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31/8/2013 at 2:12pm
 Location: plymouth
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Has anyone spent the winter/ months in France , what's the weather like/ and how does it compare with the winter in Spain


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31/8/2013 at 3:54pm
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Which bit of france and which bit of spain?
Nw spain will be not 'as good' as SE France
but S Spain will be better than the whole of france


Here is french weather from many previous years - change the location/month/year to suit.

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31/8/2013 at 4:04pm
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Hmmm

No but by all accounts it is too cold. Some places have reputation of being temperate - e.g. Biarritz or sometimes the med, but it is no coincidence that so many winter caravanners go all the way to the south of Spain where the best weather can be found, but unfortunately mostly the worst sites. You may find the odd gem but those near the coast where the weather is best are often Tarmac Carpark like sites with Brits and other Northern Europeans cheek by jowl. Satellite dishes like Jodrell Bank abound though they may not get great signal soon with the new sats.
The mistral makes The Rhone valley very cold and the Loire Pay had -18deg the winter before last.

Think Spain but pick well and read the reviews on this website.

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31/8/2013 at 4:26pm
 Location: France
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Yes, we've wintered in France. Well actually we've lived here for 13 years!! where are you thinking of going?

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31/8/2013 at 4:55pm
 Location: France
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We live in central France but rent a villa in Spain for the winter, unless you are on the south coast of France it will be warmer in Plymouth.

In Feb 2012 locally to us it was minus 22C


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31/8/2013 at 6:27pm
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We've spent the odd night in France in winter and even on the Mediterranean coast it was pretty cold!  Also, there aren't many sites that stay open all year, and those that do stay open don't have everything up and running, eg bars. restaurants, shops.

In Spain, there's a huge choice of sites and some have a wide range of facilities and entertainment.  Oxter paints a rather discouraging picture, but he's right in saying you have to pick your site with care, and it very much depends on what you like/dislike.  We don't like tarmac, quiz nights, bingo and wall-to-wall Brits with big satellite dishes, but some people enjoy that, and why shouldn't they, we're all different.

We have found several sites which have good facilities, a range of nationalities and are fairly low-key. These include Ribamar, near Alcossebre on the coast north of Valencia; Las Madriles in Isla Plana, Murcia; and Los Escullos near San Jose in the Cabo de Gata National Park.  But I'm sure you'll find plenty more if you do a bit of research.Two of those were ACSI and I think one was Camping Cheques, but off the top of my head I can't remember which.



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31/8/2013 at 11:12pm
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Winter in the French Alps is generally very snowy and very pretty. Plenty of sites open, but I don`t think that`s a destination you were considering!

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31/8/2013 at 11:25pm
 Location: roche cornwall
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biaritz is absolutely freezing in winter . from Bordeaux down on the west coast can be bone chilling . but cross the border into spain it gets a bit warmer .
nowhere in france is warm . in winter .
i like asturia and cantarbria in spain but its not really warm enough . mazzaron down on the med is best . but really morocco is the warm place to be .even then you need to be down near agadir .

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01/9/2013 at 8:11am
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Both France & Spain are big places and you do not say what you want the weather to be.

Calais for example will be much like Dover. Nowhere in France is consistently warm although well down south can have the odd decent day or two. It's no coincidence that virtually all of the holiday centre type sites close down.

Likewise Spain will have a varied climate and if you want the best weather you need to get well down south where there are a good sample of sites available because they know people will come for the more dependable weather.

Oxter is taking a very depressing view on the quality of the sites. Many are very satisfactory but some facilities may not be available.


01/9/2013 at 10:59am
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The South of France was the winter destination of choice for the Hooray Henry set in the twenties. Think St Tropez and Cannes. But even they would have been in hotels or villas, not camping! You can get great villa bargains in winter.



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