The easiest way to make touring cheaper

Quite a number of posters have mentioned  "Location first" but if you only ever use Club sites then surely you starting point really is "where are there Club sites"  At the present time Essex must have never seen CS's caravan.

Even the most ardent supporter must admit that Club sites, whilst in the general locality of your choice of location are not always ideally placed and will involve quite a drive to the local centre e.g Borrowdale CAMC is not ideal for Keswick, the site nearest to Tenby is not that close to Tenby.

CAMC provide a clean safe environment but the downsides are lots of lots of white boxes ( and dogs) at a premium price - whether that price is similar  to other nearby  commercial sites is irrelevant, caravanning on full facilities sites is not cheap and for us not particularly pleasant.

We rarely use Club sites for numerous reasons (cost, rows of white boxes, regimentation, similarity etc) but we've just returned from North York Moors outside Whitby.

We use it as it is quiet and cheap (£15) as there are no facilities and in a glorious position with access to stunning scenery and walking.

I do wish the Club would consider creating more of these sites - some of us do not want/like to walk across sites first thing in the morning to follow others into toilets and showers when we have totally adequate facilities in the van. Out of bed (fixed), kettle on, into shower, make tea and plan the day. 

Even if club sites were free in Essex... For me club sites are idelly placed or I wouldn't go. I'm sure that's true of most user? or are you saying we meekly go to a club site whatever?

Some club sites are placed near to local towns and some are not. You choose what is good for you.  A strange choice using Borrowdale there mind, if you want a walking holiday with Wainwrights on your caravan door step then there are none better? If you want to while away your trip to the lakes in the pubs and  the curry houses in Keswick then why would you choose Borrowdale? Again the idea that club site users just go to a club site without any thought?

Are you forced to go to a club site then swifty? Your last paragraph sounds as if you have to?  Thought the idea of too many dogs and all those BBQs with pies on them would put you off?

Good opening post Tigerfish,  I totally agree. -- Well done !!

K 

Yep, I wondered how long before Burts managed to mention dogs. 

(Btw, you’ve been rumbled and thanks to the rubbish software, many of us saw the mod’s comments yesterday.)

Yes TW, it was good to read the various players are a known quantity.

old news?

Of course not but now it’s officially recognised.