities but £9 cheaper a night. I don't know how the Club decide on their pricing but that £9 gap seems a bit difficult to justify in my book. 

David

People said the same when most "Complete refurbishments"were carried out on cc sites,ie Ferry meadows "(years ago)then the new centenery site in the New Forest,and they are both now much matured since the planting has grown,Hunters Moon,was a site we did not like when first it was "upgraded"but we think it is good now,as said before one size hopefully does not "suit" all

Never stayed on a CL am I missing something ?.

Troll alert!!!!!!!!!!

most definitely

give one a try and see how different (to 'soulless rows' of white vans on a typical club site) and relaxing camping can be.....and generally cheaper too.