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Hi all,

I've just been introduced to camping and wanted to know if it's possible to camp somewhere near the Med on a small budget with my own kit.  I'm hoping to sort something for next year since it's probably too late for this year.  We've got the next 12 days off work so hoping to get away for a bit somewhere on the cheap so we'll probably just find somewhere down the South coast of England for this week.

Cheers

Hi Faust

I think whether or not camping works out as a cheap holiday depends on how many of you are going.  When you add up the cost of the ferry, petrol, tolls, camp site fees etc to stay on the med and divide it by 2, it works out as quite an expensive holiday.  We went to the South of France this year and it cost us (2 of us) more than 2 weeks on a Package holiday would have cost us.  However, if you have a few kids, I would say that camping would work out cheaper. 

Be warned though, campsites on the South Coast of France are a lot more expensive than campsites in UK.  We pay £18 per night for our favourite campsite in Wales which is really a top class site.  However, on the Mediterranean coast of France, we paid £24 a night on a site which was good but not even in the same league as the one in Wales.

Despite all this though, we really enjoyed the fortnight we had there and are already planning to go back next year.

i agree with Pixie , sites down there are dearer but when you take in the superb atmosphere you seem to get on a french site & the superb weather you usually get , makes it all worth it.

Ferry , 10 nights in the S of France with EHU cost us under £350 thats with a caravan.Fuel , diesel especially loads cheaper too , tank full for about £20 - £25.

Bring on next June !!!!

We paid €2.50 site + €2.50 per person at a site near Samur in the Loire Valley in all about £5 a night for 2 of us. Its was Brit run not French. The Ferry companies are up for a bit of haggling if you play one against the other. I went from £99 down to £80 for the car and us with Seafrance and now have a discount voucher for the next trip. It pays to shop around first.

Have a great time