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Hi, I'm looking for a bit of advice.

I'm looking to hire a motorhome for our 2 weeks away next year. There's going to be 4 adults 3 kids (all under 5), I've not got any experience Motorhoming and wondered if somebody could maybe help with the questions below?

Can someone recommend a good campsite for a motorhome? i.e. I'm a bit concerned that without a car for travelling about it's going to be tricky de-camping to nip to the shops and visit places.

Also an option would be to hire a car while over there, does anyone know any good campsites near a car hire establishment?

Sorry for the probably daft questions but can't decide whether to hire a motorhome or hire a 7 seater (i'm the only driver and the lack of luggage space could be an issue with this option)

Much aprreciated.

Phil

Just a suggestion, from someone who's been to the Ardeche area a lot, it isn't really an ideal destination for a very large motorhome,  and you would need a very large one to accommodate four adults and three children.  The roads are narrow, there are lots of rocky overhangs and tunnels through the rocks in the southern Ardeche and along the Gorge de l'Ardeche.  There are lots of sight-seeing opportunities where access is quite tight - La Beaume, Balazuc, Vogue, and others where you'd have problems with a very large vehicle.  It might be better to think of hiring a mobile home, somewhere central like Vallon Pont d'Arc where you can walk into the town for shopping and the market, and then hiring a car locally when you want to go out somewhere.   You can hire large multi-seater vehicles - we were supplied with a nine seater minibus when our car broke down, and the kids loved it!

The campsite L'Ardechois used to arrange car hire - but it's a long time since we were there and I'm not sure if that is still the case.

Whilst Aires de Camping Car can be Ok for couples, I wouldn't think of using them with three children under five.  They'll need play space, good washblocks, and other chidlren around.  Aires de Camping Car are usually the haunt of more mature couples, without children.

Cheers for the advice guys, as usual the forum has not let me down.

I think I'm going to look at hiring a 7/9 seater and maybe look into if they allow me to tow my trailer for extra storage. Another option somebody mentioned is maybe looking into buying a second hand mpv seen some Galaxy's and Kia Sedona's going for about £1000-£1500 so probably not much more expensive than hiring and if i don't want to keep can always sell on after the holiday.

Decisions, decisions! Then I just need to decide where to camp :-)