| France has numerous fascinating areas to explore if | | | | excellent quality and make an ideal family holiday |
| you have a touring caravan or motorhome and there | | | | where the children are very well catered for but these |
| are absolutely thousands of campsites that welcome | | | | can range in price quite dramatically, for example, if |
| touring holidaymakers with their own caravan, | | | | you want to be situated near the Cote D'Azur and the |
| motorhome or tent. And because the climate is slightly | | | | French Riviera, the cost for a pitch can be anything up |
| better than in some other countries such as the UK, | | | | to four times that of a touring site in Normandy! Also, |
| you will find people go touring as early as April right | | | | they do vary in cost according to the time of year and |
| through to October, which is when most camp and | | | | the amount of different facilities on offer plus some |
| touring sites are open in France. | | | | charge extra if you just turn up rather than |
| Although if you are thinking or touring in the summer | | | | pre-booking, so it is always a good idea to check out a |
| holidays you may have to pre-book to get a pitch at | | | | few sites in different areas before you go on your |
| some of the more popular caravan sites, especially in | | | | holiday and we always ensure we have the different |
| places like Brittany, which is one of the most popular | | | | sites and their details on hand whilst we are touring. |
| camping and touring holiday areas in France, but there | | | | However, if you would rather have peace and |
| are many to choose from and you can often just pull | | | | tranquillity whilst on holiday in your caravan or motor |
| up and arrange an overnight stay, or if you want to | | | | home, then there are also numerous sites which offer |
| see the sights in a specific area, then you could | | | | the more mature family, and you can find some |
| always book a whole weeks holiday, or two, on a | | | | beautiful settings that range from lakeside views to |
| particular caravan site. | | | | being situated in a forest where you can watch the |
| Most touring sites will offer pitches with an electric | | | | wildlife roaming, or why not meet up with some other |
| hook-up and some also include water, some others will | | | | like-minded people whilst staying in the grounds of a |
| even have pitches that cater for sewage disposal for | | | | French Chateau. The choice is immense and on some |
| the black tanks that you get within a motorhome and if | | | | of the sites you could even get to experience activities |
| not, they have on-site facilities at set points for your | | | | such as horse riding, artery and clay pigeon shooting. |
| waste water and emptying out your cassette toilet or | | | | Mind you, if you are towing a large caravan or have a |
| porta-loo. In fact, last time we were in France, we | | | | large motorhome like a Winnebago, then it is also a |
| noticed that a lot of the larger service stations also | | | | very wise idea to check the terrain of your desired |
| have points that you can empty out your waste tanks, | | | | destination, as some of the campsites may not be |
| which is great for when you are travelling through | | | | accessible. One particular place we went had such a |
| France. | | | | narrow track running up to the site that it would have |
| But getting back to the touring sites; the amount of | | | | been impossible to get a 36 plus foot motorhome |
| facilities available on lots of caravan and camping sites | | | | round the bend and into the gate at the entrance and |
| in France (not including the basics), means that you | | | | as for reversing, we wouldn't have liked to try that with |
| may find you just wish to stay put and enjoy what is | | | | a caravan! |
| on offer, such as swimming, tennis, fishing, the bar and | | | | Yet even if you do not own your own caravan or |
| restaurant, clubs with entertainment, children's | | | | motor home, although it will add to the cost of your |
| playgrounds and much, much more, which are normally | | | | holiday, you can still enjoy a touring holiday in France |
| free to use bar certain activities that you may have to | | | | with freedom by hiring one for a week or two, which is |
| pay a fee for, such as a fishing permit, playing pool, | | | | also a good idea to see if you will end up enjoying the |
| hiring cycles or using the gym. | | | | whole experience, before investing your hard earned |
| And overall, these types of camping sites are of | | | | money on the purchase of a caravan or motorhome. |