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Hello,

I'm a new french member and i have one question about this great website :

- In the map : What's the difference between the yellow tents and the red ones?

I've planned to travel around England from 10th to 19th of august. From Dover to Hull via Brighton (seem to be a nice place for the sea), Portsmouth (idem brighton), Bristol (a good place for cider?) , Chester (and the zoo), Cobleland (to go on top of the highlands), Peebles (Edimbourgh tattoo), and maybe Masham.

I'm looking for good campsites for my GF, me and my moto (with a tent of course).

The problem is that i can't book because i don't know the distance we will do by day(depend of the weather, nice place we may find during the travel..., and maybe the ? tired ? it's a trip of about 3600 km!).

Thank you for your help.

Thierry (from East of France near switzerland)

Hi,

Green are for sites that have entered their full details, red are for sites that only have the basic information.

Cheers  Ratty

Hi Thierry

I think if you are travelling on a motorbike with a small tent, most sites will find space for you.

if you look at the Camping and Caravan Club website they have a good selection of sites around the country, membership costs about £35 per year but then you get access to hundreds of smaller places that accept 5 tents, etc.

It's great to hear of someone crossing the channel in the opposite direction - I hope you both have a great time.

Sue

Thank you (Sue, sorry i don't even know what is the XROC!).

I've already find (found) 2 campsites : Cobleland Caravan & Camping Site Forest Holidays (we went there 2 or 3 (maybe 4) years ago) and we staid 2 nights instead of 1.

And the Spiers House Campsite Forest Holidays. I call them on monday, someone told me she would call me back and i'm still waiting... We will try to go directly there if there is a place : good, else, we'll try another one. I'll take with us some adresses just in case!

And they 're not alone because i call 2 others, leave a message and ... no ansers. I thought my English was excellent ! It must not ! I'm sure they didn't anderstand me with my French accent.

1 campsite (in France) told me they keep 30% non-booked pitch for people like me (moving all the time, 1 day here, the other one there). Is it the same in England? 

It's difficult to stay concentrated on my work. I'm already on the English roads, drinking Cider, beer, eating fish and chips, haggis, and "build" the tent under the rain. 1 more month to wait...

Thierry.

Quote: Originally posted by faulknerf1 on 03/7/2010

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Hi Thierry

I think if you are travelling on a motorbike with a small tent, most sites will find space for you.

if you look at the Camping and Caravan Club website they have a good selection of sites around the country, membership costs about £35 per year but then you get access to hundreds of smaller places that accept 5 tents, etc.

It's great to hear of someone crossing the channel in the opposite direction - I hope you both have a great time.

Sue

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Thank you, i'm now a Camping and Caravan Club member. (i didn't forget to name UKCAMPSITE) i'm sure we will have a greay time, as usul. (But i must say that the worth in England is your highways always full and always "under construction"!)

Our trip will be :Calais -> Dover, Portsmouth, Winscombe, Aberaeron, Rhyl (2 nights), Whitehaven (Probably Castlerigg Farm, thank you Christine), Cobleland, Peebles, Scarborough and Hull (to Zeebrugge) and Luxembourg.

35 days left!