Trying to book 2 weeks at a Club Site

End of July/ start of August is obviously going to be a very busy time and even good commercial sites may be difficult to book at this stage.

Hope you find something that suits - are you looking for "family" sites or would AO be of interest?

If all else fails, come back again, let us know exactly where you want to be and I bet someone will be able to suggest a site or two! 

Hm, that's narrowed your options so late in the season now unfortunately. You could take a risk and book at the site you fancy (if you have one in mind) and wait to the last minute to see if the weekend comes up, giving you the full holiday. So long as you cancel  72 hours before you are due to arrive, you won't have to pay anything. We have done this a few times. Or you can press on with your search and find a nice commercial, and book that. There are plenty of nice ones around. Use UKcampsites, that will filter your likes or dislikes. If you want to stay with the Club, what about a split Site holiday? At least with the Club, if you do have to go home for health reasons, you won't have to pay for all the time you have booked. You probably will with a commercial.

Those two weeks are the old "stop" weeks traditionally in SYs, and a lot of Yorkshire folk hit the road at this time, sites are very busy.

I think if you want someone to recommend a site, you will have to be a tad more forthcoming with your needs/ preferences, otherwise folks are stabbing in the dark. Hope you get sorted.

The main reason that I bought a motorhome was to enable me to look at the weather forecast and go away at relatively short notice. I use the Caravan Club sites as I am single so it is far cheaper than it would be on a commercial site and usually cheaper for me than a CL as they charge for the pitch and not per person.  Due to the Club allowing people to book so far in advance, it is often difficult to book on the more popular sites if it includes a Friday or Saturday.  I work midweek so usually book on a club site for Sunday and Monday and stay elsewhere if I wish to go on Friday and Saturday as well. Not perfect for me and you but I am afraid that the Club is never going to please everyone as the only alternative is to book well in advance which you were unable to do and I don't wish to do!

If you say what site you are trying for then possible alternative sites (non cc) may be suggested by the locals in those places

Thanks everyone. Managed to book a commercial site listed in the Handbook, in Suffolk, and even got a full service pitch...read it up on Tripadvisor first and it got excellent reviews. Then I thought Id try to book a CL in Norfolk...on the way back home.....and I got in one that ive tried to book loads of times but its always been full........so from fully serviced to fully unserviced....but we can cope.

Very happy with what we have so alls well that ends well

Thanks again for the comments 

Come July 4 you will be able to book for two months wth certain minor restrictions,then next year amend the dates you require and ditch the rest, remember the 72 hour rule though,

Just spotted this and it is in the same vein as a letter published in the magazine recently, and which received a few replies in the most recent edition - all of which had the tenor of shooting the messenger!

I have also found it frustrating to be unable to book a full week at many sites less than a few months in advance.  It is even more frustrating to arrive on a site that you coudn't get a full weeks booking for to be told that they willl have cancellations at the start of the week - by that point I've aready made alternative arrangements.  The warden described this as "the Countryfile effect"!

Can I suggest the issue is the ability to book then cancel 3 days in advance without any charge.

I appreciate many people want a break from their busy lives at the weekend and if they want to stay on the same site every weekend then they can block book, however if they don't have to pay then it is the equivalent of putting towels on the deck chairs!

This block booking is a myth in reality. The club has stated that it actually tracked the number who actually did this and the number was very small, and then of these an even smaller number actually cancelled. 

Can I suggest the issue is the ability to book then cancel 3 days in advance without any charge.

That is it in a nutshell,and if you believe this is wrong then use the system,pre book all the weeks you need and amend within the 72 hr rule, my pen is ready for july4 😇

The OP was looking for sites in July/August in the middle of June. I'd venture to suggest that with the new system there will be no trouble in getting those dates for all but maybe a couple of club sites for next year. It has nothing whatsoever to do with block booking or the cancellation scheme (though I'd have no problem with extending that to 5 or even 7 days) or lack of deposits. Those are all red herrings. On this occasion the OP simply left it too late I think.