The best thing about staying in a motorhome or campervan in France is the freedom to stay in a multitude of locations. Unlike other countries that restrict your over night stays to designated campsites only, France offers you the freedom and variety to stop at many different locations and hidden beauty spots on a whim. […]
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Meet Renoir and Leonardo di Vinci at Home in their Gardens and Chateaux. Chateau Chambord, just one of the many, glorious sights of The Loire Valley and you can get pretty close to it in your motorhome For many, the appeal of Europe is that it’s old, very old. Houses built in the 11th century […]
Visit Disneyland Paris in a Motorhome
Have you thought about how to visit Disneyland Paris in a motorhome? Not many people know this but for a very reasonable fee, you can park overnight and enjoy all the comforts and savings a motorhome hire can give you. You can actually stay overnight, right in front of Disneyland Paris in a campervan For […]
Need access to the most family friendly campsites in France and Europe?
We are often asked how to find campsites with the best environment, facilities and atmosphere for family groups so we thought we’d simply tell you which websites The FMH Team use when planning trips with our families. Family friendly campsites provide a safe and comfortable environment to park your motorhome overnight and they are especially […]
Great new website for places to stay in your motorhome
We just took a call from an enterprising chap who has set up a brand new website with some really unusual and stunning locations to stay overnight in your campervan. Some of the homecamper locations look splendid and offer a great alternative to staying on campsites. Some of the homecamper locations look splendid and offer […]
A great motorhome stopping point if you are heading south from our depot
Last week we spent a couple of nights on a four-star campsite not far from Dijon, just an hour and fifty minutes from our depot. To be brutally honest the campsite itself was a bit of a disappointment but the location was amazing and therefore well worth a visit. The Lac de Panthier campsite at […]
Joigny campsite a local, family-run gem, overlooking The River Yonne
One of our favourite local campsites recently reopened for the season so The FMH team called in to inspect it and found it in tip top condition. The municipal campsite at the edge of the bustling riverside town of Joigny has always been popular with our clients for first and last nights and after our […]
How to find and use ‘Aires de Services’ in France
The French are obsessed with motorhomes, and that’s one of the reasons France has the best services in the world for those travelling in a motorhome. Read on to find out how to find and use aires de services in France. One good example of the facilities provided are the “Aires de Services” (motorhome servicing […]
A great way to find motorhome friendly places to stay
Choosing where to stay the night in your campervan or motorhome in Europe just got easier. Here’s why… There are literally thousands of places to stay overnight in your motorhome in Europe. However, most websites are limited to information about just one type of overnight halt, such as campsites, or only offer options for just […]
Wild Camping in France for Motorhomes and Campervans!
Years of campervan and motorhome travel in France have shown us that you can pull over for the night almost anywhere. Read on to discover some of the places where we’ve “gone wild” for the night… We often blog about the thousands of formal places to stay in campervans, such as campsites and “Aire de […]