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Quote: Originally posted by Vampgirl on 27/7/2021

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We're planning to be in France this time next month...2.5 weeks of bliss and both of us are counting down the days. To be honest the only thing that will stop us going is either the UK government putting France on the red list or the French government closing the borders to Brits.

We tried the UK thing earlier this year...nice, but we didn't enjoy it anywhere near as much so as our trips abroad and we weren't able to relax in the same way. The UK just doesn't really cater for motorhomes very well, or at least our style of motorhoming....ie. not booking anything, seeing what the weather is like and sitting down with a drink and deciding where we fancy going next.

We managed a couple of weeks in France last September and we're so glad we did.... we felt totally safe, campsites and shops had good measures in place and nowhere was particularly busy. The memories of that trip have sustained us over the past year, though the wine ran out a few months ago ;-)

So the tunnel is booked (but is easily amendable online), we have our ACSI card and the France Passion book should arrive soon. Yes there is a slight hassle of needing to get tested before coming home and then the day 2 & 8 tests and quarantine (if still needed by then). But the cost and hassle is totally worth it for us. We've planned for the worst: will take work laptops with us in case one of us tests positive and we need to delay our return and have bookmarked an aire with EHU where we can hole up if needed. Having a contingency plan in place means I don't need to stress about "what if".

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Quote: Originally posted by Colin21 on 27/7/2021

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It's a different kind of holiday with a motorhome compared to a caravan. We tend these days to go to one site and stay there for a week, 10 days, or a fortnight.

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Quote: Originally posted by badger54 on 27/7/2021

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I agree with you about the different style of camping in the UK, we never book anything in Europe, just go where the fancy takes us and stay as long or as short as we care to. It does seem that UK sites are so different, requiring bookings and advance payments - - that does not appeal to us at all. Hopefully we will get to France this time next month too for a few weeks if nothing changes drastically.

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Quote: Originally posted by Colin21 on 27/7/2021

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I don't think it's always true that you have to book UK sites months ahead, that's just a myth, as we never do.

I doubt any UK site would turn away someone who just turned up, unless they really were fully booked, especially if they turned up after the weekend.

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Quote: Originally posted by Vampgirl on 27/7/2021

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Quote: Originally posted by Colin21 on 27/7/2021

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I don't think it's always true that you have to book UK sites months ahead, that's just a myth, as we never do.

I doubt any UK site would turn away someone who just turned up, unless they really were fully booked, especially if they turned up after the weekend.

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No I very much doubt any site will turn anyone away if they have the space, but we don't like travelling anywhere in the UK without booking because you can't be sure that there will be space for you when you arrive unless you have booked. And if you turn up and there's no room what do you do?

Abroad if there isn't any space on the campsite (or if you don't like the look of it when you get there) there's almost always an aire nearby where you can at least stop for that night and decide what to do next. Not that that has ever actually happened to us though....the nearest we got was a campsite in Alsace during harvest time: they were just putting out the "complet" sign when we arrived. But a quick chat and they let us (and a few others!) stay on their playing field for the night until pitches opened up the following day.

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Quote: Originally posted by Big Roy on 27/7/2021

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I agree Vampgirl, I must admit with all the ups and downs I did for a brief moment think of cancelling my France trip, I still might have to but I just can't bring myself to go to a UK site anymore, too many wet fortnights in Cornwall put paid to that years ago.

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