Aires - our experience (1 Viewer)

[Lenny HB]

We 'nipped' over to France last weekend for four nights and paid a whopping total of €18 for stopping on Aires at Le Touquet and Boulogne.

Money to throw away, a couple of years ago we did 22 nights for €21.

 

[Wildbill]

We are on one now the only biritish on I we have loved every minute of our trip
We have been gases lots of times the calvados is grate
Bill

 

[mustaphapint]

Which is the best resource of French and/or European Aires? Giving details of facilities at each and whether there are charges.

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[mitzimad]

we was at honfleur two nights ago and a fellow brit knocked on our door to ask how to work the machine, he had been away nearly a month and hadnt paid for a night til then

 

[hilldweller]

It's difficult to address someone called "Photo 4x4".

Better than "littlewheels" ?

Neither of you have a signature set that would allow us to use your real name.

 

[hilldweller]

This one was the exception.
Brian

Of course, this is a stellplatz. Frau Merkel inspects every one, personally, every day and god help any substandard ones.

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[Wildbill]

Grate thread we have spent in 9days 12 euro on airs
And fund sum cracking free ones.
Bill

 

[haganap]

some aires are great,
some aires are crap....

some sites are great
some sites are crap.

your crap
is my good

my crap
maybe your good.

like what you like, hate what you like but make sure you try all angles.

 

[KeithChesterfield]

mustaphapint - Which is the best resource of French and/or European Aires?
Giving details of facilities at each and whether there are charges.

If you have an iPad or iPhone the best resource for the most Aires with reviews and details is the App at - www.campercontact.com

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[maison]

Thanks will do. Like the quote some cause happiness wherever they go.

And some cause happiness whenever they go!

 

[Eve]

I read to the bottom!

Treat life as a learning curve,we make mistakes as we go! But learn from them.
As I am on my own I always have plan A ,plus plan B just in case.

I hope you have many years of M/ H.

 

[Keef]

I think you were very unlucky to find an Aire that was noisy on your first trip, in our experience it's very unusual. As for the travellers we did once have them arrive at an Aire we were on but within half an hour the Gendarmes had taken action to evict them.

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[GeebeeJaybee]

Our first trip to france this year we stayed the first 7 nights on different aires as we travelled down to the Pyrenees for Le Tour. Paid nothing at most of them but bought stuff in shops etc.

Only stayed on sites the last 3 nights as the heat was getting to us and we stayed at sites with pools for the luxury of it!

Particularly liked the aire at Fleurance.

A good thing for washing clothes etc we found was that lots of Intermarche supermarkets had coin outdoor launderettes (Laveries) and we could eat some lunch while clothes washed and dried as they were very fast.

 

[Littlewheels]

Better than "littlewheels" ?

Neither of you have a signature set that would allow us to use your real name.

"Hilldweller" pot calling kettle

 

[Eve]

My name is Eve! Lots use there own names

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[Deleted member 29692]

We stayed at Honfle

"Hilldweller" pot calling kettle

But Brian does have a signature set up with his real name. That was the point.

 

[Photo4x4]

Ah! The signature is the name of my business (see web address below).

Thanks for all the replies and input. I'm glad that we persevered with the aires. The more we used them then the more confident we became. The aire at St. Maries De La Mer was better than some campsites we have stayed on.

I think that the general rule is (for us anyway) aires when we are on the move and campsites when we want to stay two or three days.

KH

 

[Eve]

In winter you can stay on airs for more than 24 hours,
A few days ago I was at Gruisson Plage ,stayed for 4 days, has hot showers toilet,the kind that get your feet wet,lol.

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[megsdad]

Most of the Aires we found were fine.glad we didn't,t have to suffer the youths it would have put us off.

 

[Deleted member 29692]

We stayed over night by the river at Treguier last week. No youths late at night but a load of work vans of some sort met there at about 6.30 in morning to have a loud chat and sort themselves out before setting off to wherever they were going.

No big deal though, wouldn't put us off staying there again. It's quite a nice little town.