We’ve got a Supersonic like you. I would recommend tags for France Spain and Portugal Works really well and avoids long queues. Also - get Aircon built in. You’re in a big metal box and it gets very hot. This week in the UK the internal temp has been hitting 27-28 deg C and we were very glad of the Aircon. You will roast in Spain. Thanks for the tip about Brittany Ferries to St Malo being pet friendly.
Did a month at Camping La Torretta in March which I would reccomend, no problem with the size of your van & it is much closer to the action than Raco. There is a fantastic vet a 2 minute walk from the site who are great for a pet passport too, got mine there. Ask for the reception side if you can as it seems nicer. I stayed at Raco for 3 nights and didn't like it so much, also building work there as they are building a new supermarket so noisy during the day.
Field View Adventures would be my first port of call. You're good friends of theirs and they take Boo, so have experience. Van size is similar to yours as well.
Hi both. Something for you to really look forward to next year. Ooh we used to go to Benidorm 2 but some times 3 times a year loved it there. We used to find the ones who slated had never been there xx❤️❤️❤️
Hi guys where going to France and Spain the end of this month you need 2 triangles for Spain and an oval uk sticker for back of the van they recommend breathalysers for France aswell ❤
Hi Russ and Keeley, we are also going to go to Europe next year, also our first time in the van, seems so much to take in and all the things you need to take and sort out, but sure you will be fine and get everything sorted, hope to catch up.with you both at the Lincolnshire show all our love Dave and Bonita xx
Look forward to the van tour (we have a kontiki 9mtr love it) be great to see your trip next year can't wait, blimey it'll be hot but i wouldn't fit air con either I'd rather get a small portable unit you can use around house too (i love all our sky lights in van) Well look forward to your next video as always both & Ted take care xxx
The old truck way was Rennes, Nantes on the 137 to La Rochelle which has some great aires I am told but havent come via st malo for 20 year. From what I can remember from st Malo travelling at 56 mph got you to sumbilla south of irun in 10 hours but that was on the toll roads
Hi I always do NewHaven to Dieppe always cheaper 4 hour crossing if the dog can cope with that also Ulys tag magic use it all the time , 2 euros a month when you use it nothing if you don’t Bill comes the following month , so much easier Well worth having cheaper if you take the route, Route Chartres Angouleme Try and stay off the A 10 very expensive on certain parts Stay safe Good luck,
Hi both, great to hear about your planned trip you’ll love it we did a similar trip about 18 months ago with our pug Molly. A few pointers for to consider, Crit aire sticker a must apply on their website, go to Abbeywell vets in Folkestone for your AHC £99 valid for 4 months only (they’re all only valid for this length of time) travelling over via Le Shuttle is much cheaper, we traveled down the east side of Paris via Reims, Lyon, Avignon crossed into Spain just south of Perpignan, loads of sites took our 9mtr van no problem. We stopped at Villanova Park on the way down to Benidorm, Raco Camping is nice and a good base but more importantly they’re the only site in Benidorm that accept dogs so good choice 👍 best wishes to you both, hopefully catch up at next weeks show.
@@thebeechcombersontour9930 thanks for the comment. Going to order our crit air sticker asap. Ferry already booked and paid for. So it’s the ferry for us. Might look for a vet in Portsmouth as that’s where we sail from. Thanks again for the advice 👍
Hi guys, we were at Raco in July this year and last year, we travel Plymouth to Santander, the electric is metered and it cost us about 8 euros a day but that was with the aircon running all night as it’s very humid and whenever we were there in the daytime, it is tight but we have a kontiki tag axle and we had a choice of pitches to choose, there’s a vet 5 minutes walk, you can call directly to book they speak perfect English (the campsite that is) the Aldi next door should be open by the time you go but there is a supermarket 10 minutes walk on the way back from town, we love it there and there’s places we would steer clear of especially at night but in the day there’s lots of overlooked history in Benidorm, if we can help with anything else give us a shout 👍
@@TheSloanRangers thanks guys. Which places did you avoid in Benidorm? We know it can be a bit rough on a night. Just got to watch for pick pockets. 🤬 Think we will be ok with Adria. Seen others go on there. Again thanks for the advice 👍
Hi Russ & Keeley Rabies vaccine needs to be done at least 21 days before you leave the UK,the animal health certificate within 10 days before leaving.The AHC needs to be done every time you leave the UK,so if you can get a pet passport while in Spain then that will definitely be worth doing and dont forget you need to take Ted to the vets for worming on your return, The treatment must have been given no less than 24 hours and no more than 5 days (120 hours) before you arrive back in the UK,the vets have to do it to stamp your AHC or pet passport.
We had a home in Spain for twenty years have done this route many times lovely 👍zaragotha 👍😆a few sites around ,our place was a village called xeraco playa (beach)nice camp site great drive do your homework as a lot of sites are very tight have a great time. If you get stuck around GANDIA area let us know we have a lot of Spanish friends out there who will help you out
we normally split the drive between toll and B roads,you get to see a bit more.cost works out about the same,and diesels cheaper at the supermarkets.and the iceland in benidorm has a bar in it and you can get beer in mcdonalds and burger king 🍻 in france and spain.
I would definitely get tol tags. It will save a lot of problems at the top booths. They're not always straight forward to get through. Plus the locals can get real mad at you if you take one second too long to get sorted. Make sure that you do not have speed warnings visible on your satnav. French police have threatened to take satnav or vehicles if you're caught with them. On the way back. Try not to stop within an hour of the port. Just in case of unwanted stowaways. Michelin have a great route planner program, that will plot out a good route and give up to date tol costs.
You have the same questions as us, as we are hoping to get our 1st motorhome soon to travel to Europe. Anyhoooooo… re: aircon - we have 3 dogs - we will be hvg aircon installed for them… as we can cool down in the po £ bar lol
@@NicNac_Reselling pool bar. 👍 We were told that the electric trips out on some sites when you turn air con on? We’re going to invest in a mobile air con unit or a total cool unit from the shows.
You might need a crit air sticker for France. All depends if you go near the cities. Don't cost much and worth getting one. Shame you are flying through France. Such a wonderful country to travel in. Don't forget warning triangle, spare bulbs and a first aid kit, as well as the other things you mentioned
@@danbarnes8178 thanks I will get a crit air sticker just in case. I do believe they are very cheap. We might stop at a few places on our way through France. Not sure yet.
Hi, I’m sure you have been inundated with advice, but this is our experience, we aren’t experts by any stretch of the imagination. First of all Ted, we too are in Barnsley and our local vet quoted us an extortionate price, so we used AHC UK north, Andrew the vet is based in Leeds, he is fantastic. Very easy to arrange and around £99 for 1 dog, please bear in mind that if a vet isn’t experienced in filling out forms and gets it wrong you won’t be allowed on the ferry, I’m not scare mongering, it does happen. So use a vet that is experienced, Andrew does lots of them. Ted will need a rabies jab and that will need to be done at least 21 days prior to you leaving. The AHC is valid for 4 months in duration but only for 1 trip. You have 10 days from collecting the certificate to leave the UK, so this obviously needs to be factored in when you arrange collection. If you plan to travel regularly to Europe then I would say get a pet passport, but bear in mind that most vets in Spain will only give a 1 year rabies vaccination to begin with, I believe that boosters are then 3 yearly. A UK vet cannot enter details of a rabies booster in the pet passport as that invalidates it. So if it’s a 1 year rabies vaccination in Benidorm then you would need to travel back into the EU before it expires and get a booster, if you don’t do this then you are back in the position of getting another AHC. If you do get a pet passport then it remains valid while ever the rabies is kept up to date and there are spaces in it for worming to be documented. Ted will need worming before he returns to the UK, and the information needs to go on the AHC, once this is administered you have between 24 hours and 120 hours to leave the EU. Hope this helps, we are in Barnsley so if you need any more information I am happy to chat. I think Bertie Bus used the site you are looking at in Benidorm, you could check them out. From experience I would say that pitches in Spain can be tight for bigger vans, ours is 8 metres and we have had to do some shuffling to get on and off pitches. There is a great free aire in Denia, north of Benidorm which is good. No services but great for a few nights and lovely town to visit. Looking forward to seeing your trip next year.
If you look for petwold northern Spain you should get a passport done for 3 years. And you need to have the rabies jab at least 21 days before you travel on your first health certificate😊
Brilliant top watch hope all goes well x
We’ve got a Supersonic like you. I would recommend tags for France Spain and Portugal Works really well and avoids long queues. Also - get Aircon built in. You’re in a big metal box and it gets very hot. This week in the UK the internal temp has been hitting 27-28 deg C and we were very glad of the Aircon. You will roast in Spain. Thanks for the tip about Brittany Ferries to St Malo being pet friendly.
@@simonludgate721 thank you for that. Will definitely get toll tags. Also consider getting air conditioning fitted. 👍
See you both at the show next weekend x
Did a month at Camping La Torretta in March which I would reccomend, no problem with the size of your van & it is much closer to the action than Raco. There is a fantastic vet a 2 minute walk from the site who are great for a pet passport too, got mine there. Ask for the reception side if you can as it seems nicer. I stayed at Raco for 3 nights and didn't like it so much, also building work there as they are building a new supermarket so noisy during the day.
@@bepto4877 thanks. We have heard about it. Been told it should be done by June next year.
Will look at camping la torretta thought 👍
Field View Adventures would be my first port of call. You're good friends of theirs and they take Boo, so have experience. Van size is similar to yours as well.
@@r.e.j5698 so true. We’re meeting with them when there back home. Will definitely get some great advice off them. Like you said same size van. Xx
Hi both. Something for you to really look forward to next year. Ooh we used to go to Benidorm 2 but some times 3 times a year loved it there. We used to find the ones who slated had never been there xx❤️❤️❤️
@@junewilliams939 that is so true June. We had a great time when we went. Can’t wait to go again next year. Lovely to hear from you. Xx❤️
Hi guys where going to France and Spain the end of this month you need 2 triangles for Spain and an oval uk sticker for back of the van they recommend breathalysers for France aswell ❤
@@StephenOwen-yi5rx thank you. will make a note. ❤️x
Hi Russ and Keeley, we are also going to go to Europe next year, also our first time in the van, seems so much to take in and all the things you need to take and sort out, but sure you will be fine and get everything sorted, hope to catch up.with you both at the Lincolnshire show all our love Dave and Bonita xx
@@DaveandBonitasVanlife hi guys. See you there xx
Look forward to the van tour (we have a kontiki 9mtr love it) be great to see your trip next year can't wait, blimey it'll be hot but i wouldn't fit air con either I'd rather get a small portable unit you can use around house too (i love all our sky lights in van)
Well look forward to your next video as always both & Ted take care xxx
@@chrissey663 thanks for the lovely message. I won’t be fitting aircon. Definitely get a little portable unit though. Xx
The old truck way was Rennes, Nantes on the 137 to La Rochelle which has some great aires I am told but havent come via st malo for 20 year. From what I can remember from st Malo travelling at 56 mph got you to sumbilla south of irun in 10 hours but that was on the toll roads
@@nickwright3746 thank you. The 137 rings a bell. Think we will do the toll roads. It’s quicker 👍
Lifes4touring doing that route now
When you come through irun take the first exit sign post n121a Pamplona it’s the quickest route to Pamplona
@@nickwright3746 will do thanks. Think we will be stopping in Pamplona. Like the look of it. Xx
Hi
I always do NewHaven to Dieppe always cheaper 4 hour crossing if the dog can cope with that also Ulys tag magic use it all the time , 2 euros a month when you use it nothing if you don’t Bill comes the following month , so much easier
Well worth having cheaper if you take the route,
Route
Chartres
Angouleme
Try and stay off the A 10 very expensive on certain parts
Stay safe
Good luck,
@@stuart5295 thanks much appreciated. Some great advice here. 👍
Hi both, great to hear about your planned trip you’ll love it we did a similar trip about 18 months ago with our pug Molly. A few pointers for to consider, Crit aire sticker a must apply on their website, go to Abbeywell vets in Folkestone for your AHC £99 valid for 4 months only (they’re all only valid for this length of time) travelling over via Le Shuttle is much cheaper, we traveled down the east side of Paris via Reims, Lyon, Avignon crossed into Spain just south of Perpignan, loads of sites took our 9mtr van no problem. We stopped at Villanova Park on the way down to Benidorm, Raco Camping is nice and a good base but more importantly they’re the only site in Benidorm that accept dogs so good choice 👍 best wishes to you both, hopefully catch up at next weeks show.
@@thebeechcombersontour9930 thanks for the comment. Going to order our crit air sticker asap. Ferry already booked and paid for. So it’s the ferry for us. Might look for a vet in Portsmouth as that’s where we sail from. Thanks again for the advice 👍
Hi guys, we were at Raco in July this year and last year, we travel Plymouth to Santander, the electric is metered and it cost us about 8 euros a day but that was with the aircon running all night as it’s very humid and whenever we were there in the daytime, it is tight but we have a kontiki tag axle and we had a choice of pitches to choose, there’s a vet 5 minutes walk, you can call directly to book they speak perfect English (the campsite that is) the Aldi next door should be open by the time you go but there is a supermarket 10 minutes walk on the way back from town, we love it there and there’s places we would steer clear of especially at night but in the day there’s lots of overlooked history in Benidorm, if we can help with anything else give us a shout 👍
@@TheSloanRangers thanks guys. Which places did you avoid in Benidorm? We know it can be a bit rough on a night. Just got to watch for pick pockets. 🤬
Think we will be ok with Adria. Seen others go on there.
Again thanks for the advice 👍
@@mcgowansontour we avoid the strip at night around cafe Benidorm
You will have a great time in Europe, hopefully see you at Lincoln.
@@richardmaxwell7627 see you there. Can’t wait for Europe 👍
Hi Russ & Keeley
Rabies vaccine needs to be done at least 21 days before you leave the UK,the animal health certificate within 10 days before leaving.The AHC needs to be done every time you leave the UK,so if you can get a pet passport while in Spain then that will definitely be worth doing and dont forget you need to take Ted to the vets for worming on your return, The treatment must have been given no less than 24 hours and no more than 5 days (120 hours) before you arrive back in the UK,the vets have to do it to stamp your AHC or pet passport.
@@ShirleySnape thank you. That’s great advice 👍
I had forgotten about the worming jab on way back. X
We had a home in Spain for twenty years have done this route many times lovely 👍zaragotha 👍😆a few sites around ,our place was a village called xeraco playa (beach)nice camp site great drive do your homework as a lot of sites are very tight have a great time.
If you get stuck around GANDIA area let us know we have a lot of Spanish friends out there who will help you out
@@WilliamStacey-r6i thanks Will look into Xeraco Playa. Will make a note and check it out. Xx
we normally split the drive between toll and B roads,you get to see a bit more.cost works out about the same,and diesels cheaper at the supermarkets.and the iceland in benidorm has a bar in it and you can get beer in mcdonalds and burger king 🍻 in france and spain.
@@sean-jorvikvanlife great thanks 👍
@@mcgowansontour you'll probebly need a EHU adapter too.
@@sean-jorvikvanlife yes i think your right. Definitely need one of those. 👍
I would definitely get tol tags. It will save a lot of problems at the top booths. They're not always straight forward to get through. Plus the locals can get real mad at you if you take one second too long to get sorted.
Make sure that you do not have speed warnings visible on your satnav. French police have threatened to take satnav or vehicles if you're caught with them.
On the way back. Try not to stop within an hour of the port. Just in case of unwanted stowaways.
Michelin have a great route planner program, that will plot out a good route and give up to date tol costs.
@@kris10621 that’s great advice thank you. X
Went Benidorm in van couple year ago stayed at camping Villasol lovely site easy walk to town we were in a 7.7m swift 👍
@@bikerbenny6747 I’ve looked at Villasol. Is the entrance a bit steep or am I thinking of somewhere different?
Thanks for sharing x
@@mcgowansontour I think Villasol is no pets.
@@bepto4877 will have a look. thanks.
Thats a big drive on day one france is a lot bigger than people think we out there now join camping car got lots of park ups 24 hr entry
You have the same questions as us, as we are hoping to get our 1st motorhome soon to travel to Europe. Anyhoooooo… re: aircon - we have 3 dogs - we will be hvg aircon installed for them… as we can cool down in the po £ bar lol
@@NicNac_Reselling pool bar. 👍
We were told that the electric trips out on some sites when you turn air con on?
We’re going to invest in a mobile air con unit or a total cool unit from the shows.
@@mcgowansontour great stuff xx do these shows hv 2nd hand motorhomes for sale too ?
@@NicNac_Reselling yes they have loads to choose from, at the Warner shows. NEC mostly new ones. 👍
@@mcgowansontour awesome, cheers guys xx
You might need a crit air sticker for France. All depends if you go near the cities. Don't cost much and worth getting one. Shame you are flying through France. Such a wonderful country to travel in. Don't forget warning triangle, spare bulbs and a first aid kit, as well as the other things you mentioned
@@danbarnes8178 thanks I will get a crit air sticker just in case. I do believe they are very cheap.
We might stop at a few places on our way through France. Not sure yet.
😊 sounds like you have a plan just enjoy the trip and let them know it’s Barnsley on tour lol 😂
@@ronnyrhodes68 lol. Will do. Keeley says have you got your dog yet?
Barnsley on tour. Aye up cock!!!😂
Aaahhhh much!!!😂
@@mcgowansontour yes we our little boy he is mental 😂
If TH-cam would let you send pictures I could give one of my routes
@@nickwright3746 you could email it? Our email is in our discretion. 👍
Hi, I’m sure you have been inundated with advice, but this is our experience, we aren’t experts by any stretch of the imagination.
First of all Ted, we too are in Barnsley and our local vet quoted us an extortionate price, so we used AHC UK north, Andrew the vet is based in Leeds, he is fantastic. Very easy to arrange and around £99 for 1 dog, please bear in mind that if a vet isn’t experienced in filling out forms and gets it wrong you won’t be allowed on the ferry, I’m not scare mongering, it does happen. So use a vet that is experienced, Andrew does lots of them. Ted will need a rabies jab and that will need to be done at least 21 days prior to you leaving. The AHC is valid for 4 months in duration but only for 1 trip. You have 10 days from collecting the certificate to leave the UK, so this obviously needs to be factored in when you arrange collection. If you plan to travel regularly to Europe then I would say get a pet passport, but bear in mind that most vets in Spain will only give a 1 year rabies vaccination to begin with, I believe that boosters are then 3 yearly. A UK vet cannot enter details of a rabies booster in the pet passport as that invalidates it. So if it’s a 1 year rabies vaccination in Benidorm then you would need to travel back into the EU before it expires and get a booster, if you don’t do this then you are back in the position of getting another AHC. If you do get a pet passport then it remains valid while ever the rabies is kept up to date and there are spaces in it for worming to be documented. Ted will need worming before he returns to the UK, and the information needs to go on the AHC, once this is administered you have between 24 hours and 120 hours to leave the EU. Hope this helps, we are in Barnsley so if you need any more information I am happy to chat.
I think Bertie Bus used the site you are looking at in Benidorm, you could check them out. From experience I would say that pitches in Spain can be tight for bigger vans, ours is 8 metres and we have had to do some shuffling to get on and off pitches.
There is a great free aire in Denia, north of Benidorm which is good. No services but great for a few nights and lovely town to visit. Looking forward to seeing your trip next year.
@@Tinahill-f2f ah thanks for that. Fantastic advice. Will definitely take note of it all. X👍
Hi both, Animal health certificate only valid for 1 trip so defo need to get a passport else it’s very ecpensive
@@MickNorcia-u6t your right. We definitely need a pet passport for Ted. X
My advice - go to Scotland - problems solved😀
@@handsworthboys 😂😂😂👍
If you look for petwold northern Spain you should get a passport done for 3 years. And you need to have the rabies jab at least 21 days before you travel on your first health certificate😊
@@MickNorcia-u6t thanks guys will look it up now. X
dont forget critair for france
@@anthonyrawson3156 yes I’m going to order it 👍
Stop in France. You're missing a beautiful country
@@DavidJones-lk7tg think we will have to. 👍
Hi guys I have been looking for you on Instagram but can't find you
@@hulkster677 hi. We are there and Facebook 👍