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31/12/2007 at 11:32pm
 Location: hexham
 Outfit: pennine camper
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spent many hours with friends trying to decide where to go next summer. Normally go to Brittany but fancy a change.4 famillies with mixed aged children.Looking at loire but not sure about area? is it too quiet/enough to do.As not near beach need areas where can swim in rivers/pools etc Dont want to travel too far south as travelling from northumberland.Any suggestions on areas would be appreciated.Probably travelling through tunnel.

nicky



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01/1/2008 at 12:43am
 Location: Mid-Wales UK
 Outfit: VW + Bailey Pageant Burgundy 08
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Ooooooooooooh gotta be Saumur then!!!  

Namely L'Etang de la Breche!!! Fabulous site - near the best zoo in the world - ok, in Europe then - and in between two other theme parks,......Futuroscope and Puy du Fou, Plenty for adults...if you want REAL French, then real French you'll get.

Loire has it's own micro-climate too.....we had virtually wall to wall sunshine last August when everyone else had rain.

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01/1/2008 at 9:14am
 Location: EAST SUSSEX
 Outfit: Outwell Vermont plus others.
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If you go to the Loire visit the Zoo Parc du Beauval at St Aignan. It is fantastic -  a cross between a zoo and a safari parc. You walk everywhere but the animals have loads of room and are very well cared for. On our first visit my eldest son stood beside a lion with only glass between them. Very safe but fantastic photo op!

They have regular feeding times and chats about the animals. In french though. A good sealion and falconry display and some unusual things too - Lamontines- which are wierd.
We've been three times now and for me its the only reason to visit the Loire ( we go further south and try to avoid the brits). Last year we even got to watch penguin sex which was interesting. All I can say is I'm glad I'm not a penguin!



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01/1/2008 at 3:38pm
 Location: The World
 Outfit: Motorhome Bessacarr E795
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Hi everyone and Happy New Year.

We are currently 10 miles west of Saumur on a camp site called Camping Le Serpolin, Cléré-Sur-Layon you can find it here on this site (do a search in reviews) the last time I posted the URL the mods here altered it so can't give you it.

Current temperature 10℃ and sunny. Just to back up what CaddyClan suggested you just gotta visit The Grand Parc Puy du Fou theme park just outside Cholet, it's absolutely fabulous but give yourselves a good couple of days there though.

Come on down it's a lovely area with lots to do.

Jeffus. (Uz2s)


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02/1/2008 at 12:03am
 Location: northwest
 Outfit: Auto Sleeper (Nuevo)
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Happy New Year all,

Someone else planning on the Loire Valley..... I have never been and although not our first experience of driving abroad, it is the first in a camper, no kids, just me, Hubby & Billy the pup (well 3 actually but he hasn't realised it yet!)

I would welcome any tips on the region, camping at aires or sites.  We are going to go Dover to Calais. I have been going through the prices and this seems to be the cheapest, P&O being the best. Someone told me Sea France were but I'm not finding that. I am also noticing that some of the best times (cheapest) apart from the dead of night seem to be disappearing from the list, so intend to book tomorrow. Then book the vet.

We are going in June before the school hols, hoping that it will be less busy and easy on Billy, his first time too.

Soooo excited!



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02/1/2008 at 10:05am
 Location: Grantham
 Outfit: Coachman Golden Festival
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We have stayed at L'Etang de la breche twice and had wonderful stays. I think that it would be good for a mixed group of children but aware that the management do shoo the children back to their tents from the play areas at 10pm! There is a good children's room just around the corner from the bar / restaurant so the children are chose at hand but feel independent.

The area around is lovely, Saumur chateau should now be reopened after the emergency repairs to stop it falling down the hill onto the town. The two things that our children loved doing were Le Parc Mini chateau which is a complete scale model of the Loire valley including the chateaus, railways, rivers etc - although teenagers may find this terribly dull. We bought a joint ticket with this to go to the Loire Valley Aquarium which was wonderful and also a nice relief from the heat of that summer. Bear in mind, you can also buy a joint ticket with the Crazy world of Donkeys but we did pass on that one!!!!

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02/1/2008 at 10:40am
 Location: N. Ireland
 Outfit: Elddis Xplore 304
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We're also heading to the Loire next July, to Vallee Des Vignes (not L'Etang de la Breche Caddyclan - sorry !!! ). Sounds as though 2 weeks won't be enough with the chateau, zoo at Doue, Puy du Fou, canoeing on the Loire, Saumur, Angers tapestries, etc. Can't wait .


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02/1/2008 at 2:34pm
 Location: Braintree Essex
 Outfit: Adria Altea 502DK
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I would second L'Etang de la Breche. Really want to go to Provence this year, but after last year in Saumur the kids probably won't want to go anywhere else!!


02/1/2008 at 2:39pm
 Location: Mid-Wales UK
 Outfit: VW + Bailey Pageant Burgundy 08
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We'd planned on going further South this year too Shaunt, but after last summer in Saumur we were hooked and can't wait for August!!!

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02/1/2008 at 6:01pm
 Location: hexham
 Outfit: pennine camper
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hi all

thanks for all the replies. I feel much better about it now. just sorting the travel out-it makes me realise how far north we are!!! Just looking at stopovers near kent then should be sorted!!!

thanks again for all those who replied-it makes life much easier!!!.




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