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Hi Steve - let's hope admin have mended the glitch in the editing function. I'm going to see how long I can keep editing this one! 18.08 - still working. 1 minute 18.11 - still working. 4 minutes 18.14 - still working. 7 minutes.

We've been in early September, and it's true -campsites do 'close down' and fewer facilities are open, especially further north. The further you go down south the longer the season, and those on the mediterranean are generally more 'alive' until later in the season. However, end of...

Clive, we were there in May/June this year, for the second time. It's a very pleasant site, right on the River Tarn (lovely for canoeing, straight from the site). The pitches are a very good size, although some are quite difficult to access. The riverside pitches are lovely - watch...

Kevin - have you tried the ferry website yourself? Sometimes the Caravan Club have cheap deals, other times you can get it cheaper yourself. However, the prices do depend on date/day/time of crossing, and there can often be a big variation between a (say) Saturday crossing and a Wednesday...

Hi Phil SW France is a VERY BIG area - do you have any preferences? Do you mean right in the South West, on the West Coast (Biarritz area), do you like inland or beaches, or do you mean the western end of the Mediterranean? The weather tends to be more reliable around the Mediterranean...

Thanks for the comment about the review. I do enjoy writing them - because I think people need all the small details which make a site special. This one was done for a 'proper' review page on another caravan-camping website! It's only after you've finished, and they've been published that you...

I might be wrong, but I thought Cheques Vacances were something 'given away' by French employers, as a perk to their workers - or perhaps given away is the wrong term - earned, in the same way as luncheon vouchers used to be. Maybe someone else can put me right. I've only ever seen french...

Here's a review I wrote on another forum: Le Boucanet is ideally situated, directly on the beach, between Le Grau-du-Roi and La Grande Motte. There is not a lot of road noise, as it's on a back-road off the main road between the two. It's open between early May and late September. It's quite...

The Alan Rogers guide do an 'Open all year' book - you may find something there. Otherwise, have a look for the Michelin green Campsite Guide in your local library, and have a look for sites in your chosen area. Michelin sites are recommended, and usually of a good standard. Sites in France...

There are some 'adult only' sites - they're advertised in the back of the Caravan Club magazine. I can give you details when my next magazine arrives (in the middle of doing up a house and all clutter has been consigned to the garage in boxes). They're usually run by Brits who are used to the...

Our neighbours have been several years running, and loved it there - but can't speak for ourselves. I do know that the weather can be 'iffy' on that coast as it gets the Atlantic rain.

We stayed there a couple of years ago. We booked through Eurocamp Independent, and left early. To be honest we found the site too far from anywhere we wanted to go. We were also very disappointed with the 'Gourmet' evening, where we paid quite a lot for a very average meal. The pitches are a...

William - I'd get yourself a good French map, like the Michelin book (you can get them, usually, from those 'discount-type' bookshops). Then use mappy.com to work out your route to your chosen site, and then highlight it on the paper map(s)pages in highlight pen. This will give even the worst...

We stayed there, but just overnight, a couple of years ago. It has very big pitches, quite shady, and easily accessed. The pool area is OK (not as big as it looks in the photos). There's a small bar, restaurant and take-away, with a limited menu. The toilet blocks are clean but the shower...

We were there three or four years ago. As far as I remember the pitches were fairly big and accessible, plenty of sun (smallish trees, only in the part where we were). The site has a small bar - which was full and very friendly when we were there - but we didn't use the restaurant. The...