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What's the best way of overnighting in France, I am taking a couple friends with us next year to France (they've hired Motorhomes) both are worried with the amount of driving and wondered if we could pull somewhere and be safe, then move on the following day.
France is full of camp sites and Aires (these are for motor homes usually in or near a town or village)
Don't trust the aires on the Auto Routes.
Do a search on here for Aires and you will get loads of info.
France welcomes camping-cars (MH) in a way that seems superb after the "No parking overnight" seen so frequently in the UK.....
The aires mentioned above are good - often with good facilities such as water and EHU if needed (although that may be pricy), the Municipal campsites are economic and usually well equipped and there are commercial ones which are excellent but may be expensive....
There are also many CL/CS type sites, often with good facilities and at a reasonable price - try the camping section of this site;
moving on after one night is quite OK, in which case the "France Passion" scheme may be of interest - staying on vineyards for one night, usually for free! Worth trying the wine too!
Just do Dover to Calais crossing and follow the coast down to La-Treport. 140 mile drive. Nice aire and on the outskirts of a nice seaside town. There are many aires inbetween which are also very good.
Get the book All the Aires France. You cannot go wrong.
What is the problem with overnighting on the Autoroute Aires?? I was hoping to do this for a few hours to break my journey from Calais to the south during my trip next June.....I'm worried now that it is not a good idea!
The problem with motorway aires is that if you're going to get ner-do-wells, that is where you will get them. They can drive out from a nearby town, rob you and be gone in no time. Not that it happens all the time of course, but it has been known to happen. If you pull off and stop at an aire in a small town or village - there are plenty of them - all will be peace and quiet and you can pop in local shops, restaurants etc.
Most of us make the journey part of the holiday, most of the time. The N roads are much more traffic-free than anything you will have experienced in Britain; unless you need to rush where you are going, consider taking an extra day, stop off on your way and enjoy the lovely French countryside instead of just looking at another motorway (for which you will have to pay a goodly sum in tolls as well!).
Give us a cluse as to where and when you plan to go, what you want to see and do on your trip, and you'll get loads of suggestions from people who've 'been there and done it'
Don't forget the municipal sites, reasonable prices, facilities, and security,Plus good if you want to spend an extra day or so.
We dont all use aires most of the while.
All the best.
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