Tony Jones Posted April 19, 2010 Share Posted April 19, 2010 We visited LeTouquet briefly on our final day (Gosh - was it only yesterday?). We emptied our waste tank there for free, as we were sailing late we didn't need anything else. But the "parking" charge on the MH Aire there is now €9 per day or (any) part of a day, and if you want water it's another €2. Bit of a rip-off, IMHO. We drove round to the front to park for our lunch. There are some signs there saying "Interdit aux camping-cars," but ours fits in a normal space, and anyway (as regulars will know) such a sign is legally unenforceable in France, so we took a chance on it. Nevertheless, I've seen some places this trip where I sympathised with the local authorities trying to restrict us - eg where they provide perfectly good parking, sometimes "reservé aux Camping-Cars," at a reasonable charge, and people still go and stick their gin-palaces (sorry, pastis-palaces!) in places where they mar a picturesque view or block the roads. Let's make sure we stay considerate, so we continue to be welcome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazooka Posted April 19, 2010 Share Posted April 19, 2010 Hi Tony we stayed there last year (Le touquet) 6 euros i think .We checked the other air which is turn right out the air first left then about 2 k farther on left sideof the road.A french motor homer on there said it was free and the police do'nt visit, unlike the air by the mariner were they make regular checks. baz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David B Posted April 20, 2010 Share Posted April 20, 2010 HI Baz Could you be a bit more specific about the location of the "free" aire. Is it the one by the Aeroport (No. 3 in the "All the Aires France" book)? I thought the aire by the Marina was a ripoff when we stayed in March. For a bit more you could go to a camp site and get showers etc. Le Crotoy was 6Euro and St Valery sur Somme 7.50Euro. Looks as if they are all exploiting their closeness to Calais. David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starvin marvin Posted April 20, 2010 Share Posted April 20, 2010 David B - 2010-04-20 10:10 AM HI Baz Could you be a bit more specific about the location of the "free" aire. Is it the one by the Aeroport (No. 3 in the "All the Aires France" book)? I thought the aire by the Marina was a ripoff when we stayed in March. For a bit more you could go to a camp site and get showers etc. Le Crotoy was 6Euro and St Valery sur Somme 7.50Euro. Looks as if they are all exploiting their closeness to Calais. David I don't think its that, I think its the closeness to the sea, go inland a bit and loads and loads are free to park with some charging for water. The marina site at Le Touquet is 6.5 E with 2 E for water or electricity. Whereas the other two provide free water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Jones Posted April 20, 2010 Author Share Posted April 20, 2010 The one I'm talking about was the big one at the north end of town, great big space dedicated to motorhomes, and the water was definitely NOT free there - 2€ on top of the 9€ parking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazooka Posted April 20, 2010 Share Posted April 20, 2010 David b sorry about the delay,the air i was refering to is LeTouquet Paris Plage 2 in all the aires France N50 31. 585 E001 35.907 hope this helps baz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike B. Posted April 21, 2010 Share Posted April 21, 2010 Hi Are you referring to the Aire by the Equestrian centre as last time we called they said it was closing for refurbishment and part of it was closed off. Also the Electricity was turned off except for the borne for 2 hours maximum. Didn't do France last year so not up to date Doing Germany again this year as more than impressed with the stellplatz in comparison Mike & Jackie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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