Family of four 2 aults and 2 kids. have book a week's holiday in germany - campingplatz - kinzgtal. visiting neigbouring villages and europa park. we are travelling by car from london. we would sleep over in luxembourg prefarably close to the motorway on our way. anyone with any suggestions please? we cant afford a satnav - scraped every penny for this holiday as a treat for the boys so have got loads of road maps.
Posted by
Scotland
505 posts
Greetings
Are you sure it wouldn't make more sense to rent a car in Europe. I'd think it would be cheaper to take the ferry without a car. Or to take one of the discount airlines to Europe and save on the petrol & lodgings on the way.
The problem with the car is that you'll have to deal with driving on the right side of the road in a car built for driving on the left hand side of the road. That can be tricky for turns etc.
Kate
Posted by
Powell River, Canada
359 posts
Nicemum;I remember a trip from NL to Normandy with an Irish colleague who had his very large, right-hand drive, Jeep Cherokee on the continent where we both worked. He did most of the driving and seemed quite confident; but then he'd been driving that way in Holland for a few years.
I, on the other hand, when asked to take the wheel for a while just outside of Paris, did not have much fun for a couple of hours; and that was on major, 4 lane highways. Had he asked me to drive the beast on a 2 lane road I would have refused; it was bad enough passing on the 4 laners.
His wife, an excellent driver in her small, Peugeot left-hand car would not, ever, drive hubby's Cherokee except when they were back in Ireland. I too would suggest renting a left-hand drive car on the continent.
Posted by
OP
london
2 posts
well we have driven to holland before so i dont think that is a problem
Posted by
Bristol, UK
619 posts
I cannot offer any advice to nicemum as I have never had a camping holiday in Germany. What I can say is that thousands of Britons take their cars to the continent every year, and cope with driving on the "wrong" side of the road. Some stay in gites or other self-catering accommodation, others tow trailer caravans, and others camp in tents. I cannot think that any other method of travel would be better or more economical for a camping holiday with children. You have lot of stuff to take with you, and you will need a car when you get there, so taking your own car is the only way to go.