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06/7/2012 at 10:41am
 Location: Colchester
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Can anyone help please, we are looking for quality campsites that would suit middle aged couple, no children, near the sea preferably.

Is it best to drive from Calais or catch a ferry down. Bearing in mind cost and time, we have 2 weeks in September. Thank you.



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06/7/2012 at 10:57am
 Location: Luton (no jokes plea
 Outfit: Coachman and Hyundai
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DFDS Dover-Dunkerque is the cheapest ferry but obviously more direct ferries will save you time, don't know anything about them though. You are going in low season so get an ACSI card then the most you will pay for a site is €16. Have a look at my reviews of L'Ptit Bois near St. Malo, or if you want to go further west, Les Plages de Beg Leguer near Lannion. Both lovely areas, if you do decide to go, I hope you have better weather than we did!

Anne


06/7/2012 at 11:50am
 Location: Colchester
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Thank you Anne,

Might seem like a silly question but what is an ACSI card, as you can probably tell we are newbies to this !



06/7/2012 at 12:20pm
 Location: Luton (no jokes plea
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It's a low season discount card which is accepted any many sites abroad (and some in the UK), normally from site opening day until the end of June and then again from the beginning of September until site closing day. Some sites accept them at other times though. Look them up on Google. You pay at the site rather than in advance. Some sites do deals such as 7 nights for the price 6, or even better if you stay for longer.

Vicarious Books sells the books of participating sites and related info and the card is attached to one of these 2 books (so many sites now that 2 books are needed). A few sites only charge €10 per night, not that we found or used any of these.

You can also buy Camping Cheques, often as part of a ferry deal, cost £13.95 each and you pay in advance. Some ferry deals will give a few free cheques. Lots of sites also accept these, but not as many as ACSI.


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06/7/2012 at 1:08pm
 Location: Bristol
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I doubt you can ever guarantee will be child free, unless you go to an adults only site. Sadly dont know any of those, but in September you are likely to have little kids, but the bigger ones should have gone back to school.
The area around Carnac, is great for older couples, lots o history, sightseeing and lovely warm sheltered coves.

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06/7/2012 at 3:31pm
 Location: Colchester
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Sorry ment we have no children.


06/7/2012 at 3:41pm
 Location: West - North Yorkshire
 Outfit: Swift Speedbird 490 Mondeo Estate
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ACSI Card website is www.campingcard.co.uk - and despite Warbis' warning about children, you really rarely see them on French campsites outside school holidays.  There might be the odd Dutch couple with a baby or toddler, but few others.

We holiday every year at that time, and don't even think about 'choosing' a site - we go where the weather is best and find a site in that area - sometimes this is inland, because there are many beautiful lake and riverside campsites in France, as well as those by the sea. We buy a paper when we arrive in France and head in the direction of the best four day weather forecast, stay whilst the weather is good and we're enjoying ourselves, and move on if things change.

You really don't need to book and Europe is your Oyster!



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