cd.thomson
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| posted on 6/4/09 at 12:48 PM |
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OT: we're all going on a summer holiday (hopefully)
3 to 7 friends and I (probably closer to 4 in total) are looking to go on holiday for a week for up to £200 each.
We were thinking of camping in Northern France via the ferry but weren't sure about 4 to 8 lads being allowed on to a French campsite.
Does anybody have any suggestions of holidays or Northern France campsites? 
Cheers
[Edited on 6/4/09 by cd.thomson]
Craig
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Paul TigerB6
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| posted on 6/4/09 at 12:55 PM |
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If you go in the middle of June, you might even get to see a bit of motor-racing!!!
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vinny1275
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| posted on 6/4/09 at 01:12 PM |
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Also, don't rule out the tunnel - on the ferry you pay per person and per vehicle - with the tunnel it's just per vehicle (and you
won't get seasick)
as for recommendations, I took swmbo to the D-day beaches for her birthday last year, seeing the places where all the soldiers landed was awesome -
especially the cliffs at Pointe du Hoc and the gun batteries at lyon-sur-mer. The American cemetary is absolutely breath-taking, really humbling.
I don't see any reason why a campsite wouldn't take a group of lads (or why they'd ask - just say how many tents you want spaces
for...)
HTH
Vince
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eznfrank
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| posted on 6/4/09 at 02:05 PM |
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Depending on transport costs you might even be able to get a villa / coattge for that sort of budget. Six of us went to South of France in September
last year and hired a 4 bed villa with a pool and that worked out at just under £200 each including flights!!
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mistergrumpy
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| posted on 6/4/09 at 02:11 PM |
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If four of you dress as women then you're sorted
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cd.thomson
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| posted on 6/4/09 at 02:23 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by vinny1275
I don't see any reason why a campsite wouldn't take a group of lads (or why they'd ask - just say how many tents you want spaces
for...)
HTH
Vince
Cheers for the replies guys, im having a look at villas now because the savings over flying to the med etc mean we could stay somewhere nicer.
You'd be surprised Vinny, we had to call up 5 places last summer before we were allowed on to a site near Swanage. The that was only
provisionary based on our behaviour on arrival!
Craig
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vinny1275
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| posted on 6/4/09 at 03:30 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by cd.thomson
Cheers for the replies guys, im having a look at villas now because the savings over flying to the med etc mean we could stay somewhere nicer.
You'd be surprised Vinny, we had to call up 5 places last summer before we were allowed on to a site near Swanage. The that was only
provisionary based on our behaviour on arrival!
The French are generally a bit more laid back about such things I think - it also does help if you can speak enough French to ask about the bookings
to begin with (I've forgotten most of mine, but still remember enough to get by) - just don't turn up all wearing England strips and
carrying St George's flags....
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