TOUR ESSENTIALS
our motorhome
We have been touring for more than 12 years in our 2003 Hymer Camp on a Fiat Ducato base.
Where we stayed ■ Camping Municipal Bellevue
Avenue de la Loire,
41500 Muides-sur-Loire
Tel +33 9 63 64 57 56
Web www.campingfrance.com A simple site with 100 pitches, in a village just outside Chambord.
■ Huttopia Sarlat
Rue Jean Gabin, 24200 Sarlat Tel +33 553 59 05 84
Web europe.huttopia.com/ site/camping-sarlat
Part of a well-organised chain.
■ Camping de la Cité
Chemin Bernard Délicieux,
11000 Carcassonne
Web campingcarcassonne.com We stayed in the Camper Area (no toilets or showers). You pay for 24 hours at the barrier – make sure that if you only want to stay for one 24-hour period, you leave before the time stated, or you will have to pay a second charge to raise the barrier.
■ Camping Paradis la Brise
(pictured below)
Rue Marcel Carrière - CS 60001, 3460 Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer
Tel +33 4 9097 84 67
Web www.camping-labrise.fr On the coast, so prone to those winds, but large and with a pool, play area, shop and snack bar. We used this site because it is near both beach and town.
Find out more ■ Château de Chambord
Web www.chambord.org
■ Carcassonne
Web tourism-carcassonne.co.uk Information on the walled city and surrounding area. You can book tours via this website as well.
■ Camargue
Web about-france.com/ tourism/camargue.htm
We used the tourist information site for basic details about visitingthe Camargue. There are lots of other websites on local tours and wildlife.
■ Arles
Web arlestourisme.com/en
Covid info
Rules on travelling to France and returning to the UK are complicated and liable to change at any time. For the latest information, see www.gov. uk/foreign-travel-advice/france.
costs ■ Ferry
We sailed Dover/Calais using P&O standard flexi-fare, giving us a four-hour window for sailings each way. The return fare cost £105.
■ Campsites
€153 for a total of eight nights.
■ Fuel
We covered 984 miles which cost £185 in diesel.
■ Tolls
We normally avoid toll roads in France, but the distances involved meant we did use some toll roads on this trip, at a total cost of €63 (£54).