Dear all - I realise it would be a "good idea" to join a caravan/camping club (discounts, sites and all that); I will be using my lovely new (to me) eriba this year + the odd tent pitch too, so:
Caravan and Motorhome Club?
or
Camping and Cravan Club???
Any views please????

We have been members of both major clubs over the years and I agree with everything Colin has said about the CMC, though we remain members.

Two differences we noticed with the C&CC were that whereas the CMC generally let you search the site for a pitch you're happy with, the C&CC insist on taking you to a pitch they've allocated to you. The other difference is that there are more tenters on C&CC sites and sometimes they can be a lot noisier than we prefer.

thanks everyone, i was thinking that way...i use the caravan and my son/daughter want to pitch their own tent so camping and caravan sounds better

If they’re only sleeping in the tent and it’s not huge the C&CC may allow it as a “pup tent” on the same pitch. Saves money, we used to do that with the kids, now doing it with the grandkids.