Winter (or more specifically) January fortnight - where would you go?

[PaulC70]

I have a fortnight off in January, I want to go somewhere in the motorhome, where have any of you been that you would go again?
I would love to do the Isles of Harris and Lewis (been before in january in car and cottage) but of course there's little tourist stuff open.
Other alternative is Ireland and do some of the Wild Atlantic Way as Im originally from Donegal and could go see my parents for a couple of nights too.
Is there anywhere else though, don't really know about France for example, whats it like that time of year, what to do, is it a bad time of year?

Any experiences of January travels gratefully listened to

 

[stevewagner]

Chamonix

 

[PaulC70]

Chamonix

Had to google that which shows my ignorance I have to admit, looks beautiful.

 

[mitzimad]

Paul if your going to ask these sort of questions it would be great if you added a location to your profile id hate to tell you to go home for 2 weeks

 

[EuroTrotters]

These are the places we have spent new year in.

My Favourites are in Bold. 1st, 2nd & 3rd places in brackets.


St Lary Soulan - French Pyrenees
Lake Annecy - France
Benidorm - Spain
Salobrena Coast / Sierra Nevada Mountains - Spain
Javea - Spain (3)
Arcen/Bad Arcen/Klein Vink Limburg - The Netherlands
Aviemore/The Cairngorms - Scotland
Otzal Valley - Austria (2)
BEITOSTØLEN - Norway
tyrifjorden - Norway (1)
Øvre Ramse - Norway
Rjukanfossen - Norway
Voss - Norway
Grimentz - Switzerland


The 1st photo is the private bathrooms at the campsite
The 2nd photo attached is the Spa we go to after the slopes. It is next door to the Camp Site.

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[busbuddy]

Cornwall.......the fact the touristy stuff is shut is the reason you would go

 

[EzeeRider]

I wouldn't go anywhere which was too weather dependant. With just too weeks available it is hardly worth going continental, too much travel is required to escape the northern weather. I tend to opt for city sites like they have at York, Canterbury, Bristol, Cardiff. Two weeks at just one place could be too long but you could always build yourself a tour taking in some city locations so that if the weather was foul, all the days would not be a write off. e.g. Yoek to Cardiff via the Cotswolds and perhaps on to Bristol or vice versa?
ezee

 

[Ivory55]

Unless flying a long way, at home in front of the woodburner sounds good to me

 

[Landy Andy]

With just too weeks available it is hardly worth going continental

That’s all some of us get, and we will go continental for less time than that when we can.

 

[suavecarve]

These are the places we have spent new year in.

My Favourites are in Bold. 1st, 2nd & 3rd places in brackets.


St Lary Soulan - French Pyrenees
Lake Annecy - France
Benidorm - Spain
Salobrena Coast / Sierra Nevada Mountains - Spain
Javea - Spain (3)
Arcen/Bad Arcen/Klein Vink Limburg - The Netherlands
Aviemore/The Cairngorms - Scotland
Otzal Valley - Austria (2)
BEITOSTØLEN - Norway
tyrifjorden - Norway (1)
Øvre Ramse - Norway
Rjukanfossen - Norway
Voss - Norway
Grimentz - Switzerland


The 1st photo is the private bathrooms at the campsite
The 2nd photo attached is the Spa we go to after the slopes. It is next door to the Camp Site.
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Where is that one in the photo ?

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[Landy Andy]

Where is that one in the photo ?

I assumed his favourite one in Norway. Tyrifjorden.

Looks wow doesn’t it.

 

[EzeeRider]

That’s all some of us get, and we will go continental for less time than that when we can.

In the winter???
ezee

 

[Landy Andy]

In the winter???
ezee

We will get a week at Christmas/new year and will still do France or Germany.

 

[EzeeRider]

Perhaps in a normal year I might attempt the Christmas Markets or Brugges or similar interesting places but COVID is still an issue and the need for tests and proof of vaccination will be putting some off such trips.

 

[EuroTrotters]

Where is that one in the photo ?

I assumed his favourite one in Norway. Tyrifjorden.

Looks wow doesn’t it.

My apologies, it was late and a long day.

The Photos are the campsite and Spa at Otzal My Number 2 for New Year

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[EuroTrotters]

I wouldn't go anywhere which was too weather dependant. With just too weeks available it is hardly worth going continental, too much travel is required to escape the northern weather. I tend to opt for city sites like they have at York, Canterbury, Bristol, Cardiff. Two weeks at just one place could be too long but you could always build yourself a tour taking in some city locations so that if the weather was foul, all the days would not be a write off. e.g. Yoek to Cardiff via the Cotswolds and perhaps on to Bristol or vice versa?
ezee

I disagree

Overnight crossings from Hull-Rotterdam are a 90 mins trip from our house.

I love the drive down to the Alps through Luxembourg, Germany and into Austria. We take a day or two staying at Stelplatz. The stops cost us around €0-€30 each way. Some nice City/Town/Village stops.

Stay on a superb 5 Star campsite at a very reasonable price.

FREE Shuttle bus to the ski lifts in Solden.

Amazing Facilities

Otzal Valley is Spotless, safe and reasonably friendly.

The roads have always been passable.

Wonderful way to spend the first two weeks of the year.

 

[Simon Meadwell]

Eurotrotters i would be interested in that trip. Can you point me in the direction of the five star campsites and have you been over Christmas time?

 

[Kilroy]

Wild Atlantic Way in January?......not for the faint-hearted.
Short days, wind, rain, Atlantic storms. It could be spectacular, but for the wrong reasons if you are in a motorhome!
I live on the west coast so speaking from experience.....January is a month to head south imho.

 

[Rapido925M]

Perhaps in a normal year I might attempt the Christmas Markets or Brugges or similar interesting places but COVID is still an issue and the need for tests and proof of vaccination will be putting some off such trips.

In January?

Gordon

(I love the markets!)

 

[PaulC70]

Paul if your going to ask these sort of questions it would be great if you added a location to your profile id hate to tell you to go home for 2 weeks

Ooops lol, you're right! corrected!

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[PaulC70]

Wild Atlantic Way in January?......not for the faint-hearted.
Short days, wind, rain, Atlantic storms. It could be spectacular, but for the wrong reasons if you are in a motorhome!
I live on the west coast so speaking from experience.....January is a month to head south imho.

LOL, I would actually consider it, Im a Donegal man born and bred so know what it can be like lol.

 

[PaulC70]

So there's a lot of good suggestions there, I've no qualms about going anywhere to be honest, not bothered by the cold, that's what the heating and decent clothes are for, as for lengthy drives, again not to bothered if it's good scenery, we love the driving as much as the staying somewhere.

I'll have to do some research into some places, won't rule europe out yet, though the whole covid thing does indeed mess with the logistics of it all for sure.

 

[EuroTrotters]

Eurotrotters i would be interested in that trip. Can you point me in the direction of the five star campsites and have you been over Christmas time?

HI,

Sure. We went for new year.

We have been many times since. We have postponed the last two years.

They list it as 4***

Home

4-STAR CAMPING INCLUDING A DREAMING MOUNTAIN CULTURE - WELCOME TO THE WEBSITE OF THE CAMPING ÖTZTAL LÄNGENFELD!

www.camping-oetztal.com

Exceptional

One day we arrived in 20c sunshine for a BBQ. Next day was 2 foot of snow.

Spa across the river

Startseite

AQUA DOME Hotel: Spa, thermal bath, sauna, beauty, fitness, gastronomy & tours in the Ötztal mountains in Austria. Book your wellness holiday!

www.aqua-dome.at

Ski Here

Ski area information

Skiing in Austria at the cutting edge of time: all information about the ski area Sölden compact served: Piste map, ski bus & parking & safety in fact check!

www.soelden.com

Free Bus Shuttle

I use the route down through Luxembourg from Rotterdam (Sadly no more Zeebrugge)

Rotterdam - Luxembourg (I will look up the free Stelplatz just inside Germany)

Reisemobil-Stellplatz Saarlouis FREE St.Nazaire Allee, 66740 Saarlouis, Germany
Reisemobil-Stellplatz Blaubeeren https://stellplatz.info/wohnmobilstellplatz/wohnmobilstellplatz-blaubeuren €10
Reisemobil-Stellplatz Fussen https://wohnmobilpark-fuessen.de/stellplatzplan-wohnmobilplatz-beste-lage/


Take the TOLL FREE Route from Fussen to Otzal

Any questions, please ask?

 

[Itsmcb]

I assumed his favourite one in Norway. Tyrifjorden.

Looks wow doesn’t it.

That's the Aquadome in the Tyrol in Austria.
Edit, I should read the whole post before commenting

 

[JoseJu]

I booked my ticket to cross the Eurotunnel toward Spain in Christmas.
It will be my first long trip

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