Fun facts from the trip:
35 days and 4.5 hours away from home
3,500 kill-o-miles
Average mpg 30.1 = 529 Lt of diesel/gasola
Toll roads - don't ask
Dates
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Site
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Costs
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Notes
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12-13 Sept
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DFDS ferrying
Newcastle to Amsterdam |
£280
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Incl. great buffet, good crossing but last off the boat
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13-16 Sept
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Kompas Camping, Westende, Belgium
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€19
incl tax p.n.
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***
Difficult to find but good tram access to Oostende. Pitch small, elec
only
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16-19 Sept
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Camping Prumtal
Oberweis
Close to Bitburg and Luxemburg
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€19
p.n. + €2
for Wifi
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*****
Best shower block we have come across. Very friendly, good bar/restaurant,
pool. Grass pitch very worn.
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19-20 Sept
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Azur Camping
Ellwagen
West of Stuttgart, close to autobahn
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€17
+ €2
for Wifi
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***
Municipal site. Good for an overnighter. Grass pitch with elec.
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20-23 Sept
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Camping Natterer See
Innsbruck
|
€24.50
incl tax + €5 for 3 nights wifi
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****
Good size pitch but I paid €2 extra for delux. Elec, water &
drainage. TV point an extra €3.
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23-29 Sept
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Europa Camping
Cavallino Treporti
Nr Venice
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€22
incl tax & Wifi
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*****
Small pitch but just 50m from the private beech. Elec, water &
waste. Wifi just about good enough to watch TV on. Good shops, restaurants
etc., waterpark. Mosquitos a plenty but it is on the coast. Showers/toilets
only adequate. Would stay again.
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29 Sept – 3 Oct
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Campsite Baia Verde
Manerba del Garda
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€19
free wifi
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****
Good location on Garda. Decent pitch with elec, water and drainage.
Nice pool, decent small shop and bar/restaurant. Wifi free but weak.
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3-5 Oct
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Camping International Le Fonti
Agliano
Nr Asti
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€17
free wifi
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***
Decent pitch with elec. Water 10 m but drainage … “tip it on the car
park opposite”. Café/shop closed but bread in the morning. Site manager is a laugh.
Free wifi but crap.
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5-7 Oct
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Camping Delle Rose
Isolabona
Italian Riviera
|
€15
free wifi
|
**
Nice bread in the morning but otherwise not a lot going for it.
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7-11 Oct
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Cros de Mouton
Cavalaire
Cote d’Azur
Nr St Tropez
|
€18
|
*****
Best pitch of the tour, elec, water & drainage. Good pool, shop
closed bar/restaurant not used. Showers OK. Good location for French Riviera
however it is an expensive area.
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11-12 Oct
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Campsite VivaCamp La Grappe Fleurie
Beaujolais region
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€17
– free wifi
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****
Good pitch with elec & water but drainage was the grid.
Everything closed except fresh bread in the morning. Would like to stay here again and explore
the vineyards and villages.
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12=13 Oct
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Camping du Vivier aux Carpes
Seraucourt-le-Grand Near Saint-Quentin |
€17
– free wifi
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***
Good for an overnighter
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13 Oct
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P&O Ferry Calais - Dover
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£198
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Would have been £95 if booked 24 hours earlier
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13-14 Oct
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Camping & Caravan Club site
Canterbury
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£13
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Typical CCC site, would use again, maybe 2 nights to visit Canterbury.
Grass pitch. ***** for the showers/toilets.
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14-16 Oct
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Camping & Caravan Club site
Hale
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£12
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Typical CCC site, grass pitch.
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