carl191175 Posted June 30, 2015 Share Posted June 30, 2015 Hi all. Just joined and looks like lots of good helpful advice on here which I'd like to tap into if I may. Looking at going on our first ever motorhome holiday the last week of October 2015. Hiring a motorhome and the plan is to ferry across to Calais then drive up into Netherlands somewhere and work our way back to Calais via Belgium and obviously top of France over 7 days taking in as much as we can within reason. The vehicle I'm hiring is a Elddis Autoquest 180. 7.2m long. 3m high. We will not be towing another vehicle so after some advice/ experiences from anyone as where to go, park, camp etc bearing in mind the size of vehicle. I've been doing a lot of research on line and goes without saying I won't be driving into big cities. Looking at parking on outskirts and using public transport or hiring bikes to get around and see the sights. New to all this so apologise if I sound dumb by asking. Any suggestions? Good spots to park overnight, campsites (I don't mind paying if good), must sees and of course the BIG NO NO's. Thank you in advance for any tips. Carl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Collings Posted June 30, 2015 Share Posted June 30, 2015 The Netherlands are as congested as the UK . To get a real taste of the freedom of motorcaravanning try rural France. The real test is the number of Dutch you see in France. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Kirby Posted June 30, 2015 Share Posted June 30, 2015 I think you will get more reevant answers if you get a few guide books, and pick some places you want to see. Then people should be able to say where the nearby stopping places are. Allowing for the days you'll spend travelling to and from the continent, 7 days doesn't allow a lot of scope for just pottering, so I think you'll need a plan if you want to get the best from available time. For example, just exploring Amsterdam alone is worth at least three days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vindiboy Posted July 24, 2015 Share Posted July 24, 2015 http://s284.photobucket.com/user/woody200/library/Dutch%20Wander A few pictures of a tour of the Netherlands we did, your vehicle is not that big on the scale of things but will feel big as you are not yet used to it, Parking we have found is fairly easy in Holland and there are places to overnight too ,we don't use campsites unless we have to as our van is fully equipted as most are so we use Aires and wild camp where ever, choices, have a great trip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vindiboy Posted July 24, 2015 Share Posted July 24, 2015 http://s358.photobucket.com/user/vindiboy1/library/Canterbury%20P%20n%20R These Aires stopovers are on your route and are very good, have a look at Vicarious Books on line, they have publications of Aires and stopovers, in Holland France Belgium etc and are all in English with sat nav co ordinates and full directions on how to find them, there are lots of other publications available on line too but my favourite is Vic Books. choices again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spospe Posted July 24, 2015 Share Posted July 24, 2015 Carl It sounds as though you might be trying to do too much on a first trip, given the short time you are away. I would stay in France and just gently tour round no more than three places. If you have an interest in war history, there is masses to see within 50 miles of Calais. Don't try and doo too much in a short time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vindiboy Posted July 24, 2015 Share Posted July 24, 2015 You could easily spend a week in Brugge ,great place to visit, there is an Aire there , my picture shows the old area where vans could stay for days free but hey ho that has gone now, I believe you can day park there however ,but the new Aire is very good and not too expensive considering it is in a great city.http://s284.photobucket.com/user/woody200/library/BRUGGE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vindiboy Posted July 24, 2015 Share Posted July 24, 2015 http://s284.photobucket.com/user/woody200/library/BRUGGE Whoops Brugge,hee hee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vindiboy Posted July 24, 2015 Share Posted July 24, 2015 http://s358.photobucket.com/user/vindiboy1/library/AIRE%20HOPPING%201 Some pictures of the French Aire system, a great way to see France, lots free others reasonably priced all with water and cassette dump, what else would you need Hee Hee , all in Vic Books too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vindiboy Posted July 24, 2015 Share Posted July 24, 2015 http://s284.photobucket.com/user/woody200/media/Flamingos%20France/FRANCE%20088%20012_zps8phqnalj.jpg.html More France. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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