France Holiday Trip Planning.....................................................help

Hello All,

Looking at a ferry crossing from Plymouth to Roscoff, a 8 hour drive down to Royan, stay at a Yelloh site called Cote Sauvage for a couple of nights, then another 4 hour drive onto another Yelloh site Ilbarritz for 10 days, then back up in one hit for a late crossing back to Plymouth.

Any recommendations, confidence boosters, reality checks and tips?

Never done a long trip like this in any vehicle let alone a nearly 40 year old 1600 bay.

What can i expect MPG wise as i've never worked it out.

Moonraker double top, me, mrs, 2 kids 6 and 4.

Cheers all

 

Brave man . Should be fine in a 1600, I should set off now though.

 

Top Tip, European breakdown cover Make sure they will pay to get vehicle home, not all do !!

 

Where do you live?

 

tbh if i was doing a trip like that the last thing on my mind would be mpg - if my bus got me there and back without issue i'd be very happy. do some long trips over here before you go - better to find a problem now rather than when you're abroad with kids in the van etc. take some spares - condenser, points etc.

 

You'll be fine.
We've driven across france down to Devon twice 1000miles one way...no problems.
Be sure to give your bus a lil service, valves, fresh oil.
Enjoy the trip.
The bus will love it

 

£450?

ferry crossings coming in at £800 return, £1400 with crossing and campsites, then i have to add on fuel, break down etc!

 

newquay cornwall

 

yes mate full service before.

could do it in my t5, which is racked for my tools, but the racking would come in handy for all our kit, but whats the point in having the bay?

 

Ah, I was only going to question the choice of crossing but as you live there it makes sense

 

we used to drive from Camborne ,we went to la tremblade ,which is 20 minutes from Royan ,sorry never once thought of fuel consumption...

we are 40 minutes from Royan ,when you get to La Rochelle take the green roads (non motorway) they are just as fast and you get to pass very nice senery (if your not sick of it by then)...

nb supermarkets are getting rid of the person in the kiost and replacing them with a machine ,the machine takes money ,then you get a ticket with a code ,then you choose petrol ,and then it gives you the exact amount..

you could buy a boat for that ,we used to get an out of season booking which included the ferry ,it was a Haven prison camp ,but we got to lose the kids...

pm me and I will give you my phone number (the right one) @Merlin Cat

 

Don't do it!
It'll take twice as long as you expect, you will be totally exhausted by the time you return home.
You'll need another holiday to get over it and you will never ever do it again.
Ask me how I know.
27mpg.

 

I was full of optimism