Message Forums

Hi there

Novice to camping abroad, going away August to SOFrance with car / tent and am worried that all the campsites ask for reservations. Thing is we don't want to pre-book and would like to know is it easy enough to turn up and find a pitch even if its a more basic site ?

Any help appreciated

PS. going to cap d'agde region

Hi Guzz

It depends what time in August you are going, and what type of campsitesite you are looking for. The big commercial types are very busy July & August.

We are a smaller site, and yet we are 60% full July & August - but we also get alot of drive in's!

Email us if we can be of any more help.

Thanks Stuart, Jo & Louis May, we are in france 6/08 for 2 wks but will be heading straight to agde region in languedoc, Is this an area you would have info on ?

Cheers

G

Sorry Guzz

We can't help you yet --- but we are planning to take the RV down for a couple of weeks later in the year --- for our holiday --- yes campsite owners do need a holiday

I will be interested to know how you get on.

will be glad to email you when we get back,

if anyone else has any info that would be great, cheers G

Guzz

You don't say where in the South of France you want to go. Do you want the be on a beach side site, if so booking would, I expect, be needed. Inland it might not be such a problem.

David

Guzz

We're also going to South of France, to Perpignan area. This is the first time we've been to the South of France, have been other areas but have always booked as we go the main 2 weeks in the holidays. In our experience campsites are usually fully booked during this time, perhaps as mentioned before, somewhere not so near the beach may have vacancies. Also depends what facilities you would like, as we always go to a site with a pool and these tend to get booked up for the main hols too.  Good luck, hope you have a fab holiday.

Hi guzz

We are inland from around there ,we do take tents &cars have a look at my site there is a link to around here too for info on what to do and where to stay .

might help

Hi

You dont need to book at our site its :

www.holiday-green.com

its in Frejus SOF

Mandy

Hi

Yes it very nearly did! very scary indeed,it came over from Puget almost into Holiday Green carpark.Not many vans damaged though,I think only 3 in total.we were evacuated up to Bagnols  for about 10 hours.

where are you going ?we will be back at HG end of August for 3 weeks and cant wait!

Mandy

Hi Guzz

I agree with wlee, if you move sites and stop early afternoon, you can pick up that days vacated pitches before the evening rush. Most sites have people leaving every day. We have never booked a site, and used to regularly go to the bigger popular sites in France in August during school holidays, we always got on. Now we are low season campers, and in June and September some sites are pretty lonely places to stop at!!

Thanks all for the info

Guzz