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Looking for some experience here.

There seems to be very few sites of any kind listed either on UKCS or the CC Europe 1 for that stretch of canal (probably actually Lateral de la Garonne - but midi is better known)

My ideal would be a small CL type or Municipal within cycling distance of the canal, but anything considered.  Thank you.

If I find any I will do a review for here.

I can help if anyone needs sites from Agen towards the med.

Thanks Ina. - Watch this space.

Certainly it's very good East/South of Agen.  Cycled many beautiful miles around there - September is great for fresh fruit and veg too in the markets.  Good sites close to the tow paths.  I have to think it should be the same towards Bordeaux only the canal peters out where the river Garonne is navigable. River bank should be ok for cycling though?

Tonneins - Municipal Robinson, c/o Office du Tourisme, 05 53 79 02 28 - mentioned in the Alan Rogers guide.

Damazon - Municipal du Lac c/o Mairie, Damazon, 05 53 79 40 15

Both mentioned in Michelin Green Campsite guide - and seem to be the only ones nearish to the area you want.

In the ACSI guide there's also Le Moulin de Mellett - just a little 'north-west' of Agen.

We'll wave if we see you cycling along - watch out for me in the red boiler suit!

Many thanks Val.  Will watch for the flash of red - (going north east or south west?)

We're off at the end of May so hope to be around the canal early/mid June.  Look out for finely honed bodies and tanned muscled legs - that'll be us  

South west, of course, towards the sun!

At the Caravan Show a salesman called us Mr and Mrs Fit when we asked about a bike rack - so you'll know us too!!! 

If you are sailing from Blighty I'd definitely say Mr & Mrs Fit but if it's a canal barge/plastic boat hired at Bordeaux, I'd say Mr & Mrs Pose

Bet you've got a stripey jumper and a capt'n hat. 

Remember all the short words - port, left red

            and all the long words - starboard,right,green

For'ard and aft'

Anything beyond that is a pose 

See Gallery!  Well not quite a Captain's hat - but definitely a stripey jumper and perhaps a good substitute in the beret.  It's taken a very long time ago - and my onions are to ward off vampires (I got the story wrong!!!). 

You see, I had a bike even then - one step up from a penny-farthing! 

Quote: Originally posted by oxter on 04/3/2009

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September is great for fresh fruit and veg too in the markets.  Good sites close to the tow paths.  I have to think it should be the same towards Bordeaux only the canal peters out where the river Garonne is navigable. River bank should be ok for cycling though?

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Ina

If you want to be tempted, check out some of the links here

http://www.ukcampsite.co.uk/chatter/display_topic_threads.asp?ForumID=7&TopicID=138886

Quote: Originally posted by oxter on 05/3/2009

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Ina

If you want to be tempted, check out some of the links here

http://www.ukcampsite.co.uk/chatter/display_topic_threads.asp?ForumID=7&TopicID=138886

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Quote: Originally posted by Val A on 04/3/2009

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Tonneins - Municipal Robinson, c/o Office du Tourisme, 05 53 79 02 28 - mentioned in the Alan Rogers guide.

Damazon - Municipal du Lac c/o Mairie, Damazon, 05 53 79 40 15

In the ACSI guide there's also Le Moulin de Mellett - just a little 'north-west' of Agen.
Post last edited on 05/03/2009 08:29:38

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These are also in the CC Euro1 book Val with ok comments, so thank you for them.  I hope we can find some more while in the area to complement the list here and in CC book.  Might try googling before we go.

Re your photo - you've obviously gone down market since you sold the plane.  Still using the stripey jumper though - that's what I like to hear no sense in throwing away money on new stuff. .   Bike's better than mine though.

If anyone else is lurking about watching this thread, I've found an interesting blog on cycling between the two seas.

It is here http://www.washingtonimaging.co.uk/cycling/bordeaux_narbonne/france.html

Quite an interesting read and some good pics of the canal and towns en route.

I searched for municipals at all the wee places along the way but no joy really apart from those already mentioned here

Quote: Originally posted by Val A on 07/3/2009

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Oxter - there's another site at Meilhan sur Garonne - Camping Municipal au Jardin (Tel: 05 53 94 30 04 (Mairie) or email communedemeilhan.47 at wanadoo.fr) - which looks to be right in the middle of the stretch you're looking at.  Keeping these old Michelin map books pays off sometimes - but it's also currently mentioned in the Camping France website, Lot et Garonne departement!

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Thanks again Val - I had spotted it here http://www.valdegaronne.com/tourisme/Camping-municipal-de-Meilhan-sur

and it's also in the CC book at 7 Euro per night.  Credit Crunch prices.

I was mixing that one up with similar sounding one at Mellett near Agen but it's a good bit dearer at 18.50

Wow, that's a good price - the sort you used to pay in municipals in the days gone by! 

When are you going, Oxter?  Let's hope the weather is kind for you!