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We stayed here overnight last year and its a fantastic site, best showerblocks I've ever seen, they even collect your rubbish daily from your pitch!   Larochette village nearby looked really nice too - we would definitely return for a longer stay

http://www.ukcampsite.co.uk/sites/results3.asp?search=larochette&by=sitename

Cheapest fuel around, too, at the moment, apparently.

We travelled through Luxembourg in 1976 in a rented Motorhome, and stayed at three sites.  It is a lovely country, very small, and the city of Luxembourg itself has some great shopping!

It's not too far, I wouldn't have thought, for a week - but perhaps cold, still in April.

ooo val i never thought abouth the weather ............ that campsite does look nice

i would love to go ........ i am on nights tonight but i will approach my driver tomorrow (hubby) to see if he would like to go for a week ........... if not we will try next year and include it in a tour

thanks for the links though

Gillychick - you can have a look at 'historical' weather records for Luxembourg, - just select the month, and year, and have a look backwards. Select the month each time you go back a year, or it default to January!  First time I had a look, I thought 'Blimey, it is cold'! 

You can use the website  for almost anywhere in Europe.  Some people have commented that it isn't accurate, but I had a look at areas we've been, in the months we've visited, and it seems OK to me.  As least it gives you an idea if you need waterproofs and fleeces with a hat to sleep in, or a bikini!

We went from Hook, spent a half day and night in the Ardennes then got to Luxembourg Ville before lunch the next day. It's free motorway all the way. I suspect that many people on here would go from Dunkerque or Calais and make it easily in the one day.

Quote: Originally posted by gillychick on 16/2/2011........ wonder its a bit far for a week though .........

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On the same basis (that we'd been going through Calais for decades but never even had a look around) we stayed there for a couple of days - interesting art gallery, nice parks (with outdoor exhibitions), many restaurants, nice beaches and/or cliffs nearby .... probably a better experience than staying in Dover but to make a week of it I think you'd need to go a little farther.

The greater Lille area (Roubaix, Tourcoing &c) has all sorts of treats including real ale - we were kept well occupied for four days - in February!

Quote: Originally posted by gillychick on 17/2/2011

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..... the original plan was to just go to calais on the outskirts as we have been to france about 7 times but never actually seen anything round the calais area but i have since been told it doesnt actually offer a lot round there ............. its so hard finding a destination ..........

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Quote: Originally posted by gillychick on 17/2/2011

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I am so impulsive ... we have a booked a week in luxemburg ......... using acsi card we get 7 nights pay for 6 and it works out about £11-00 per night for me and hubby ......... a lot cheaper than uk campsites but offering so much more facilities wise ............... thanks for all your advice and help

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I was going to mention earlier that camping was cheaper than France/Belgium - indeed most things were, even in the capital city .....

Where are you going? When we were in the S & W (and Luxembourg Ville) we found most folks spoke French - there are three other official languages but we didn't come across them! Have fun.

Quote: Originally posted by Ina on 17/2/2011

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We stayed near Echternach

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