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Holiday / Roadtrip Advice
« on: March 23, 2014, 07:07:11 pm »
Hi Guys,

Me and a couple of friends fancy a road trip.

We're mainly feeling anywhere in the UK thats near a beach and typically alright weather for Mid June.

Equally we're open to abroad, ideally no further than midway down France as fuel will begin to get very expensive. Again ideally near the beach/coast.

Probably just camp somewhere so accommodation isn't a huge issue. Although a nice thought out plan would be preferred.


We road tripped to Carnac, France last year and it was decent, took a few tanks of fuel but was on the whole worth it.


Budget £200/£300 each (ish).

Any advice, previous knowledge/experience of where to go would be great.


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Re: Holiday / Roadtrip Advice
« Reply #1 on: March 23, 2014, 07:11:07 pm »
Mountains in France and camp out

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Re: Holiday / Roadtrip Advice
« Reply #2 on: March 23, 2014, 07:12:47 pm »
Where a bouts are the mountains in France, near the French/Swiss border?

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Re: Holiday / Roadtrip Advice
« Reply #3 on: March 23, 2014, 07:17:31 pm »
Where abouts in the UK are you based?
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Re: Holiday / Roadtrip Advice
« Reply #4 on: March 23, 2014, 07:19:39 pm »
Dorset is lovely in summer

Various places to go but I love Swanage and Studland Bay, you could take the ferry over to Sandbanks/Poole, take a drive along the coast to Weymouth, Bridport and Lyme Regis

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Re: Holiday / Roadtrip Advice
« Reply #5 on: March 23, 2014, 07:20:58 pm »
Fuel oddly is cheaper in the South than the North, but even more odd, at it's cheapest in central Paris.

Bounce down the West coast to the Cherbourg Peninsula. Anywhere South of that is nice enough, Biarritz if you make it that far down is excellent. Like France's version of Newquay.

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Re: Holiday / Roadtrip Advice
« Reply #6 on: March 23, 2014, 07:35:08 pm »
Where abouts in the UK are you based?

Based slap bang in the middle in Chesterfield, Derbyshire.


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Re: Holiday / Roadtrip Advice
« Reply #7 on: March 23, 2014, 07:35:42 pm »
If you're set on staying in the UK then I can recommend the Isle of Man  :happy2:

Yes, I know it's not technically 'part' of the UK, but it's got fantastic roads, some lovely beaches and the people are great, been a few times with the car now and loved every one  :smiley:


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Re: Holiday / Roadtrip Advice
« Reply #8 on: March 23, 2014, 07:40:05 pm »
North of Scotland is fantastic for driving  :driver:

I know it's not particularly warm and not known for its beaches, but as a road trip it's pretty epic. Especially when you get north of Glasgow & Edinburgh the roads and views are amazing. 
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Re: Holiday / Roadtrip Advice
« Reply #9 on: March 23, 2014, 07:55:44 pm »
Again to be honest not dead set on anything actually,

Just want the experience again. Scotland should be a shout for the views.

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Re: Holiday / Roadtrip Advice
« Reply #10 on: March 23, 2014, 07:58:46 pm »
France into Belgium and while your there.....Spa!  :notworthy:
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Re: Holiday / Roadtrip Advice
« Reply #11 on: March 24, 2014, 01:14:18 pm »
been pondering this myself for easter... I reckon it's going to cost me a good £500 of fuel to get down to the alps and back again.

Cornwall/Devon is a beautiful part of the county, I'm in Swansea and you've got the whole of the gower (great for surfing) and one of the best voted beaches in Europe - Rhossili, weather will probably be typically British though haha. Also close to the Brecons, some great driving roads through there.

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Re: Holiday / Roadtrip Advice
« Reply #12 on: March 24, 2014, 04:09:09 pm »
Young lads. Got to be Newquay.

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Re: Holiday / Roadtrip Advice
« Reply #13 on: March 24, 2014, 05:19:55 pm »
Where abouts in the UK are you based?

Based slap bang in the middle in Chesterfield, Derbyshire.



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Re: Holiday / Roadtrip Advice
« Reply #14 on: March 24, 2014, 07:36:40 pm »
a bunch of my mates all went up to scotland and surrounding islands on motorbikes last year as part of a stag do, took 5 days in total, and they said it was brilliant, camped every night and from the pictures the roads looked great.