November 2017 update of Archie's Campings
If you have a SatNav of almost any type, and want free updated details of nearly 33,000 campsites throughout Europe, then download Archie's Campings November 2017.
Once again a lot of sites have been added, and details of many other sites updated, but as always some sites have closed, so these have been removed from the database.
Please send any feedback about information you find, which is incorrect, via the link on the website.
An App is also available for a modest fee - and this includes liftime updates.
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Yes, unfortunately more and more small sites are closing or opening for shorter periods.
If anyone does find a site closed, can they let Archie know promptly, via the link on the website, so that the details can be removed from the next update.
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We have used Archie’s downloaded to our SatNav over the last two years and it has been invaluable. Always delivered us right at the front door both in the UK and Europe. Probably about 20 sites.
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Val, just embarking on my annual update of POI info (CCC/cc/ACSI/aires/LPG etc) and prefer to use source data rather than Archies, mainly because Archies includes all sites with one denomination 'A' whereas i want my ACSI sites to have have the ACSI logo to tie in with the book...however, ACSI seem now to give this data only site by site rather than one nice long file. the last time i did a full update i had to do it by country, now its by site only as they want ypu to use their app, hence my turning to Archie....
i realise that ACSI dont allow Archie to use the brand/logo 'ACSI' bit ive just seen on his download page a set of files marked 'camping card' but only show Northern Europe countries, next to it is a map of the Southern Europe countries but these are marked (confusingly) 'Best Deal camping card' which seems to be a different organisation to ACSI.
have i got this right or does Archie only give us ACSI sites for northern europe?...
by the way, all the help given by you volunteers is greatly appreciated.
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We luddites just buy a book.
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'BB', don't read the boxes as relating to what's above. By clicking on Camping Card it will give you the whole of Europe relating to the ACSI card.
You can also 'borrow' an ACSI logo from elsewhere, reduce it to 22 x 22 pixels and save it as a bmp file, replacing Archies logo. Then load it into your satnav along with the sites file.
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ah, Dave thanks....
just looked a bit confusing..i do have an ACSI icon...ET, i do buy the book, otherwise i couldn't get on the sites
, but when navigating, i find it far easier to touch an icon on the satnav screen than typing in (possibly incorrectly) a string of nimbers from a book.i also use a map, too....what do you think of that?
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thanks again, Dave, all POIs collected, classified, stored (as back up) on my PC and loaded up to two Tomtoms (a larger one for the van, the other for the car.....and back up for long trips away) so happy now for 2017.
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Not sure why Archie lists ACSI sites separately from the full list. If you load his full file onto the SatNav you search by site name. As you will already have the ACSI book if you have joined then the site name is all you need.
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Some people just download the ACSI file only.
Some people download the Best Deal file only.
Others download just one country.
Others download the whole lot...........................! So Archie makes it easy for anyone to make their choice.
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Just a follow up to what Val has said above some sat navs only allow POI files of a certain size to be loaded at any one time. So the more options Archie offers the better.
David
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Understood. I certainly needed a memory card on my Garmin but they are very cheap nowadays.
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our latest van has a built in satnav, i did have a quick read of the manual (yes, a man reading a manual
) and will have to change the format and use an SD card....may have a little play some time...good vanning
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