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

your travelling in low season that’s why! We travelled around those dates last year with Irish ferries it was around 750 were travelling a few weeks later this time and it’s near double as it’s in peak season.

Brittany Ferries in July 2026 ....Roslare to Bilbao and back from Roscoff to Cork... 2 Adults and 2 kids, car, inside cabin, 1600 Bucks... Irish Ferries are taking the piss...

As I said in my post I travel twice each year, spring and autumn, that €1500 saving is across the two trips.

Each return trip costs me between €1000 and €1100 for one person traveling with a standard size car each return flight is costing Round €230 so the saving is approximately €770 per return trip

Just out of interest what happened 2 years ago to make your family refuse to travel with Brittany Ferries?

I've found BF to be the best ferry company to travel with over the years. Food and everything else a cut above.

Three different dates, 3 adults in 5 berth motorhome, Irish Ferries to Cherbourg.

7th Aug out, 20th home, €1082

28th Aug out, 12 Sept home, € 973

1st Sept out, 15th Sept home, €863

Brittany ferry from Rossalare for the September dates above, €947.

Flying and car hire next year

Get there quicker, more frugal packing which is a good thing, and we can go further into France.

Stayed there this year. We didn't venture too far, but highly recommend a day trip to Dinan village about 30 mins drive from the camp. Great to tramp around and there are electric hire boats for cruising up the river - take a picnic with you. Just allow time for parking - especially on weekends as it seemed popular with local tourists.

This is a good website for part of the local area: https://www.dinan-capfrehel.com/en/leisure-activities/dinavig/

Good thing about driving around Brittany in general is there are no tolls on the main motorways/highways.

Camping Maisonneuve is a fab campsite in Castelnaud-la-Chapelle, 20 mins from Sarlat, no slides but has a pool and has a river with diving area with plenty of shallow areas as well for paddling. There's so much to see in the area, we've been to loads of chateaux, a dinosaur park, underground caves etc. Its mostly tents but they have cabins too

I still think it's worth visiting Mont St Michel, leaving aside the shops selling tat. The tour of the Abbaye is well worth doing and very interesting. I certainly agree that the shops are just selling tat and it's a shame to see it. We didn't bother having food there but some food the snacks looked reasonably priced, I certainly wouldn't stay for a full meal.

Hi everyone, long time lurker on this thread and really appreciate all the information shared.

We are planning to do our first ferry trip with our 9yr old daughter and our dog this July. We have spent days trawling through all the websites for a campsite that gives our daughter the best chance of english speaking friends with aircon accommodation that accepts dogs too.

We think the La Palmyre area is the best fit and are looking at Camping Eden Villages Palmyre Loisirs or La Côte Sauvage. We would probably prefer La Côte Sauvage for the proximity to the sea but Palmyre Loisirs looks to be easier to make friends with the circus school etc.

Would really appreciate any info from people who have been to these sites or any other suggestions.

Thanks in advance!

yes just another thanks for the info on this thread!

Am almost ready to press book on BF and Ile de Re trip - just am nervous about driving on other side (never did it). Plus Electric car nerves.

no car spaces side by side then for me.

On a bonus note we were in Ile de re last year and did not use the car once (EV) when we were there.. Hired electric bikes. Going back again this year for another week magical place.

As the rest of the posters said France is well served with charging especially on the motorways. My rule when going is not to let it get to low keep a nice reserve just for peace of mind.

Regarding driving on the other side of the road, I find myself nearly to be a safer driver because at every junction I double check left and right for traffic. First couple of roundabouts are a bit weird as you look left but you soon get used to it. I'm assuming you are going to Roscoff so the advantage there is you get in very early on a Sunday morning with very little traffic on the road and there are a few roundabouts and junctions to get you up to speed but after an hour or two it will be second nature.

Flying to Bilbao and hiring a car for 10 days

Plan is to stay half of the time in Le Ruisseau outside Biarritz and half the time somewhere on the Spanish side of the border.

But there apart from "Camping Playa Joyel" west of Bilbao there seems to be no Eurocamp places anywhere in that part of Spain.

Is anyone familiar with the area, are there any hidden gems that that we cannot see ?

Or other Spanish specific campsite websites ?

Or are these just not the thing that side of Spain ?

Kids are teenagers and enjoy a good waterpark or a place with at least a pool that is also close to a beach.

AirBnB prices are very expensive.