Camping in France/Places to visit

sparklygemster

Me and the OH are going for a 2 week driving trip around France in June and will be camping...can anyone recommend any campsites, or any places to go?

Thanks in advance!

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sparklygemster

We're planning on going there for the 2 weeks and doing a tour of different places, he speaks more french than i do as his parents spend a lot of time in Limoges as they have a house there

I'm plotting places on a google map so we can plan our route, we will probably be getting the ferry rather than the tunnel cos its cheaper
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cornishpirate

Hi

For some ideas on campsites check out the forums on www.ukcampsite.co.uk look in the camping and caravanning abroad board.
It will give you lots of excellent feedback on campsites all over France.

CP

creased-leach

We'll be back in June (with Canvas) to Le Chatelet at St cast Le Guido in Brittany- it's beautiful, spotless, and the views are astounding.

grawiz

Quite agree creased-leach, you can't beat the north coast of Brittany. The beaches, the towns, the sea-food and the Bretons - it's the best!

MOLLYBRUSH

Ile de Re and La Rochelle. Classy, historical and top class restaurants. I have a place near there. There is Puy de Fou on the way down and Futuroscope not far away if you are taking kids. There is also the Marais Poitevin with gorgeous villages all built on canals where you can be punted round and chill for an hour or so. My favourite is Coulon, about 45 mins from La Rochelle. Ile de Re is where the rich Parisiens go, Sarkozy and Johnny Depp are supposed to have been spotted. It is is gorgeous with beautiful beaches and harbours, most of the island has dedicated cycle paths and you can camp there, there is a municipal site as well as many others. All not a million miles away from Limoges.

BenL

I did similar with my ex g/f.

Tbh we did too much moving and not enough resting, but I love my driving.

Leeds - Dover
Dover Boulogne
Boulogne - Eperney (Champagne Houses and tours)
Eperney - Bourg St Maurice (Alps)
Bourg - Verdon/Castellane (Gorges du Verdon)
Verdon - Monaco (all setup the week before the F1)
Monaco - St Tropez
St - Tropez - Cassis (seaside town prettier than St Tropez )
Cassis - Millau (The viaduct and Roquefort Cheese)
Millau - Chambord (Chateau and a nice distance)
Chambord - Amiens ( World War 1 sights)
Amiens - Boulogne
Boulgne - Dover
Dover - Leeds
Bed

We got the rough guide to France and Alan Rogers campsite guide. I also did lots of googling for campsites and the links as mentioned by someone on ukcampsite come in handy.

AdeM_2

We have spent the last two summer hols camping in France, two years ago in the Dordogne at Soleil Plage which is a great site right on the banks of the river and last year we stayed at Les Puepliers in the Tarn Gorges which was also a good site, there is plenty to do in each area and the scenery in the Tarn is spectacular, it also helped that the weather was 40degs every day ! Other people we me also recommend the Ardeche.

greenface

been to Brittany once and paris x2 but never as far down as limoges but i hope to one day. My driving force to go (drive) to southern France is to see and experiance the Millau Bridge which someone here pointed out to me about 2 years ago and still burning to go
http://www.google.co.uk/search?sourceid=navclient&aq=0h&oq=&hl=en-GB&ie=UTF-8&rlz=1T4HPEA_en-GBGB259GB259&q=millau+bridge

Millau Bridge