What's New

Mosel/Rhine, September (1 Viewer)

DangerMousy

DangerMousy

May 29, 2016
1,041
1,407
Hampshire
Funster No
43,352
MH
Carthago C-Line
Exp
Since 2016
Crazylegs said:
We will be in Bernkastle Kues for the 5 day wine festival, arriving 1st/2nd September. Lots of interesting stuff to do and see. It’s one of the most popular wine festivals. If anyone is interested in this, they should get working on somewhere to stay as we found out today that the Knaus site close to town is already fully booked. There is another campsite and Stellplatz but they are 3 km out of town.
en.bernkastel.de

Wine festival of the Middle Mosel in Bernkastel-Kues

One of the largest wine festivals on the Moselle. With attractions such as the big parade, fireworks, live music and a wine route with many wineries and wineg...
en.bernkastel.de en.bernkastel.de
Click to expand...
The campsite usually books up around 3 months in advance (we usually book by May).

There is a temporary stellplatz right next door though... its basically the park and ride run by the town, but with plenty of MH (overnight) parking. Last year I think it was €8 per day/night.
 
Crazylegs

Crazylegs

Feb 19, 2017
913
2,225
Leighton Buzzard
Funster No
47,391
MH
A class
Exp
Ten years
DangerMousy said:
The campsite usually books up around 3 months in advance (we usually book by May).

There is a temporary stellplatz right next door though... its basically the park and ride run by the town, but with plenty of MH (overnight) parking. Last year I think it was €8 per day/night.
Click to expand...
Thanks for the reply, we received an email this morning from Camping Mosel who are also fully booked, so we will see how our luck is running with your suggestion.
 
Howard B

Howard B

Apr 3, 2019
1,511
2,767
UK
Funster No
59,597
MH
Burstner Travel Van
Exp
Few years now
We tried getting into the campsite at Ediger Eller for their wine festival at the end of September. Contacted them in May and they were already fully booked then.

Subscribers  do not see these advertisements

 
Rob Turner

Rob Turner

May 22, 2015
1,425
2,590
Wem Shropshire
Funster No
36,507
MH
Carthago E Line 51QB
Exp
Been getting away since 2008
Will probably head up to Klüsserath on 17/18 Sept for the week.
Any festivals in the area??
 
DangerMousy

DangerMousy

May 29, 2016
1,041
1,407
Hampshire
Funster No
43,352
MH
Carthago C-Line
Exp
Since 2016
Crazylegs said:
Thanks for the reply, we received an email this morning from Camping Mosel who are also fully booked, so we will see how our luck is running with your suggestion.
Click to expand...

There should be plenty of space - the stellplatz is actually part of the Kueser Werth park & ride that the the town runs for the event and the only time we've seen it anywhere near full is when everyone starts arriving for the evenings, so if you arrive early in the day then you should have no problems. I've marked the entrance on the map, the green field in is divided up into sections on either side of the cycle path and the motorhomes are usually parked in the lower middle bit (between the pathway and the river). Note that its probably cash only - as are most of the stalls at the wine festival. I think there are any facilities at all - we didn't see any when we cycled through it last year, but you can use the campsite service point for €7 (don't try to use it first thing in the morning when people are leaving though....there's always a huge queue).

BK Parking.jpg


If you do decide to stay there then I'd love to hear your experience....we're planning on going back next year and can't decide between booking the campsite or just staying on the field.

Subscribers  do not see these advertisements

 
Crazylegs

Crazylegs

Feb 19, 2017
913
2,225
Leighton Buzzard
Funster No
47,391
MH
A class
Exp
Ten years
That is over and above, thank you. A couple of years ago (maybe more) we arrived in BK on the Monday, really by then the festival was pretty much done. However a fellow camper told us about another festival in the next village called Lieser, so the next weekend we cycled there on the Friday and enjoyed it. Early Saturday we moved the van there for the weekend, there is limited free parking on the river bank. Well we had such a good time, wine, drunken Umpah bands, pretty girls presenting their vineyards offering to an equally drunk Bacchus, god of wine.
All wine drinkers should attend at least one wine festival in Germany.
 
bladerunner

bladerunner

Sep 7, 2010
857
4,828
cardiff
Funster No
13,594
MH
Frankia 7900 Platin plus
Exp
since 2010
We are here

Home

www.mosel-camping-platz.de www.mosel-camping-platz.de

Nights of September 4&5 on our way down to Lake Bled and Venice.
 
Crazylegs

Crazylegs

Feb 19, 2017
913
2,225
Leighton Buzzard
Funster No
47,391
MH
A class
Exp
Ten years
DangerMousy
IMG_4723.jpeg

Thanks for the tip. We are happily parked up on the temporary Stellplatz next to the Knaus campsite in Bernkastle Kues where the wine festival is on until Monday. After two days of rain, the ground is soft but quickly drying out as the sun re appeared. There is lots of space here at €8 per night.

Subscribers  do not see these advertisements

 
PhilandMena

PhilandMena

Feb 9, 2008
8,952
18,709
Corby, Northants
Funster No
1,455
MH
Coach Built
Exp
Since 2007
Crazylegs

Crazylegs

Feb 19, 2017
913
2,225
Leighton Buzzard
Funster No
47,391
MH
A class
Exp
Ten years
Got some information today that explains the quality of the display last Saturday. According to the guy in the bike shop one of the pioneers of large event firework displays lives locally, his company puts on displays all over but always does something very special for his home town.
 
PhilandMena

PhilandMena

Feb 9, 2008
8,952
18,709
Corby, Northants
Funster No
1,455
MH
Coach Built
Exp
Since 2007
Riel. Beware no cash point and debit cards not widely accepted according to bint in Tourist office. WIfi now working, showers are very good also.

Subscribers  do not see these advertisements

 
PhilandMena

PhilandMena

Feb 9, 2008
8,952
18,709
Corby, Northants
Funster No
1,455
MH
Coach Built
Exp
Since 2007
Neil S said:
Where are the showers and toilets
Don't remember seeing any in 2020
Have they been a recent addition
Click to expand...
The showers and toilets are in the building just before the service point. there are two doors side by side, Male & Female.
I do not know when they were installed.
 
JockandRita

JockandRita

LIFE MEMBER
Aug 2, 2007
11,464
150,284
Lincs/Cambs border
Funster No
49
MH
N+B Flair 8000i
Exp
Since May 05 (Ex Tuggers).
PhilandMena said:
The showers and toilets are in the building just before the service point. there are two doors side by side, Male & Female.
I do not know when they were installed.
Click to expand...
They weren't in use, but under renovation last time we were there, in September 2020.

Cheers,

Jock. :)

Subscribers  do not see these advertisements

 
JockandRita

JockandRita

LIFE MEMBER
Aug 2, 2007
11,464
150,284
Lincs/Cambs border
Funster No
49
MH
N+B Flair 8000i
Exp
Since May 05 (Ex Tuggers).
Crazylegs said:
JockandRita
Happy to report the showers are in great shape as are the visiting funsters PhilandMena & Brendan.
Click to expand...
Glad to hear it, and just sorry we're not there ourselves this year. :cry:
Have a Weissbier Dunkel..............or two for me please boys. :drink:

Neil S said:
Jock are you going out to the Mosel
Click to expand...
Unfortunately not this year Neil. Some medical stuff got in the way. :( What about yourself?

Cheers,

Jock. :)

Subscribers  do not see these advertisements

 
Neil S

Neil S

Oct 26, 2014
1,873
3,207
Dumfries and Galloway
Funster No
33,996
MH
Pilote P696GJ
Exp
2014
JockandRita said:
Glad to hear it, and just sorry we're not there ourselves this year. :cry:
Have a Weissbier Dunkel..............or two for me please boys. :drink:


Unfortunately not this year Neil. Some medical stuff got in the way. :( What about yourself?

Cheers,

Jock. :)
Click to expand...
Yes we are currently down in Luz-Saint-Sauveur at the foot of the Pyrenees
But making over to the Mosel on Sunday
probably take 2-3 days before we arrive
Shame your not going to make it
 
Crazylegs

Crazylegs

Feb 19, 2017
913
2,225
Leighton Buzzard
Funster No
47,391
MH
A class
Exp
Ten years
IMG_4732.jpeg

The bridge at Bernkastel
IMG_4738.jpeg

Just one bandstand, there were a few.
IMG_4739.jpeg
IMG_4752.jpeg

Spectacular fireworks
IMG_4770.jpeg

Various photos around the town during the wine festival.
IMG_4778.jpeg

And the Labrador came too.
IMG_4780.jpeg
IMG_4796.jpeg

Cycling is really popular here, in these temperatures with the breeze it’s a great place to be. The vineyards along the Moselle are very fragmented, no one gets to own a complete hill apparently Napoleon decreed that when owners died the children that inherited them would all be entitled to an equal amount of land. So with the usual family arguments that most of us suffer from the modern owners have a very piecemeal vineyard.
IMG_4819.jpeg
IMG_4822.jpeg
IMG_4826.jpeg

Lieser wine festival held in various weinguts some with food, some with bands. In the town shloss awards were made to the vineyards whose wine was judged to be the best. If we understood correctly a girl from the winning vineyard gets to be the 2023 wine queen, the winners from previous years all get to be part of the parade.
IMG_4834.jpeg

Now back in one of our fav Stellplatz in Reil, and we only got a river front pitch.
IMG_4830.jpeg
IMG_4810.jpeg


In 30 degrees we all need to cool down. Anyways a few days of recovery, then off to Pünderich for another wine festival next weekend. IMG_4810.jpeg
 

Join us or log in to post a reply.

To join in you must be a member of MotorhomeFun

Join MotorhomeFun

Join us, it quick and easy!

Join us

Log in

Already a member? Log in here.

Latest journal entries

Funsters who are viewing this thread

Total: 2 (members: 0, guests: 2)
Back
Top