Camping, Caravan & Motorhome Club Membership. Is it worth it?
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- Опубликовано: 2 авг 2024
- In this video we share with you our opinion on whether joining one of the camping, caravan or motorhome clubs represents good value for money.
The video is not exhaustive and you should check for yourself the facts, costs and benefits by visiting relevant websites and conducting your own research. We will give real life examples of what we have paid, saved and benefited from by being members.
Please leave a comment and share your own views and experience and as always we really appreciate you liking and subscribing to our channel. Cheers,
Dave & Helen
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There you go 100 thumbs up, thanks again for your video, that’s given me more caravan knowledge,I did think there was only the caravan club, so very helpful, thanks Helen and Dave. 👍👍.
Nice one 👍 glad you find the info useful. Cheers Dave & Helen
Hi Dave and Helen. We was members of Caravan and Camping a very long time ago but for us they never seem to be interested in your needs so we joined Caravan and Motorhome Club and they've always been interested in what our needs are. Never looked back. Great video 😎👍 Paul and Sarah
Thanks Paul & Sarah, we haven’t stayed at enough of the C&CC sites to give a fair comparison but that’s interesting feedback. We tend to favour C&MC too but we will be trying more C&CC sites. Thanks for watching. Cheers Dave & Helen 👍
Would just like to thank you both for your very informative content. We are looking at getting our first caravan next year so I'm doing all the research I can in advance. I feel I can set up and look after a caravan now thanks to you guys and youtube as a whole. Keep up the good work and thanks again.
Well thank you very much Mark, that’s lovely feedback & really appreciated. We have no regrets at all in buying a caravan, in fact it’s possibly one of our best purchases. We hope you have as much fun in your van as we do in ours. ATB, Helen and Dave 👍
Wow, thanks for the info Dave and Helen regarding the break away cable, I have been putting it on the wrong way as well.
Thanks Ian, an easy mistake to make. ATB, Dave & Helen 👍
Good to see you both. We were with both clubs but not renewed camping and caravanning club this time. Staying with the caravan club much better and facilities are cleaner and a friendly club bin with them for over 20years now. Take care just going get caravan ready for our holiday. 😁😎🍷x
Hi Keith & Alison, getting the caravan ready is the best feeling in the world hope you have a lovely time. Agree with your comments too. ATB Helen & Dave
We have been in both clubs for years , but always favoured CMC generally until this year when we have used the CCC more than ever and had good service from them, this is a turning point for us, albeit they have a bit to go to match the CMC overall but the gap is closing in OHP . We'll still renew the membership for both though , we see them as the backbone of the network . Great discussion though guys and we completely agree with your general findings. We have booked sites in Europe through the clubs and see their logo's on European sites as a comfort. The CMC European Travel advisers are first class and we have been on CMC organised European Tours which have also been first class. Also we find the insurances offered through the CMC are competitive with Red Pennant European travel the standout quality product. Best wished Helen and Martin. - Great watch.
Helen & Martin, thanks very much for a comprehensive & insightful response. It’s great to get a cross section of feedback and we really appreciate yours. Good luck on your forthcoming tour. ATB Helen & Dave 👍
We are a member of both clubs but only just joined as we are newbies. God informative vid - thank you
Thanks Terry, much appreciated. We hope you enjoy your future adventures as much as we enjoy ours. ATB, Helen & Dave 👍
Hi Helen and Dave. Enjoyed the vlog and found it interesting. Were members of both clubs and echo lots of what you say in the video. Having so many potential sites to choose from gives us choices in almost any part of the country we want to visit, and generally standards are fairly consistent so you know what you'll be getting for the most part. As can be expected, some sites are better run than others, but we've enjoyed almost all we've visited. CAMC standards are usually more consistent, but we have found some CCC sites that are absolute "treasures". When we add in some of the "private" site groups, and the adult only ones it gives us lots of choice. We do have some concerns about pricing aspects pf both Clubs, and about how well members are consulted about changes or how income is invested, but generally find that remaining in membership works well for us. Thanks for the video. George and Trish
Hi both, we certainly are a bit one sided and have not tried enough C&CC sites but have enjoyed Loch Ness Shores, Norwich & Woodhall Spa but these are the only ones we have visited in 6 years. Echo your thoughts too. ATB Helen& Dave 👍
I came across your Channel per-chance - whilst searching for 'Caravan Clubs UK'. Nice video guys.... I am just purchasing a folding-caravan and can't wait to get 'back to nature'. Oh - and I subscribed to Caravantastic lol :)
Hi Fred, thanks for the sub and good luck with your new caravan. We hope you have many fun adventures 👍. Cheers Dave & Helen 👍
Great information we are buying a new caravan awaiting delivery and am researching as much as I can as a newbie. Thanks for the vids it all helps.
Glad it was helpful Liam and appreciate you taking the time to drop a comment in. You must be really looking forward to getting your caravan. It's been life changing for us. No regrets, best purchase we have made. Cheers, Helen & Dave
Hi Helen & Dave, Interesting video. We’re members of the caravan & Motorhome club only and our £56 membership has just paid for itself on our first trip of 2022 to Durham. We do sometimes find their layouts a bit suburbia but it’s usually the location that seals the deal for us. We like staying on CL’s (fully serviced) and a lack of facilities isn’t a problem as we never use them anyway. We also like to stay at independent sites that offer a nice view or open space (like Pier Cottage, Coniston). I’ve never taken up any club offers yet but we are insured with the club. Cheers, Rob
Hi Rob, as always many thanks for watching, we value your feedback very much and love to see your site reviews & recommendations too, you’re the reason why we visited Lickpenny in Derbyshire, a fine example of a great private site. I think we’re just starting to appreciate just how good CL’s are too.
ATB, Dave & Helen 👍
Not a great fan of this being able to book up to 2 years in advance malarkey with no deposit. It just means places get booked solid by people that might turn up if they haven't found something better to do. Make deposits compulsory and stop the pitch blocking. Strange how they had to start a " late booking" scheme 5 minutes later when all those pitches suddenly become freed up. Member of both clubs.
Been a lot of noise about the intro of a deposit scheme but not seen any hard evidence. Sadly a case of use it, don’t abuse it but….. thanks very much for watching and leaving a comment. Cheers Dave & Helen 👍
Great informative video, we are members of the caravan and motor home club, the only downside I find is getting a booking for a full week because the weekends are already booked. Grrrrr
Teresa, yes!! We’ve noticed that too. Monday to Friday seems to be much easier unless you’re booking well in advance. Cheers Dave & Helen 👍
Thanks for all the info. Very informative xxx
No problem, thanks for watching Jackie
Hi Guys ! We've been members of both for years and joined to get access to the CLs and CSs which are often much nicer than big sites. In terms of full sites, we've found that the prices at the CAMC sites have started to get a bit steep. We tend to prefer C&CC sites which are a bit cheaper and many have free WiFi.
Hi Sooty, many thanks for watching and leaving a comment. These days, we very much find ourselves in the same camp as yourselves. CL's & CS's offer a uniqueness all of their own and often with some fine personal touches and as you rightly point out at a fair and competitive price. We have fallen out of favour with many of the larger club sites and the prices have sky rocketed. Hope you have a great Christmas. ATB, Helen & Dave
Another great video peeps 👍🏻
Thanks Fiona, much appreciated 👍
We members of both clubs and have used both sites. We prefer CAMAC mainly because we feel the pitches are larger and of the sites we have stayed on the shower facilities are much better than the Camping and Caravan Club. Really useful Vlog. Thanks for sharing. ATB Sue, Brian and The Westies 👍🐶🐾🐾🐾😀
Hi Sue, Brian and The Westies, same as us, find CAMC sites to be better but we were recently disappointed with Maragowan CAMC site which is basically in need of a major upgrade in our opinion. Thanks for watching and leaving a comment, cheers Dave & Helen 👍
One thing worth a mention is that the camping and caravan club do not allow members to book a single night (with electric hook up) on their sites on a Friday or Saturday . so if you are touring, you must book two nights minimum at the weekend. No such limitation exists with the Caravan and Motorhome Club..
Hi Barry, yes, that’s a very good point which we didn’t mention in the video. Thanks for highlighting this. I have to say, since publishing this video, despite renewing both club memberships we have been enjoying many private sites and CL’s & CS’s. Each offering their own uniqueness and so much cheaper. Thanks again, Dave and Helen 👍
I will not comply
Thanks for this vid I am in the middle of selling my house and Liveing full time in a caravan as I work all over the UK and rarely go to my house so this info on clubs is a great help thank you
Hi there Bob, thanks for watching and taking the time to leave a comment. We lived in our caravan for 6 months too whilst moving house so we had to wash the van at times and stuff like that. Good luck with your move, happy travels Dave & Helen. 👍
Thanks for doing the video really useful
Thanks Robert, appreciated! Thanks for watching. Cheers Dave and Helen 👍
Great to see 'forest of argyle' by Steven Brown, glorious colours. I liked a few of the smaller sites, the out of the way ones, but found some were too packed and too busy for me, but it is a case of each to their own.
Bry with a keen eye 👁 for art. We have a number of his pictures around the house. Yeah it’s good to have choice, we like the countryside out of town sites too. ATB Dave & Helen 👍
hi always look forward to viewing your vids , were you aware the C&MC are introducing a deposit system this spring.
Hi Don, many thanks for your comment and supporting us. Interesting, I hadn’t realised that they were introducing the deposit system. I can fully understand why but will look into further (and get the rest of this years bookings in😉). ATB Dave & Helen 👍
We are in both, have been for over 20 years. We prefer CL’s or CS’s in the main and membership provides that access, although do use club sites enough for the discount such that it more than covers membership fees. Not a fan of club sites, in particular too regimented, but they are convenient sometimes. Never use site facilities, not done so for many years, have paid enough for a caravan with facilities, so we use them and the dash in dressing gowns to communal facilities has no appeal at all. Plenty of non club sites now have serviced pitches, so we look for them first. Have used insurance also from both clubs, but find Mayday recovery offers best breakdown services, not that I have compared recentlyto be fair. So, yes to being member of both clubs, well worth it.
Hi Mel, thanks so much for your comment. Like you we are starting to realise just what good value some of the CL's are, love the little personal touches. We no longer use the showers on site either but at times the toilet block is a must visit!! Thanks again, ATB Helen & Dave
The club sites are so expensive per night. However, the main advantage is access to Certified Locations. Normally brilliant and inexpensive. Club sites are very similar and a bit stuffy.
Hi Gary, with you 100% on that. We are hoping to get around a few CL's as part of our ongoing caravanning plan this year (weather permitting). Thanks for watching. ATB, Helen & Dave
We are members of both, we probably use C&MC more, but got a decent price for caravan insurance from C&CC 👍 Graeme
Hi Graeme, thanks for your comment. Like wise, both clubs offer good deals on insurance and other services. ATB Dave & Helen
My wife and I agree with all the positive points you discuss regarding both clubs.
We are long standing caravanning members of Caravan & Motorhome club.
Unfortunately in recent years we feel that CAMC has become over dog friendly to the detriment of others who do not bring pets to club sites.
We feel the club is losing out on valuable revenue by not charging for each dog. Also we would like to see a restriction of only two dogs per pitch and no dogs brought on site by visitors to members pitches.
Dog mess on site, constant yapping/barking dogs and dogs urinating all day in wire pens erected at the side of caravans and motorhomes has led us towards using non club sites. We find private sites are much stricter regarding behaviour of some pet owners. Of course many dogs are not noisy or messy but it has more of a problem recently on club sites in our experience.
Hi Ian, it’s an interesting point that you’ve made. We have a little dog, you wouldn’t know she was here most of the time but we’ve just returned from a CAMC site and the caravan next door had 4 dogs in and when one dog barked they all kicked off and didn’t stop for a while and it was a reoccurring scene. The dog walk was excellent but many sites only have a small square so that can be a problem. We too have started to use CL’s and private sites more and there are some lovely personal touches and they’re cheaper too. ATB Dave & Helen
We’re in both clubs too and agree with you both, C&MC edges it for us, Camping & Caravan Club tends to be more rustic. Great video 👍
Thanks for watching we find both clubs to be good value for money 👍
Rustic? isn' t that's what it is all about!!!!!!!!!
@@geotj58 what’s with all of the exclamation marks?????? Is your keyboard sticky?????????? 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
I don't use the caravan and motorhome club, I did try it for a year, however I was never able to book a weekend due to people pre booking 1 night stays probably motorhomes, travelling on the next day, mind this was during the pandemic between lockdowns, so never tried again, but have never had an issue with camping and caravan club
Thanks for sharing Sean. We remain members of both but haven’t stayed on a Camping & Caravan Club site for 2 years and only a couple of stays at CAMC. We remain members mainly to use CL’s and CS’s 👍 Cheers, Helen & Dave 👍
Thanks for info
Hi Debra, thank you and thanks for watching. Cheers, Dave & Helen 👍
I'm new to caravaning and have just joined CC&M and have already saved £300 on the Isle Wight ferry
Hello Howell, thanks for your comment and watching the video. That’s brilliant and member benefits is what it’s all about. Thanks again for watching. ATB, Dave & Helen 👍
Very useful video 👍
Thanks Joshua, appreciate you watching and taking the time to comment. Helen & Dave 👍
Some of the information on the Camping and Motorhome Club is out of date: deposits are required for advance booking now, Wi-Fi is now free. May be worth an edit.
That’s the thing about RUclips videos Martin, they’re out of date almost as soon as they have been published. Perhaps another video on the subject is in order as my views have also changed. Thanks very much for watching and leaving a comment. ATB, Dave & Helen 👍
I’m new to caravanning but I’m goin* to join the CAMC as I fancy the CL sites.
Thanks for watching. CAMC are very good and there is an extensive choice of CL sites across the country. Hope you have many fun adventures. ATB Dave & Helen
Just bought our first caravan so we are very new to all this! Great video it has helped us out a great deal. At the moment we are only thinking of joining 1 of the clubs, which do you think we would benefit more from? Or is it 6 and 2 3's. Thanks again
Hi Michael, if I’m being completely honest, we favour the Caravan & Motorhome Club but remain members of both. We have just had a lovely stay at Norwich Camping & Caravan Club site, a warm welcome & free Wi-Fi. Long winded answer but we will continue being members of both, we think it’s worth it. Thanks for watching, cheers Dave & Helen
I am a member of both clubs but the camping and caravan club you can a site discount for being over 60 its called age concession that keeps the costs down per night which helps towards extra night or two
We’ve recently learned of this too John, a nice little perk! Thanks for watching. Cheers Dave & Helen
£2.50p lol owe that really helps when the sites are around £6 a night more than private sites lol
Hi, Been Members Of The Caravan and motor home club For 30 Years And Have Just Recently Joined The Caravan and Camping Club , Have Used There Temporary Rally Sites(not proper rallies) In Great Locations Like North Cornwall And Pershore, " nice little place" £17 a night With Electric!! But Still Love The Caravan & motor home club Even Though There New Booking APP Is Giving Members Problems!!👍
Hi there Ronald, couldn’t agree with you more, we stayed with C&MC a few days ago and will be arriving at Malvern Hills tomorrow. Their recent hiccup with the booking system has been unfortunate but it looks like they’re getting sorted now. Those £17 type deals are about, you just need to do your planning don’t you. Thanks very much for watching and congratulations on 30 years, we love all comments but especially from seasoned caravaners. ATB Dave & Helen 👍
Very good analysis of the benefits of being members of both clubs. There are a lot of doubts out there and I think you clarified and answered a number of questions for those that regularly go camping in the UK 😃🚐 There are camping and glamping type pods available on some the UK club sites now and strangely, CAMC now offer package holidays to places like the USA, Africa, The Maldives and elsewhere but can’t see what that has to do with camping 🤷♂️ Yes, I am an old school cynic 😉🤣 Trev
Cheers Trev, nothing cynical about that we’re on the same page as you but We’re also really happy to be members of both clubs. Thanks as always for your support. ATB Dave & Helen 👍
You do get a good break down cover with the caravan and motorhome club also they do plenty of rallies which are good value holidays which some of them are on commercial sites
Hi Jaso, agreed, there are some great offers on services. We have not been on a rally yet, but quite fancy getting on one. Thanks for watching, Cheers Dave & Helen 👍
Overall these clubs represent good value for money and give great choice, locations and helpful advice, especially to newbies.
Agreed 👍
Hi ty for the information about motorhome club I am first time buyer
Thanks Paul, we remain members of both clubs and still regard them both as good value for money. Wishing you many happy trips. ATB, Dave & Helen
@@HelenandDave ty
You’re welcome 👍
Were members of both, yes at moment C&MC you don't have to pay deposit but I've heard that will be changed, C&C Club yes you do pay £25 deposit, We also use independent sites as well so there's lots of choices
Hi Andrew & Karen and thanks so much for leaving a comment. We’ve booked to head up to Scarborough & York later in the year and your lovely videos were a big part of helping us decide on the trip. Thanks Helen & Dave 👍
Hello we are members of the camping and caravan. Club members for 50yrs we did try the other club but sacked it after 12mths
Hi Mabel, thanks for watching and leaving your comment. We are still in both but must admit, we are using more private sites than we have in the past. ATB Dave and Helen 👍
Camping and caravan ing club are the best I am on a site and I am a child so I am a youth
Hope you are having a great time Scott 🤗
We are a member of the CAMC and benefit from no deposit and being able to cancel easy. We also like the CL's, but when they say you save money being a member, I don't see it. Most private sites we have been to, cost no more than the CAMC and often , offer more. Stay safe👍Mark & Coral
Hi Mark & Coral, great feedback and I agree ref private sites, some fab one to choose from. ATB Helen & Dave 👍
Now the CAMC have changed all the rules we won't be using them much
Yep, we are still using them but we are using more and more private sites than ever 👍
I am a memeber of both, not sure about the advantages of the no deposit, I think a lot of people book lots of weekends just in case the weather is good, if its they cancel or just don,t turn up, makes it difficult on some sites to book a whole weeks holiday.
Hi Richard, I think that it’s definitely abused in the way that you describe by some, which can then have an impact on others as you say. Thanks for watching, cheers Dave & Helen 👍
Since your video was made I’ve heard you have to make a deposit when booking now, is that correct? I think this is a change for the better as people would book pitches in January for trips throughout the year with no intention of visiting all of them! 🤔
Hi, thanks for watching. Yes you’re right, that is a change the club has made. We agree with you but it seems their bookings are down but not sure if this is as a result of the policy change. Best wishes, Helen & Dave
Great in-site unfortunately I’m not a member and never have been we only go away about 30 days max a year as still working the club sites are they still available to non members at the normal price
Cheers martin
Hi Martin, thanks for watching and leaving a comment. Yes these sites are available to non members but we found the discount saving on our first week away more than covered the cost of membership. Being a member also gives access to thousands of Certified Location sites which are generally very cost effective and often only available to members. We also use our membership card for discounts on camping gear (go outdoors) green flag breakdown and lots of other offers. Worth investigating further. ATB Dave & Helen 👍
It time you looked at other sites alot of private sites a cheaper the caravan club are getting expensive
Hi Colin, if you watch our other video’s you’ll see that we’ve done just that. They offer a uniqueness of their own and definitely a lot cheaper. Post Covid we’ve noticed a lack of investment in some of the club sites too. Thanks for watching. ATB Dave and Helen 👍
Sorry but you totally missed the point of clubs, which is to bring like minded people together and both clubs do that through their local groups social camping. Ask not what the club does for me but what can I do for my club. 😊
Hi Nigel, thanks very much for your comment. Actually I think we haven’t missed the point at all. Joining a club is about member benefits. The benefit to you is clearly social but that’s not why we joined so it’s clear your idea works for you and ours works for us. We’re all winners 👍 Thanks again, Dave & Helen
How do you find your members number
Hi James, it should be on your membership card if you have one otherwise log into the CAMC website and look at your profile and it should be there. Cheers, Dave
It's free! You get your fee back from discounted charges?
No brainer!!
Completely agree Stephen, we joined both clubs when we started caravanning for precisely that reason. Thanks for watching and leaving a comment. Cheers, Dave & Helen.
On the subject of toilets we have spent over 50 grand on our Motorhome with all the facilities so why would I want to use a public toilet?
Why would I get up in the middle of the night and go out to use a public toilet? A lot of people do as the bar stewards wake me up tramping past our pitch so we usually ask for a pitch as far away from the toilets as possible because the bar stewards also hang around outside the toilets gibber gabbering.
That’s like checking in to a luxury 5 star boutique hotel and going down the road to use a public toilet.
😂😂😂 Hilarious
As a member who certainly wont be joining again i can tell you NO ITS DEFINITELY NOT WORTH BEING A MEMBER
Thanks for watching and sharing your comment. Which club were you in out of curiosity?
I'm a member of camping and caravanning club I've had good service from them
That’s good to know, we are still members of both clubs and still consider them good value. ATB, Dave & Helen 👍
New subscriber 👋 great vlog. we're ccc members to access DA meets (rallies)🫶🦓
Thanks very much. We’re yet to attend a DA rally but have heard great things. Best wishes, Helen & Dave 👍