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25/7/2007 at 5:16am
 Location: Midlands
 Outfit: Merc 310 Campervan
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We've had the campervan packed & ready for a holiday in the UK but the weather still puts us off.  We're due to go to France (Vendee) in September and as the sun seems to be shining once you get south of the Loire we're thinking of going NOW.

We don't want the heat of the Med - so the Atlantic coast looks favourite. If we travel down on spec until we hit the good weather are we going to find sites at this busy time ? Any advice on finding available sites please as we've not been into France for years.  We were due to in June but had to postpone. I've started looking for sites with on line booking to check availability. We don't want to book and are quite happy to be inland but within reach of the coast. 



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25/7/2007 at 9:19am
 Location: Mid-Wales UK
 Outfit: VW + Bailey Pageant Burgundy 08
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The French start their holidays this weekend - in fact Friday and Saturday this week are due to be the busiest ever. The last two weeks in August calm down considerably when the French return to work. Perhaps give a couple of your favoured sites a call to see what availability is like?

We are off the the Loire tomorrow - yippeeeee!



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Claire x

Jan 2013 - Skiing, Kühtai, Austria
May - Swiss Farm
      Fforest Ffields
Aug - Saumur, France
Oct - Somewhere...
Jan '14 - Skiing, Les Houches


25/7/2007 at 9:54am
 Location: Zoetermeer Holland
 Outfit: Chateau 430 Nice
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It depends very much on the type of campsites you are looking for.
If you want all singing and dancing at the beach it may become difficult, but if you limit your demands to 2 or 3 star campsites, you should be OK. I usually go for municipal campsites. These days also 3 star sites still often will have a small swimming pool.
I always bring the Michelin camping guide with me. Never booked in advance for 30 years. Only 3 sites fully booked and another one available within 15 minutes driving.
We usually stay on a site up to 4 or 5 days. Longer periods may be more difficult due to reservations, but a few days is nearly always possible.
Also arriving on site in time helps a lot. Try to arrive at 16.00 and in any case noit later than 17.00. Later may be possible, but many French have a tendence to arrive on site rather late. So timely arrival usually will secure you a pitch.
When in doubt about your arrival time, just use the telphone number of the site you intend to go and reserve the pitch for that day, of course telling them your estimated time of arrival. This usually works and is normally not considered as pre booking, hence free of booking charges. I used to do this for a specific site in St Nectaire in Auvergne, when I expected to arrive at 19.00/19.30 or so due to traffic circumstances. And yes, this is much easier if you speak a few words French. (Avez vous une emplacement pour ce soir, tente/caravane/x personnes...).

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25/7/2007 at 11:40am
 Location: Welsh in the Cotswolds
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Go now - September in UK MUST be better than this - must'nt it?

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25/7/2007 at 1:51pm
 Location: Lyon France.
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Still bring your waterproofs! We're in the Rhone Alpes Provence area and for the last few weeks we're had really mixed weather - lots of sunshine but also some impressive thunderstorms.  


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25/7/2007 at 4:56pm
 Location: Mouliherne near Saumur FRANCE.
 Outfit: Small but perfectly formed campsite!
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Weather here in the Loire at the 'mo is gorgeous. Many people have been telling us of the awful weather back in the UK when they've arrived. Even a bad day in France has to be better than what you poor people back in Blighty are suffering right now?

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25/7/2007 at 5:23pm
 Location: Mid-Wales UK
 Outfit: VW + Bailey Pageant Burgundy 08
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Ooh hold on to it....we'll be there Friday!!!!

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Claire x

Jan 2013 - Skiing, Kühtai, Austria
May - Swiss Farm
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Aug - Saumur, France
Oct - Somewhere...
Jan '14 - Skiing, Les Houches


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25/7/2007 at 9:08pm
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have a great holiday caddyclan

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25/7/2007 at 9:29pm
 Location: Mid-Wales UK
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Thanks Pager, hope things dry out for you soon - I''ll waft a nice warm front your way!

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Claire x

Jan 2013 - Skiing, Kühtai, Austria
May - Swiss Farm
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Aug - Saumur, France
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26/7/2007 at 12:53am
 Location: Ynysybwl
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Hi Floydfan is the good weather in the Loire expected to last? Trying to get ready for our trip and difficult to know what to pack as the weather is not so good here and we had very indifferent weather in the Vendee last year.


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26/7/2007 at 8:01am
 Location: leeds
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Quote: Originally posted by CaddyClan on 25/7/2007


Ooh hold on to it....we'll be there Friday!!!!

yep hold on to it for me too.....dont suppose anyone knows how its doing in Brittany do they !!??

my last day at work today yippeeeee then im hiotting that A1 in the morning !!



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As one door closes another one opens.. sometimes you need to spend a little time in the room thats all..

Do whats right and right will become of you ;-)
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26/7/2007 at 11:40am
 Location: Shropshire
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We're off on Aug 18, can't wait we'll go as far south as we need to!!

Only booked a ferry but we like the municipal sites which are not full of permanent tents etc.

 I also like to practise my french! Hope you all have fun and find some decent weather!



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26/7/2007 at 7:08pm
 Location: Languedoc France
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It's 37°C here near Carcassonne as I write this at 8pm and the forecast is for it to get hotter over the next week.

Quite pleasantly cool early in the morning, so not a canicule.

The weather down here has been much cooler than usual this year but not much rain, so our grass is dead.

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26/7/2007 at 8:31pm
 Location: BANES
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Hi,the weather here (south loire) has been lovely today and the 10 day forcast,is for warmer weather.Still in shorts and t shirt at 9.20 local time.

Helen




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