Quote: Originally posted by CaddyClan on 05/8/2009
Makes me wonder just how many people are left in the Netherlands in the summer and whether we should take our holidays there instead!!!
Ah, as a Dutch person I can explain: as Holland is so small with not enough space for eveybody, at any one time, half of the Dutch people HAVE to be on holiday out of the country, to make room for the other half to live in Holland! Then that half comes back and the other half goes away.......
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Quote: Originally posted by David Klyne on 05/8/2009
I Was talking to the guy that runs Camping Chateau de L'Eperviere in Burgandy and he was concerned that there would be fewer Brits this year as they usually make up about 40% of their customers. I went out of the main season so again no idea what its like in the high season.
David
David,
We stayed at Camping Chateau de L'Eperviere for 2 weeks in mid July and there was certainly no shortage of Brits there. We were on the area at the top (plot 34) and at least 5 of the 10 pitches there were Brits at all times. It is a transit site and there was lots of Brits coming and going on the larger area further down. he rest seemed to be Dutch and Danish with a few French. the site was full a few nights, but almost full the rest of the time we were there.
Janet x
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We were completely surrounded by lovely, friendly and helpful Dutch people at Domain de Chalain all cooking beautiful smelling food on their Cadacs! Only a few other pitches taken by British there.
90% British occupancy at Logis de Breuil, near Royan the last two weeks in June.
Unsurprisingly they were mostly those who had taken early retirement such as myself and were taking holidays of around eight weeks duration. Also unsurprisingly, they were all scheduled to be back in the UK before the start of high season!!!!
We didn't experience any nasty surprises regarding costs - perhaps that's because we're filthy, stinking rich!!!!!LOL
We did notice that there was very few British around. But we did notice there was a high percentage of Southern Irish. We asume it is all down to the Euro.
We spent the whole of June in France, mainly touring around.
I can count on my fingers the number of fellow countrymen we met.
As we don't go to France to meet British people, that is just fine with us!
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yep.. we saw very few Brits where we were either... got back on Sunday ..two weeks Haute Provence...one couple in a caravan on the site we stayed at and they were the ONLY brits we saw for the entire two weeks, apart from a few on mont vetoux where we went for le Tour. Our site was full though, and the complete sign was up for most of the second week. Dutch, Germans and French mostly. The weather was amazing and the prices about the same as here really.. to be honest we probably spent a little less than at home because the things we like ..cheese, wine, cooked meats etc were a bit cheaper there. We only ate out twice, not counting pizza's etc but we did notice that the restaurants were not at as busy as they usually are. This was the first time we went for the last two weeks in July, we usually go the last two weeks in August, so we wondered if that made a difference.
Definitely worth it....feel like we had a break and oh.. it's glorious to feel the sun on your bones...
Glad you got to see the TDF, they arrived at Aubenas at the end of stage 19, where we were camped, never seen it in the flesh before, superb experience, it was our last day/night at the site, so we spent all day at Aubenas, never used the car that day, it was the perfect end to the Holiday, and made the three day drive back home, seem all the more worthwhile, and I agree with you, nice to feel the Sun, uninterupted for a couple of weeks, it dosn't get much better than that, me thinks!.
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We are recently back from La Ravoire which was fully booked with what seemed like half and half Brits and Dutch.
So I can't say I noticed that there were any less Brits about however it was our first time there so I don't know what it is normally like.
Pager - it wasn't me that mentioned that bookings from Brits at La Ravoire were down, but I remember the post that you mean.
My better half has just spent a week in Var (near Toulon) and said the flights out and back were full - but not a lot of Brits around the towns. We go back in a weeks time to see how the grand parents have managed the kids - stay for a week and then up to Siblu Normandy for a couple of weeks.
Normally the end of August tends to see more Brits around as the French go back to work earlier. Look forward to finding out...
We usually find the campsites we are at are mainly dutch with some french and a token british camper or two ...
this year we went to a smaller campsite 'a la ferme' with only 25 pitches and it was 80% French 15% Belgian / Dutch and only 1 or 2 pitches British.
we saw very few brits in the Ardeche, but overall it was much busier than I had expected. The site only had the odd pitch available when people who reserved failed to show but even those pitches were never free for more than a day!
Amazing family weekend with old steam engines, classic car displays, market stalls, and full catering and bar. And camping on site - Save £25 by booking in advance.
Topic: Fewer English in France this summer?
