Leaving because unable to book

well maybe the only reason your mid weeks breaks have been marred is that you haven't booked early enough?

Saturday night is always going to be a very popular night, There are the mid-weekers like you, there are the weekenders, and then there are the folk that work for a living and have to take off full weeks. They arrive on a Saturday (working Friday) and to make the most of their time away leave on a Sunday, probably in peak they account for a lot of campers?

Why should any of the above group have preferential treatment? Have it your way and somebody will lose out, are you saying that's OK as long as it's not you?  Sadly as club sites are popular you will have to book early like other members.

Oh and btw, other non club sites will have plenty of space, for some reason

Thanks for your replies.  I have no problem in using CLs or non CMHC sites.

My posting was more of a reflection on how touring has changed and loss of revenue.

Although reading it again, I could have put the points more clearly.

 

rgds

Your points were put clearly enough Tony. Your reasons for leaving are valid.  Yes touring has changed over the years and there is no spontaneity in touring with the CMC any more.   Its more like a package holiday scenario, which as you can see, suits some on this forum .   Still that's the way it is and if it doesn't suit your style of touring, take your business and your money elsewhere like so so many before you. There's a great big world out there outside the gates of CMC campsites which offer better, more scenic locations at a more competitive price.

K 

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There's a great big world out there outside the gates of CMC campsites which offer better, more scenic locations at a more competitive price.

That is of course your opinion.

The big world also often does not allow single night booking, particularly at weekends. In some cases at peak a week is the minimum stay. Almost certainly the big world requires a deposit, not always returnable and the booking T&C's have never in my experience come anywhere close to the CAMC.

However you are correct in one respect K. Do what suits, we certainly do.

There are also commercials out there where you cannot choose your pitch on arrival, you have to go where you are sent. What's more some pitches on these sites are blocked by repeat booking year after year with 'favoured clients' having the choice for certain weeks. Many also demand you stay for three, five or seven night on there site should you wish to 'visit'. 

Thankfully the club is not one site, it is a network of sites spread across the country with no minimum night restrictions.

 

Commercial is a perjorative word to me.  Small independent sites, often CLs which have grown up, with obliging private owners are what I look for. A phone call tells me if they have space tomorrow. 

I agree, a case in point was the old Bingham Grange site recently acquired by the club, £50 non returnable deposit to book there and unsafe fire spacing as well.

And  also those sites in that great big world out there is usually always plenty of spaces unlike club site, wonder why? 

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