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Look at going for the last 2 weeks of the children's school holiday, and you will find it much quieter, and cheaper for site fees. Look at the ACSI card scheme www.campingcard.com

Remember France is a big country, 5 times bigger than the UK, so distances on the map can be deceptive. I favour the west coast around Royan for family beach holidays. There are long sandy beaches with sites on the coast, and plenty of free parking if you want to take the car to the beach. Really, that's not a wind up!!

Read all of the posts on this site; we did back in 2007 and got all the info we needed!  Consider joining the Camping and Caravanning Club or Caravan Club to get discounts on ferry prices, insurance, campsites etc.  Driving is easy, roads are very good.  Food is great, french supermarkets have everything you need so you won't need to pack loads of food at all.  Municipal (town council run) campsites are cheaper than private ones and we also use ACSI discount card which works up until end June and after end August.  It is £12 from Vicarious Books online and worth every penny.  One tip we have found invaluable - a lot of service stations on motorways and on Sundays in towns are unmanned.  Make sure you have a debit or credit card that will work on the pumps.  Our old Halifax ones wouldn't - now we have Nationwide and they are fine.  Most major credit cards are ok.

Pam

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