What Would a UK Club Type Aire Look Like

It’s 5 sites in total, TDA, and that’s what I was getting at above. You can bet the folk who want aires won’t want them in those 5 locations! 

There’s an Aire type stopover a mile or so from Nunnykirk, with services. It was full last time we tried. Fontburn Reservoir. Rothbury has a huge car park across the river, a few dedicated spaces for overnight and a CPD point would be great there, 400 metres into town. 

I must have missed one😁 We only know Nunnykirk and Bromyard. Yes, have to agree about locations of those two, lovely places if you like NT EH properties, walking, cycling. But the daily bus might be a bit of a wait🤣 

No one has come back on my mention of unstaffed Aires being vandalised in this country. We like remote unstaffed stopovers, but are more intimidated by those located in towns. You wouldn’t camp in Clumber Park anywhere other than behind the Clubs barriers and reception I can tell you☹️ 

Might High Onn be another on that list? It seemed to be mothballed for this year with a decision on its future delayed but perhaps has now been made? I think the fate of Bromyard Downs has been under consideration for some years. Shame really as its a nice little site.

David

Edit:- More details of site closures here https://www.caravanclub.co.uk/club-together/discussions/sites-touring/uk-sites-touring/campsites-closing-at-the-end-of-the-2024-season/

You could well be right DK. Club is catering for those who want to take the kitchen sink, don’t want any kind of exertion while staying, need their location to be sanitised, manicured and patrolled. And for this they can set the prices at whatever they want as folks will pay it. If it wasn’t for the CL network, I think campers like us would be leaving in droves. 

We tend to think of CLs/CS as UK Aires, but many are too remote for those used to overseas Aires.

I have not said that I want the club to implement aire type sites I was asking what such a site would look like.

That may have been your intention however you posted:

My thoughts are that the club would have 3 options in providing a club type Aire.

I think that either options 2 or 3 should be trialed first before committing major expenditure to option 1.

Those part in bold are clearly saying what you think the club should do.

But why not table a question for the AGM as well as writing in to the club with your suggestions?

GE, it’s no more personal than you made it originally. As has been pointed out, why couch the OP in the terms you did if it’s not your personal thoughts or wishes? 🤷🏻‍♂️

I was explicit in my words stating that it was my thoughts and that they may be right or wrong. Saying they are my wishes are your words not mine.