Member Since: 20 Jan 2013
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Somewhere to stop overnight with car and caravan
Hi.
I M taking the family to France this year and as I am travelling from Lancashire with the car and tin tent I was looking for n overnight stop on the way to the tunnel, looked at a hotel on the M20 but not much in the way of parking for a car and caravan, the van is 6.8m long. Any suggestions?
6th Jan 2017 10:35 pm
GLYNNE
Member Since: 06 Oct 2006
Location: KENT
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Can you stay in the van?
There are a few sites available
6th Jan 2017 10:47 pm
RBP
Member Since: 29 Aug 2012
Location: N Yorks
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Excuse my ignorance as I haven't got a caravan.
Isn't it the norm to sleep in the van & not lug it around all day then book into a hotel at night?
6th Jan 2017 10:49 pm
sean 471
Member Since: 26 Apr 2011
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There is a CC site near to the tunnel
6th Jan 2017 10:50 pm
gvw
Member Since: 16 Jan 2012
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RBP wrote:
Excuse my ignorance as I haven't got a caravan.
Isn't it the norm to sleep in the van & not lug it around all day then book into a hotel at night?
Good one
6th Jan 2017 11:05 pm
Soupy
Member Since: 20 Jan 2013
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Yeah you should sleep in it, however as we are taking it to France and taking the in-laws luggage 3 bikes and other stuff the inside would be quite full, so sleeping inside for this short stop is not a viable option.
I was just looking to get a few hours sleep befodriving another 6hrs to the Vendee.
7th Jan 2017 5:07 am
Russell
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Dale Acres at Hythe, about 20 minutes from junction 11 M20
Blackhourse Farm Hawkinge 10 minutes from junction 12 M20
Bearsted Carava Club site 3 minutes off junction 8 M20
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7th Jan 2017 5:55 am
nigel207
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Not wishing to rain on your parade, but if you've got so much in the caravan, i would seriously consider taking it to a weighbridge before you depart for France. It's surprising how little caravans can carry.
7th Jan 2017 5:56 am
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some as little as 150kilo including spare wheel:shock:It can when others can't,
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7th Jan 2017 8:20 am
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7th Jan 2017 9:39 am
THUB
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I would go with the suggestions re sites near Dover. There is no way I would leave a caravan full of holiday gear outside any hotel, absolutely no way!! Big risk of theft either of it or from it. Also endorse the comment re weighing. The first time we went to France, many years ago, we had a caravan with an Overall Gross weight of 16cwt. I took it to local weighbridge. It was 20cwt(1 ton).
7th Jan 2017 10:19 am
Soupy
Member Since: 20 Jan 2013
Location: Ribble Valley
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Thanks, the caravan has a healthy payload plus the boot of the Disco. I think I will have to do the run in one hit, wouldn't get to a site till around 11pm.
Thanks for the advice.
7th Jan 2017 7:29 pm
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The better half has booked the below for an evening prior to our crossing (10 min away from Port)
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