Here you go Vince (and anyone else who is interested):

Camping & Caravanning Club Greenfields House, Westwood Way, Coventry CV4 8JH. Tel: 024 7669 4995 Web: http://www.campingandcaravanningclub.co.uk

Membership is £27.50 + £4 joining fee(GBP) - but I think you should be able to join on a temporary basis for just £10 + £5 (postage) - details on their website.


Charges per night range from £1.95 to £5.30 (for a solo camper on a bike) depending on the time of year and facilities. Most sites are open from March 1st to September 30th - but some sites are open all year round. These prices are for the 92 club sites based all over the UK (I pay on average about £4 per night when I go camping in the summer). Membership also gives access to the 1,200 certificated sites which are usually quite small and cheaper (often on farms) - but facilities limited to taps, toilets and grass - prices are on average around £2 per night (or maybe less). The club give you a BIG BOOK which lists all these and other sites - 4000 in total - very handy!

The expensive/busy times of year are the last week in May, late July and all of August.

The Youth Hostel Association also allow camping - at similar prices, but you get the flexibility of being able to choose a bunk indoors if the weather is nasty.

A lot of the National Parks/forestry schemes run simple camp sites which are generally very, very cheap and simple.

I have to say that the camping club sites are my preferred option (not the cheapest - but the best value for money) - the people are very friendly and helpful and I think nearly every site has hot showers. A lot have laundry facilities, good security and plenty of space (at least 6 metres between pitches) and you can get your freezer packs refrozen (if you carry them) for £0.30. As a solo traveller you will be offered plenty of cups of tea, cans of , breakfast, food and shelter if it is tipping down with rain - I always get talking to someone who is interested in motorcycles. Other private sites can be poorly equipped, overcrowded, less-friendly, on a slope or more expensive. Camping club sites are generally excellent.

Whatever you decide to do I wish you well - if you need any more help please e-mail me directly - I have a spare copy of the club's 2001 booklet which has details of all 92 club sites, photographs and charges. Let me know if you want a copy and I'll post it to you...

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Fuzzy Duck
(I'm quackers about bikes)

[This message has been edited by Fuzzy Duck (edited 30 December 2001).]

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