Caravanning 2016 - what are your plans?!
Discussion
Well, seeing as we've partly booked up our summer holiday next year, thought I'd start a 2016 thread!
We're going back to the excellent Domaine de la Breche for 10 nights at the end of July: http://www.domainedelabreche.com/web/?lang=en
This site was an absolute winner this year, great location, loads to do both on and off site, the kids loved it and the staff were great. Highly recommended.
And we're also looking around to try and find somewhere for 5 nights on the way back to Calais, might take a look at Normandy. Have found this site, anyone been?
http://www.lecormoran.com/en/ It gets some excellent reviews.
As for the tail end of 2015, we're taking the kids up to Alton Towers at half term for 3 nights at The Star C&CC site, and that will be it for the year.
We've had 26 nights away this year and have had some truly memorable breaks. Bring on next year!
We're going back to the excellent Domaine de la Breche for 10 nights at the end of July: http://www.domainedelabreche.com/web/?lang=en
This site was an absolute winner this year, great location, loads to do both on and off site, the kids loved it and the staff were great. Highly recommended.
And we're also looking around to try and find somewhere for 5 nights on the way back to Calais, might take a look at Normandy. Have found this site, anyone been?
http://www.lecormoran.com/en/ It gets some excellent reviews.
As for the tail end of 2015, we're taking the kids up to Alton Towers at half term for 3 nights at The Star C&CC site, and that will be it for the year.
We've had 26 nights away this year and have had some truly memorable breaks. Bring on next year!
piecost76 said:
Hi Rosscow,
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Sounds like a good plan! I think for £5k you'll be looking at a private sale? In which case, do your homework and buy a damp meter!
We paid £7400 for our large 2008 6 berth twin axle Ace, but that was 2 years ago (caravan was 5 years old when we bought it). We bought privately but it did have a little bit of damp - fortunately it had a year of the manufacturers warranty left and was a one owner from new caravan with full service history so was repaired free of charge under warranty.
Ours came with everything you'd need - good awning, ground sheets, 2 x aqua rolls, 2 x gas bottles, waste water, 2 x steps, wheel clamp, the lot.
Good luck with your search! And you might find it more fruitful to look 'up north' where there seems to be lots more choice and more value in the private sale sector.
I'll look into that site - I have heard good things about it before. It's in the same group (Les Castels) as the site we went to this year so I'm sure it's superb.
Edit - at Chanteloupe, what pitch would you recommend?
Edited by Rosscow on Wednesday 7th October 11:30
Antony Moxey said:
Hope you don't mind a motorhomer joining in, but next year our only planned trip is to sometime take the ferry from Plymouth down to Santander and then drive back up through Spain/France to Roscoff. I suspect we'll be going to Beautiful Days festival again - this year was the first for not having to endure festival bogs - hopefully it won't be wet three years in a row plus there'll be the usual last minute weekenders away in Cornwall.
That will be an expensive ferry - I'd budget £700 for that!Great trip though, although I'd be tempted to stay in Spain and take in the North and Portugal.
I've done it several times on my motorbike and Northern Spain and Portugal is a stunning place.
Edited by Rosscow on Friday 9th October 12:17
Antony Moxey said:
Coming back up through France we are intending to make it a leisurely affair so are looking to make the trip last a fortnight or so. Didn't think about taking in more of Spain though - it's definitely an idea. As to the ferry, we paid that for a return on the Plymouth to Roscoff overnighter this summer when we had a cabin each way. We had a week and a bit around Nantes and that ferry crossing alone was probably 75% of our spend.
Honestly, I was blown away by the scenery and roads. Across the Picos de Europa, the Northern coast is stunning, and drop down into Montesinho National Park in Portugal. Beautiful!Had an excellent time with the kids at 'Scarefest' (Alton Towers) last weekend.
Stayed at the C&CC site at Alton (The Star). It was OK, not the best site we've stayed at.
We asked for a hard standing pitch (thankfully!) but it was quite small, and very tight to get on and off of.
Time to clean up the old 'van and put her to bed until Spring I think!
Stayed at the C&CC site at Alton (The Star). It was OK, not the best site we've stayed at.
We asked for a hard standing pitch (thankfully!) but it was quite small, and very tight to get on and off of.
Time to clean up the old 'van and put her to bed until Spring I think!
jjones said:
GreatGranny said:
Initially booked Woolacombe in late July for 10 days but now decided too far this year (from Lincs) and going to N Wales instead, probably around Abersoch/Aberdaeron area.
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I would put the extra effort in and get to Woolacombe..
PH5121 said:
We are going to the Lake District this afternoon when the kids get in from school. I don't know what the weather is like up there but it is snowing in Leeds at the moment.
Snowing and it is nearly May, my idea of relaxing, having a bbq whilst the kids play may be a little unrealistic!
It'll be great - get hooked up and get the heater on and you'll be as snug as a bug in a rug! Snowing and it is nearly May, my idea of relaxing, having a bbq whilst the kids play may be a little unrealistic!
Nothing better than being in a caravan when it's freezing cold or lashing down
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