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Starting to do some research for next year's Summer jaunt.

As I have a 280 mile journey to Dover I would not be looking to travel much more than 450 miles in France.  Would prefer to travel down through France rather than traverse it East to West.

Can anyone recomend a site

• in the mountains or with mountain views
• near or on a lake
• something for teenagers to do (games room, table tennis)

Thanks

Have a look through sites here

http://www.ukcampsite.co.uk/sites/results.asp?region=France&county=Lorraine - Alsace

Our favourite is Camping Clair Vacances near Colmar but there are sites in the mountains and Lake Gerardmer has plenty of sites.

http://www.ukcampsite.co.uk/sites/results.asp?region=France&county=Lorraine - Alsace. This last bit should be purple as well.

Sorry this link is not working unless you put - Alsace in as well

I see you don't wish to go East-West, but we've just returned from 3 weeks at La Garangeoire on the Atlantic Coast.

Fantastic site for kids, about 420 miles from Calais. If towing, there's a good overnight stop at Beaumont Sur Sarthe municipal site, but it's motorway all the way, costing about £60 in total on the peage.

So much for kids to do, and only 15-20 mins from fantastic beaches or a lake at Apremont where you can swim or go out on boats/pedallos.

Thoroughly recommend it, but you'll need to contact them early!!

Or the Auvergne, down below Paris.  We loved the area and it is full of rivers, gorges and volcanoes.  Hardly any tourists, cheaper than the Alps, lakes to swim in and canoeing to be done. gorgeous area.

Ali

Hi,

Have you considered Lake Annecy ? We have just returned from 2 weeks in France, and spent just over a week close to Doussard on the Southern edge of the lake. It is circa 450 miles from Calais and the lake/area is beautiful, with amazing mountain views. We stayed at Camping L'ideal, and whilst the site was very good, they do cram you in a bit and we were the only Brits on the site for most of the time. We looked at a site close by (La Ravoire) that seemed to have more space for each pitch. We are certainly considering going back next year, but for the full two weeks.

We stopped o/n just South of Reims (about 150 miles from Calais both on the way down and back - our first week was just north of Lyon - at a terrific, small site at Val de Vesle.

Hope this helps - bon chance !  

Lakes, mountains and beautiful scenery can be found just over the Rhine in Germany in the Freiburg area. We often stay at Bankenhof on Lake Titisee, well recommended.

Freiburg is 440 miles from Calais Ferry.

Quote: Originally posted by scarletsfan on 14/8/2009

Starting to do some research for next year's Summer jaunt.

As I have a 280 mile journey to Dover I would not be looking to travel much more than 450 miles in France.  Would prefer to travel down through France rather than traverse it East to West.

Can anyone recomend a site

• in the mountains or with mountain views
• near or on a lake
• something for teenagers to do (games room, table tennis)

Thanks

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Hi scarletsfan.

                     We were down at the Southern Ardeche, aprox 750miles from Dunkerque, well worth those extra few miles, superb climate and all the things you ask for, like you we have a 300 mile drive to Dover.