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Can snyone please advise me if there is any suitable overnight parking at or near Bilbao port. We are hoping to get the ferry from Porstmouth which arrives at 1800, so may be looking to park up overnight and setting off the following morning.

Hi,

I was talking to someone in spain yesterday who say you can park overnight at Bilbao Port.

Marilyn

We have travelled on the 'Pride of Bilbao' a number of times (whale watching was an experience) just for the short break - It was a shame to see it stop, I did wonder; has this had a knock on effect on crossing prices?  

Greetings,

For what it's worth, when P&O were operating out of Bilbao it was 'normal'? to arrive at the Port and spend the night on the dock.

For those who have not used Bilbao, it is unlike most ports that us Brits are used to. It is a Port in the conventional sense, (think old footage of Liverpool, London Docks) in that there are warehouses and other large goods handling facilities within the port. You have to drive past them to get to the ferry terminal. Having said this, it's secure and easy to negotiate in when inside the Port area. One can leave your outfit amongst other like minded people and leave the port on foot to enjoy the amenities of the suburb outside the docks (Bars and shops)

Having said all that I dont know if the same is true now that Brittany has taken over as a ferry provider but as it is only a fration of the business of the port I shouldn't think anything has changed.

Hi to you all. Thanks for the information on Bilbao port. If we do go this way, it will be sometime in April/May.  I will report my findings at a later date. Happy motorhoming to everyone.

There is no problem staying at the new port that Brittany Ferries now use, we stayed there on the 26 December along with around 20 other caravans and motorhomes after docking at 6 pm.

If you look at the Bilbao port map on the Brittany Ferries website it is also mentioned there.

Mike