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Can anyone give any advice/personal experiances on 'the best' campsite out there. Also prices on pitches ect, i have read guides etc but want to hear your experiances. I have stayed on BSJ twice (i liked it) tried to stay there this year but got sent Dairon tickets. Dont want to stay down this end next year though.
Stayed in Beausejour twice and Karting Nord twice.
Karting Nord is nearer to the main 'village' and is track side.
Beausejour is further away from the 'village', circa 20/30 mins walk. It's not track side but a short walk (<5 mins) will see you at the Porsche Curves. This now has viewing in and out field.
I prefer the location of Karting Nord. Not too far to walk to the Porsche Curves nor to far to walk up to the main 'village' part.
Karting Nord is nearer to the main 'village' and is track side.
Beausejour is further away from the 'village', circa 20/30 mins walk. It's not track side but a short walk (<5 mins) will see you at the Porsche Curves. This now has viewing in and out field.
I prefer the location of Karting Nord. Not too far to walk to the Porsche Curves nor to far to walk up to the main 'village' part.
Well i,ve stayed 'on piste'and off piste, this year I stopped at a firm favourite of mine In Roesze Sur Sarthe approx 10mins drive, shouldn'nt be letting the cat out of the bag but my Le mans cost a staggering £100 approx this year, £40 return p&o ferry,£10 amend charge,30euro camping,£24 parking rouge plus general ticket (extra cost 32euro student rate! have to buy on the gate only)this was for my 15 year old son and myself. If you don't mind the drive and value hot clean showers and get away from it the the municiples are the way forward, other wise beermountain do an excellent guide to the campsites, horses for courses and all that
judgespeed said:
Well i,ve stayed 'on piste'and off piste, this year I stopped at a firm favourite of mine In Roesze Sur Sarthe approx 10mins drive, shouldn'nt be letting the cat out of the bag but my Le mans cost a staggering £100 approx this year, £40 return p&o ferry,£10 amend charge,30euro camping,£24 parking rouge plus general ticket (extra cost 32euro student rate! have to buy on the gate only)this was for my 15 year old son and myself. If you don't mind the drive and value hot clean showers and get away from it the the municiples are the way forward, other wise beermountain do an excellent guide to the campsites, horses for courses and all that
I used to always stay at Roeze (last time was 2006 then i missed 2007 & 8) I can vouch for it being a beautiful campsite with good facilities and next to the river. Some of the group stayed there again this year but said it was virtually empty. We stayed in BSJ this year for the first time, as in Roeze I felt a bit removed from the whole race being 10kms out from the track and I saw so much more racing.Although with some of the behaviour at the track campsites I can appreciate the benefits of Roeze, especially if you have a nice car. (Yes saw your Porsche as you drove through Arnage village
)nick francis said:
Tetre Rouge gets my vote, only about 75 metres from the track, and 25 minutes walk to the "village" Team Langoustine were fantastic.
Good also for the tram station and also the mulsanne straight
This.Good also for the tram station and also the mulsanne straight
Although the walk is more like 10-15 minutes IMO and you can see/hear the cars for the whole walk.
LeightonBuzzard said:
Yh I've read the beermountain guide, was quite useful. Anyone stayed in Houx as this has been highly recommended
We stayed in Houx again this year, but probably for the last time. I think it's becoming an overspill for the reduced Houx Annexe. Our neighbours drove even the calmest of our group to distraction (but this could happen on any site of course).Generally speaking it was a little cleaner that previous years though. Very much luck of the draw, but I have camped there for the last 8 years and it's been fine.
sshh .. don't say it too loudly, but White Rabbit Racing have got the best campsite now. Smaller and more manageable, clubhouse with the race on a projector, 5 mins from porsche curves, 2 mins from the unofficial track viewing areas and handy for brekkie in Arnage.
It also drains well when it rains and gives shade when it's sunny.
Our little secret eh?
It also drains well when it rains and gives shade when it's sunny.
Our little secret eh?
We stayed on Houx as usual this year and had a ball.
As with anything though position is the key. I must say I thought our pitches were about as good as it gets in terms of far enough away from the loo to not be bothered by them, yet close enough for an emergency run... Same with the access to the village, etc.
That said if you have a plot on the road which is right on the path everyone goes through to the village it would drive me nuts.
As with anything though position is the key. I must say I thought our pitches were about as good as it gets in terms of far enough away from the loo to not be bothered by them, yet close enough for an emergency run... Same with the access to the village, etc.
That said if you have a plot on the road which is right on the path everyone goes through to the village it would drive me nuts.
To the OP, you might need to be a bit clearer on what makes a good campsite for you. Primarily, I'm thinking about noise and late nights. Personally they don't bother me at all, but some campsites e.g. Houx and Houx Annexe have a bit of a rep as "party" campsites. The facilities and location are good, the atmosphere for young or young-at-heart people is great, but anyone looking for a quiet time, or taking kids with them, or just planning on doing some knitting when they're away from the track might be better off looking for somewhere a bit more sedate.
It all depends on who you end up next to. The facilities in Houx were far better than those in MB in 06 and 07, the water was always hot for showers and the toilets were actually clean. Houx was strangely empty though and the vibe in MB in 06 I thought was far more fun - beery but never any aggro. There were some complete losers in Houx this year behaving like dicks
Edited by Neil G60 on Wednesday 24th June 14:01
judgespeed said:
Well i,ve stayed 'on piste'and off piste, this year I stopped at a firm favourite of mine In Roesze Sur Sarthe approx 10mins drive, shouldn'nt be letting the cat out of the bag but my Le mans cost a staggering £100 approx this year, £40 return p&o ferry,£10 amend charge,30euro camping,£24 parking rouge plus general ticket (extra cost 32euro student rate! have to buy on the gate only)this was for my 15 year old son and myself. If you don't mind the drive and value hot clean showers and get away from it the the municiples are the way forward, other wise beermountain do an excellent guide to the campsites, horses for courses and all that
Presumably you didn't stick your hand in your pocket for any petrol?For two of us including 5 nights in hotels and eating out, our 9 days cost 1615.00 quid including spending money.
nick francis said:
Tetre Rouge gets my vote, only about 75 metres from the track, and 25 minutes walk to the "village" Team Langoustine were fantastic.
Good also for the tram station and also the mulsanne straight
i'll echo this - by far the best location and amenities le mans has to offer!Good also for the tram station and also the mulsanne straight
Woza said:
nick francis said:
Tetre Rouge gets my vote, only about 75 metres from the track, and 25 minutes walk to the "village" Team Langoustine were fantastic.
Good also for the tram station and also the mulsanne straight
i'll echo this - by far the best location and amenities le mans has to offer!Good also for the tram station and also the mulsanne straight
Agree it was good, not cheap, but good!
I have heard a few people say there has been many d
heads staying at Houx, as long as it's not doing stuff to my car or tent etc i'm not bothered. Loud music and late nights doesn't bother me, just wanna be near the racing. My total spending for 6 days was £162 plus about 40 spent on programmes and few extras.
(everything apart from entry ticket was divided by 3 people) ((double brackets is what I paid)):
Campsite (Dairon) £45 ((£15))
Ferry (Newhaven - Dieppe) £100 ((£33))
Fuel (800 miles total) £120 ((£40))
Entry Ticket (Student) £34 ((£34))
Beer (6 x 24 Kronenbourg) £60 ((£20))
Food (BBQ, army rations, mcd, Carrefour)£60 ((£20))
Total ((£162))
heads staying at Houx, as long as it's not doing stuff to my car or tent etc i'm not bothered. Loud music and late nights doesn't bother me, just wanna be near the racing. My total spending for 6 days was £162 plus about 40 spent on programmes and few extras.(everything apart from entry ticket was divided by 3 people) ((double brackets is what I paid)):
Campsite (Dairon) £45 ((£15))
Ferry (Newhaven - Dieppe) £100 ((£33))
Fuel (800 miles total) £120 ((£40))
Entry Ticket (Student) £34 ((£34))
Beer (6 x 24 Kronenbourg) £60 ((£20))
Food (BBQ, army rations, mcd, Carrefour)£60 ((£20))
Total ((£162))
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