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SPECIAL CL SITES specifically the river Camel where it winds its way between Wadebridge and INFORMATION GENERAL Padstow and meets the sea. What is a If you’re interested in setting up a CL, There, overlooking the estuary from a tel 01342 336792, see caravanclub.co.uk glorious plateau, sits Trivitha Farm CL, or write to the Estates department at Trevorrick (Directory, p297). It’s a East Grinstead House beautiful spot, and Phil and Jo Mossman, farm and CL owners, have had little problem attracting members. With its neatly-kept grass, spectacular views, easy access for boating and fishing and hook-ups, Trivitha Farm is a splendid example of the quality of Club CLs on offer. According to the Peacocks, Phil and Jo have the magic touch. “Welcoming, JOHN BATEMAN LOOKS AT TWO SIDES friendly but not overpowering,” says Eric. CL? The Mossmans have made many friends. OF THE CERTIFICATED LOCATION COIN – “One lad had his first 11 birthdays here, not be impractical, contact the Club (see ABOVE LEFT: ground, pipes and taps for drinking water returned for his 21st and now brings a new panel). We’ll arrange for a Field Officer to Shoulthwaite and rinsing, plus facilities for chemical Farm CL RUNNING ONE AND STAYING ON ONE generation along,” recalls Phil. visit and let you know whether a CL is a ABOVE RIGHT: toilet disposal add up to the basic genuine proposition or not. Tremarkyn CL, requirements, and these need to be paid A CL is… FAMILIES The Club would like more CLs, Liskeard for. But this shouldn’t be prohibitive. The longest-serving site on the Club’s members would like more CLs and we’re BELOW: Red Rocks However, if you plan hook-ups, Fishery, Preston network of 2500 CLs is Shoulthwaite pretty sure you’ll like running a CL. The hardstandings, a toilet, shower and other Farm, Naddle (Directory, p301), three Club will be happy to guide you. attractions, serious money can be involved. miles from Keswick in the beautiful Lake Club guidance leaflets provide practical District. For Jim and Ruth Harrison, A CL is… WELL SUPPORTED information and Field Officer advice can be running a CL has become almost as much CL owners are looked after by a specialist crucial with potential pitch demand and a way of life as looking after their 170-acre Club team. The Estates department at site popularity. sheep farm. East Grinstead has dedicated staff dealing Pitch fees set by the owner, extra charges Jim’s parents set up the site in 1955 and with CL policies, paperwork and new for showers, use of washing machines and when they retired Jim had no hesitation in applications. so on will start the recouping operation carrying it on. Field Officers and CL Advisers provide once the site is up and running. Family has also been important with the front-line service, setting up new sites, As a rough guide, however, you could be visitors to Shoulthwaite Farm CL too. One checking that standards are maintained and looking at something in the region of £8-10 family of several generations has been supporting CL owners with a direct link to per outfit per night, depending on facilities visiting the site for 45 years, while Margaret the Club’s Sussex HQ. on offer and the area. There could also be and Raymond Hepworth have links with extra income if the CL offers other the CL dating back to 1956. A CL is… FINANCE products and services. Long-serving it may be, but the If you are interested in setting up a CL, Owning a CL won’t make you rich, but Harrisons’ CL still moves with the times – inevitably there are financial implications. it can be a nice little earner – as well as hook-ups were installed four years ago. Good gateway access, reasonably level very enjoyable. I A CL is… FUN A CL is a perfect base for outdoor enthusiasts. Take fishing as an example. Use the Club website search tool to hunt through hundreds of CLs from which you can pursue your angling interests – whether it’s lake, river or specialist pond. Prefer golf? There are actually CLs that ABOVE: Pantmawr HEY COME in all shapes and A CL is… TRADITION organisations permitted to issue a licence, are part of and run by golf clubs. Play 18 CL, Aberystwyth sizes, scattered like pieces of a giant Before the 1960 Caravan Sites Act, the renewable annually for member-only use, holes and your personal clubhouse (your T jigsaw. The completed picture Club enjoyed exemption from camping with outfits limited to five for no longer caravan) is waiting for you. shows them by the sea, high up in hills or legislation and listed a large number of, than a 28-day stay. Walkers and cyclists may think that CLs down on the farm, tucked away in a cosy generally, remote country sites and Regular inspections were introduced to have been designed purely for them. Many back garden or apple orchard, snoozing on a useful night halts for its members. No ensure acceptable standards of fresh water sites have paths or tracks adjacent, ranging river bank or beside a tranquil lake. planning consent or public health licence and toilet disposal facilities, as well as from coastal routes to cross-country trails. Club members call them CLs was required and the common view was general compliance by CL licence holders. Some CLs have swimming pools, others (Certificated Locations). They’ve been that, for this form of casual caravanning, Many owners provide much more, but have games rooms. Some are adjacent to formalised (licensed, supported and the ‘true caravanner’ required no facilities the traditional spirit of touring freedom, sandy beaches or offer horse-riding… the inspected) now for nearly 50 years, but it is other than ‘reasonable access to more informality and camaraderie lives on. list is endless. informality that is the ethos of CLs, the or less level ground, fresh water and very lifeblood of caravanning and the good countryside’. A CL is… FRIENDSHIP A CL is… JUST AROUND enduring link with the Club’s traditions and Legislative tightening of the noose of the For Pam and Eric Peacock, from THE CORNER its roots of a century ago. 1960 Act brought CLs into existence. The Chichester, summer caravan holidays And it could be yours. If you have half-an- But in a modern world of luxury caravans spirit of small sites was retained and the have had one essential ingredient for the acre of reasonably level ground and towed by luxury cars, what exactly is a CL? Club became, and remains, one of the past 37 years – Cornwall, or more providing water and safe road access would 46 THE CARAVAN CLUB MAGAZINE SEPTEMBER 2008THE CARAVAN CLUB MAGAZINE 47.