One Day Bank Holiday Weekend

It's hard luck, Jomo, but the system is the same for everyone. No system will suit all due to varying personal circumstances and it is those very circumstances of yours that clash with the CC arrangements.

Perhaps it's time for a rethink if you feel your membership fee is not buying you value?

You that you book in December and annot get sites? Balderdash

And the worst of it is, Jomo.....many of those weekend bookers will cancel 3 days before the weekend you wanted.....because they can, with no penalty.

so someone who wants to book just one night wouldn't be able to since you want to change the current system to suit your needs? Why are you different to anyone else and deserve such special treatment?

For sone reason club sites are in demand at peak times and at the moment the booking system is fair to all.

What a lovely welcome to a new poster!

When did you decide to book? Two weeks prior to holiday is a tad close especially for Lakes sites. I would forget the Clubs website booking, try phoning the Wardens, they may have released more pitches and get cancellations. If your needs are quite specific ie, HS only, toilet block only, must go with friends then appreciate this won't suit. Good luck!

With respect what a load of tosh. Until last year due to our circumstances we could only book sites two or three weeks in advance at the most, sometimes it was less than a week. We never had a problem finding a site, including a weekend, in areas we wanted to go, and we never wanted to go to the same place twice, so there was plenty of choice. Admittedly, there are always a handful of sites that are fully booked the weekend you want to go at short notice, but if you desperately want a particular site on a particular weekend you know what you have to do. Not too hard in my opinion.

With respect what a load of tosh. Until last year due to our circumstances we could only book sites two or three weeks in advance at the most, sometimes it was less than a week. We never had a problem finding a site, including a weekend, in areas we wanted to go, and we never wanted to go to the same place twice, so there was plenty of choice. Admittedly, there are always a handful of sites that are fully booked the weekend you want to go at short notice, but if you desperately want a particular site on a particular weekend you know what you have to do. Not too hard in my opinion.

I must agree, there is also the late availability on the booking screen.

Without rehashing all the old arguments about the CC booking system, frenzy day, deposits etc (all of which, I feel, show that the C&CC have a superior booking system), I can't help feeling slightly suspicious of the OP's motives in starting this thread now. Certainly there was loads of availability over Easter at all the CC sites in the Lake District well after December 4th, so the point about not being able to book then is simply not accurate. Also, I doubt very much if anyone has booked just the Saturday and nothing else for that weekend.And it's hardly surprising that Lake District sites are showing full for Easter now, less than a fortnight away. Of course, some of these might be cancelled still, but there's no way of predicting that at the moment. 

Fortunately, though, there must be many CLs in the area which would welcome your custom over the Easter weekend, if you do decide to remain members so it might be worth having a look at some of them. 

The late availability section was always our starting point.