Coming back from Spain through central France in March

[GMJ]

Coming back from Spain through central France in March

I have been doing some research for next years trip and have come up with the following route/campsites to get across France in March. This is for our trip next year but I wanted to check the feasibility as we need to book some Spanish sites ASAP and we would like to stay near Barcelona on our next trip so we can do some day trips in there. Logically then, it makes sense to cross over in NE Spain. We will be taking a bimble back hence the number of sites/stops.

I know that weather can be iffy but I would welcome any thoughts on any of the campsites/routes etc. If you have stayed on any of these I'd welcome your views...especially in relation to hard standing areas, as we would just be coming out of winter.

The sites are from camper contact and ACSI and all advertised as being open all year...

From Spain, first stop....

- Toulouse: Camping Toulouse

Then approx 3h 25m to...

[FONT=&quot]- Camping du Loup Blanc, [/FONT][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot]Av Marechal Leclerc 1228, 63150 La Bourboule

Approx 3h 36m to...[/FONT][/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]- Camping Merry-sur-Yonne, [/FONT][FONT=&quot]Impasse des Sables 5, 89660 Merry-sur-Yonne

Approx 3h 24m to...[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]- Camping Domaine de la Nature, Chemin de Bourfaud, 02370 Vailly-sue-Ainse

Approx 2h 25m to...

- Camping la Fontaione des Clercs, Montruil sur Mer [we have stayed at this one before]

Approx 55m to the tunnel

Thanks

Graham [/FONT]

 

[GMJ]

Thanks Graham

I'll take a look.
Do you have any campsites around Perigeaux, Limoges and Orleans that you use or do you stick with aires?

Graham

 

[Full Member]

Hi Graham.
When I came back from the Mediterranean recently I used the Somport tunnel. It's free and most impressive. The roads up to it either side are pretty standard mountain roads - then a wide two lane tunnel takes you under the Pyrenees. If you haven't used it to date you may wish to consider it. I can't help with campsites but would recommend Jaca (just inside Spain). It has an amazingly well preserved fort with deer in the moat and views of the snow capped mountains above it. There's a good free aire there with water, grey dump and black dump all year round.
Judging by your campsite list I guess that you plan to come around the eastern end of the Pyrenees but if the Somport option is of interest I can post some photos for your delectation (!).

Colin

 

[GMJ]

Thanks folks - much appreciated

Coming back we will be in the east.

We tend to use campsites if we can rather than aires tbh. We have stayed on aires but prefer a few more comforts at that time of the year...

Graham

 

[wakk44]

We used aires exclusively when travelling through France in february as I couldn't see the point in stopping on a site just when passing through for 1 night.Most of the aires were closed and had the water turned off but we always managed to park up somewhere even with a barrier across the entrance-it's very quiet at that time of year and can also get very cold in central France.I travelled with a full tank of water(120 litres)which we used sparingly.It lasted until we got to the over wintering site in Spain 4 days later.

 

[Mr and Mrs Tupcox]

Have you looked at the aires and wc spots .
each to there own but I found the 3 site we stoped at was ..rubbish .expensive dirty .soz for the neg

 

[Lee]

If you check where Uzerche is, you could come up that way as this aire has free elec

We called in there last year in January and the electric outlets were in a dodgy state and turned off even though the water and dump were in use.

 

[MarkJ]

We stayed at Merry sur Yonne last year.

Nice location, but a bit Fawlty Towers. Need a sense of humour though I suppose they might have finished the loos by now!

But we thoroughly enjoyed our stay, just a bit ad hoc here and there....

 

[GMJ]

We used aires exclusively when travelling through France in february as I couldn't see the point in stopping on a site just when passing through for 1 night.Most of the aires were closed and had the water turned off but we always managed to park up somewhere even with a barrier across the entrance-it's very quiet at that time of year and can also get very cold in central France.I travelled with a full tank of water(120 litres)which we used sparingly.It lasted until we got to the over wintering site in Spain 4 days later.

I think we would struggle to get a shower each, each day for 4 days plus water for other uses out of 120 litres, tbh...

We use aires but not so much in winter.

Graham

 

[wakk44]

I think we would struggle to get a shower each, each day for 4 days plus water for other uses out of 120 litres, tbh...

We use aires but not so much in winter.

Graham

We would also struggle to have a shower each every day for 4 days with 120 litres of water.As I said we use it sparingly,this means having a strip wash every day which is adequate for 4 days travelling south.It is nice to have a proper shower when we reach the campsite though.

 

[barryd]

I reckon I could go a month on 100 litres if I was on my own. I'd just go all Hells Angel. Grow a beard and growl at people. It's these woman, they are obsessed with water and stuff including themselves being clean. Just sayin

 

[GMJ]

Our washing up bowl only takes around 3-4 litres of water so I'm struggling to see how that can be a major drain on water reserves tbh...

Also you must be the worlds quickest in the showers Graham

Graham