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Me again! Any idea how long this will take - we arrive in Calais about mid day - aim to drive about half way and then stop over night - any cheap hotel recommendations (family of 4) and where?

Also anyone stayed at Les Grottes de Roffy or Les Granges in the Dordogne?

The whole journey should take about 7/8 hours.  Not stayed at either and without your route I would suggest that to look at potential campsites around the Orleans (about 3to4 hour drive) area would be about half way.  Have you checked the municipal sites in the region?

Just realised you're looking at taking a tent.  why not look for a small hotel - the Accor group or  Les Villages, should prove fruitful and reasonably inexpensive.

Quote: Originally posted by nicky 1 on 05/2/2006

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Me again! Any idea how long this will take - we arrive in Calais about mid day - aim to drive about half way and then stop over night - any cheap hotel recommendations (family of 4) and where?

Also anyone stayed at Les Grottes de Roffy or Les Granges in the Dordogne?

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Try a search for Etap hotels for en suite family rooms or Formule 1 for family rooms without facilities. About 34 euros for the first and 27 euros for the second. France has hundreds of both and they are always in easy access of the motorway or major town. Rouen is a good half way point and has both on its outskirts.

Carol

Orleans is half way to Sarlat. There are Ibis and Kyriad hotels off junc 14 of A10 or just a little further on there's a  Formula 1 hotel just off junc 1 of A71. Then follow A71 to Vierzon then A20 to Saralt. which is mainly toll free.

Can't help with your two sites

harryb

Quote: Originally posted by Tim Farr on 09/2/2006

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I'm towing - any recommendations for a campsite en route in Normandy?

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Be a bit more specific Tim. Where are you towing from and too.

harryb

Have friends who have been to Les Grottes de Roffy for about the last 10 years and love it. I know it changed hands last year as they went to the 'leaving party' for the previous owners!

Been to that area for the last 5 years years  - favourite site is Camping La Riviere at Les Eyzies. Camped there last year and going again this year. Nothing really flash, but a superb restaurant, nice people and nice site. Love the area, and the people are lovely. Sarlat is wonderful, fasntastic market on Saturday and Wednesday. Go in on an evening for a meal if you can - the atmosphere is superb.

There is a Comfort Hotel on outskirts of Chartres which is quite good and reasonable.

When are you going?

Janet

Booked Les Granges last week in July/first in August - hope its OK? Whole area sounds really great - now counting the days!