Le Mans Newbie at 65!!
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Hi all, at last I am going to Le Mans now I am retired. Going for the whole week!, Ferry late on sat. night and not back until Tuesday following week. Camping at Houx and am wondering if any of you have directions on how to get to the campsite please. My son is dead jealous as he has been there as part of a Private Team (Martin Short) 4 times but has never been able to soak up the atmosphere. I know regulations mean that cars will be different but hey, who cares. one more tick on my bucket list.
if you are going Tuesday the easy way is just follow the green signs, if you what to get there quicker then head for the big carrefore then drive towards the circuit pass the big roundabout heading towards mulsanne and just as you enter the mulsanne straight turn right down the slope, at bottom head left and follow signs or just everyone else. If Mulsanne closed take next turning of roundabout then sharp right down a step hill and right at bottom passing under the mulsanne straight on to the same road.
Yep, as above.
Follow Parking Vert. P vert. Signs and it will get you there easily.
You will be required to show tickets for camping and entry at the gate and possibly have an inspection of you luggage area for whatever bulls
t excuses they direct at contraband. Ie no glass in the campsite / circuit.
So avoid stocking up with stubbies and plonk in glass or bury it well.
We take gallon tins of Adnams...
Try Club Arnage website for load of useful info. There will be a bunch of us sharing a pitch with the Drinking for Holland boys on Houx as usual.
And have fun.
A
Follow Parking Vert. P vert. Signs and it will get you there easily.
You will be required to show tickets for camping and entry at the gate and possibly have an inspection of you luggage area for whatever bulls
t excuses they direct at contraband. Ie no glass in the campsite / circuit.So avoid stocking up with stubbies and plonk in glass or bury it well.
We take gallon tins of Adnams...
Try Club Arnage website for load of useful info. There will be a bunch of us sharing a pitch with the Drinking for Holland boys on Houx as usual.
And have fun.
A
You mention you're heading back the Tuesday after the race.
The place is effectively shut down at around 6pm on the Sunday from then on, you're on your own. No electricity (if you've booked a hook up) toilets and showers go unattended. No hot water. Security go home. Things can then become a little lively as the knuckle-draggers come out to play and the local traveller folk come a roaming!
The place is effectively shut down at around 6pm on the Sunday from then on, you're on your own. No electricity (if you've booked a hook up) toilets and showers go unattended. No hot water. Security go home. Things can then become a little lively as the knuckle-draggers come out to play and the local traveller folk come a roaming!
Get to LeHoux Wednesday and leave no later than early Monday.
The race ends at 4 on Sunday, so more than normal will stay for Sunday night and the roads will be mayhem if you try to get out before 7.
The pykies will be wandering around Monday, so if you want to keep it, lock it in your car.
The race ends at 4 on Sunday, so more than normal will stay for Sunday night and the roads will be mayhem if you try to get out before 7.
The pykies will be wandering around Monday, so if you want to keep it, lock it in your car.
You seem to have started off well, and are going the full week, like me. The smaller French supermarkets are open on Sunday morning, so invest in some tins of beer, bottles of wine, coffee, garlic sausage, bread & cheese etc on the way down
Follow the green signs to Houx. Have a look at the map of stands and campsites to work out where you are and where to go next. Set up camp on Sunday, and have a bit of a wander around/acclimatisation etc.
On Monday, as you're not far from the tram, head into town and watch some of the scrutineering. The ACO publish a timetable so pick a time when theres interesting cars going through. Find a town map first. Head for a meal and a few beers.
Tuesday is a day off really, ideal for stocking up the supplies. Do look at the ACO timetable, as there are odd events. The main pitwalk should start at 10:00 on Wednesday, and the roads closures start as Practice starts at 3:30.
The rest is all downhill. Do take a radio and headphones/ear defenders for Radio Le Mans, and take a sense of humour
Follow the green signs to Houx. Have a look at the map of stands and campsites to work out where you are and where to go next. Set up camp on Sunday, and have a bit of a wander around/acclimatisation etc.
On Monday, as you're not far from the tram, head into town and watch some of the scrutineering. The ACO publish a timetable so pick a time when theres interesting cars going through. Find a town map first. Head for a meal and a few beers.
Tuesday is a day off really, ideal for stocking up the supplies. Do look at the ACO timetable, as there are odd events. The main pitwalk should start at 10:00 on Wednesday, and the roads closures start as Practice starts at 3:30.
The rest is all downhill. Do take a radio and headphones/ear defenders for Radio Le Mans, and take a sense of humour
LawrieC said:
You seem to have started off well, and are going the full week, like me. The smaller French supermarkets are open on Sunday morning, so invest in some tins of beer, bottles of wine, coffee, garlic sausage, bread & cheese etc on the way down
The Carrefour at Mulsanne corner is open, good excuse to go for a spin round the public road sections of the track, which is an essential part of the trip.This might be helpful
https://www.le-mans-guide.co.uk/where-to-shop
2020 website will be published by the end of the month.
Enjoy
Strasse
https://www.le-mans-guide.co.uk/where-to-shop
2020 website will be published by the end of the month.
Enjoy
Strasse
Strasse said:
Useful map to start with, and that whole website looks pretty handy, and it will include this years schedule in about a month.The smaller supermarkets usually open from 9:00 to 12:30 on Sundays, so you should make Le Mans/Mulsanne before they shut. Anyone on a later ferry should can stop en route before they close.
Last year, the Monday was a bank holiday, with everything shut, which caught a few out
StevieBee said:
You mention you're heading back the Tuesday after the race.
The place is effectively shut down at around 6pm on the Sunday from then on, you're on your own. No electricity (if you've booked a hook up) toilets and showers go unattended. No hot water. Security go home. Things can then become a little lively as the knuckle-draggers come out to play and the local traveller folk come a roaming!
Not true on Houx. Electric hook up works on the Monday, block of showers/toilets fully serviced up at the track end. And no shortage of hot water.The place is effectively shut down at around 6pm on the Sunday from then on, you're on your own. No electricity (if you've booked a hook up) toilets and showers go unattended. No hot water. Security go home. Things can then become a little lively as the knuckle-draggers come out to play and the local traveller folk come a roaming!
Tyre Smoke said:
StevieBee said:
You mention you're heading back the Tuesday after the race.
The place is effectively shut down at around 6pm on the Sunday from then on, you're on your own. No electricity (if you've booked a hook up) toilets and showers go unattended. No hot water. Security go home. Things can then become a little lively as the knuckle-draggers come out to play and the local traveller folk come a roaming!
Not true on Houx. Electric hook up works on the Monday, block of showers/toilets fully serviced up at the track end. And no shortage of hot water.The place is effectively shut down at around 6pm on the Sunday from then on, you're on your own. No electricity (if you've booked a hook up) toilets and showers go unattended. No hot water. Security go home. Things can then become a little lively as the knuckle-draggers come out to play and the local traveller folk come a roaming!
A good land mark is the huge MM Arena Le Mans it’s about 1/2 mile from the Houx campsite. Type this location into Google maps and then open street view, this gives you a really good view of the route to the campsite.
Not sure wether you can collect your pension on a Thursday from the Post Office in Le Mans, I’ve never tried 😂😂
Not sure wether you can collect your pension on a Thursday from the Post Office in Le Mans, I’ve never tried 😂😂
StevieBee said:
You mention you're heading back the Tuesday after the race.
The place is effectively shut down at around 6pm on the Sunday from then on, you're on your own. No electricity (if you've booked a hook up) toilets and showers go unattended. No hot water. Security go home. Things can then become a little lively as the knuckle-draggers come out to play and the local traveller folk come a roaming!
Sorry I should have said that I will be leaving the campsite on Monday but am staying at Rouen for the night before driving to Calais on the Tuesday. I presume the campsite will still be operational until lunchtime on the Monday?The place is effectively shut down at around 6pm on the Sunday from then on, you're on your own. No electricity (if you've booked a hook up) toilets and showers go unattended. No hot water. Security go home. Things can then become a little lively as the knuckle-draggers come out to play and the local traveller folk come a roaming!
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