france in october

1967bowesj

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Hi all I'm looking for info regarding britteny/normandy in october, would have been in the summer but can't get the pouch's passport through in time. It will be our first time camping/wilding abroad and would like some ideas about areas to go/the local weather in october/facilitie closers and most important for our 13 year old can we get freesat/tv in france. Many thanks for any info in advance John:)
 
Cheers ***** will have to look then up on google, we only have a week in october for traveling so wasnt sure how for south we could get.Obviously the hotter the further south you go
 
Try the Champagne Trail.Chalons,Eponey ,Reims loads of free aires on the canals ,i did it year before last at end of sept and weather was better than july(had to be it rained for 2 weeks)Also not too far.
As Graham says the further you go down the better last year was in Perpignan area same time and it was lovely but was close to Spanish border.As for freeview Status has a new ariel out that they say you can pick tv up abroad
Rob
 
Thanks for more ideas Rebbyvid, the tv idea is we use a sat dish to get freesat in uk but dont know if it works in europe.Next summer will be going for 2 weeks so should have time to travel a bit (if this years adventure works out that is)
 
Hi,
if you have a dish that you use in uk, it will pick up the signal's in Brittany/Normandy just the same, but the further south you travel, the bigger the dish required. What size of dish are you using?
If you are interested when you go to Normandy, visit the Beaches and Mueseums with lots of info from WW11, I found Arrowmanches was very good to learn about the "Mullberry harbour".
I went in October two years ago, the weather was warmer than here, but we did have the dreaded rain, but still in shorts and T. Use the village Aires.

Happy Camping:)
 
Hi pioneer sorry for slow reply been baking bread. The dish is usual oval sky type but i do have an old 60cm round one that i could fit instead
 
Hi,
take the 60cm dish with you. Had you been going to the Sof France, then a larger dish would be preferable. You will get a stong enough signal with that in Brittany and Normandy.
I have a 120cm dish in the shed for use when travelling around in the deep south regions, fits on the bike rack, if you ever need to borrow it, send me a PM, that's if you don't live to far away.

Happy Camping:)
 
Thanks for the offer but I'm just outside Durham so not really close to you in wales. Thanks for info on dish size, daughter wont be happy if no tv while away
 
If you search back through the "France" forum there are a lot of Brittany/Normandy posts and plenty of POIs for wild camping from Belgian our resident expert. You are almost spoilt for choice of spots.

If you only have a week available for travel then take the Poole to Cherbourg ferry as it puts you right into the area you want to visit and is probably about the same cost as travelling to Dover and driving down the coast.

Weather - will be almost the same as Cornwall/Devon at that time of year - so either an Indian Summer or an Arctic Spring :) One of the joys of wilding - bad weather = go South, good weather = stay put.

Be a devil and leave the TV at home, buy a travel Scrabble, Monopoly Board and a pack of cards :)
 
Not that far away and still (mostly) good weather in that time of year is the Vendée-Charente coast south of the Loire down to the Gironde. The isles of Ré and Oléron (near La Rochelle) are dreams out of the holliday season . Not only nice coasts and isles but also lovely towns like La Rochelle, Rochefort, Brouage and for nature the Marais Poitevin.
For the Vendée look at: http://www.wildcamping.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=5101
If you can hang on a little longer I'll post the Charente too shortly.
(and try overthere the 'pineau de Charente' mmmmmmm:))
 
Roger said:
If you search back through the "France" forum there are a lot of Brittany/Normandy posts and plenty of POIs for wild camping from Belgian our resident expert. You are almost spoilt for choice of spots.

If you only have a week available for travel then take the Poole to Cherbourg ferry as it puts you right into the area you want to visit and is probably about the same cost as travelling to Dover and driving down the coast.

Weather - will be almost the same as Cornwall/Devon at that time of year - so either an Indian Summer or an Arctic Spring :) One of the joys of wilding - bad weather = go South, good weather = stay put.

Be a devil and leave the TV at home, buy a travel Scrabble, Monopoly Board and a pack of cards :)
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Thanks Roger havent really looked at ferries from west of england but may be a thought it cuts out a lot of miles driving. Mind you I've been searching through some of the post in the france secton and we may leave it for this year (cant get the doggies passport in time for summer)and travel for next years two week holies, really fancy trying Graths find in "Oradour s Glane" looks a really thought provocking area to tour
many thanks John
 
1967bowesj said:
from really fancy trying Graths find in "Oradour s Glane" looks a really thought provocking area to tour
many thanks John
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Oradours one of those must see place ,very sombre .One of the best free Aires i've stayed on
and not that far from La Rochelle
Rob

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Roger said:
If you search back through the "France" forum there are a lot of Brittany/Normandy posts and plenty of POIs for wild camping from Belgian our resident expert. You are almost spoilt for choice of spots.

If you only have a week available for travel then take the Poole to Cherbourg ferry as it puts you right into the area you want to visit and is probably about the same cost as travelling to Dover and driving down the coast.

Weather - will be almost the same as Cornwall/Devon at that time of year - so either an Indian Summer or an Arctic Spring :) One of the joys of wilding - bad weather = go South, good weather = stay put.

Be a devil and leave the TV at home, buy a travel Scrabble, Monopoly Board and a pack of cards :)
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Belgian said:
Not that far away and still (mostly) good weather in that time of year is the Vendée-Charente coast south of the Loire down to the Gironde. The isles of Ré and Oléron (near La Rochelle) are dreams out of the holliday season . Not only nice coasts and isles but also lovely towns like La Rochelle, Rochefort, Brouage and for nature the Marais Poitevin.
For the Vendée look at: http://www.wildcamping.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=5101
If you can hang on a little longer I'll post the Charente too shortly.
(and try overthere the 'pineau de Charente' mmmmmmm:))
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Thanks Belgian I've been looking through some of your posts for stops, you sure do travel a bit. As I replied to Roger we probably will leave our french trip till next year when we can spend more time tourng about. And I can search through all the listings for places to see (and there are many )
many thanks for your help john:)
 
Rob after seeing Graths posting in franch 2008 holiday photos I hought just that, theres a place that you just have too see. And that aire has to be one of the best
many thanks john
 
I think that I can help you to solve your problems. If you want to make a camping in france, you should choose the Provence city. You are allowed to go there because the bureaucracy is not too complicated. It's quite easy to ask for the passport
 
hi 67, just a thought for you, Ive spent alot of time in the south of Brittany round the Sarzeau area, (golf du morbihan) there are lots of aires and wildcamping areas there. I dont know your interests but its an excellent wildlife area. If uve only got a week you dont want to be floggin ureself to death drivin. Also on your way there visit Mont st Michel, 4 euros to stay at aire overnite, and quite a few sites
 
I spent a time living in Normandy and the autumn is fairly good. The weather doesn't really get bad until February. There's a monthly diary-cum-blog on my website if you're interested in seeing photos of the various seasons.

No idea about TV coverage, though. When I go away TV is the last thing I worry about.
 
Agree about the weather south of Poitiers being better. Have you ever noticed that the rooves change from slate (northern European) to terracotta (Med style). That says it all for me.

But with only a week to play with spend it enjoying Normandy and if you have to put a jumper or two on so be it. The weather is often fairly settled at that time of year so you could have a late Indian Summer.

For camp spots you can do no worse than buying your self a book of the Aire de Service's - parking places specially for 'camping cars' . Many villages have them so they take you to places you might otherwise not visit. Most have water and loo dump facilities, some even provide electric.
 
flower3bird said:
Agree about the weather south of Poitiers being better. Have you ever noticed that the rooves change from slate (northern European) to terracotta (Med style). That says it all for me.
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Agree with that; also have a look at the roofangle of older houses. How steeper it is the more rain; flatter= more sun :)
For aires in France: copy the lists you find in:
http://www.i-campingcar.fr/accueilcartes.htm It is in french but they are more acurate than the books and they also show nice wild places (bts) highlited in yellow.
 
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