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Hi

a while ago I read somwhere that you can only wear 'speedo' type trunks in europe at the pool not swim shorts?

does anyone have any info on this please

Off to the south of france early tmrw....

Yep this is true- the men and boys cannot wear swim shorts in the pools. You are ok for the beach or Aqualand. If you can't get any here in Asda or Tesco today before you go many campsites will sell you some. If you can find  a Decathalon they are selling them in their sale for a few  Euros. Where abouts in SOF are you going- have just returned today.

just read Billy's post- our lifeguards were VERY strict and sent any man or boy away if wearing shorts.

Every French campsite I have been on in the last 6 years have told boys to get out of the pool without trunks. They don't have to be skimpy- you can wear boxer types.

This came up in the CC mag today

One site mentioned hired swimming trunks !!

Hi

Just back from La Yole in the Vendee and its true you must wear them

Even if you walked near the pool with shorts on they were watching you like a hawk

After a day or so i didnt mind really

We only have ONE rule in both our swimming pool & Jacuzzi ---

NO XES ...

At all the sites we've been to, no one - apart from my hubby and son - wore speedos! My hubby was NOT impressed, he thought I'd played a joke on him.

Take speedos and your normal trunks and see what happens.

Jackie

Every French campsite I have been on in the last 6 years have told boys to get out of the pool without trunks.

Did this apply to the grown up ones too?? lol

Sorry, but you know me and those dubbly enatandarary thingies

My name's hippy chick and I am a ukcs addict....

We must have been going to the wrong sites, never seen anyone get out without their trunks on  !!

Seriously, "proper swimmers" rule is enforced on many sites.

On our campsite last year there were 2 German kids (10-ish) in the pool in long shorts & they got chucked out. As the dad didn't speak French the campsite lady got me to translate. It's their department of hygiene and health that stipulates speedos or those speedo shorts because anything else might be construed to be washing! It's a bit like our Health and Safety, who go mad from time to time. Madame campsite also said her Dutch guests had told her some pools there require bathing caps as an anti-head-lice precaution. This is also the case in Italy.

It seems to be mainly Municipals who apply the rule ... and sites where the pool filter has got clogged one time too many.

Likewise, rash vests (un lycra) are ok, but t-shirts aren't.

Liz