Route up through West France, recommendations

TJBi said:
If overnighting at Blaye, I would thoroughly recommend the AF, which is much more pleasant than the CU, provides free electricity and has a service point tucked away behind the buildings.
Tom
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We're up the hill tucked away near the back gate of the Citadel, nice &quiet & it's free!
 
Is it not worth getting the ferry from Spain , just out of interest , I know it works out a bit more expensive as i did it in 2003 going down and back up through France in 2004 after a once in a lifetime 12 month holiday
 
spigot said:
Seen them down there, packed in like sardines.
Up here at the moment, just 2 other vans.
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What you are talking about, packed in like sardines, is the CU, not the AF. The AF is individual pitches, on grass, palm trees for shade, a pond at the back (with a couple of black swans if they're still there, plus some ducks), free electricity and a proper service point as previously mentioned. Tonight, the owners will probably be offering free aperitifs in the citadelle. (The first time that I was there, because they were extremely busy preparing for visits the following day, the aperitifs were on-site; an unforgettable experience.)

Tom
 
TJBi said:
What you are talking about, packed in like sardines, is the CU, not the AF. The AF is individual pitches, on grass, palm trees for shade, a pond at the back (with a couple of black swans if they're still there, plus some ducks), free electricity and a proper service point as previously mentioned. Tonight, the owners will probably be offering free aperitifs in the citadelle. (The first time that I was there, because they were extremely busy preparing for visits the following day, the aperitifs were on-site; an unforgettable experience.)
Tom
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Can't see an AF here in Blaye, if you mean a private aire at one of of the Chateaus you can hardly call it free as one is expected to buy wine.
 
spigot said:
Can't see an AF here in Blaye, if you mean a private aire at one of of the Chateaus you can hardly call it free as one is expected to buy wine.
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Certainly they hope that you will buy wine or book a tour, but there is no obligation. The first time that I stayed there (for one night) I bought nothing but made a mental note to return for two nights following year for a tour of the winery and a déjeuner de vigneron, which I did and found very good value. Perhaps you could pass on your location to POI Admin as an additional option in Blaye.
 
spigot said:
Kicked off yesterday with best of intentions, we'll follow the coast.
But with the hot weather & the week end coming on, we soon ran into problems.
We experienced our first traffic jams in 5 months.
So, Hey-ho, back to the bloody N10.
Made good progress then, now at Blaye on the Gironde estuary where there is a fantastic Saturday market.
Now about to have a look at the oyster stalls!
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Tumbled the reason for the traffic jams, last Thurs was a public holiday & most Frogs took a day out of annual leave for the Fri to make a long week end, this coupled with the current heat-wave is the reason for the road problems.
We got as far as Poiters this afternoon when the jams started as Mr & Mrs France returned home from the beach.
We pulled into the good aire alongside Futurscope where we are sitting out under trees with a slight breeze but the temp is still 32deg.
I hope it's cooler in UK.
 
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TJBi said:
Certainly they hope that you will buy wine or book a tour, but there is no obligation. The first time that I stayed there (for one night) I bought nothing but made a mental note to return for two nights following year for a tour of the winery and a déjeuner de vigneron, which I did and found very good value. Perhaps you could pass on your location to POI Admin as an additional option in Blaye.
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Sometimes it's worth paying a little more for the experience don't you think Mike?
 
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