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Quote: Originally posted by Francais on 07/8/2014

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Last time we went camping in UK was 1977 for a fortnight in August, thankfully we went in my Ford Thames Van, as the tent was washed away, so we spent a fortnight in the van.

It rained, and it rained and it rained.

During this time we vowed to never ever go camping in the UK ever again, and ever since then we have spent a fortnight campings in the South East of France during July.

And guess what, it has always been wall to wall sunshine and temps heading towards +40 Deg C.

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My brother camps in the south of France every summer, usually for three weeks at the beginning of the summer holidays, they've had some corking storms while they've been there even though it has been very hot. I've known them have to dig a drainage tunnel under their tent to let the rain run away. A friend I work with was in the south of France while we were at Fforest Fields, we were enjoying 'wall to wall sunshine' and they had what she described as the storm from Hell, torrential rain and very high winds, even the locals were frightened!!

I guess you've been lucky!