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Motorhome & Campervan hire in the Eurozone?

28 Jan

Motorhome & Campervan hire in the Eurozone? Your money hasn’t gone this far in the last five years! It’s always hard to decide on the best time to travel abroad if your decision might be influenced by currency exchange rates but with the latest trend in the Euro exchange rate against many of the world’s […]

Fuel Prices Are Plummeting Here!

16 Dec
Fuel Pumps

France has long enjoyed some of the lowest fuel prices in the EU but diesel has dropped significantly in the last couple of months and is truly epic value right now. We have been here 15 years and don’t remember the last time we saw diesel at less than €1.10 per litre (we paid €1.09 […]

Secrets of a medieval castle

04 Dec

About an hour south of our depot at Guédelon, some incredible enthusiasts are halfway through a 25-year project to build a medieval castle using only the tools and materials available in the 13th century. A few years ago on British TV, the series “Secrets of the Castle” featured Guédelon, exploring how you go about building […]

Tour de France Route for 2015

26 Oct
Tour de France Route road sign

Following the announcement of The Tour de France route for 2015, what do we think of the route and what does it mean for those following it in a motorhome? We think it is a fabulous route and it appears to have been designed with the France Motorhome Hire depot location in mind, putting us […]

It’s Mont d’Or season!

06 Oct
Mont d'Or Cheese

There are lots of things to love about France in the autumn but one of the most sublime seasonal treats has to be Mont d’Or cheese.  Only available from autumn to early spring, this unctuous, soft, rich cheese from the Jura region can be devoured at room temperature or baked in the oven then served […]

France is stunning in the autumn

26 Aug
Chablis Vineyard

It’s well documented that France (the world’s number one tourist destination) enjoys great summer weather which brings out the holiday makers for the popular summer months.  What fewer people realise is that the slightly (but often only just slightly) cooler autumn months have a great deal to offer too and can be great months in […]

Uefa Euro 2016 France

12 Aug
Euro 2016 Package - Francemotorhomehire.com

If you want to get your hands a motorhome or campervan for UEFA EURO 2016 in France (10th June to 10th July), you’d better book one soon! Every fan who is planning to come is having the same idea – a motorhome or campervan is the only way to conveniently get to all the right […]

We hired from a competitor!

01 Aug
France Motorhome Hire interior kit

At France Motorhome Hire we are often told by clients who have hired from other companies in the past, how well our kit of inclusions compares so we recently sent an internal spy to check out one of France’s biggest motorhome hire companies and see what they provide.  Our spy hired from a very well-known […]

Tour de France Update

09 Jun

Vehicle available for Le Tour and Paris grand-stand tickets still on sale Having been fully booked since October 2013 for this year’s Tour de France, we now have a four-berth Sky 20 available for Le Tour due to a late cancellation.  Get in touch quickly if you might like a great deal on this last […]