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Hello.

Hope someone may help.we have a moterhome and intend to travel dover to calia,and then on to to war graves ypes,somme ect.Could anyone tell us of any good sites around these locations so we can leave the camper van and walk to them.Also intent to visit bruge.

many thanks. Dylan

There is a large war cemetery called Fauberg d'Amiens in Arras we visited it a couple of years ago.  We were staying at Amiens at Parc des Cygnes which is an excellent site and we used the car to travel.  We did spy one campsite close to Arras which I put in my little black book just in case we wanted to go back, it was called La Paille Haute, but when we had a quick look round we found it was a very family/children orientated site and we tend to like quieter.

I think maybe if you Google the Somme and look for campsites close to the war graves and battlefields you should be able to turn up something, then Google for campsites in the area you wish to be.

We are staying at Amiens overnight in 3 weeks, it is a beautiful city.

Hope you enjoy your holiday.

We Stayed in Port du Plaisance in Peronne last year. Right in the Somme region, and has a good WW1 museum there.  Plenty of WW1 memorials, Thiepval and a good Canadian one to mention 2.  I would think Ypres and the Belgium front would be a bit of a trek to do though.

Hi Dylan

International Camping Bellevue, Authuille, is about 2km from the main Somme Memorial at Thiepval. Tel 03 22 74 59 29. Most of it is static vans for weekenders, but they usually have a few pitches for tourists. It is perfect for the Somme battlefields.

Newfoundland Park is about 6 or 7 km. There are numerous memorials and cemetaries within walking and especially cycling distance.

If you can get hold of a copy of "Before Endeavours Fade" by Rose Coombs, published by After the Battle, it gives a complete guide to the memorials and battlefields of both northern France and Belgium, right from the beginning to the end of the Great War. The letters B E F in the title are not an accident. It may be a little dated now, as roads change and by-passes get built etc., but I've never seen a better guide. (Rose Coombs worked for the Imperial War Museum).

Hope that helps.

Quote: Originally posted by andysstuff on 23/5/2008

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We Stayed in Port du Plaisance in Peronne last year. Right in the Somme region, and has a good WW1 museum there. Plenty of WW1 memorials, Thiepval and a good Canadian one to mention 2. I would think Ypres and the Belgium front would be a bit of a trek to do though.

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Hi Dylan,

I think you need to be more specific which cemeteries etc you want to visit.If you have relatives buried there it may be an idea to search the local tourist offices on line for sites.

The main vistor sites are Thiepval/Beaumont-Hamel and Vimy areas for the Somme and Menin Gate in the north.

The only site not mentioned so far is Vivier aux Carpes but this is not within walking distance.

Dont forget that there are major cemeteries and memorials in the Calais/Boulogne area and i am sure there are campsites there.

Enjoy your trip.

Terry

I was up there last weekend, we stayed at Cygnes in Amiens as well.

We were car and tent so easy to get about. The roads were fine though and campervans were easily parked at the Canadian memorial and British Memorial.

The Ulster one would be harder but still possible.

They are setup for coach trips to them so a camper should not be a problem if you have to go down that route.

Quote: Originally posted by TethersEnd on 27/5/2008

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www.ukcampsite.co.uk/sites/reviews.asp?revid=6064

www.flandersbattlefields.com/accomodationypres.html

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Try this link for the municipal site at Ypres.

http://www.ukcampsite.co.uk/sites/reviews.asp?revid=6064

Cant recommend the place enough.