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11/7/2017 at 10:36am
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Firstly welcome Karen.
Driving and towing a van in France is far easier and nicer than towing a van over here, so that should put your mind at rest.
As for how long, well that depends on you and certain other factors:
How much towing experience do you have.
Are you well rested before your journey.
How capable is your tow car. I change my tow car about 18 months ago to a 2.0, 180bhp SUV Auto, a very capable tow vehicle towing a single axle 2 berth like yourself. Towing is an absolute doddle now, before that I had a smaller engined manual, which was OK, but does not compare to what I have now.
I have done from the Pyrenees to the Dordogne, Roscoff to Royan, Dordogne to Roscoff kind of journeys with no issues, so I guess a broken up 8 hour day is fine for me.
However, France is not a country to rush through, there are many lovely places to see, so why not limit your journeys to 4/5 hours and stop and explore for a couple of days. That is the beauty of the caravan or motorhome.
You will love and have a great time in France with your van. It isn't the most visited country in the world for nothing! 👍😀🍷
Mike
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Try not to land at your destination between about 12 and 3 pm, as often the reception can be shut for lunch, so you can be stuck on the wrong side of the barrier for an hour or two. That said, i have just this minute booked our first stop, where they are apparently shut 12 while 4. But, they will leave a note with my pitch number on the door, and the barrier will be up.
This is 3.5 hours down from St. Malo, IF all went well. But, we will pull in after maybe 2 hours anyway, and break the journey. As someone has already said, its a holiday not a race to the finish.
If you decide you may use the motorways, you can get a gizmo to stick on your windscreen that allows you to pay automatically through a card, and raises the barrier. Saves scratting about for money and hanging out the window for change etc. at the machine.
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