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Don't forget to leave a review of the French and other European campsites you have visited!
10/6/2024 at 2:40pm
Location: Lancashire
Outfit: Leisuredrive VW T6 campervan
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We gradually built up to 3 week trips, and feel that this is enough for us. By that time, the bedding is getting to feel in need of a wash, despite turning it round and over. My hair is probably getting due for a cut. And for both of us, we have a life in the UK which is waiting for us to get back to.
We don't plan our travels in France, just have crossings booked and now we have Motels booked for the UK each way too as OH in particular finds the travel very tiring. We mostly have a bit of a plan for touring, based on previous experiences at sites or areas, but it is all subject to change and nothing is booked. In France, we find that about 200 miles is the maximum we want to travel each day, and it is mostly a lot less than this, so there is a limit on how far we can get in 11 days (each way).
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Don't forget to leave a review of the French and other European campsites you have visited!
Don't forget to leave a review of the French and other European campsites you have visited!
11/6/2024 at 6:21pm
Location: Devizes Wiltshire
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I spent 2 weeks in France and the Netherlands in May 2024, in 3 sites and using the Channel Tunnel: 3 nights in Dunkirk, then off to one site in the Netherlands for 7 nights, then another NL site for 3 nights to visit friends nearby, then back to the Dunkirk site for 1 night before going back home.
I brought some laundry sheet detergent with me as I knew I would need to do at least one wash due to lack of space in the van to carry clothes and smalls for 2 weeks.
I also needed to replenish food and drink as there was only so much fresh produce that I could carry in my van's fridge/freezer and the additional 28L thermo-electric cool box that I carried for keeping drinks chilled and the more fragile salad leaves from being frozen in the fridge.
Since I am still working part time, I do not wish to be away from base for too long.
Besides, the cat has to go into the cattery when I am away and she is 20yo, and both the dog and I miss her when we are away.
I thought about going away for 3 weeks to make the most of the fees for Tunnel crossing and vet fees for the dog for next July.
Still undecided.
It should be noted that I have never taken a holiday longer than 2 weeks, except for my trip to Canada recently which was 16 nights which was to visit my folks there.
If I were to do a longer camping trip, I would plan to stay more than 3 nights at each site, except for an overnight stay in Dunkirk or Boulogne etc. before I drive home via the Tunnel, to minimise the hassle of having to pack up and move site as I am not a very tidy person by nature!
Being on my own travelling as a solo female, I am very risk averse. Hence I always plan ahead and book my campsites in advance. I cannot wing it for personal safety reasons.
As part of my due diligence, I would recce for places to grocery shop and refuel near the campsites. Fuel is less of an issue as I travel on major roads with services along the way.
I love food shopping and prefer to shop at bigger supermarkets as I found the selection at service stations were rather narrow/poor with mainly quite expensive ready meals (I rarely buy or eat ready meals even at home).
I hope to be able to drive to the Artic Circle via Denmark in a few years' time, taking a whole month off if not longer.
DK 
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