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20/12/2008 at 10:53am
Location: West Yorkshire Outfit: Vermont M carolina 3 Elddis Crusader
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Hi Piglet, thanks for the response and info. We are going to book via "traveldestinations" tel 08700 339923, we have been to Ireland twice and to the LeMans Classic this year with them. They are very good, I think they are quoting around £140 per person, everything included, i.e. tunnel crossing, entry to race circuit (6 hors of Spa, 25th to 27th Sept 2009), paddock entry and campsite fees. According to the guy at Travel Destinations the Racing hotel site is a proper campsite with proper facilities (unlike the field we had at LeMans). I fear the worst problem might be that we're told it rains a lot there at that time of year. The website is www.sixhoursofspa.co.uk I'll have a look at camping eau rouge, but I don't fancy an hours walk to the track. Let us know if you are going, we'll try and meet up! Also if you find out any more please share it, as I will. Cheers,
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20/12/2008 at 12:29pm
Location: Dorset Outfit: Lots.mainly Cabanons!
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Hi Deemo, It looks OK and if they tell you that it's got facilities then it should be OK. Spa is fantastic, do make sure you take time to walk around different bits of the circuit. You can drive up to Les Combe and park and that is the road that forms part of the old long GP circuit. You can then walk round some of the rest of the circuit fairly easily. Do also make sure you walk up Eau Rouge, it's hard going on your calf muscles but worth it to see the incline.
If you've got some time then do go into Spa itself, there are some nice bars in the square and a funicular railway which runs up to the new Thermal Spa at the top of the hill which is lovely.
Stavelot is nice and there is a small supermarket at Malmedy (follow the signs to the railway, keep going and you'll find it). There is a butcher and a baker in Francorchamps (which is where the Racing Hotel is) and their croissants are lovely. The bar just above the Racing Hotel is popular and does nice food.
With regard to weather, Spa is very unpredictable no matter what time of year you go. Go equipped with waterproofs, water and sunscreen - and that's just for the first morning! When it's wet it is very very wet so you need to take good waterproofs, with luck you'll carry them around the whole weekend and not use them.
We've never been to this event but go to the FIA GT 24 hours at the end of July, we didn't go this year (first year for 10 years I haven't been to Spa), we usually got for a week as there is lots to see and do in the area.
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Don't forget to leave a review of the French and other European campsites you have visited!
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26/1/2012 at 11:50am
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We stayed at the Racing Hotel campsite in September 2009. Whilst the hotel bar was good, the campsite was not, in our opinion. You could hear the racing tantalisingly close, but it was still quite a walk to the circuit entrance, which meant we went in the car, which defeated the object of camping near the circuit. (Previously at LeMans we were able to camp within the circuit about 100yds from the track, which rather spoilt us!
The facilities at the campsite were not good. No provision for hot water in the showers or elsewhere (2 degrees c in the morning outside the tent in September.) The site was rather shabby, some semi-derelict caravans, green water in the swimming pool (not that we would have used it, but this gives you the general impression)
However the village was quite near with shops, bars restaurants etc.
Since 2009 the site might have improved, but I hope this helps.
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