Vacation V Staycation Costs

allanandjean replied on 12/03/2021 14:42

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Posted on 12/03/2021 14:42

We sadly accepted a while back that our hoped for trip abroad, in May/June, would not be happening and have booked on a two week rally in June-which we are very much looking forward to.

Over the last couple of days I have been looking at options for July/August and wondered how prices compare.

Normally we would go abroad at the times I mention so never look to see how over there compares with here.

Anyway, just looked at the price for a 10 day stay at sites of similar levels of quality and facilities, one in Cornwall and one in the Vendee.

The price for Cornwall, at Pentewan Sands, is £498.10.

The price for France at La Yole via the club and including a BF overnight crossing with cabin is £488.36

We don't go 'over there' to save money but its another example to show that considering 'going' as opposed to 'staying' need not cost a lot more.

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brue replied on 13/03/2021 17:25

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Posted on 13/03/2021 16:56 by eurortraveller

I'm with you about grey skies. That's how we discovered that two seats on a plane to Thailand cost rather less than a cabin on a ferry to Spain, but takes half the time, and that beachfront huts on the islands are about the same price as campsites. I just hope I can go again. Staycation has no appeal.

Posted on 13/03/2021 17:25

You've got a similar one "down the road" Euro....

I remember the scent of the patchouli leaves growing outside this hut, it was much easier to get to....LINK

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allanandjean replied on 13/03/2021 17:51

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Posted on 13/03/2021 15:46 by davetommo

The last time I went to France the Ferry Red Pennat and road tolls cost me a lot more than £498.10. In fact the road tolls cost me more than I paid for my car tax in this country which at the time was £185.

Posted on 13/03/2021 17:51

DT, there is a way to avoid those costs-don’t use toll roads or RP!

The route from Roscoff to La Yole is toll free and we have insurance through our bank account.

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davetommo replied on 13/03/2021 17:55

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Posted on 13/03/2021 17:51 by allanandjean

DT, there is a way to avoid those costs-don’t use toll roads or RP!

The route from Roscoff to La Yole is toll free and we have insurance through our bank account.

Posted on 13/03/2021 17:55

I agree but it depends how long to want to take to get where you are going. Not everyone has 52 weeks holiday

Insurance through bank account at a monthly cost I presume. And is it the same cover as Red pennant.

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JVB66 replied on 13/03/2021 18:07

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Posted on 13/03/2021 16:17 by LLM

Your post says it all to me. We like the spontaneity of being across there. We avoid mid July to end of August. Outside of those time we never book just come and go as we please. It is one of the reason for having a MH.

A couple of years back we tried something similar in the UK. We quickly found that there just was not the free availability.

Posted on 13/03/2021 18:07

Could that be because of the different size of countries and amount of sites on the other side of the channel(although many sites seem to have quite short opening periods)

allanandjean replied on 13/03/2021 18:10

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Posted on 13/03/2021 17:55 by davetommo

I agree but it depends how long to want to take to get where you are going. Not everyone has 52 weeks holiday

Posted on 13/03/2021 18:10

DT, my last post is related to the OP, and La Yole. It’s 242 miles from Roscoff so after the overnight crossing would be there at app 1300 plus stops, so maybe 1500 at latest.

If we travel further afield then it would likely be a mix of toll, we have an EMOVIS tag, and non toll.

Up to now our routine has always been to go straight to the main destination, the furthest point, then meander as we head back.

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davetommo replied on 13/03/2021 18:19

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Posted on 13/03/2021 18:10 by allanandjean

DT, my last post is related to the OP, and La Yole. It’s 242 miles from Roscoff so after the overnight crossing would be there at app 1300 plus stops, so maybe 1500 at latest.

If we travel further afield then it would likely be a mix of toll, we have an EMOVIS tag, and non toll.

Up to now our routine has always been to go straight to the main destination, the furthest point, then meander as we head back.

Posted on 13/03/2021 18:19

I have no idea where Lo Yole is and to be honest can’t even remember where where I went just that it was near La Rochelle. I can remember being packed in like sardines. And nearly bumping into some Germans huge and I mean huge Motorhome every time I came out of my Awning, it was that close.

Freddy55 replied on 13/03/2021 18:26

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Posted on 13/03/2021 18:26

I recall taking the van, maybe 15 years ago, to (amongst other places thereafter) Royan. We caught the Poole-Cherbourg ferry. From memory, we paid around £450 (return) for the crossing, which admittedly was during high season. We were due to travel to France last year, staying for a month (May-June) and I’m pretty sure I paid around £165 (return, through the club) for the Portsmouth-Caen crossing. That’s pretty good value, I reckon.

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