Winter Motorhoming

Motorhome Ferry to Spain

It all depends how much time you have to play with if you want to take a motorhome to Spain. Most people opt for using a Dover to France Ferry Crossing and then driving through France and crossing over into Spain at The Pyrenees.

However if you want to get there quickly there is the option of taking a motorhome ferry to Spain.  When I was young I went with my family from Southampton to Bilbao on a Swedish Lloyd Ferry, but this service was discontinued in 1978 (I’m showing my age now). In more recent years P&O were operating a Portsmouth to Santander ferry, but this was discontinued in September 2010.

The current company who offer a motorhome ferry to Spain are Brittany Ferries who sail from Portsmouth to Bilbao, Portsmouth to Santander and Plymouth to Santander.

It’s up to you, if you consider a drive through France part of your motorhome adventure, take your time and enjoy it.  But if you want to get quickly to Northern Spain and maybe head off to Portugal for some winter sun, then maybe you should consider a motorhome ferry to Spain.

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Hire a Campervan

Here’s an idea for September: hire a campervan and then travel to France.  Why September? Well September is off peak as far as almost everyone is concerned, so everywhere will be less busy and everything is generally cheaper. Certainly motorhome hire outside the peak summer months is much cheaper and most European campsites will be switching to their low season tariffs in the first of second week of September.

France is a popular choice for motorhome hire in September, as the weather is usually still almost summer like, but just a bit less busy.  You could hire a campervan  and then do a quick channel crossing from Dover and explore Normandy or spend a day getting further south towards the South of France, Monaco or Northern Italy.  Alternatively you could take a longer ferry crossing such as the Portsmouth St Malo route and go and explore Brittany and The Atlantic Coast of France. If you make it as far down as La Rochelle or even Biarritz you are in for treat, with superb weather, beaches and relaxed campsites.  The more Southerly parts of France tend to stay nice and warm, well into October.

So what are you waiting for? Get on the phone and give us a call and we can fix you up straightaway. Alternatively, get a quote here online and find out how little it costs to hire a campervan and travel to France.