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Decided to take the plunge and take caravan to France next year for the first time ever!  As I do all the driving in the family I really dont want to drive very far in France at all (basically I'm being a chicken and dont want to drive "on the wrong side" any more than I have to).  Was looking to go to Brittany and have heard you can get a ferry to Brittany which only leaves about an hour's drive.  does anyone know if this is true and if so can you give me moooooooore details!

AND - can anyone recommend a good CLEAN site, suitable for young kids (not bothered about entertainment, just a playground would be ok).  AND does anyone know of a site close to beaches, etc etc

AND - have heard you can travel abroad in convoy via one of the clubs - does anyone know which club it is and how it works.

Thanks sooooooooo much!

Ange

Blimey - so many questions and I'm only little!  

Deep breath...... yep - you can get a ferry to Brittany, Plymouth Roscoff. Gonna be damned expensive though. Portsmouth - Cherbourg would be a lot cheaper. Can't comment on Campsites though, but try the Caravan Club European Travel service - they did for us last year. Also theres Eurocamp Independent and Siblu (Haven Europe) All 3 companies will do packages for you, the CC will obviously be the most dedicated to tourers - cos thats what they do.

NOTE - French petrol last week had rocketed to £1.10/ Litre - 1.5 Euros/litre....  ouch!

Ange - If you go Portsmouth to St Malo there are sites at St Malo and St Cast amongst others that are a short drive but as Pete says, it'll cost ya........bigtime!!!

I was just that nervous about driving in France at first but done about 4 trips there now and just gotr back from the Loire (250 miles into central France) - absolute piece of cake.  It takes all of a couple of miles to get used to driving on the right and going the "wrong way" round roundabouts, and then you will be driving like a veteran continental, believe me!

My advice - go Dover/Calais, save a bomb, stopover one night at a site near Calais, drive about a bit to gain confidence, then set off the next day to wherever in France takes your fancy!!

Jon

NOTE - French petrol last week had rocketed to £1.10/ Litre - 1.5 Euros/litre....  ouch!

Thats why we take our folding camper to Guernsey for 2 week summer hols,petrol was only 58 pence per litre (made sure i filled up b4 coming home )

............Alan....................

Condor Seacat cost us approx £84 per adult ,£42 per child ,car was about £85 and folding camper was £160 for return journey .The only problem that you will have is i don`t think you are allowed to take caravans to Guernsey which was one of the reasons we chose a camper .

.............Alan.............

I am sure most will hav siad all this but;

Dover Calais Caravan Club offer £110.00, save ££££££££££

Really easy driving in Frnce as roads are much clearer, wider - caravan & large vehicle friendly

French HGV's are limited to weekday travel accross most of France

Diesel cost is 1.04 / litre - I filled up in Abbeyville at 4.00pm today !

In Brittany look for Concarneau, Begmeil and Carnac. All nice and why not go with a municiple site.

I have found the Caravan Club rallies also a great option for the first time. All is organised, you can travel with a few likeminded caravanners and the sites have been viewed.

Sorry - 1.04/l Euro, not sterling

cheers everyone for the info!

Still biting my nails as to whether I can do it or not - baby arent I??!!!!

Ange x

Just do it ,you only live once.

..............Alan...................

Hi angef,

We had the same thoughts as you did,

try these,

http://www.ukcampsite.co.uk/chatter/display_topic_threads.asp?ForumID=7&TopicID=47501&PagePosition=2

http://campsites.hpaguide.net/

hope they are useful

rich