A84 france is this toll free motorway all the way ??

[Thelma65]

is this a good road to get down to vendee coast (la rochelle)?

thanks

 

[NickinFrance]

It's a good dual carrageway which is free from Caen to Nantes, then toll to la Rochelle (6.40 € for a car)

 

[RayS]

A84 to Rennes then N137 toll free to Nantes and round Nantes - follow Airport signs. N137 goes onto A83 toll just south of Nantes. If you don't mind the tolls stay with it to sortie 8 Fonteny le Compt and turn west to Marans and then La Rochelle. To avoid tolls don't take A83 but follow old N137 D137 to Chantonnay and Fontenay then as above. You can check the tolls for towing by checking the route of www.viamichelin.com - when we came down the route a week of so ago the car + caravan (SA) toll was just on twice the solo car toll.

 

[Thelma65]

thanks for your help guys - im actually going to Loree du bois which is les mathes just west of saujon
is this still a good route - a84/ n137/ d733 d123
are these decent roads to be towing on - any thoughts o advice would be appreciated

 

[LesleyP]

To be honest, we took the N road from Nantes to L'oree du Bois in 2009 in order to avoid tolls. We had previously travelled on toll roads. Having experienced delays through towns and villages behind lorries which had the same idea, we would prefer to pay the tolls and get there a bit quicker, without the traffic, going down to Saintes and then across to Royan.

With regard to the site, we arrived just before 6pm. We had trouble finding a pitch without dog mess on. The shower blocks were not too clean. We moved the following morning to Sequoia Park where we had been before knowing we were guaranteed a good choice of pitch and an enjoyable stay (this was Whitsun ie. low season in France. If you are looking to go camping cheques and in low season, there have been good reports on the site Le Bois Soliel just south of Royan in St Georges de Didone.