robertandjean Posted August 12, 2008 Share Posted August 12, 2008 Hi, So glad thread is back on track and highlighting what a great destination France is for us motorvanners. Regarding site fees then remember that using the aires and/or France Passion cuts these costs to almost nothing and gives a real informal feel to your trip. (Yes I no the aires can be very busy this time of year, but go inland away from the hot spots and you can still find aires with just one or two vans on. For example we have stayed on the aire at St Fromond, dept 50, N49 13.321 W001 05.377, in July and August and have had the riverside setting to ourselves). Regarding the other stuff then can I suggest this would be more suited to a general chit chat web site. All the best Jean and Robert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twooks Posted August 12, 2008 Share Posted August 12, 2008 maggyd - 2008-08-12 10:55 AM . . . . . . some of the sites can be pricey 2 that were quoted in the books as 14Euros a night were in fact 30Euros and 37Euros neither of which we stayed at we soon departed when quoted that! . . . . . was that due to the seasonal difference ie 14 euros off peak - like with ACSI - if not which books were you using?? B-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maggyd Posted August 12, 2008 Share Posted August 12, 2008 robertandjean - 2008-08-12 11:16 AM Hi, So glad thread is back on track and highlighting what a great destination France is for us motorvanners. Regarding site fees then remember that using the aires and/or France Passion cuts these costs to almost nothing and gives a real informal feel to your trip. (Yes I no the aires can be very busy this time of year, but go inland away from the hot spots and you can still find aires with just one or two vans on. For example we have stayed on the aire at St Fromond, dept 50, N49 13.321 W001 05.377, in July and August and have had the riverside setting to ourselves). Regarding the other stuff then can I suggest this would be more suited to a general chit chat web site. All the best Jean and Robert Camping Card and Caravan Club but we stayed at a few Aires and the Munaciple sites are good if you can find them we even managed to get a free place including electric and water at Chalon.Sorry I pressed the wrong quote button. 8-) :-D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maggyd Posted August 12, 2008 Share Posted August 12, 2008 twooks - 2008-08-12 11:17 AM maggyd - 2008-08-12 10:55 AM . . . . . . some of the sites can be pricey 2 that were quoted in the books as 14Euros a night were in fact 30Euros and 37Euros neither of which we stayed at we soon departed when quoted that! . . . . . was that due to the seasonal difference ie 14 euros off peak - like with ACSI - if not which books were you using?? B-) Camping Card and Caravan Club but we stayed at a few Aires and the Munaciple sites are good if you can find them we even managed to get a free place including electric and water at Chalon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mel B Posted August 12, 2008 Share Posted August 12, 2008 We're going to go and see Carol and Charles at the Le Castels campsite in Brittany where they are working. The costs there are very high - about 40 euros a night for us and the dogs (dogs alone are near 5 euros a night!). However, as we plan to go out of season (ie after 25 August in this site's case) we've checked the ACSI book and they are in there ... at 14 euros a night including at least one of the dogs. If you haven't got an ACSI book/card, then get one, they really do save an awful lot of money out of season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maggyd Posted August 12, 2008 Share Posted August 12, 2008 Mel B - 2008-08-12 6:39 PM We're going to go and see Carol and Charles at the Le Castels campsite in Brittany where they are working. The costs there are very high - about 40 euros a night for us and the dogs (dogs alone are near 5 euros a night!). However, as we plan to go out of season (ie after 25 August in this site's case) we've checked the ACSI book and they are in there ... at 14 euros a night including at least one of the dogs. If you haven't got an ACSI book/card, then get one, they really do save an awful lot of money out of season. We were charged 15Euros for or little mite at a site in Holland !! its ridiculous isnt it :-S I mean are they dog showers? what do they use ? mind they had poop bins with bags on so I saved my nappy bags and used theirs! Im from Yorkshire I am. :-D We fancy Brittany for next year ACSI !! that is a new one Ill have to have a look we left a couple at home this year J said we had too many what with Aires, Stalplatz, C.C. C.C.C. I think we will be going a month earlier next year we coincided with French holls this year it was busier than we had expected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twooks Posted August 12, 2008 Share Posted August 12, 2008 can really recommend the ACSI card - you buy it - together with a little book that lists all the sites that are in their discount scheme. they are a firm from the Netherlands and undertake regular inspections of sites and also publish a bigger book - be careful you pick the discount sites Discount operates out of peak season: http://www.campingcard.co.uk/gb/en/home/uc33-l2-n253/ can get book from here: http://www.vicariousbooks.co.uk/acsi.htm the card runs for a calendar year could also look at Camping Cheques, these you have to buy up front but I think they last for a couple of years - http://www.campingcheque.co.uk/en/ we tend to use ACSI supplemented by Municipals and the occasional aire. you could also check out France Passion http://www.france-passion.co.uk/?gclid=CMuhhZiriZUCFQ2qQwodKhqQrQ never tried it but it gets good reports The only other guide we regularly use is: Le Guide Officiel Camping Caravaning can get it here http://www.vicarious-shop.co.uk/view_product.php?c_id=2&sc_id=&p_id=36 and update our Aires book and the web and tourist info sites B-) PS love Brittany - keep going back for my regular fix of crepes, found loads of good sites over the years Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snobbyafghan Posted August 13, 2008 Share Posted August 13, 2008 Mel B - 2008-08-12 6:39 PM If you haven't got an ACSI book/card, then get one, they really do save an awful lot of money out of season. What is an ACSI book. We are going to France for a month in September so it sounds like it may be useful (whatever it is..!) Doug Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catinou Posted August 13, 2008 Share Posted August 13, 2008 You can check it out here http://www.vicarious-shop.co.uk/category.php?c_id=16&gclid=CM77l_HJipUCFQyvQwodUT2Arg We ordered one recently and the sites are numerous in Tuscany (where we hope to be in 3 weeks - (lol) ) We have previously used camping cheques but ACSI have more sites listed in their book and we won't have to buy "up front" Enjoy.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naittaw Posted August 13, 2008 Share Posted August 13, 2008 ACSI provides fixed price, off-season, pitches on their sites either 10, 12 or 14 euros for 2 + elec. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maggyd Posted August 13, 2008 Share Posted August 13, 2008 twooks - 2008-08-12 11:24 PM can really recommend the ACSI card - you buy it - together with a little book that lists all the sites that are in their discount scheme. they are a firm from the Netherlands and undertake regular inspections of sites and also publish a bigger book - be careful you pick the discount sites Discount operates out of peak season: http://www.campingcard.co.uk/gb/en/home/uc33-l2-n253/ can get book from here: http://www.vicariousbooks.co.uk/acsi.htm the card runs for a calendar year could also look at Camping Cheques, these you have to buy up front but I think they last for a couple of years - http://www.campingcheque.co.uk/en/ we tend to use ACSI supplemented by Municipals and the occasional aire. you could also check out France Passion http://www.france-passion.co.uk/?gclid=CMuhhZiriZUCFQ2qQwodKhqQrQ never tried it but it gets good reports The only other guide we regularly use is: Le Guide Officiel Camping Caravaning can get it here http://www.vicarious-shop.co.uk/view_product.php?c_id=2&sc_id=&p_id=36 and update our Aires book and the web and tourist info sites B-) PS love Brittany - keep going back for my regular fix of crepes, found loads of good sites over the years Just had a look at the book we have I was refering to it as C.C.C. but it is in fact C.C. A.C.S..I. so we do have it and the card I sent away for from the Caravan Club that you hand over instead of your Passport! which is very handy as it goes in your wallet along with credit cards and the book comes with a card that you just detatch!! talk about confused 8-) P.S. Love crepes so thats a must then! I searched allover Frieberg for Blackforest Gateux mind it was worth it when we found it yummy. :-D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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