Dad and lad's first Le Mans trip

[Wheresme917]

Hello all. Been reading through the forms for a while, but just officially joined up.

So my eldest boy turned 11 this weekend, and I have just been given an unofficial green light from the misses to take him to his first 24hr next year. Last time I was there was back in '06, so I'm guessing it's a completely different kettle of fish now to what it was back then.

What I could really do with is a few pointers please. I'm just starting my research on the best approach to heading down there if you're taking your kid, and I'm wondering what recommendations any experienced dads can give me on this.

Things that I'm mainly wondering about are best choices of campsite. I want us to be close to the action so he really gets the atmosphere of it all, but also want to avoid gangs of chavvy toerags doing doughnuts all night like we had in Beausejour last time I was there. Also, is it best to get a package that takes care of everything in one go and what are the most popular tour operators to go with, and do I need to be booking this right now or am I already too late to get into the most popular sites?

Ideally I'd like to get the tickets and the campsites sorted now so I don't have to worry about it next year, but I doubt I'll have the option to be too choosy as I know the best sites get booked up almost immediately.

We're in Poole, Dorset btw, so we'll obviously be taking the Poole-Cherbourg route down there to keep things simple.

Anyway, any tips in general gratefully received, as I don't really have a clue where to start with this at the moment

Cheers, Bob

[Wheresme917]

Evening all. Thanks for the responses, I like the sound of Tertre Rouge but as far music being blasted out to 3am, I suppose it's pretty much down to whoever rocks up next to you and could pretty much happen anywhere. I remember Beausejour was just the same, the majority of it was fine but there were pockets of lads going mental most of the night.

Basic plan at the moment is to see if I can get something booked and paid for over the next few weeks. Other than TR, does anyone have any other recommendations? How about the Houx sites? And I remember a site with lots of trees on the inside of the Arnage corner that looked quite good, anyone stayed there?

Cheers, Bob

Edited by Wheresme917 on Monday 26th November 20:14