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Campingaz 907 price
Posted by MrDasherD on 01/03/2025 |
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Last reply camp chaos
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 As it has been 3 - 4 years since we've been to Brittany I have lost track of a number of prices! Could anybody give me an approximate price to exchange a 907 cylinder in a supermarket.
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Caravan Storage Northern France
Posted by Tom#n#Gill on 05/07/2025 |
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Last reply bofs
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Losing our storage so looking for somewhere new. Store and stay could be nice or just pure storage, North of Le Mans/Normandy area is most preferable, even up toward Calias. Found some on the internet.... ....more
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restaurants on new BF ferries
Posted by suechick43 on 09/02/2025 |
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Last reply MrWez
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For those lucky enough to have travelled on the new St Malo ferry for Brittany ferries, can you give me the run down of the restaurants as i am a bit confused?
The new ferry has a number of.... ....more
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Is there a route avoiding Dreux ?
Posted by Motor homers on 26/06/2025 |
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Last reply Val A
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We have just comeback from 2 weeks in France (I am waiting for my site reviews to be published).
We always go in/out of Dieppe and when we go south we always go via Chartres etc. But this trip I .... ....more
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Caravan Insurance in France
Posted by adefearn on 20/03/2025 |
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Last reply Kelper
on 04/7/2025 |
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Hi, we have a caravan that we store in France and our UK insurance, Towergate, have stopped covering. We only need public liability. Does anyone have a solution that they actually have used recently?.... ....more
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Eu hookup
Posted by mattyg on 29/06/2025 |
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Last reply MrDasherD
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Probably been covered a hundred times but about to camp in Spain then down Portugal. Have a UK mobile mains adapter with the 3 pins in blue plug, which connects to the hookup point at the campsite…...... ....more
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Cash only in France
Posted by kenren on 19/06/2025 |
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Last reply Ironned
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Just had lunch in a sizeable restaurant in La Fontaine de Vaucluse near to L’Isle sur les Sorgue in Provence and was shocked to find that it was cash only - although I noticed no signs to that effect .... ....more
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Touring Germany - need suggestions
Posted by boblynn on 16/01/2025 |
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Last reply mgbgtv8
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We are thinking about a tour of Germany next year (2026) and are just starting to plan where we want to go. Our plan is to spend the max 90 days on the trip. We will first head to the Netherlands to.... ....more
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Morocco
Posted by mgbgtv8 on 24/06/2025 |
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Last reply Pee-Jay-Cee
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We are thinking of going to Morocco for about 4 weeks over Christmas, me, herself and the dog.
would it be worth taking the car as well (on a trailer)? and which is the best crossig from Spain?.... ....more
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France beach smoking ban
Posted by Paul and Nikki on 24/06/2025 |
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Last reply Swifty560
on 26/6/2025 |
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A warning to those that smoke that France are introducing a smoking ban from 1 July 2025 in areas that children frequent (including beaches), failure to comply resulting in a pretty decent fine:
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Advance Passenger Information
Posted by Paul and Nikki on 23/06/2025 |
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Last reply Paul and Nikki
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Hi all,
I know there were a couple of threads on this 10 years ago, was just wondering how many of you actually complete the API and what issues (if any) it has caused if you haven't c.... ....more
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What do you look for ?
Posted by Bev and George on 31/01/2025 |
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Last reply lidds0
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I have retired but crazily just bought a very small campsite in SW France. I take over in April. Can you share with me the things you look for and value the most when choosing a campsite .
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Check your vehicle before boarding ferry.
Posted by Oswestry Ed on 10/03/2025 |
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Last reply bazlam
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c17q9lrl57ro target=_blankhttp://BBC News - Essex couple fin.... ....more
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Late stopover with caravan tips/advice
Posted by roz84 on 14/06/2025 |
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Last reply Swifty560
on 18/6/2025 |
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We're booked onto a ferry with our caravan which arrives at Dieppe at 10pm (August). We've got a space booked at a site on Ile d'Oleron and, ideally, would like to find a place to stop .... ....more
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How far do you drive?
Posted by Paul and Nikki on 08/02/2024 |
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Last reply dk168
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I've been going to France since 2012, camping in a tent until 2019 then in a caravan since.
The first year we went, we decided to drive from Calais to Camping le Cormoran, (almost 300 .... ....more
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Love mobile sim EU cover
Posted by Candgjones on 15/06/2025 |
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Last reply Candgjones
on 15/6/2025 |
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Has anyone tried the Love mobile Data sim card in the EU?
Researching what Data sim to get for our MIFI for an upcoming trip to France and Germany.
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Hardstanding in Europe
Posted by jdt020471 on 13/06/2025 |
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Last reply dk168
on 15/6/2025 |
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Having camped in France and Holland always on grass pitches. Now pretty much all of those pitches were a mud square with a bit of grass around the edgss where awnings etc have been pitched. Now to my .... ....more
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Low loader caravan transport in France
Posted by Skylark55 on 07/06/2025 |
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Last reply Swifty560
on 12/6/2025 |
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Does anyone know of a French company / business that would move my touring caravan on a trailer from one French campsite to another 500 miles away please. Thanks for any advice. I don’t tow anymore an.... ....more
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Driving to Lake Iseo, Italy
Posted by bernard1973 on 08/06/2025 |
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Last reply Netherton
on 08/6/2025 |
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We're off to Lake Iseo on Thursday, using the Eurotunnel.
Need to get there quickly as there's a Sunderland fans party there over the weekend so just going to use the waze app but look.... ....more
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Le Mans
Posted by JoannaLesley on 08/06/2025 |
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Last reply Monty15
on 08/6/2025 |
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In case anyone going that way isn't aware (I only realised this morning!), it's Le Mans 24 hours race this weekend..... ....more
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