Europe
Campervan routes in Europe.
Where to go, where to sleep, and what the driving is actually like.
On the ground
Europe is where a campervan stops being a UK thing.
Aires instead of campsites, longer legs between stops, and a set of rules that changes at every border: emission zones, overnight parking, what a service point costs and whether it takes a card. There's one Europe note so far and more are being written.
The trip starts on the water. Every ferry that takes a campervan to mainland Europe is on the ferry map, with times and sailings.
Reading
Notes on Europe.
Campervan trips to France: what UK guides miss
The practical stuff UK guides skip when you take a campervan to France. Aires, emissions stickers, tolls, gas bottles, and the rules that catch people out.
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Read the noteThat is the only Europe note so far. Hear about the next one
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Notes from elsewhere.
Questions
Planning a van trip to Europe.
No. It plans the nights on the ground: you give it the dates and the port you're landing at, and it builds the days from there. Which crossing suits you depends on where you live, and that call and the booking are both yours.
Further than most people enjoy. Two weeks is comfortable for one country or one stretch of coast, and thin if you try to cross three. You pick a travel style when you plan, and it sets how far each day moves.
Not well enough to plan around. You give it your vehicle when you plan and the route suggestions take that into account, but the zones change country by country and some want a sticker bought weeks before you travel. Check the ones on your route before you set off.
No. Every overnight stop carries a link to search for availability. You book it.
Elsewhere
The other regions.
Now and then, by email.
A new note when one is published, and a word when Quiet Route changes. No more than twice a month.