If you're interested in becoming an Alan Rogers campsite assessor, please read the information on all the 'tabs' below before submitting your application via email. Pay particular attention to the information on the 'Assessor Program' and 'Downloads' Tab.
New Assessors
Spending summers on the road is part of annual life for the Alan Rogers campsite assessors. Travelling all over Europe, they produce in-depth, independent reports on each site they visit.
You can find lots of information about becoming an assessor, here on our assessors portal, including the rates we pay per inspection.
As you will see, it's certainly not a full-time job, but can provide some supplementary income while travelling, and often a free pitch for the night on a campsite.
Once you've read all the information and assuming you're still interested, then we usually set you up to inspect a local site as a trial, to see how you get on.
France is usually our most popular area, so if you're travelling to less popular regions then you're more likely to have success in having assessment requests approved.
We are also looking for inspections of UK sites, so depending on where you are based, this could also be an option.
Becoming an assessor:
Alan Rogers employs teams of campsite assessors each year to ensure the sites included in our guides meet our high standards.
Our assessors come from all walks of life, but share a common passion for camping and caravanning. If you’d like to join our team of assessors, once you've read all the information below, e-mail us at assessors@alanrogers.com.
Assessor Program
Our current assessment program
Requests made by assessors to visit a site are made on an ‘approval in advance’ basis. We can’t pay mileage or arrange and supply ferry crossings, but if you’re already planning a trip, then it could be a good opportunity for a bit of extra spending money.
If there are sites you’re already thinking of visiting whilst on holiday, let us know and we’ll either approve or decline the assessment (in which case, feel free to send a report, but we won’t be able to pay you!) The approval process will probably take a couple of days, so please try to give us some time to get back to you.
This decision to approve or reject the request will be based on whether we have a commercial agreement with the site already (in the form of a commission or an advertisement), if it’s in an area where we are particularly interested in developing the listings, if someone is already planning on going there (either another assessor, a member of the rallies team or one of the Club contractors) and how much assessment budget we have remaining for the current year.
NEW ASSESSMENTS
For new assessments, our current 'report sheet' can be found on the 'downloads' tab. This form is usually given to campsites when they are submitting their initial information. This format works well for us as we can simply upload the information you gather straight into the website. The form includes example information which gives you a good starting point when completing your review and assessment. This text should be original, and not copied from another website. - We can pay you £20 for a completed new site assessment.
INTERIM/UPDATE ASSESSMENTS
For updates to existing reviews, the approach other assessors have been taking, is to print off the site report from the website ahead of their visit. They have then been marking these up in red where a change needs to be made and sending them back to me here in the office via email or post. A print off of the full 'report sheet' works well alongside this as a reminder to ensure you're not missing out on any additional information which could be collected - We can pay you £10 for a completed interim/updated assessment.
Before & After
PHOTOGRAPHY
As with assessments, we'll let you know when you submit your request whether we require photographs or not. Examples of photographs that work well (taken by John Corrall) can be found on the Poolsbrook listing. Photos need to include one of the pitches, one of the reception building and one of the surrounding area. Additional photos of facilities such as play areas or pools are always welcome.
Photographs should be clearly re-named with the Alan Rogers number before submission. We appreciate you may not be the next David Bailey, but we can work wonders with photoshop (see the example.) Photographs which contain clearly identifiable people must be accompanied by an 'appearance release form' which can be found on the 'downloads' tab. - We can pay you £10 for 5 published campsite photographs.
ASSESSMENT REQUEST LIST
View our list of sites which we would like assessing. You should still follow the approval process detailed above as we're unlikely to approve multiple sites in the same area. The sheet will be updated on a regular basis, as assessments are approved or as new requests are received. If there is a site you're thinking of visiting which isn't on the list, feel free to let us know as we may still be interested in a review or an update.
DEADLINES
We don't set a specific deadline for receipt of assessments, as most of the updates are for the website first and print second. For sites which may be included in the guide, the production process is much more efficient due to significant automation (and we’re only producing 1 or 2 guides at the minute) therefore we don’t need final edits until much later in the year. We accept edits all year round and make a decision on which sites are included in print in October.
ADVERTISING
Sites may supplement their report with an advertisement and we have agents to handle this. However, many sites will ask for information on advertising. Our advertising rates can be found on our advertising pages along with a list of benefits. You may find it beneficial to print off a copy of the 'opportunities' information sheet. Any leads that you generate in this respect should be passed to assessors@alanrogers.com.
Finally, you may have noticed a change of title from inspector to assessor, we felt that the old title of inspector was a little too formal and sometimes put up a barrier with the campsite owner/manager and you, 'the inspector.' Hopefully, you like the change!
If you’re interested in supplying reviews then drop us a line at assessors@alarogers.com with the details of sites you’re looking to visit (including the Alan Rogers numbers.)
Assessor IDs
Assessor identification is now issued on a bi-annual basis. Identification cards take around two weeks to produce as a 3rd party supplier prints them. If you have already had an assessment approved, please send your photograph and your postal address to assessors@alanrogers.com, and we'll send your identification to you.
The rear of the card has the following message: 'For confirmation of the holders' identity, please contact...' however, as details of all our current inspectors can be found on this page, feel free to refer campsite owners/managers to this page.
Our longer-term aim is to credit the assessors with their inspections; you can see an example of this on the Poolsbrook listing.
Uniform - We have a limited supply of polo shirts, sew-on badges & body warmers available for assessors, if you are interested in acquiring one of these, please email assessors@alanrogers.com
List of current assessors - 2022/23 Expiry 31 December 2023
Assessment - Report Sheet [.pdf] | Report Sheet [.doc] | Report Sheet [.pages]
Use this form for 'new campsite' assessments
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