I've been a member for years and have somewhat mixed feeling. The CCC does tend to attract the more dilletante kind of camper. IE., the sort of people who arrive cluttered up to the eyeballs with everything including the kitchen sink, and then start making barbecues and complaining about the creepy cawlies.

Against that, their sites are excellent, with first class facilities, and they are devoid of rowdies, although they are often in uncommodious locations. EG., the one in Salisbury is right on top of a housing estate!

They also supply what is probably the best campsite guide you could get anywhere, which lists the overwhelming majority of sites in Britain and Ireland, with comprehensive information on every one of them.

I've never been to one of their folk bashes, although I was a member of the Mountain Activity Section at one time, and wouldn't enjoy one of their caravan rallies if you held a gun to my head.

Overall, I regard being a member in rather the same light as I would being a member of a trade union. IE., for the cost and for the facilities you enjoy, you're probably better off in than out.