Bulletguy
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Returning back from a recent three week tour around East Germany, Czech, and Poland, after leaving Berlin i was heading back toward the coast in order not to be under too much pressure to do a last minute long haul dash for the ferry port.
Drove from Berlin to Arnhem and then the following day into Belgium. Spent some time in Ostende before thinking about where to make an overnight. Before getting my ferry the next day, i wanted to visit a couple of places close on to Calais, so i began a slow drive along the main road which hugs the coastline towards Middelkerke.
Then i spotted a sign.....CAMPING. So i turned in, found the reception and asked about overnight fees. One person...with one small campervan.....for one night only. No hook up needed either.
Price?
25 euro!!!
I looked staggered at the guy and asked him if he was really serious or just havin' a laugh. So he pushed the list of charges in front of me and attempted to justify the high charges by explaining they had a bar and you could also buy a 'meal' (hot dogs or burgers).
Thats almost twenty quid.......for one night!! I didn't even bother to ask how much electric hook up would have been. This site wasn't within walking distance of Ostende either, it was a good few miles away from the town.
I've seen threads on this issue before so for those who tour about a bit why not have a Top 10 listing of the worst....and the best?
The highest charges, and the lowest.
I'd been paying between 8 and 10 euro a night on sites in Germany.....with electric. One i stayed at for four nights, the shower and wc block was like something out of a 5 star Hotel.....marble topped surround to all sinks, fully tiled walls and floor throughout, and shower cubicles big enough for two people. And of course.....all scrupulously clean.
Drove from Berlin to Arnhem and then the following day into Belgium. Spent some time in Ostende before thinking about where to make an overnight. Before getting my ferry the next day, i wanted to visit a couple of places close on to Calais, so i began a slow drive along the main road which hugs the coastline towards Middelkerke.
Then i spotted a sign.....CAMPING. So i turned in, found the reception and asked about overnight fees. One person...with one small campervan.....for one night only. No hook up needed either.
Price?
25 euro!!!
I looked staggered at the guy and asked him if he was really serious or just havin' a laugh. So he pushed the list of charges in front of me and attempted to justify the high charges by explaining they had a bar and you could also buy a 'meal' (hot dogs or burgers).
Thats almost twenty quid.......for one night!! I didn't even bother to ask how much electric hook up would have been. This site wasn't within walking distance of Ostende either, it was a good few miles away from the town.
I've seen threads on this issue before so for those who tour about a bit why not have a Top 10 listing of the worst....and the best?
The highest charges, and the lowest.
I'd been paying between 8 and 10 euro a night on sites in Germany.....with electric. One i stayed at for four nights, the shower and wc block was like something out of a 5 star Hotel.....marble topped surround to all sinks, fully tiled walls and floor throughout, and shower cubicles big enough for two people. And of course.....all scrupulously clean.