MARK3 Posted February 18, 2007 Share Posted February 18, 2007 hi all, have any of you more experienced french travellers got any ideas where we can stay in brittany during june we would like to visit perhaps 3-4 sites and would like to stay on aires as well.we are looking for coastal sites with good walks,views and fishing regards mark & gail Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roy Posted February 18, 2007 Share Posted February 18, 2007 Hi Mark & Gail,You will find all you are asking for almost anywhere on the Brittany coast and June is a good time to go there. I can't help with actual camp sites (we never use them) but there are aires in abundance. See www.campingcar-infos.com I would certainly recommend the Granite Rose coast to the north, and the aire at Tregastel would suit your purposes. This large hard standing aire is conveniently situated for good walking along the coast. There is a large supermarket with fuel and a garden centre nearby. There are aires at two nice little typically French towns - Roscoff and Treguier - both alongside water and convenient for the town centres.On the Atlantic coast to the west, Concarneau is a very nice little town with harbour and old fortified city where there is a large very convenient aire at the former railway station. The smaller aire at Port Louis overlooks the sea and is also convenient for the town. There are some superb coastal walks on the Quiberon Peninsular(Cote Sauvage) and there is a large aire at the very tip (snag here is a bit of a pong from the nearby sewage works). A bit further down on the Cote d'Armour, the area around the Le Croisic peninsular is very nice. There is a small aire at Le Croisic (vans also overnight on the harbour side) and a tiny aire at Guerande, which is a very nice tiny walled city surrounded by salt pans.If you haven't been already, do visit Mont St Michel where you should be able to stop overnight. Sorry about the bold print. I wanted to add something to the end of the para and it suddenly went bold and won't correct. I wanted to add that you may wish to buy the aires book when you arrive in France. Available at about 8 euros from bookshops and the larger supermarkets Have a good trip,Roy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terrytraveller Posted February 18, 2007 Share Posted February 18, 2007 Hi Mark, Roy's posting has it all covered really well, just an additional piece of info., there is a good aires book with little maps for each aires, found only when in Brittany supermarkets, have a look at this link http://tinyurl.com/283yo2 you are looking for Guide des Aires de Service, Camping Cars, Bretagne. Regards Terry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lizken Posted February 18, 2007 Share Posted February 18, 2007 Hi Mark & Gail We would recommend the Castels Chain site ae L;Orangerie de Llaniron, Quimper which is in the grounds of a country house with full facilities, including pool. A good aire can be found a little further south at Ile de Noumatier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twooks Posted February 18, 2007 Share Posted February 18, 2007 you can't really go wrong, try working your way along the coast and see how far you get - that's what we've done in the past. Don't ignore the inland bits - Josselin is a lovely spot - and we spent some time near Chateaulin a few years ago and did day trips into the sticky out bits. I'm sure that you'll have a great time whatever you go for. I If you're going in June suggest you think about getting an ACSI discount card http://www.campingcard.com/ can save you a lot of money - which you can then spend on crepes and wine and cider and moules. B-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A W Posted February 19, 2007 Share Posted February 19, 2007 Roy's posting is very useful. June is one of the best months in terms of the weather and the lack of visitors. The whole of this region is well served for aires and campsites and there is absolutely no need to pre-book a site.Having said that it is possible if you turn up too late at a popular aire it could be full. As Roy said the aire at Primel-Tregastel is my personal favourite.Its set on a quay with fantastic views and if fishing is your thing its perfect.Beware of the tides as they are enormous.If the quay is full there is a car park on the other side of the bay(signposted Pointe de Tregastel) where motorhomes can park for 48 hours.This car park is also in an attractive setting. Another of my favourites is to overnight on the beach at the Sillon de Talbert which has a spectacular causeway stretching out to sea for about1k.Again great for fishing but be wary where you park because of the tides. Have a good holiday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevandali Posted February 19, 2007 Share Posted February 19, 2007 Hi Mark and Gail We tried Brittany last year and I did write down my route. We travelled from Dover to Dunkerque stopped at Honfleur then headed towards Brittany. There is a place called Houlgate which is just north east of Caen on the coast which is not an Aire but you can park right next to the harbour wall and stay overnight with no problems, plenty of fishing and you can watch the small boats unload their catch on the early morning tide. We then skirted around Caen and headed for St Malo and on towards the north coast of Brittany. Here we stopped at an aire at Trebeuren which is east of Lannion, very scenic, finally hit the east coast and you have loads of choice. hope you enjoy it as much as we did, we are heading back again this year, probably further south? Kevandali Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Kirby Posted February 19, 2007 Share Posted February 19, 2007 MARK3 - 2007-02-18 10:44 AM hi all, have any of you more experienced french travellers got any ideas where we can stay in brittany during june we would like to visit perhaps 3-4 sites and would like to stay on aires as well.we are looking for coastal sites with good walks,views and fishing regards mark & gail To the above I would add that, depending where you live, you may find it worthwhile exploring the more Westerly channel crossings. It is a long hack to brittany from Dover and, if on Autoroute both ways, the toll and fuel costs do stack up. Newhaven - Dieppe (4hrs) or anything you can find to Cherbourg (also about 4 hrs), apart from St Malo - which is quite a long crossing (about 8 hrs, I think), may not be that much more expensive overall, and may save you a day's travel into the bargain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MARK3 Posted February 24, 2007 Author Share Posted February 24, 2007 thanks all for the loads of info, i am now sitting down with map plotting,compy on one hand cup of tea ! in other and in works time, can,t be bad. regards mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianR Posted February 24, 2007 Share Posted February 24, 2007 If your looking to spend time on the beach, or coastal paths, don't miss the aire at Plouha, between St. Brieuc and Paimpol. This is in an isolated cove, right on the beach, with two or theww restaurants. Excellent for relaxing for a few days. Paimpol has an aire near the harbour. Brian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianR Posted February 25, 2007 Share Posted February 25, 2007 Just remembered another one, at Cancale, near St. Malo. This is a nice fishing port and specialises in oysters. There are two aires,one at the Super U, which is free and very quiet at night. The other is signposted as you approach from the Mont St. Michel direction. They are both only a 10 minute walk from the quay. See the Campiong-Car website or the guide for details. Brian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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