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We are hoping to make a trip to Benidorm at Easter leaving from Calais,we have two weeks during the school holidays, we have never travelled abroad before so we would appreciate any help as how far to reasonably travel between stops, we hope to stop on sites on the way down and not wild camp. There will be my wife, myself and my grandson who is disabled and in a wheelchair so any help and advice on making the trip would be very much appreciated
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We are hoping to make a trip to Benidorm at Easter leaving from Calais,we have two weeks during the school holidays, we have never travelled abroad before so we would appreciate any help as how far to reasonably travel between stops, we hope to stop on sites on the way down and not wild camp. There will be my wife, myself and my grandson who is disabled and in a wheelchair so any help and advice on making the trip would be very much appreciated
You've never travelled abroad before...........and you wanna go THAT far .........in TWO WEEKS!!
Do you realise just how big France is, let alone going halfway down Spain as well?
Honestly mate, that really is just tooooooo much for your first time.
Why not limit yourself to, say, as far as the Dordogne. Chill out and take things a bit slower. You'll see more, have more time to chill and not come back as knackered.
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That's aprox 1500 miles each way from Lancashire.. if you drove 300 ml per day, which is a lot of driving, that's 10 days driving with only 4 at your destination ..
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With all due respect - do you really HAVE to go to Benidorm - is there some compelling reason why you have to go THERE?
Please seriously consider going somewhere closer - from my personal view there are many, many places in France that are "nicer" than Benidorm.
Apart from the choice of destination I must agree that it's far too far to drive in such a short time unless you really want to come home a zombie.
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I agree with all the above posts.I live 1/2 hr along the coast from Benidorm and most of my motorhoming is done in France.Its to far to travel in 2 weeks,its too busy and its just full of high rise hotels also impossible to park anywhere and you would possibly have to book your site well in advance.I would much prefer France as a First time abroad.
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Hi Indian, have to agree with the others about distance in 2 weeks I have a place within 1hour of Benidorm and unless i'm going for a minimum of 6 weeks i don't consider taking the motorhome. Your best option (imo) if really want to do Benidorm is get a ferry to Spain more expensive but a big time saver as is only 500 mls. approx. from both ferry ports to Benidorm.
Cheers Alex.
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We live in the Ruhr and have a head start on anyone travelling from UK. We took 3 weeks to leisurely drive down to Blanes on the Costa Blanca last year and then a further (long) day and a bit to get to Benidorm. Having looked at a "highly recommended" camp site we promptly drove out. When we drove back two months later and saw Benidorm from the motorway - tower block hotels and blocks of apartments we realised we had made the right choice. Even the four days referred to above would be three and half too long for us. What a good job we're all different and have different ideas of the perfect holiday.
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.......... saw Benidorm from the motorway - tower block hotels and blocks of apartments ........
That's my lasting memory of the place - I can't believe that anyone chooses to go there but as you say, we all have differnet ideas about what's a good holiday.
It's the tower cranes that I remember most - like a flock of giant praying mantis.
______________________________________________________________ Tony
The grass is not, in fact, always greener on the other side of the fence. Fences have nothing to do with it. The grass is greenest where it is watered. When crossing over fences, carry water with you and tend the grass wherever you may be.
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Last July me and the missus did a trip to Villanova in Spain, just south of Barcelona, i still ask myself why we did this crazy trip, we to only had two weeks to get there and back, and we stayed on a pre-booked site for seven of them, we set off with two planned routes, one Toll, and one none Toll, we decided to go none Toll, try to see some of the French countryside, but as stated by others, France got the better of us, its just to big for a two week time scale to trundle through, so we quickly jumped on the Toll route idea
obviously this cost to do so, but at least you don't pay for overnight stays on the Aires, but you get there quicker, i wouldn't do it again, not in that timescale.
Sorry for trying to put you off, but believe me it's a long way.
Regards
Roverman....
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I will agree with the previous posters that it is a long way to travel.
I WILL NOT agree with their descriptions about Benidorm. 10000sands visit and have a great time many for long spells. It is a very level resort which suits those less ab
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