honeymoon in france

[Charlie4]

my self and Oh are getting married at the end of July, and are seriously looking at going to the south of france for our honeymoon. we love our van an the idea of package holidays is not an option. (spent too long in travel agents and nothing came close)

we have never toured abroard before and are looking fro advice.

we can spend all of August away so it will be a good trip.

1) how is best to organise it?

2) advantages/disadvantages of tunnel/ferry?

3) travelling times - to the south ?

4)recomended sites?

5) anything else

we have had the van a year 2008 swift charisma 555 dealer special, towed with a kia sorento, we are both teachers (30/31)with no kids who live by the rules, who like peace and quiet, a nice glass of wine and fantastic food.

Any help would be great

thanks

 

[Fubar]

Hi Charlie

have a look at the following website:

http://www.davidklyne.co.uk/
David posts here and is a mod on another caravan forum, I have been looking into "first-time" France for 2010 and have found his website and advice invaluable.

 

[Guest]

August in the South is very busy indeed so you need to really look at campsites that maybe dont offer too much in the way of facilities for families/kids,where abouts were you thinking of going ?

Tunnel is great and to offset cost you can use Tesco Clubcard vouchers at 4 times their face value to aid with cost and the earlier you book either tunnel or ferry the cheaper it is

If you belong to Caravan club their travel site has offers that are sometimes better than direct

 

[ValA.]

Take a look at the Camping Cheque website too www.campingcheque.co.uk. There are several sites which accept Camping Cheques from the middle of August onwards, so you could have 'normal' rate days combined with 'Camping Cheque' days and bring down the overall cost. They're accepted in the 'low season' and each site sets dates when they will accept CCs - so sites tend to be quieter anyway.

I don't know about recommending sites - what sort of things do you like? There are just so many sites in France - but areas like the Gorges du Tarn, Cevennes and Ardeche are lovely, and away from the madding crowd down on the coast, but you're near enough to have days on the beach if you want to drive down there. They also tend to be cheaper, too, both for sites and for other 'touristy' things such as restaurants, caves, and so on. These areas are great for wildlife - and we love them all, finding it difficult to choose our favourite site.

The coast of the Languedoc tends to be just a bit quieter than the Cote d'Azur, too, though some areas (around Agde and Perpignan for instance) can be a bit 'manic'!