Not moving with the times

Posted on 21/08/2020 15:41 by eurortraveller

The Club sites are obviously fine for old people with or without dogs, but whether the Club is moving with the times in attracting younger families is a much bigger question.

I have four grown up children and nine grandchildren,  and their interests and activities are many and various, but so far not one of them has ever spent a night on a Club site. They have visited us on sites and looked for themselves ....but they see the Club and its sites as old, boring and fuddy duddy, certainly not in tune with any of their lives.  They say there's a lot more moving with the times needed before they would come on board.

Posted on 24/08/2020 21:11 by Tammygirl

We don't use CAMC sites that often but when we do its the peace and quiet that we like. We don't want pools, club houses, entertainment for the kids etc. There are plenty of other sites out there that folk/families can go to if they want that kind of thing.

The website really can send you mad at times though.

 

Posted on 24/08/2020 21:11 by Tammygirl

We don't use CAMC sites that often but when we do its the peace and quiet that we like. We don't want pools, club houses, entertainment for the kids etc. There are plenty of other sites out there that folk/families can go to if they want that kind of thing.

The website really can send you mad at times though.

 

Posted on 24/08/2020 22:46 by SeasideBill

Peace & quiet is a good point. I haven’t used CMC sites so far this year because they’ve been full (I’m not organised enough to plan in advance). Instead I’ve used CCC and commercial sites and they generally allow tents. Tents in high season are often used by families and frequently big family groups cluster together in several tents. Nothing wrong with that per se, but generally not peaceful if you’re pitched near them. In that respect CMC offers something I value and would pay a premium to enjoy.

Posted on 25/08/2020 08:13 by JVB66

More cc sites are now accepting tents

Posted on 25/08/2020 08:36 by SteveL

They are indeed. Very usefill it has been too, allowing our sons to stay on the same site. I noted that Bridport Bingham Grange has 29, all but 6 with EHU. They are still the poor relations though, being furthest from the facilities although most in need. Lower Wensleydale took the gold medal for this, with a 100 metre walk and a very steep hill between pitches and block. I can't help feeling as far as the CC is concerned it's generally a token gesture. The only site We have visited, which provided really good tenting facilities was Morvich and in that case it was catering for the back packing market.

Posted on 25/08/2020 08:36 by SteveL

They are indeed. Very usefill it has been too, allowing our sons to stay on the same site. I noted that Bridport Bingham Grange has 29, all but 6 with EHU. They are still the poor relations though, being furthest from the facilities although most in need. Lower Wensleydale took the gold medal for this, with a 100 metre walk and a very steep hill between pitches and block. I can't help feeling as far as the CC is concerned it's generally a token gesture. The only site We have visited, which provided really good tenting facilities was Morvich and in that case it was catering for the back packing market.

Posted on 25/08/2020 08:55 by DSB

I think, historically, you may be right in feeling that 'tents' have been a token gesture.  I don't have the evidence, but I might even guess that, historically, the sites that accept tents often do so because of local authority regulations  making it part of the deal.

I think looking to the future, perhaps things might be different?  The Club are already branching out into 'pods' and even sites with Airstream vans to hire.  With the projected trend towards 'electric cars', will technology advance quickly enough for us to continue to tow large caravans and motorhomes, or does the future lie with smaller units and tents.....?  Yet, motorhome sales are increasing??  Perhaps we are looking at a period with greater diversity of units on CAMC (and other) sites.....

David