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Hi

The latest Caravan Club magazine has a letter about the Gandspette site near calais in Burgaundy.

The letter is about several thefts on this site for eight caravans and one tent has anyone else encountered problems on this site or was this an isolated problem.

We are booked on this site in late July and would like a little peace of mind. Obviously normal security with our equipment would take place as well as using the old common sense.

Look forward to any comments

Neill

Quote: Originally posted by scaroid on 09/3/2009

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Hi

The latest Caravan Club magazine has a letter about the Gandspette site near calais in Burgaundy.

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I read this article too - and it was apparently describing incidents which took place in September 2008 or 'in the preceding few weeks'.  There's a similar letter on the Practical Caravan forum dated 29th September 2008, describing some thefts.  I did find it extraordinary that a Dutch camper would carry 1,000 euros with him in cash - but each to their own, I suppose.   At the time I responded by writing:

We were at Gandspette in September - and didn't hear of this at all. The site is so well-managed that I'm surprised we weren't warned (especially as we have been there so many times now that we are welcomed with the obligatory kisses).

However, if burglaries are happening there then all us campers and caravanners are at risk, because basically a tent or an awning are not easy to 'fortify'. It's sad to think that crime may be invading what used to be one of the least 'risky' ways to holiday!

We've been many times to Gandspette, as I said including in September 2008 - and we've never experienced any problems at all.  It's a lovely quiet site, tucked into the grounds of the Chateau, in the middle of the village - so you'd think someone would see suspicious activity going on.  I would hope that the management will take any appropriate action with regard to security on the site.  We enjoy our stay there at the end of our twice-yearly jaunts to France - we'll not change this because of this report.   I just suppose it means that wherever we holiday now we will need to be more vigilant - and hide all our valuable away in the many secret little places all over a caravan.

Like Val we have stayed at Gandspette many, many times and its our preferred last stop before returning home. I was therefore shocked to read that letter in the CC magazine. The problem with any tent, caravan or motorhome they are not the most secure of places and people do tend to leave things laying around and if anything it should perhaps encourage us all to think about how and where we store things. Have to say that it won't put me off going there again.

David