Calais - La Rochelle

[dalester]

Been searching, but didn't find anything specific, so....

....any recommendations on where to stay (only x1 night) on the above route, approx 4-4.5 hrs south of Calais?

Campsite, or decent, well serviced Aire?

Much appreciated!

[Noomo]

I expect lots of us have passed that way but the only time I've overnighted en route was on an unexciting Brit-owned site in winter. Are you avoiding tolls? If so, a (Google) search on "camping evreux" will surely find something in the right area. Try "camping alencon" if you're planning to pay the tolls.

[Louey]

You could try an Aire on the way. There is one near Le Mans - I haven't used this particular one so can't comment much more in it.

Le Mans Aire du Camping clicky link

[lagerhead]

Autoroutes via Rouen is a good option. We have been that way the last 4 years and stopped at the Municipal site in Beaumont sur sarthe which is well recommended. It's just North of Le Mans about 4.5 hrs from Calais.

[Noomo]

.... stopped at the Municipal site in Beaumont sur sarthe which is well recommended.

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[Ian Hulley]

If you want to stay somewhere for free there's an Aire at La Suze sur Sarthe http://www.francethisway.com/places/a/l ... sarthe.php just behind the supermarket in the Mairie car park. It has toilets and just round the corner there's a cracking boulangerie/pattiserie and a bar/bistro.



However this ... is close by

Ian

PS Watch out for the mad French-Canadian woman .... we were the first English people she'd seen since moving there in 1948 and OH BOY did she want to practice her long-forgotten English on us !

[Merlin Cat]

we stayed at a nice camp site about 30 mins south of St Malo a month ago. Camping La Hallerais, Taden. The nearest town was Dinan which was very pretty, the camp site was nice grass pitches, not a lot else but it was only 1km walk down the river to the town. The town was in 2 parts, lower and higher....that was the main bit but was a bit of a blooming slope to get up to it! Also stayed at a lovely situation site (tho basic loos etc) over the bridge at La Rochelle.

[Noomo]

Also stayed at a lovely situation site (tho basic loos etc) over the bridge at La Rochelle.

I remember a very pleasant stay 12+ years ago on our first ever campervanning trip to France - it was "over the bridge" too, on the municipal site on Rue des Remparts at St Martin de Re.