France - Next Year

Btw, excellent blog 👍

Freddy, we stayed at La Domaine de Soleil Plage a couple of years ago on a Carthago rally....the site was first class, loads of facilities, incl river access, but unfortunately the weather wasnt terrific and we left early for some Spanish sunshine...

the cycling is nice, quiet country roads and plenty to see in your car.

enjoy.

One over looked area close to Calais is the Somme.We love St.Valery sur somme which is a stunning old town with a beach area.The best campsite to use is Le Walric which is decent but not a club standard site.Showers and toilets are clean and useable and we have always found the staff pleasant.You can walk directly into st valery with its lovely old streets,buildings,cafes,shops etc in about 15 to 20 minutes.Bit of a hill on the way back but not too bad.at all.There is a lot of history in that area as well.

Hi Freddy we would think nearer to Tours or Loches as your half way stop over Limoges is a lot further although the A20 is a non paying toll road and you could come off at Junction 54 just before the paying section and continue on the D820 to Souillac on continue from there to Sarlat all well signposted.

Only got 3 weeks over there this year so one plan is to get ferry from Poole to Cherbourg take a week travelling South, have a week in the Pyrenees (will book the site there) then a week returning to Cherbourg via La Brenne nation park.

On the other hand may give France a miss and go to Denmark and the Baltic

We’re unlikely to be in the Calais area, but thanks for the recommendations 👍

Hiya RK. I’ve just checked again and it seems Loches might well be a better half way point. Are you familiar with any sites in the area? I’m quite happy to search one out, but a recommendation is always preferable.

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Freddy, try Camping Le Cormier at Obterre, not far from Loches. Run by very nice Brits. Like a big CL but still small.

Thank you, that looks perfect. As an aside, are there places of interest locally? I could probably fit in a 2 night stay, if worthwhile.

WN you beat me to the site at Obterre, we have stayed there many times. They are in the process of putting in a small toilet block and extra pitches plus some hard standings over this winter.

Loches is an interesting town and has all the shopping outlets you need, a small chateau at Azay- le- Ferron futher on there is the Brenne  well known for  different species of birds and about a thousand lakes, the landscape is much flatter than the Dordogne but a good stopover point there is the usual information point on site in the dishwashing area and laundry area at present.

Hope this helps Freddy55 and enjoy your stay. We are ex Somerset people although nearer to Bridgwater than you in the north of the county but now live in the Lot region which is the next department to the Dordogne.