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Thanks for the kind comments guys, we think it's a little gem too! Then again we're a tad biased. Judging by the people enjoying the sunshine & the pool at the 'mo though, we're not alone! Had a great communal meal with gite guests & campers alike last night & my head's a bit sore! We're taking bookings for spring/summer & high summer already. I can't believe people are that organised! Even got a booking for 2 caravans for 2008!

We have Melanie2, hubby Dave & kids Zack & Ethan from Australia here with us too, so they say Hi!

Going back to the Eurocamp Independant question: We used them once, and saw no benefit whatsoever, and when we foolishly did the price comparison (after the event of course) we got a shock.

The main benefit we expected was with their on-site couriers. The first site had useless couriers, who weren't even expecting us, even though the site itself was. Nevertheless the couriers took us to the site office to book us in, I assumed in the relevant local language, then spoke that really anoying "shout and gesticulate" English. I'd have prefferred to do it myself. The kids club was run by the site itself not Eurocamp, so we'd have had access anyway.Then the second site, no couriers at all.

The second benefit we expected was ease of booking; my French being so-so, and my German no-no. But actually, as has already been said,  many sites have either on-line systems, or English speaking staff.

So yes, use their brochures to get info, but if you can manage without their maps, you can manage with out them altogether.

Newberry,

we left it right 'till November when we booked with them. Now, given that the sites they use are alot larger than our one here, we struggled to get the two main sites that we wanted. That was in November, a few years ago so our advice would be to book as soon as you're sure of the sites you want to visit.

We're generally getting full now for July & August next year. That's not blowing my trumpet, it's just telling you that if you want to go somewhere desperately, then book it asap to be sure!