Touring the UK? - you deserve a medal ! (1 Viewer)

[Teuchter]

Sorry, but if you have never been abroad


Alps, ardeche, Pyrénées, Massif Central......nothing in the UK comes anywhere close to the grandeur, France also has all the pretty little bits that the UK has .............but without the crowds .

Yes, (love the Alps but I've never been to Ardeche) I agree the above are great places but so are the remote Scottish Highlands, particularly the Outer Hebrides with even less crowds

By the way what makes you think that I have never been abroad??

 

[Tigertom]

The ‘sorry but if you have never been abroad’ is someone else’s post that somehow got transposed.....oops.
Yep , loads of great places in the UK but there’s no getting away from how spectacular the Alps , Ardeche etc are. You really should get to the Ardeche, the camping is a bit pricey......wild camping anyone?

 

[busby]

for any one who says they have no interest in going even to france dont really know what they are missing, just going to a meeting or touring in a caravan is in no way akin to being on the open road in a motorhome, just pull up any where you like mostly free, you cant just bottom the difference between there and here, believe me i was as bad as anyone , always said there is plenty in the uk till i was 55 but then once i had been for the last 15 years i just dont want to be bothered to get loaded up to travel uk to get ripped off at every turn.

Fully agree,,,BUSBY,,

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[Figaro]

extremely busy between National Day and Assumption.

When are they please ?

 

[EuroTrotters]

Compared with Europe how does the UK compare?

Roads - here full of potholes, sunken manhole covers............Europe, most roads smooth

Traffic - here, so much congestion........... Europe, apart from big cities, roads are quiet

Where to stay - here, sites and CLs..........Europe, sites, Aires in most towns and villages

In France for example you can enjoy driving at almost anytime of the day or any day of the week......

Here you have to plan your journeys to avoid rush hours and roadworks

Travelling in France and Spain is a joy, the UK is a pain, needs so much more planning

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Could not agree more, a few great places to see and stay at https://www.motorhomefun.co.uk/forum/threads/jasmin-camping-ii.180120/

Its is getting there and back.

 

[Barclaybasher]

Could not agree more, a few great places to see and stay at https://www.motorhomefun.co.uk/forum/threads/jasmin-camping-ii.180120/
Its is getting there and back.

Yes..its not the places in the UK - they are well worth visiting

Its getting there and then trying to find somewhere to PARK

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[ukbill]

I came back last year,arrived 1st July,took me nearly 5 hrs to get to London,normal drive 1 1/2hr,weather unlike this year was crap, everywhere we went,a hr journey took 3,nowhere to park,unless you wanna pay a ransom,also,where are you supposed to dump your bins,you can't use someone else's,all you find is a small bin by a layby,and wonder why they are full

 

[ukbill]

I have toured the UK,and yes there are beautiful places,if you can see anything thriugh the rain

 

[chaser]

I came back last year,arrived 1st July,took me nearly 5 hrs to get to London,normal drive 1 1/2hr,weather unlike this year was crap, everywhere we went,a hr journey took 3,nowhere to park,unless you wanna pay a ransom,also,where are you supposed to dump your bins,you can't use someone else's,all you find is a small bin by a layby,and wonder why they are full

I have toured the UK,and yes there are beautiful places,if you can see anything thriugh the rain

yeah this is all true and for anyone who hasnt sampled motorhoming in europe they accept uk roads as the norm, untill you have been to france or beyond you cannot know the difference.
once sampled uk is out the window

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[ukbill]

Yes but,I still find Belgium roads on a par with UK,prob prob because I had a blow out there,

 

[chaser]

Yes but,I still find Belgium roads on a par with UK,prob prob because I had a blow out there,

not just the roads though just motorhoming in general

 

[ukbill]

Yes,here you can park most places (respectfully).large rubbish bins,about every 500mtrs,sun if course,no rip off here,even campsites,in the peak,don't charge like UK,and travelling is a dream,but Aircon imho,us a must

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[The Wino]

Just got back from France yesterday the drive around the M25 being a nice welcome back!!

 

[Lot lover]

But France tends to be v busy in July and August and extremely busy between National Day and Assumption.

Google says that in 2018 they are July 14 and August 15 respectively.

 

[gus-lopez]

lovely relaxing fortnight tour in the UK covering around four hundred miles.
I'll take my medal now please.

If I want to get anywhere in the UK I set off at the crack of dawn or weekends when there are few trucks and less traffic in general....

Ialways arrange to arrive a day early now.

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[jockaneezer]

first stop will be a full English when we hit terra firma !

Try https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&sou...FjAhegQIAhAB&usg=AOvVaw192LKJzngUV-DNSaQwfzlJ just up the road from Ashford and our first port of call for a full English

 

[2657]

On the topic of UK roads and congestion, especially on our overcrowded motorways, how many, especially those that advocate using bye roads in France etc as opposed to the toll autoroutes, do the same in the UK and avoid the motorways.

For many years now I have done just this, especially on our route north from Portsmouth and taken in some superb British countryside.

Anyone in the North that uses the Eastern channel ports to save a few bob deserves everything they get on the M25

 

[2657]

no rip off here,even campsites,in the peak,don't charge like UK,

In Spain, you must be joking!

Playa Tropicana.....high season from €51.50 to €63.50 for 2 people with electric depending on size of pitch.

Camping Kims.......€53

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[Nosmo King]

@thewheelbarrow Love your avatar. Is it your dog?

Unfortunately not.... not enough free time for a dog. One day...

 

[Christoph]

Just back from an 1100 mile month long trip via Hampshire, Dorset, Devon, Cornwall, Brecon Beacons, Shropshire and back home to Little Thornton. Planned the times and days carefully and had a trouble free trip. It’s bad most places if you get your timing wrong. Have to say the UK with this weather was an absolute pleasure. Shame it’ll probably be another 42 years before we get another summer like this one!

 

[Cheshirecat57]

Notice how all the “ isnt-going-to-France-the-best-sodding-thing-in-the-world” brigade have gone chunnel-mute this week with Zero comments on this thread since Tuesday

Just saying

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[Barclaybasher]

Notice how all the “ isnt-going-to-France-the-best-sodding-thing-in-the-world” brigade have gone chunnel-mute this week with Zero comments on this thread since Tuesday
Just saying

The Tunnel isn't the only way to get out of this Country plagued by traffic jams and congestion......M1, M6.....and so many more........anyone that thinks that they can travel in the UK without problems drives at night or weekends

 

[chaser]

Notice how all the “ isnt-going-to-France-the-best-sodding-thing-in-the-world” brigade have gone chunnel-mute this week with Zero comments on this thread since Tuesday

Just saying

been traveling on the tunnel 8 years now only once been delayed for an hour , most other times on an earlier train for no extra.
didnt realise it was a competicion to state the bloody obvious.

 

[Cheshirecat57]

Not a competition Mr Prickly, just saying that its gone quiet on the GB bashing front since the French farmers disrupted the bore de france and the chunnel melted.....

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[Cheshirecat57]

The Tunnel isn't the only way to get out of this Country plagued by traffic jams and congestion......M1, M6.....and so many more........anyone that thinks that they can travel in the UK without problems drives at night or weekends

I dont think uk travel is “without problems”, just the moaners have gone quiet.....perhaps they have all buggered off across the water

 

[Barclaybasher]

I dont think uk travel is “without problems”, just the moaners have gone quiet.....perhaps they have all buggered off across the water

I have a wedding to attend on Monday 12.30, I'm going in my van from Derby to the North East - 2 -3 hours M1/A1 (according to AA Routefinder).........could go early Monday ............no chance....I'm going tomorrow and staying over.....next month I'm going on holiday........ buggering off over the water

 

[busby]

I have a wedding to attend on Monday 12.30, I'm going in my van from Derby to the North East - 2 -3 hours M1/A1 (according to AA Routefinder).........could go early Monday ............no chance....I'm going tomorrow and staying over.....next month I'm going on holiday........ buggering off over the water

Same here,,going to Scarborough for next weekend,,,just in case will travel up on thurs to be safe,,,,BUSBY,,

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[Tigertom]

I dont think uk travel is “without problems”, just the moaners have gone quiet.....perhaps they have all buggered off across the water

‘without problems, ‘ha,ha,ha,ha,ha.
No, I’ve not gone quiet, just catching up with the boring domestic stuff in traffic choked uk before another liberating European adventure....just saying, lol.

 

[Motörhead Fun]

I prefer to avoid UK and France.

UK. Poor roads, congestion, expensive campsites, cannot be spontaneous at busy times, not family friendly (full of child haters, where else in Europe has adult only sites?), poor food if eating out.

France. Expensive if using Autoroutes, always find food hit and miss, beer not very good, music taste is a bit questionable! Saying that I do like the wine, patisseries, and the ease of just stopping where you feel like.

Personal preference, but I prefer to be south or east of France.

Best country we've been in our van. Romania.

 

[LesW]

I dont think uk travel is “without problems”, just the moaners have gone quiet.....perhaps they have all buggered off across the water

Get off your high horse pal, no one's moaning, just commenting on how crowded UK roads are compared to (say) traveling in France..

What's happening at the Eurotunnel doesn't change things at all....

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