Recent content by lorna2

Yes, its well worth getting one. Most sites accept them, you leave them at the office when you register, then collect them when you pay, on leaving. If you don't have a CCI, the site will want to keep your passport and at some shops you need your passport as proof of identity when paying at...

Yes, its well worth getting one. Most sites accept them, you leave them at the office when you register, then collect them when you pay, on leaving. If you don't have a CCI, the site will want to keep your passport and at some shops you need your passport as proof of identity when paying at...

We have toured through France, Spain & Portugal for the last few winters. Beats sitting here in the cold & wet, although one year we got washed out in Portugal in February!! How can we help...do you want routes through to Spain, or winter touring tips in general? We tend to go quite quickly...

It was the personal part of our insurance cover that we had to apply for as extra. C.Club is probably your best bet. Lorna

A word of warning for the unwary. Our Red Pennant motor/personal insurance policy is until 6th June. At that time we will be half way through a 4 week holiday in France, we do not want to renew our policy as we are leaving the van in France permanantly.We rang Red Pennant to tell them and were...

Will be happy to keep in touch, its quite remote, so I should get good walking legs, walking to the breadshop. I have a breadmaker, but it would seem like some sort of heresy to use it. We will have to show great restraint with the wonderful breads, pain au chocolat, those lovely fruit...

We have spent February & March of the last 3 years going through France, crossing Spain and then having 4 weeks on the Algarve, we have learned such a lot, thats really why we decided to go for a year. If you want a chat about winter vanning abroad, we'd love to see if we could help you at all...

Hi Caroline We're off on 22nd May for 4 weeks, crossing Portsmouth-Le Havre, we'll spend 10 days meandering down the Atlantic coast, ending in St Jean de Luz (just outside Biarritz) where we are helping to run a C.Club rally for 25 vans! After that, up to the Lot et Garonne, 30 k south of...

Hi Kate We have opened an account with Credit Agricole, no problems at all. We use the debit card for shopping & diesel, we also have a cheque book, handy for paying at sites that don't take credit cards. You will need to work out the best way of keeping your account topped up with money, it...

After several years of spending long holidays in France, we are taking the plunge and selling up. We are moving over in September, living in our van until we can find a house for long term rental, (don't want to get involved in property buying). Does anyone have advice regarding caravan...

Many thanks to the moderator, we have thoroughly enjoyed the website all year. We have learned new things and passed on information that we hope has been of use to others. What dedication, site updated on Xmas day!! Wishing all caravanners a happy and prosperous new year.

I felt I should write to even things out a little. We bought our Abbey Freestyle from Lowdhams 18 months ago, they gave us a very good price on our old Bailey, despite the fact that there had been a large leak from the water tank. On collecting our new van everything was explained, every...

Hi Keith We have done much of what you say you are planning, great fun! In the south of France, a site called LaRouletta, just off the motorway & south of Biarritz is open all year, it's clean and has good laundry facilities ( when we get there we have usually been several weeks in France, so...

We have been ib this area in August & the weather was settled and hot. Cannot speak for other years but we found it lovely. Hope this helps.

We always stay at Val de Vie in Mache, it's an English run site, the facilities are superb, it's not far from La Roche sur Yon and about 30 minutes from the sea