Diane1969
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Hi, I'm just wondering if it's worth going to France for one week, could anyone tell us where we could get to and back in that time with say 3-4 stops? Looking at September .
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I really want to visit Cornwall and have said I will now we have the van, but it's such a bad journey to get there I've never wanted to go in the car, probably not this year though as would need at least a weekNot worth the expense of the ferry for only a week...
Come down to Devon/Cornwall and enjoy the cost of the ferry and hospitality down West..
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Last time I dis 17 days in our motorhome when my daughter was 3, 13 years ago and we got it so wrong, * left ir to the men to wodk out) we were travelling to Spain, we had pre booked sites and severely underestimated the travelling distance , ended up having to use tolls that we weren't going to originally. What we thought would take 3 hours turned into 13 hours , my daughter cried most of the time and I was so stressed it was awful , I really don't want to make the same mistakeHi @Diane1969,
I'd go France every time, roads so easy to drive & less conjested that is avoiding cities / large towns , most car parks free , loads of aires a high percentage are free or very reasonable, weather (normandy-Brittany) as good as UK if not better , we spent 16 nights over there total cost £47 , that was 2 c/sites & 1 aire the rest was free.
Hope you enjoy what ever you decide.
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I really want to visit Cornwall and have said I will now we have the van, but it's such a bad journey to get there I've never wanted to go in the car, probably not this year though as would need at least a week
You would have thought so wouldn't you! it was in the days before sat navs , we went with friends and really don't think the men had a clue which is why I traded my man in for a new model ☺ we didn't make it out of Calais without toll roads , actually visited some lovely places closer to this end and worst in South of France
From Bedfordrshire??
And you are thinking of going to France for a week?!
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We were there last year, we got free electricity too!We stopped at a small aire at Cerisy la foret when wanting to go to Bayeux (about 13 miles )
GPS L'Esque
49.198139, -0.931972
nice aire if a bit remote, free water when we were there, over a hundred sculptures by this abbey
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Not in winter , I want the nice weather.
I like the sound of that , will look at getting oneI don't agree with the people who say no toll roads ever no matter what though. We're usually on a limited time scale as well and the last thing I want to do is waste an extra day driving through random countryside and villages just for the sake of saving a couple of Euros.
We've got a Sanef Liber-t tag for the toll roads which just adds the charge to our account when we drive through the barrier. No faffing around with tickets or credit cards.
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I did just read somewhere that our van is too big, only for under 3.5 tonnes
My advice then is to stay off toll roads, some of the nicest places we have seen have been well off the beaten track, usually discovered when we have taken a wrong turn and gone off the main roads....I will just add I'm hoping to see some pretty villages and places with cycle routes and walks , I'm not really a museum person more about beautiful scenery, cafes, bistros and beaches. Relaxing by being active
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Thanks that's good to knowSo is ours. Don't worry about it.
Technically anything over 3.5t is meant to be Class 3 but that is aimed at commercial vehicles rather than camping cars.
Never ever been charged anything other than Class 2 when paying cash or card. If it ever does try and charge you Class 3 press the button, tell them you're a camping car and they will change it. With the tag you can only be charged class 2 as they don't issue it to class 3 vehicles so it removes even the possibility of it charging you the higher rate.
I don't suppose you could give me some names of places please? I keep searchingMy advice then is to stay off toll roads, some of the nicest places we have seen have been well off the beaten track, usually discovered when we have taken a wrong turn and gone off the main roads....
I don't suppose you could give me some names of places please? I keep searching
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