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PersonTonyM99
03/6/2023 at 6:14pm
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Hi there - As newly retired we are contemplating spreading our Camping Wings and considering driving down to Switzerland and camping there.

Does anybody have any suggestions for good campsites for a couple who like to walk - Preferably not up the North Face of the Eiger!!

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PersonNetherton
03/6/2023 at 6:46pm
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When we were in our prime we always made for Grindelwald- at first in the youth hostel there and later hauling a caravan to Camping Eigernordwand . It’s an open meadow site with random pitching so not at all like a UK Club site, but the facilities are better. The views of the mountains are superb - it’s literally at the foot of the Eiger and is within easy reach of cable cars and mountain railways - though none of them cheap.

And the unusual feature of the site is that in summer there are no reservations - and none needed - they say that if you are there by 4 pm there will be a place for you.

It’s an expensive country but as a centre for high level mountain walking Grindelwald can’t be beaten.

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Personblueexpo97
04/6/2023 at 6:56am
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Not sure if you checked out the Search Facility but there a load of results, obviously going back some time.

Might be worth your while having a sift through some of them.

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Never camped in Switzerland so no help, sorry!

Just wanted to say I would not drive long distance in Switzerland.

I drove to Italy via Switzerland once, it was soooo slow and boring I never did it again, and would go via Germany > Austria which was far more thrilling/interesting.

Personal experience/preferences and all that.

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We used Camping Obernai at Wilderswill some years ago, run by a lady and her daughter, smaller, quieter and cheaper than some in the area but close to Interlaken, Grindelwald etc and offering the local travel card for free bus and train travel and reduced travel up the mountains.


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When we went we drove from Calais and stayed (in a mobile home) near Interlaken. The place is built for public transport, our car moved once in the 2 weeks. Free bus from outside the site into town, then trains to the walks and surrounding villages and cable cars. Check out the wonderful walk from Männlichen to Kleine Scheidegg for example, take the train from Interlaken to Grindelwald to Mannlichen, walk the 4.5km level walk to Kleine Scheidegg (which is the station before Jungfraujoch) then train from there back down to Interlaken. Or have a look at Schynige Platte, another great and not difficult hike served by train via Wilderswil. Or the fantastic Trummelbach Falls got to by train and bus via Lauterbrunnen.
As for sites, we stayed in Manor Farm which was as good as any. Close to the boat service across Lake Thun too.
Definitely worth seeing at least once, but very expensive.


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05/6/2023 at 8:52am
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TonyM, Another village high into the mountains - 1200 metres above sea level - is Kandersteg . It’s another good base for walking holidays - with a cable car up to the Oeschinensee lake as one starting point but others too up to amazing wildflower meadows . The campsite there is Camping Rendezvous - not as smart as the ones down in Interlaken which have been mentioned , but we wanted a mountain location as a base for walking rather than comfort on a smart campsite.


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PersonTonyM99
05/6/2023 at 11:25am
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Many thanks for all the info coming in - It is all very much appreciated!!


PersonDavid Klyne
05/6/2023 at 7:27pm
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Quote: Originally posted by Netherton on 05/6/2023
TonyM, Another village high into the mountains - 1200 metres above sea level - is Kandersteg . It’s another good base for walking holidays - with a cable car up to the Oeschinensee lake as one starting point but others too up to amazing wildflower meadows . The campsite there is Camping Rendezvous - not as smart as the ones down in Interlaken which have been mentioned , but we wanted a mountain location as a base for walking rather than comfort on a smart campsite.


We were heading for the same campsite but some how missed the turning and nearly ended up on the train through the tunnel! We headed back down the valley and stayed at Camping Grassi, at Frutigen.

David


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David, Grassi is on our list, what did you think of it ?


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PersonDavid Klyne
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Quote: Originally posted by arthurdent on 06/6/2023
David, Grassi is on our list, what did you think of it ?


We liked it, quite rustic. Now this was in 2007 so some time ago. I am not sure this is allowed but this is a link to my site report, which I usually share on here but with pictures. http://www.davidklyne.co.uk/camping_grassi.htm I suppose it could have changed a bit since we were last there.

David


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Thanks David, looks spot on.



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