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Don't forget to leave a review of the French and other European campsites you have visited!
25/7/2016 at 10:29pm
Location: North Devon
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We've camped with two small tents for the last couple of years. We've never been charged extra. I reckon that if you want bells, whistles, water-slides etc it may be an issue. Smaller/quieter sites and Municipals are liley to be fine. Just move on if they want to charge more, you're never far from a good site in France.
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25/7/2016 at 10:46pm
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Quote: Originally posted by dolly21 on 25/7/2016
Campsites in France are much more relaxed than here. You pay for the pitch and you can usually put whatever you want on it. Most sites just operate a maximum number of people per pitch - usually 6. You often see 2 tents or a tent and van/ caravan o a pitch.
That relaxed attitude is changing though, in my experience, and many sites are now starting to charge extra for a pup tent. They must have cottoned on to the way British sites put the squeeze on!
That said, I don't think the OP will have any problem with 2 small tents. We've used small tents loads of times for overnights and never been charged any more than pitch and any additional people (over the usual two included in the pitch fee). Big tent and small tent you may have to pay extra, two small tents will be fine.
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27/7/2016 at 7:08am
Location: Herts
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I saw a Dutch family last year with a small caravan and then 4 pup tents in a neat little row. It looked a fab set up!.
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27/7/2016 at 12:45pm
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We have never been charged extra for Caravan, awning and tent. The tent was not a small pup tent either - a 4 berth size!
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