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We got a dish (66 cm), cable and tripod from e-bay (new) for about

Thoroughly recommend Vallee des Vignes, near Doue la Fontaine, British owned, small (about 60 pitches and some statics - mostly owner occupied), not really with views (!) but very welcoming - we are about to book our fourth stay and recommended it to friends who booked a repeat visit before...

Thanks very much to all contributers so far - your input has been REALLY helpful Anna

Thanks - really helpful for clarifying the issues. Can't myself see the point of an A frame mover for us as one of the advantages would be manoeuvring on sites and making space to take the A frame type along with us seems an added hassle. We shall pursue further.

Have tried a forum search but can't find any threads - please, advice needed - what are the pros and cons of the various power driven caravan movers on the market? We have a single axle Bailey Pageant (1350 kg) and our storage pitch is quite tight to get in & out of, plus moving on & off pitches...

Thoroughly recommend CC site at Folkestone Racecourse, just off the M20 - we were allowed to stay hitched up ready for early departure (they keep a special section for early departures) and because we arrived late, were only charged half the full overnight fee. Have used it twice now.

Anyone have any experience of air con units in a 'van? Having nearly melted in the humidity of the Dordogne we are looking for something better than a fan. Any idea of cost of a roof mounted unit, weight, power consumption, noise level would be useful - and I can recall reading somewhere about a...

We have a compact Dirt Devil we picked up in a large Tesco store for about

We picked up our Kia Sorrento about three days before towing to France (Loire region) a couple of years ago. Fortunately we hadn't read the caveats about not towing or I would've been a nervous wreck! No problems - it was - and still is - a dream of a towcar.

CLs are a cheaper option - we pick CLs with electricity and seldom pay more than

We have used Folkestome Racecourse (CC site) - we left last year soon after 6 am and we weren't the first as others had left in the middle of the night. They keep a special section for early departures and folk stay hitched up to minimise noise & aggro. What's more, as we arrived sometime around...

Mike, yes it was La Bien Assise....... they must be pretty hacked off by the ignorant Brits - but I don't blame them in the slightest. I don't imagine the sites near the Channel ports this side would handle Europeans coming in who refused to attempt any English!

Totally agree about at least attempting to speak French! We booked one night at a camp site near Calais last summer (having 'phoned ahead the previous day) & duly arrived and booked in (using my best school French, but it worked ok....). As we were waiting to be shown to our pitch, two English...