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Don't forget to leave a review of the French and other European campsites you have visited!
Don't forget to leave a review of the French and other European campsites you have visited!
02/8/2011 at 9:21am
Location: Mouliherne near Saumur FRANCE.
Outfit: Small but perfectly formed campsite!
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The problem (if it IS a problem) is in being such a small site of just ten pitches, we book up quite quickly. Mainly with Brits. The French & Dutch especially don't like to book so far in advance. That's fine, but what it means is that quite often, this is a site 'full of English people' in the main English summer holidays. Outside of high season, we do attract French, Germans and Belgians here. Often Dutch too, so different languages may be heard. It's easy to remind yourself you're in France though, listening to us babble in French with friends, neighbours and others quite often.
There are many reasons apart from the above why we're a mainly English destination, one being that as we're bi-lingual owners, we're a 'haven' for first-time campers, or for those with difficulties with the language. If they have a problem, we're usually able to sort it out. We do try to create a French atmosphere with our table d'hotes, signs around the place in French and English, but ultimately, we take bookings on a first come - first served basis, just the same as anyone else. And that happens to be mainly English bookings. Not everyone feels the need to feel 'isolated' by language. For many, it's a stress they can do without, prefering to holiday in this country for its obvious advantages (weather, food, wine etc.), but be able to 'escape' back to a mainly English-speaking environment after the day's sightseeing.
Finally, just as an observation, we've noticed just lately when out & about and encountering Brits in the village, that when we bid them 'bonjour', we're met with a stony silence. It's happened a few times now, so it wasn't just a one off, and we've been baffled by their reluctance to speak French, even just the one word of courteous reply. But when they find us speaking in English, they're gushing like waterfalls!
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Don't forget to leave a review of the French and other European campsites you have visited!
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