Mad Cow Posted April 1, 2014 Share Posted April 1, 2014 Hi! Has anyone done this trip? We are looking for a couple of stop offs on our way down in June. Not necessarily to sight see but good places to put your head down. We have driven down to Airvault in the Loire before and drove down the west side but wondered if anyone had driven down the east side (of Paris) for a change. Look forward to hearing from you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Kirby Posted April 1, 2014 Share Posted April 1, 2014 Have driven south both east and west of Paris, but tend to make up route to suit inclination and generally avoid re-tracing our steps. Nearest straight line route is west of Paris. Do you have a reason for wanting to go east? You don't say whether you would use autoroutes (including toll autoroutes) or not. You don't say whether you favout sites or aires. You don't say how many hours per day would expect to drive before stopping for the night. All would make a difference. Can you give a bit more info? I assume your destination is Carlucet in the Lot? Chateau de Lacomté, ACSI €16, by any chance? :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad Cow Posted April 1, 2014 Author Share Posted April 1, 2014 Hi Brian, Sorry for being vague. You were right about where we are going. We are crossing over on Friday and aim to be there by about 2pm on the Sunday. We really don't mind using autoroutes including tolls and are really open to suggestion. We thought about going east as we had been west before. We used sites last time we went over to France but think aires will be fine as we are self sufficient. Regards Angela Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Kirby Posted April 1, 2014 Share Posted April 1, 2014 According to Autoroute, either using, or avoiding, autoroutes, the quickest route from Dover to Carlucet is via Rouen, Evreux, Dreux, Chartres, Orleans, Vierzon, Chateauroux, Limoges, and Brive la Gaillarde. Avoiding tolls, about 10.5 hours driving time (i.e no allowance for breaks), and using toll roads about 9 hours, both allowing something like motorhome speeds. Distances: with no tolls 526 miles, with tolls 521 miles. How many days for the journey would depend on the time you'd leave Calais, how may breaks you would take, for how long, en route, and at what time you would want to stop driving each day (and arrive at the site). Where you would need to stop over night would, in turn, be largely dictated by the answers to those questions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad Cow Posted April 1, 2014 Author Share Posted April 1, 2014 Hi Brian, Sorry still being vague - it has been a long day. Thanks for the detailed information. I will have to get the map out tonight. We will be arriving in Calais at 9.10am in the morning. Regards, Angela Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StuartO Posted April 1, 2014 Share Posted April 1, 2014 There are plenty of Aires and if you only want a sleep stop you might do best by taking pot luck using "All the Aires" when you have had enough driving for the day. As it says in the book, the ones which aren't very close to the transit routes are quieter and more likely to be a pleasant break. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Kirby Posted April 1, 2014 Share Posted April 1, 2014 Mad Cow - 2014-04-01 5:18 PM .............We will be arriving in Calais at 9.10am in the morning. Regards, Angela French time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad Cow Posted April 1, 2014 Author Share Posted April 1, 2014 Yes French time Brian. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad Cow Posted April 1, 2014 Author Share Posted April 1, 2014 Thanks. I have just bought the latest edition and will get looking once I have a route in mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Kirby Posted April 1, 2014 Share Posted April 1, 2014 Mad Cow - 2014-04-01 6:31 PM Yes French time Brian. Overnight stop between Orleans and Vierzon should be about right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad Cow Posted April 1, 2014 Author Share Posted April 1, 2014 Thanks Brian. You are a star. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tea Cup Posted April 2, 2014 Share Posted April 2, 2014 Brian Kirby - 2014-04-01 7:09 PMMad Cow - 2014-04-01 6:31 PMYes French time Brian.Overnight stop between Orleans and Vierzon should be about right. There's a handy aires just off the RN10 at Lamotte-Beuvron, next to a canal. There's a working loo etc, and it's in the town for shops and restaurants. It's popular with locals who park their vans for the day and move off in the early evening, so just park on the car park at the top if it's full when you arrive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad Cow Posted April 2, 2014 Author Share Posted April 2, 2014 Thank you. I will make a note of it. It is always nice to hear of a place that had been tried and tested. Angela Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JudgeMental Posted April 2, 2014 Share Posted April 2, 2014 Mad Cow - 2014-04-01 8:29 PM Thanks Brian. You are a star. Kirbys is our European route meister! :-D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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