Help shape future facilities at UK Club campsites

Posted on 13/04/2022 13:19 by KjellNN

One way they could improve facilities is by having all doors directly into an area opening from a central lobby, some sites already do.

Most disabled rooms have an entrance directly from outside, this means, when it is cold, you open the door and let any heat straight out.  And once inside, most have no draught proofing on the door, so there is often a lot of cold air getting in all the time.  Heating can leave much to be desired as it is, without all that.

Further comments on disabled provision would be that many rooms do not look like a disabled person had any input.  And that it should be remembered that not all disabled people use a wheelchair.

They may conform with regulations, but are often not sensible in actual use, with things being crammed  close together or in corners  unnecessarily.    Also there is little or no provision of anywhere to lay down any essential items that may be required.

Posted on 13/04/2022 08:33 by Rocky 2 buckets

It’s the future, age does not lock us into the past where everything was rosy & never bad it’s our own attitudes that does that. The World can’t stop because some hate change. I love innovation be it EV’s or the future direction of Holidays, glamping is excellent with all its comfort & ‘bling’. Well done C&MC for having foresight, it is all interesting & enjoyable. I don’t look back for happiness just forward. I’ve unfortunately had issues with older folk not knowing when to hang up their keys & I’ve dragged them from local drainage ditches. Future all the way, it makes sense👍🏻

Posted on 13/04/2022 14:31 by Cornersteady

Yes I agree, I've used one very swish cabin, not as good as TW's but full size shower, large tv with play station inputs and a dishwasher. And it certainly was very easy to use, just arrive, bring the bags in and that was it. No pitching, no water and EHU... and of course cheaper fuel prices to get there.

Posted on 13/04/2022 14:27 by

I should add:

There was nothing at all about pods / chalets / glamping at all. Much of this thread has been taken up with posts about that provision.

Neither was there anything about children / older people / people with other needs / restaurants / pools / bars / non facility sites / electric or non electric pitches / metering / digital membership / electric tow vehicles / should motorhomes have been allowed / motorhome dump and fill facility / should the name have been changed ... or anything else discussed on CT.

It was (mostly) all about loo blocks.

Posted on 13/04/2022 14:41 by eurortraveller

It wasn’t toilet blocks which turned me off Club sites long ago. The last four of those sites we went to were Chapel Lane, Wyatts Covert, Alderstead Heath and Burford - and they were just so soulless, sterile and silent. Nothing happened, no one did anything, no one spoke - in fact they rarely ventured out . My daughter’s boy friend called it the land of the living dead. We decided there were places to go that were more friendly, more socialable  - and sometimes more fun. We never went back.