funflair
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I put this in France touring but they do have a few sites in Netherlands and Spain and no doubt they will spread further, basically they have taken over a lot of the old municipal sites so many have electric included and some have a toilet block so then they allow vans without own facilities and tents as well.
We are on our first one tonight and it was so easy, I registered for a card before we came away and loaded a few €, I though the card would come in the post but no instead I just got a code to retrieve the card at the gate on first visit, a couple of minutes looking the screen and then I pressed the right button and out came my card waved it at the barrier card reader and we are in the cost varies but this is €15.20 per night but for €6 you can have 6 hours and use the service area and I guess electric as well.
Apart from all of the above what we really liked was that you just roll up, flash your card at the barrier and in you go, this one we are on is at Saumur and is actually just outside the gates of the campsite which had a queue of caravans waiting to check in (I hate the check in process) you can check the available spaces on the app although I am told it isn't 100% reliable but you can also book ahead.
And you are allowed to put your table and chairs out so it's really more like a campsite, but easier.
https://www.campingcarpark.com/en_GB/
After all this you will most likely all come back and say "we have been using them for years" it's just a while since have been in France so are a bit rusty.
We are on our first one tonight and it was so easy, I registered for a card before we came away and loaded a few €, I though the card would come in the post but no instead I just got a code to retrieve the card at the gate on first visit, a couple of minutes looking the screen and then I pressed the right button and out came my card waved it at the barrier card reader and we are in the cost varies but this is €15.20 per night but for €6 you can have 6 hours and use the service area and I guess electric as well.
Apart from all of the above what we really liked was that you just roll up, flash your card at the barrier and in you go, this one we are on is at Saumur and is actually just outside the gates of the campsite which had a queue of caravans waiting to check in (I hate the check in process) you can check the available spaces on the app although I am told it isn't 100% reliable but you can also book ahead.
And you are allowed to put your table and chairs out so it's really more like a campsite, but easier.
https://www.campingcarpark.com/en_GB/
After all this you will most likely all come back and say "we have been using them for years" it's just a while since have been in France so are a bit rusty.