Brittany caravanning
Looking to visit Brittany in September with caravan. Will be bringing 1 dog. Any advice would be appreciated and recommendations on sites would be great thankyou
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Been there 12 times at least. Decide where in Brittany you want to go, decide what style of sites you want, decide whether you will be touring or staying in one place, decide which channel crossing you are taking, and I will put my thinking cap on for you.Happy to help.
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Hi, As for others visited Brittany many times, mainly with the van but also in gites.
We don’t have a dog, that may affect the number of sites you can stay at, and lots of French sites are only open in their peak holiday season so that may also impact.
So far as the ferry, as AD says depends on starting point but Brittany Ferries prices are considerably higher than pre Covid-my quote for 2022, on virtually same dates as last 2019 crossing, is £300 more-so recommend doing a few comparisons before booking.
Wherever you go have a great trip!
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Where are you travelling from in the UK? Friends with dogs go Eurotunnel who were when I was booking a couple of months ago cheapest on that short crossing. Going along the coast Newhaven-Dieppe with DFDS has good prices and a 20% over 60's discount if you phone your booking through.
Colin
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There are many campsites in Brittany, but quite a lot (most of the large ones) close after the kids go back to school. Southern Brittany may be a little warmer but busier. It depends on what sort of site you want and what sort of location.
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As others have said Brittany is a big place, for us living just outside of Plymouth it's an easy place to go and stayed on some great sites. When we have had our kids and now grandkids when on our own we've used some great municapal sites and enjoyed everyone.
Campingfrance.com should help with your choice but bear in mind a lot of sites close around 15th september.
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Let me be precise and name three of our own favourite parts of Brittany - and a good quality campsite in each of those three areas which will be open to the end of September and will give discounted prices to those with an ACSI camping card.
1. The Crozon penininsula - a few days atCamping Armorique at Telgruc sur mer will allow walks and drives around the headlands of that wild exposed coast. I would start by driving out to St Hernot and walking down through the heather and then the dunes to the surfing beach called La Palue. But there are other beaches and cliff walks all around.
2. The coast to the west of St Malo towards Erquy - a few days at Camping le Freche a l’Ane at Pleboulle is a base a little way inland to drive out to various coastal locations. A favourite of ours is the headland st St Jacut de la mer and an ankle deep paddle out to the uninhabited island if the tide is right. But Cap Frehel is good too.
3. And the easiest is Camping Trologot at St Pol de Leon, just a few miles from the ferry arrival at Roscoff. Both those two little towns are lovely - don’t miss their market days - but there’s also a boat ride for a day from Roscoff to the Ile de Batz, and another low tide walk out to the Ile Callot over the causeway from Carantec. And buy a small sack of pink Roscoff onions to bring home.
All those three areas totally dog friendly, but all those three campsites (because of their location) more suitable for caravanners than for Motorhomers with larger vehicles. But I’m sure others have other favourites just as good.
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