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We've done a few regions- Vendee - good for a first time venture, near lots of beaches etc. La Tranche area is lovely.

Brittany - beautiful but not for us as weather was awful, after paying for the crossing we wished we'd have gone further down.

La Rochelle - Again lovely but further than the Vendee.

This year we did the Dordogne.We thought we'd miss the sea/beach but we really didn't, the river was fabulous and the area outstanding. This has been our favourite so far.

It really depends how far you want to drive and which area you go to as ferry crossings vary and some of the longer ones can be very pricey.

My daughter is 15 and loved it, we're going back next with but she's taking a friend and we're taking our dog too. We stayed on a relatively expensive site this year but most are the same price as the ones here. Some of the pitches and facilities in France are amazing compared to some of the British sites we've stayed on. The atmosphere and general feel is really laid, love the way there are visitors of various nationalities too. You really feel like you're abroad.

I think there's a board on this site with lots of info on travelling abroad.

Quote: Originally posted by Dedley on 18/8/2009

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To me the French sites seem much more friendly, sit out in the warm evenings, people walk around stop and just talk to you, not being able to speak/understand some of the languages,is no problem as most speak english   

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http://www.ukcampsite.co.uk/chatter/display_forum_topics.asp?ForumID=7

Camping abroad section.

last two years have been a total washout (cornwall then devon) this  year we stayed closer to home  (north yorkshire) it was lovely the weather fine and dry and loads to do we have four kids 16, 13, 10, 7 (my two and OH's two)  we did 10 nights and all wanted to stay longer!!

hope you have better luck, must say France does sound tempting though!!