Daz
Riding on a bicycle from Midlands through south England to Portsmouth (to Cherbourg via ferry) up the coast through La Havre and to Calais (ferry to dover) and back again...
what does the law state about camping?
Answer
It is not illegal in France, it is restricted. Camping is forbidden:
- in woods, forests and parks.
- on roads or any public path
- on the seaside
- in a 200 meters circle around a water source (drinking water only).
- in a protected, classified or national site, either historical or natural
- less than 500 meters from a monument
- in any area forbidden by the city or state
there's usually signs to say that camping is forbidden on this or that place. Fines are steep.
However, some places that forbid camping will allow one night stand (bivouac, in French) usually from sun down to sun up (or one or two hours later in summer). This will be written at the entrance of the place. Fire is expressly, totally and utterly forbidden in that case.
Camping on private land is allowed only with the agreement of the land owner.
It is not illegal in France, it is restricted. Camping is forbidden:
- in woods, forests and parks.
- on roads or any public path
- on the seaside
- in a 200 meters circle around a water source (drinking water only).
- in a protected, classified or national site, either historical or natural
- less than 500 meters from a monument
- in any area forbidden by the city or state
there's usually signs to say that camping is forbidden on this or that place. Fines are steep.
However, some places that forbid camping will allow one night stand (bivouac, in French) usually from sun down to sun up (or one or two hours later in summer). This will be written at the entrance of the place. Fire is expressly, totally and utterly forbidden in that case.
Camping on private land is allowed only with the agreement of the land owner.
Where to go camping in france with 3 little kids in summer?
new york
Myself and my husband want to go camping i.e. mobile home or chalet with 3 bedrooms for our little ones who will be 3, 18 months and 8 months. Where is handy for an airport and suitable for little kids?
Answer
There's camping sites all over France. What do you want and when are you going? Young mountains, old mountains, sea side, kilometres long beaches, small rocky ones, inland, hot (south of France), cooler (North and East)...
France is not a continent state but is still the biggest country in Europe with wildy different areas. As for near an airport, you have a few international ones scattered in France like Paris, Lyon, Marseille, Lille...
Once that said, to give a wild guess answer, warm weather but not scorching hot, long beach, the region of Aquitaine especially the Atlantic beaches would be nice and is geared toward tourism and has lots of camping with homes. There is additional travelling as Bordeaux international aiport does not have US flights, so it's either by plane from London (US-London-Bordeaux) or by high speed train train from Paris.
There's camping sites all over France. What do you want and when are you going? Young mountains, old mountains, sea side, kilometres long beaches, small rocky ones, inland, hot (south of France), cooler (North and East)...
France is not a continent state but is still the biggest country in Europe with wildy different areas. As for near an airport, you have a few international ones scattered in France like Paris, Lyon, Marseille, Lille...
Once that said, to give a wild guess answer, warm weather but not scorching hot, long beach, the region of Aquitaine especially the Atlantic beaches would be nice and is geared toward tourism and has lots of camping with homes. There is additional travelling as Bordeaux international aiport does not have US flights, so it's either by plane from London (US-London-Bordeaux) or by high speed train train from Paris.
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