17 replies to this topic

[Alan500]

Hi is it best to go round paris or go out to rouen and drop down to Orleans Thanks

[Evans of Sprot]

I'm doing the same journey and wouldn't touch Paris with a barge pole (even if he were a plumber).

[Maurice]

Yep thats the way I would go
No need to go any where near Paris at all .. even if you wanted to.. wrong direction...

This is the best way - done it for years.
Calais >>A28 >> Rouen
A13>> N154 >> Chartres
A10 >> Orleans
A71 >> Vierzon  (some might say come off at Limoges and go down then N21 but that is a horrible towing road --)
better to keep on the Auto route
A20  to>> Briev-la-Grand
A89 >> Perigueux -- and you are more or less there..

530 miles or so
850 Km

Maurice

If you wanted an over night there is a nice place just outside Chateroux - just off the A20 at J15~~ at about 350 miles - but that might be too far..?
Les grand pins

there is also a very nice - overnight place at Vierzon -- a wonderful municipal site..310 miles..

[Alan500]

any ideas for campsites other side of Rouan would be grateful thanks

[Maurice]

have you got autoroute Alan??
I have done a autoroute file of all the CC sites - for the past 10 years or so in Europe..
It is in zip posted here somwhere..
Maurice

[west-is-best]

After getting extremely lost on the periphique a few years ago (before Satnav) I would always avoid Paris if possible.

[Alan500]

havnt got autoroute any more just use tomtom in the car these days
thanks

[Maurice]

havnt got autoroute any more just use tomtom in the car these days
thanks

I have made it into an *.ov2 file as well.. if it helps??

[Alan500]

what is an ov2 file

[kevinivyjoe]

what is an ov2 file

files used by some sat nav syatems not all are same, tom tom uses ov2.

[Maurice]

this is the file to put on your Tom-Tom  -- if you have Europe maps.. put them in the map folder and it will create a new set of Poi's for the CC campsites --

There are two files -- one *.ov2 and the other a pic file..

don't for get the picture file as well..(small caravan)

[attachment=8011:ccEurope_sites.zip]

Maurice

[jaymac]

We stayed at the municipal site at Brionne a couple of years ago when we wanted a stop just after Rouen.  It was a nice enough little place with a Champion very close by and the site was just a short walk from the town. http://www.campingfrance.com/fiche.jsp?fic...g=uk&ch=geo

[Alan500]

thanks very much

[dave jenkins]

After getting extremely lost on the periphique a few years ago (before Satnav) I would always avoid Paris if possible.

My misses sits in the back of the car going round Paris so she cant see whats going on
she sits in the front with her head in hands on thE m25

ive done Paris ring roads for a good year or so its not that bad

[Maurice]

After getting extremely lost on the periphique a few years ago (before Satnav) I would always avoid Paris if possible.

My misses sits in the back of the car going round Paris so she cant see whats going on
she sits in the front with her head in hands on thE m25
ive done Paris ring roads for a good year or so its not that bad

We LOVE Paris.. and can never see the problems that people go on about -- we have been going to Paris for the past 20 or more years.. could NOT do France without or "top up" of Paris...  it is so easy.. We will be there for a week in July !!

Although I was posted there for a year.. and that made it easier..

Maurice