France Ferry & Campsite info (use Search function) mod warning post 1

Thanks for advice. We were planning on going on a Monday and Pass Emotion/fastrack doesnt seem to be available on website on Monday and Tuesday! Maybe its not busy enough for it those days

Will book through campsite to keep options open.

Thanks

I am going there for the 5th time this year. Great campsite. We normally go a bit further south and then spend a couple of days there at the end so there is less of a drive to the Ferry. Its about 2 hours from Cherbourg.

The problem with it is the weather can be hit or miss in that part of France, so further south is better for weather. They built a dome around the main pool so even if they weather is bad there are things to do. But on the flip side if there is a heat wave further south its not as hot up there.

If the weather is good there are loads of things to do on site (pony riding, tree top course, rock climbing wall, golf, foot golf, cable wake boarding ) .

Lots to see in the surrounding area as well.

Just spotted sunday will be 30• when we arrive in la palmyre…..

Where are you staying? Bonne Anse Plage?

Sunniest part of western France by hours of sunshine

There's plenty of decent supermarkets in the area but meat is a good bit more expensive than here. We never bother bringing meat but I could see the sense in doing it if you have the ability to keep it cool.

Bonne Anse Plage is a lovely campsite. You'll have an absolute ball!!

We did it last year, and we're doing it again this year.

I rang a local butchers, and they will have the order all vacuum packed for collection. Then straight into the freezer box, and like yourself, will have that plugged in, in the car, and on the ferry.

For around €100, we have:

3 * lamb koftas

3 * Pork kebabs

6 * Chicken kebabs

2 * Striploin Steaks

24 * Jumbo sausages

500g of Ribs

15 * 4oz beef burgers

We will generally bbq 4 out of every 6 nights. Kids are only youngish, so prefer hotdogs, hence all of the sausages

Last year we only brought half of that amount of meat, and had to buy more over there. The difference in quality was huge

Although I don't see the sense in this as it seems excessive (disclaimer: I bring tea-bags with me as the French/Spanish stuff isn't 'tea'), you'd need to be very careful as cool boxes have hot-spots where the heat still enters (as the cold can't travel through all of the meat if it's packed-in). I found this out the hard way while camping with an electrical cooler. Kebabs at the bottom were as warm as 20C for around 2 days, but actually looked fine. 🤮

Yep, it's a little sun-trap/micro-climate between La Rochelle and Royan.

Cooler boxes are generally only capable of cooling to 15 degrees below ambient temperature which is generally fine in Ireland but if you're relying on it for a few days in higher temperatures it's a different story but with just the journey from ferry to campsite should be fine.

We tent camp and have a compressor fridge which is slightly bigger than a standard coolbox but is capable of maintaining a constant temp. Left it in the boot of the car unplugged for the ferry journey with meat in it last year and had frozen some milk and also threw in a frozen dinner that I had anyway (curry or bolognaise) - they acted as extra ice packs - also took a bit of pressure off when we arrived as dinner was sorted and had milk for breakfast.

great i think ill bring it so. I plan to have frozen water bottles in the bottom and then meat. And keep plugged in through out

It's up to the country's own requirements. I suspect a number is not enough. Heres the info for France - if you are going there you should note this.

I applied in person last year and they supplied me with a temporary handwritten copy until the card was issued.

You should contact your local EHIC office to see if they can issue something similar.

Be careful out there kids!!…got a nice letter from the Government of France this morning😯😫

Didn't want to go back there anyway!!

I got 4 of them two years ago after coming back. I paid them.

You only applied for your EIHC card 3 days before travelling and you think travel insurance is an "idiot tax"?

Just for anyone travelling on the WB Yeats, the password for the Club Class Wifi onboard is " shipahoy "

Might save a few quid on the Wifi costs especially if you have a few kids all looking to use their devices. It only works in certain areas of the ship though, I used it in the Cafe beside the play area and I think it worked in the bar also.

BTW, the password has been widely shared online for the past few years so I doubt Im breaking any rules by sharing it a bit further.