The Sun £9.50 holidays, JAN 2013 code words and final word cracking thread

holidaysforme

Sorry cant help with the ferries as we are doing 7 nights fri-fri. Dont know how it would work with 10 nights, but i'm sure someone on here will have done it before and know!
As regards to staying on the other paris sites, have you looked at la croix du vieux pont or le chen gris. I dont know if they will be available for your dates. la croix in particular is very popular.
It would mean a much shorter drive from international to either of these sites.
We stayed at le chene last october, and going to la criox this year.

Rachie_B

jopsey wrote: »

Hello I have a few questions if anybody would be so kind to answer and see if you think this is a good idea
We are looking at taking the kids to eurodisney and I have checked on the sun site with my code looks like we could get 3 nts at the Paris International then we could get 7 nt's at the Le Clarys-Plage in the vendee region(will have to buy anotherr code but still works out cheaper than brochure price )been the area about 14 yrs ago think it would be ideal for the children , there is a lot of car travelling but my DS and DP are petrified of flying so its the only real way of travelling .

I am north west thinking of stopping night before in hotel travelling to calais ,when you book ferry do you have to do exact dates of the holiday booked through the sun ? with me adjoining the 2 holidays to make 10 nights dont know if it would be cheaper to try and arrange my own ferry if this is the case ?

Who are the french sites with is it Eurocamp ?

would be great if anybody could help as I say we did the drive to the Vendee region years ago but that was pre kids ,don't know if we are setting ourselves up for major hassle with a 2 and 7 year old ,would any other areas be nice nearer Paris to stay ?

Hi,

i cannot comment on the Vendee, as we have never been to that part of France

For a site to " do Disney" then Le Chene Gris is closest and fab as a base ,as it's only 15 mins drive away.
We stayed there one time and literally used it as a place to sleep, and spent all the days at Disney !

La Croix Du Vieux Pont we have been to 3 times and it's a fab site with loads to do ,it's an easy 1 hours drive to Disney.

We tend to use Tesco Clubcard deals and go via Eurotunnel, instead of the ferry

The SUN holidays in Europe aren't only Eurocamp,they can be Siblu, Vacance Soleil etc
Most of the time ( we have been going since 2006) is has been Eurocamp though

jopsey

Thanks for reply's la croix seems booked up from May till July this time (I know have left it far too late dam chest infection/viral infection has knocked me off my feet for 3 weeks ! ) when is the next sun promotion due and do they do the French parks in that ? If anybody has tesco clubcard vouchers seems a good deal on there for thomson alfresco for £50 of deals gets a week in a caravan upto middle of May x

bigsmileygirl

Rachie_B wrote: »

Hi,

i cannot comment on the Vendee, as we have never been to that part of France

For a site to " do Disney" then Le Chene Gris is closest and fab as a base ,as it's only 15 mins drive away.
We stayed there one time and literally used it as a place to sleep, and spent all the days at Disney !

La Croix Du Vieux Pont we have been to 3 times and it's a fab site with loads to do ,it's an easy 1 hours drive to Disney.

We tend to use Tesco Clubcard deals and go via Eurotunnel, instead of the ferry

The SUN holidays in Europe aren't only Eurocamp,they can be Siblu, Vacance Soleil etc
Most of the time ( we have been going since 2006) is has been Eurocamp though

I agree. International is not great for kids. The location is central Paris but it has no pool and a steep hill on exiting the campsite to the metro. It's fine for exploring Paris but i'd recommend la croix Du vieux pont. Great site - lots to do on site fr kids and easy to explore Paris and Disney. H campsite puts on buses for both on alternate days so you don't need to drive.

We typically get there via euro tunnel too.

missyp123

Hello,

I applied by post for the first time this year.

I posted on the monday when then 10th token came out in the sun, it has been delivered as i got confirmation by royal mail tracking.

As yet my cheque has not been cashed, do you think i have not got anything at all

im only questioning it as my sister posted hers a week later and her cheque cleared last week (she is yet to receive any confirmation though).

thank you

*smurfy*

Lil_Lady wrote: »

hi sweetie
well we like early morning travel so we can arrive early
so ferry to dunkerque / calais and a leisurely drive down

we drive a lot in europe and Belgium has beautiful roads to zip down on so we'll go that way
my mom is coming with us as she's a party girl lol :rotfl:

we are just wondering if we'll stay an extra night and do shopping in france by the port or pop over to Germany as my mom loves shopping in Germany !

I stayed at the Luxemburg camp couple of years back it was lovely very small,didnt have many vans,most of the site people with own campervans.There isnt much around the site,but easy to use as a base and was only something like 30mins to Germany,there was also a shopping area on border of luxemburg and france.

Rachie_B

jopsey wrote: »

Thanks for reply's la croix seems booked up from May till July this time (I know have left it far too late dam chest infection/viral infection has knocked me off my feet for 3 weeks ! ) when is the next sun promotion due and do they do the French parks in that ? If anybody has tesco clubcard vouchers seems a good deal on there for thomson alfresco for £50 of deals gets a week in a caravan upto middle of May x

next one is in April and yes will have the European parks

Caramel79

missyp123 wrote: »

Hello,

I applied by post for the first time this year.

I posted on the monday when then 10th token came out in the sun, it has been delivered as i got confirmation by royal mail tracking.

As yet my cheque has not been cashed, do you think i have not got anything at all

im only questioning it as my sister posted hers a week later and her cheque cleared last week (she is yet to receive any confirmation though).

thank you

Hi missyp123. I also applied by post for the first time this year, and just sent first class not recorded. Cheque still wasn't cashed on my account today, but have come home to an email from Haven confirming my booking, so don't lose heart just yet. We got our 3rd choice hol and 4th choice date, although we were able to be flexible so really didn't mind when or where we went. Our dates were outside of school holidays as our little one is only three.

Hope that helps you a bit, fingers crossed you get your hol.

holidaysforme

Lil_Lady wrote: »

got my letter today for our luxembourg 7 night break
we have been allocated a 3 bedroom horison midi + deck

http://www.camping-birkelt.lu/camping/mobilehomes-tamaris
it looks really nice, so I hope it is

nobody seems to have been to Luxembourg

This looks really nice. Do you go in may? Can you do a mini review when you come back please:D

candy1uk

smallblueplanet wrote: »

Email confirmations are only sent to priority code bookers. (Edit - didn't know they sent out 'unsuccessful' email codes, I have had a similar letter sent.) But as your money has been cashed I think it's fairly safe to say you have been allocated a holiday...not sure if you contacted them whether they'd be able to tell you which but seems possible.

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Following on from my other post, i have today received email confirmation of my booking. We're booked into Haven Devon Cliffs over the easter weekend. Am sooooo excited as this will be my first time on a sun holiday.

Has anyone been before??

Thnx for ur help