Aires and places to park

niloc1951

For anyone travelling to France and looking for a quiet, secure and picturesque place to break the journey, have a look here.
Situated just 35km east of Morlaix just off the N12/D712 the town of Belle-Isle-en-Terre has recently opened a beautiful 'Aire de Stationment' right in the town.
The Aire which has eight spaces has a green area adjacent with picnic tables on the bank of a lovely river.
Services at the Aire include grey and black water dump facilities, water and EHU all free, complements of the Mairie (town hall).
The town of Belle-Isle-en-Terre is typical Breton and has a choice of bars, restaurants and shops.

Sat Nav N48.5439 W03.3944

Message for Mod and/or Admin
Why not open a sub-forum under 'motorhomes & campervans' exclusively for info about 'Aires' and places to park or stay overnight.


Edit.
I have added a pic.
Note that the caravan, which is owned by friends of ours whose car had broken down and was being repaired in a local garage, was allowed by special permission of the Mairie to be parked in the aire.

peasant

niloc1951 wrote: »

Message for Mod and/or Admin
Why not open a sub-forum under 'motorhomes & campervans' exclusively for info about 'Aires' and places to park or stay overnight.

Dunno if a subforum for a subforum (of motors) is technically even possible ...I shall investigate

aerosol

Sounds like a fantastic Aire.

Peasant,surely its long past time that we weren't a 'subforum';)

SARZY

Info on Aires in France would be fantasic. Especially when the person has been there.

Please Sir can we have more.

peasant

aerosol wrote: »

Peasant,surely its long past time that we weren't a 'subforum';)

SARZY wrote: »

Please Sir can we have more.

I'm already pestering the admins as we speak ...

tmalmb

Why just for France, do we have ones for other countries including Ireland

peasant

tmalmb wrote: »

Why just for France, do we have ones for other countries including Ireland

Let's not get ahead of ourselves ...we need the subforum first. That could take a while. But yes, the plan would be to have threads for all sorts of locations, not just France

niloc1951

Here is another one to whet the appetite.
It is situated right in the heart of the beautiful and historic city of Reims in France.
N43.2489 E04.0213 will find you at the access barrier, just go the the reception and ask for the code and you can park in a nice secluded area for free, there is also free services and wifi available.

see pic below

niloc1951

peasant wrote: »

Let's not get ahead of ourselves ...we need the subforum first. That could take a while. But yes, the plan would be to have threads for all sorts of locations, not just France

Hi peasant,
All is possible have a look at Biz>Consumer>Bargain Alerts>Boards Deals>Boards Deals Experiences.
So Rec>Motoring>Motorhomes&Campervans>aires plus an/other topic heading or headings to contain the threads of a common topic should be possible. These topics could contain related threads on for eg. base vehicle, gas-electric-water, living area, touring tips, etc. etc.


ps as already mentioned why not make 'Motorhomes&Campervans' a direct drill-down from 'Rec' and not via 'Motoring'

cipro 55

What about this one, Nozay just off the N137 on the way north or south.
N 47deg 34' 30.9"
W 1deg 37' 20.9"
Super U just across the road.

niloc1951

cipro 55 wrote: »

What about this one, Nozay just off the N137 on the way north or south.
N 47deg 34' 30.9"
W 1deg 37' 20.9"
Super U just across the road.

Lovely spot, visited December '08 on way back from sun. Had the place to ourselves. Also free EHU available when we were there.

BTW my Lon. is W01°30.9", one of us has an error but the site can't be missed from either, only a couple of hundred yards in it.

niloc1951

Here's another nice spot.
Bagneres-de-Luchon, it's just a little detour off the N125 > N230 route between St. Gaudens (jct 17 on the A64) in France to Lleida in Spain. This is a convenient route if heading for Spain south of Barcelona from the Bordeaux are of France.
May not best in times of snow but otherwise an exhilarating route to cross the Pyrenees.
The Aire was free when we visited (September) but there could be charges in the snow season as the town is a winter ski resort.
Sat Nav N42.7950° E00.5983°

cipro 55

niloc1951 wrote: »

Lovely spot, visited December '08 on way back from sun. Had the place to ourselves. Also free EHU available when we were there.

BTW my Lon. is W01°30.9", one of us has an error but the site can't be missed from either, only a couple of hundred yards in it.

Your probable right, when we arrived the sat nav was giving it to us on the same side as super u.

killalanerr

cipro 55 wrote: »

What about this one, Nozay just off the N137 on the way north or south.
N 47deg 34' 30.9"
W 1deg 37' 20.9"
Super U just across the road.

ya used this one a few times lovely restaurant in the village square
nice spot and perfect for the stop over going either north or south