Besancon - warning for twin axle motorhome owners

[GMJ]

We arrived at Camping de Besancon yesterday https://campingdebesancon.com/ having previously stayed her a few years ago en route to the SoF. It is on the ACSI scheme so should be 18€ a night however as we had a twin axle MH they attempted to charge us 69.60€ a night.

This led to a very heated exchange where I had to point out that their website makes no mention of twin axle MHs only caravans and then it says it is 49€ for low season (not 69.60€). Also the ACSI website and book does not make any reference to twin axle MHs being excluded from the ACSI low season price.

They even tried saying that they would not be able to sell the pitch opposite ours due to our size! Total rubbish as they then later did sell that pitch and there is ample room for both of us to get out as there is a road between us!

Anyway I made this post to warn other twin axle owners who search for Besancon in the future just in case they do not change their website and you get caught out.

NB We could have moved sites but by the time this was all sorted it was past 4.00pm on a very hot day so we were not inclined to get on the road again at that time. My wife wasn't feeling too great either (she has MS). Plus there was the principle of it too.

 

[SquirrellCook]

When in that area we have used ULVF Le Domaine d'Aucroix at Baume-les-Dames, France. Just don't go to the first site you see. Keep driving and it's on your left.

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[Deleted member 144]

Why would anyone pay that sort of money for a campsite in France when there are so many great free Aires to use, especially in a tag axle van that must have all the facilities on board anyway ? I was once refused entry to a Dutch Campsite because my then Hymer was a tag axle we were directed to a Campsite down the road and it was a much better site and much cheaper. There were few Aires at that time in Holland

 

[GMJ]

I agree. 70€ was farcical. 18€ much more acceptable and cheaper than many CL's at home and indeed some aires these days. We spent last night at a municipal site - Camping la Chaleronne -on a fully serviced pitch which is huge and only 16.88€ for the night. It's also on the banks of a river so very pretty and tranquil.