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Don't forget to leave a review of the French and other European campsites you have visited!
Message posted by Val A11/3/2015 at 6:14pm
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In May I would stick to Dover to Calais, then have a look at the ACSI Camping Card sites (www.campingcard.co.uk) in the areas you fancy. You buy the ACSI Guide in advance, cost around £10.50 from the website, and within it is a card which you detach and show on arrival at the sites in the guide. They then charge you the ACSI Card discounted rate, which can be either 12, 14, 16 or 18 euros, and this includes your pitch, car and caravan (or camper, campervan, motorhome, or tent) and two adults, awning and electricity. Some sites offer free places for up to three children under six years of age.
There are lots of lovely sites in France - and L'Anse du Brick mentioned by Berriow is one of them - with the ACSI Card it will be 18 euros per night but with supplements for the children on top of that.
Another similar scheme is Camping Cheques, and there is a site just about 15 miles from Calais on a straightforward route - Chateau du Gandspette. It can be a bit of an 'coming and going' site as it's near the ferries, but plenty of people go there for a longer stay.
We've been holidaying in France, camping, then caravanning, since our youngest was just six months old (34 years ago now!) and we've been back every year since - different sites, different areas, but we still love France
And no, driving in France is easy compared to over here - less traffic, better roads, more camper-friendly places to stop, including picnic spots with set up benches and tables.............! I would tend to go just a bit further afield if you can, to get a real feel for France.
Fuel is cheaper, and now because of the great exchange rate so is food. We use Lidl a lot - a Baguette Rustique is just 59 cents or 42 pence! Their chickens are €3.29, as are pork chops, lamb steaks, meatballs, and sausages and so on are even cheaper. Vegetables will be about the same in Spring - in summer prices come down when the French vegetables come into season, and when cheap Spanish fruit is available.
Have a great holiday and don't forget to ask if there are other things you want to know.
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Don't forget to leave a review of the French and other European campsites you have visited!
Don't forget to leave a review of the French and other European campsites you have visited!
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