How to find cheap or free campsites in Europe - Plan a Motorhome Road Trip Pt 2 - Wild camping

[@sotobfree7163]

Hi, regards to tap 💦... road tripped from south to north of Norway and back down through Sweden Danemark Germany and across France to Brittany. That was a two month trip 14000km on only local tap water🤗... apart from the odd bottle that is! Same goes for Spain and Portugal for 5 weeks and again on a uk tour including the whole of Ireland for 5 weeks. Water from taps just isn’t an issue! And one tip for all you wild campers who have trouble finding a tap ... carry a flexible water container for camping and visit a village cemetery in time of need🤔

[@andreakirkby]

I've used a lot of aires in France, also camp in the village square while I'm renovating my house and the mayor's secretary made sure I could get a shower from time to time. A lot of villages in France have a parking near the bar that empties about 11, and if you ask, you might get told you're fine to stay there. I'd add, if you get to a place you selected and anything makes you feel uneasy, find another spot and sleep easy. BTW for mini-campers, lots of French villages in Limousin, even really small ones, have a public WC open roughly Easter to November in most cases, and it's close to the car park.

[@moto_roaming2119]

Hi Kat, another great video, we’ve caravanned in the UK for 20 yrs and only use bottled water for the kettle, approx £1 for 5 litres from all supermarkets. We find that even on CMC ( caravan & Motorhome cub) sites the water can taste of plastic pipes. The apps you have shown have been really useful for us, we will be getting our new MH within the next month, Yipeeeeeee! 😎

[@CliffordDive]

Take a look at France Passion for free camping in France, mostly at vineyards and farms. In UK there is Britstops, which is mostly pubs. I believe there are similar schemes in other European countries. Great for overnight stops.

[@WanderingBird]

Camping in vineyards sounds amazing... and dangerous!! :) Thanks for the info.

[@MaungaChr1s]

Hi, Great information, but just a comment about water. We spent 12 months touring around Europe & UK. We used nothing but tap water for everything including drinking and had no problems.

[@WanderingBird]

Good news. I know most places are absolutely fine, but we know several people who have had an issue and unfortunately it's not easy to tell. Where did you go on your tour?

[@ianross04]

Do I deduce correctly you once worked in LATCC? Bloody awesome posts by the way. Been following your brilliant travels. Keep up the awesome vids 👏

[@TouringTastebuds]

Great tips and information as always! Thanks for putting these together!

[@WanderingBird]

You're very welcome. Hope they help!

[@paularesende502]

Thank u 😊

[@gnawershreth]

You can check all the water quality stuff on the internet though, the EU has pretty strict regulations for testing it etc. and lists it all on their website. If you take Denmark (my country) as an example, there are stricter rules on tap water than on bottled water. It's not that bottled water isn't safe, it's the same as everywhere else but it's that tap water is insanely regulated. At the same time tap water is obviously a hell of a lot cheaper as well as bottled water is considered a "luxury" here or a "Crap, I forgot to bring some water to the beach." type of stuff. We use tap water for everything in Denmark so bottled water really isn't much of a thing here, it exists of course but it's like buying a less interesting soft drink really.

[@ontheroadagainwithvinny931]

Good info. We travelled in our motorhome around Europe in the 90s and used the water provided on the campsites and never had any issues. Didn't have any web or internet in those days - used to refer to books or judgement!

[@WanderingBird]

Sounds like an amazing adventure!

[@cyclingjoe7663]

Thanks so much, great interesting info, really appreciate it 👍

[@rahuls5881]

Camp 4 night is indeed far better as it has not only camp sites but also official "stellplatz" (parking spots ) also segregated into day and nicht time spots as well as legal overnight parking options as long as you do not setup chairs and dining outside etc. i.e. do not camp but just stay/sleep overnight!

[@tonyrigger]

Many thanks for the advice, It’s really appreciated.

[@WanderingBird]

You're very welcome. So pleased it helped. 👍

[@stevemason6524]

love the advice at the start of the video - exactly how my mrs is feeling before we go on our european tour!!

[@WanderingBird]

You will have an amazing time!! Where are you planning to go??

[@GruntProof]

great stuff

[@joncarver2275]

Nice to see my review on the one you chose !

[@WanderingBird]

Really? Small world! Did you enjoy your trip? Any tips/ places to see?

[@joncarver2275]

Plenty, the first one is dont listen to the wife ! (read review) and remembering if cycling into Switzerland from there then ensure you take passport as some customs are open and some arent. The big shopping centre is headache inducing. If i remember rightly along the path were signs as to how far you were in equivelent from the sun. So the sun was Basel then you came across Mercury venus earth mars etc at the same gaps. Very flat journey into Basel, there is also another aire next to dam but over in Germany here 47°39'37.8"N 7°31'14.6"E and Kembs had what looked like a really good aire but they had a motorised kart race closing the village for the day. Going anywhere near here and not doing the Alsace wine route paying particular attention to Eguishem is a major mistake if time allows. If travelling through Switzerland remember Vignette, The road down from Gex towards Geneva has amazing views. Mont Blanc in the distance. Also, if time cascades du Herrison are not a million miles away and basically wild camp anywhere around all the lakes there and fill up with free water at Clairveaux Happy travels

[@DesmondsDonders]

Our first trip in our MH was wilding near home. I was worried the Lindsay would not get on with it. She was asleep before me and loved it. I find it useful to view on Google Maps and/or Street View as well after finding a spot on the web. Did not know that site either :-) Thanks great video.

[@WanderingBird]

Thanks- pleased you enjoyed it and glad Lindsay loved it- we prefer it so much more to big campsites. Street view is a great idea- might try that!

[@Simon67316]

What a brilliant channel, glad I stumbled across it! It'll be my goto place for tips and info before we take the leap. Thanks for sharing. Subbed.

[@WanderingBird]

Thanks Simon. Appreciate it.

[@boontjes5528]

Not drinking water in Europe? In the south perhaps, but in the northern European countries its completely safe!

[@WanderingBird]

Most of the time yes- but it was Scotland where the water was contaminated, so make sure before you drink.

[@iolair1973]

Italian and Spanish tap water is definitely fine.

[@dudeonart8492]

Great and very useful vlog. We are off to Switzerland soon in Caravan (sadly not with the RT) so will take a look at those sites. Many thanks guys - Dude

[@WanderingBird]

Amazing! I love Switzerland. Take a look on our blog wandering-bird.com - there are a couple of brilliant places we visited last year which we highly recommend. Also, if it's feasible you can't beat wild camping in a layby in the Alps. It's just magic. Have a great trip!

[@andypalmer3596]

Hi many thanks for your reply, we will certainly do our best to have a great trip! I see on your present tour you are going to Norway. Went there myself a few times back in the 80's. If you are going as far north as Trondheim, make sure you get your passports stamped at Hell Station! Its about 20Km east of Trondheim up the E6 - You'll never be quite the same again!!!!! Enjoys guys - Dude

[@HappyCarlsonsTV]

Ya'll are soooo close to 1k subs! I just gave you one more *new sub* ;)

[@WanderingBird]

Thank you! Really appreciate it. Hope you enjoy the channel. 👍

[@מתןחדד-ה7מ]

Hey! Thank you so much for the information, very useful!. My question is if all of those stop overs are Irrelevant for caravans? It seems only motorhomes or campervans are allowed. Caravans was screwed? 😫

[@donthomas5401]

That was really useful. We are setting off for Portugal in a tag axle MH towing a car trailer so we will be trying out your suggestions straight away. Thanks

[@WanderingBird]

Fantastic! Portugal is on our list to visit- let us know how you get on!

[@wellywelly100]

Thank you, extremely useful information.

[@WanderingBird]

You're very welcome. I'm so pleased it helped. 🙂👍

[@tmbrown4746]

Just found your site - so happy to learn from your adventures! I’m in Canada and am looking forward to an extended care an trip through the UK and Western Europe in the future. Thanks for sharing!

[@WanderingBird]

Hi Theresa- welcome to the channel!! Sounds like you have some amazing adventures coming your way- feel free to ask if you'd like any further help.

[@amirtavakoli305]

Thank you for the information!

[@WanderingBird]

You're very welcome.

[@keighttrinity2509]

leaving Canada the first time thanks for the info

[@mehreenmirza100]

Hi there how was ur trip .. I'm leaving in a few mths from Toronto as well... anything different

[@marilynwisbey9446]

Thank you for sharing 👍💕

[@laikatravels]

brilliant, thank you for the info

[@WanderingBird]

You're welcome :)

[@martinseagate1115]

Great video. We will definitely use your advice on the Websites As we are planning a trip to Romania from Ireland. I don't know if i'd touch something on the screen during the video. But it seemed to repeat itself Partway.

[@alpinegeordie]

Thanks for the Shout out, Saw on your camper contact app you had a filter for 5 vans max.....FYI

[@alpinegeordie]

I guess you will Probably be travelling down before the Easter rush now you are a lady of Leisure? .... give me a nod and it will be nice meet up, and I can run some moonshine back into the Alps :-) We are allowed to bring 300chf worth of goods back into Switzerland per person per day Tax free and get the 19% german vat back also .....Result! Safe travels and Hope to see you soon

[@WanderingBird]

Thanks Bill- we generally prefer the smaller sites/ camping places. We're still confined to school holidays for the next year- and we're seeing friends along the route too which makes it doubly complicated as we're not sure whether we're going North- South or the other way yet! But will let you know for sure. 👍

[@kamecamp]

P4night is the best for france i think !

[@soarinfan]

congratulations on 1000 subscribers !!

[@WanderingBird]

Thank you! So kind of you.

[@yehonatancook]

Hey, are prices for the camping per person or per Motorhome? Thanks for your videos finding them really helpful!

[@WanderingBird]

On an Aire, it's per motorhome. Campsites are normally per person. And you're welcome. If you haven't already, check out our website (wandering-bird.com)- loads more info on there!

[@fionanorris3248]

Excellent video thank you so informative so happy I found it learnt so much thumbs up x

[@WanderingBird]

You're very welcome- so pleased you enjoyed it. Hope you enjoy the others too! :)

[@stuartwhite721]

FAB web sites great info thanks have you seen FRANCE PASSION MOTORHOME AND CAMPERVAN STOPOVER SCHEME

[@WanderingBird]

I haven't but I'll check it out. Glad you like the website. 👍

[@grahamhardyvanlife5704]

Hi

[@WanderingBird]

Hi! :)

[@chrisneedham5803]

Graham &Gabbie ............... hello

[@CaravanningwiththeCoxs]

Nearly 1000 subs then you can get money from KZbin take care Oliver

[@WanderingBird]

Thank you for your support- I saw you in the Trudgian's live stream supporting my cause. Really appreciate it. 👍👍