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EUROPEAN TOURING COSTS
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For an updated table for recent trips 2010 to 2013 click here We have often been asked how
much our trips to Europe cost so below I have added a breakdown of the
various costs in GB pounds for each trip.
Since we retired we have taken trips for about two months from May to July each year.
The total holiday cost
includes
everyday food costs which we would spend at home anyway. We rarely eat
out in restaurants etc but we occasionally treat ourselves to attractions
such as cable cars, museums and boat trips. We also take maybe the
equivalent of one week's worth of food from the UK.
ACSI sites are those listed in their Camping card low season discount
scheme which have given us considerable savings against normal site fees.
We tend not to use electric hookups except where it is included in the
site fee as at the ACSI sites.
Some aires we have listed as
free had a 1€/2€ charge for fresh water, grey water disposal and
electric hookups which we rarely use. Others charge an all in fee which
may include services or an extra fee for water etc. Over
the years we have found the number of totally free aires has reduced
considerably.
Installation of a 6Kg (11 litre) Gaslow refillable LPG cylinder has saved
us a considerable cost, although the installation was around £200, but we
consider it was worth it for the convenience.
With our new motorhome we have replaced the 6Kg Gaslow bottle with an 11Kg
(21 litres net)bottle with a Calor 6Kg as a reserve.
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2005
tour Auvergne,
Jura and Alsace in France, Tuscany, Umbria, Marche and Lakes in Italy
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2006
tour Slovenia via
Bavaria, Germany, Dolomites and Lakes in Italy and French
Alps
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2007
tour Western France, the Pyrenees and Northern
Spain
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2008
tour Germany, Austria, Czech Republic and Hungary
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2009 tour
France, Switzerland, Italian Lakes, Auvergne France
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2010 tour
France Provence and Brittany
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2011 tour
France Spain and Portugal
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Year
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2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
Total Mileage |
5582 |
5730 |
4495 |
4352 |
3964 |
4000 |
4370 |
Fuel gallons / mpg |
198 / 28 |
204 / 28 |
168 / 27 |
150 / 29 |
146 / 27 |
142 / 28 |
160 / 27 |
Fuel cost |
£633 |
£603 |
£574 |
£776 |
£590 |
£634 |
£770 |
Europe
Camping |
Total nights away/cost |
58/£330 |
51/£289 |
54/£237 |
56/£449 |
58/£374 |
57/£248 |
56/€513 |
Nights on campsites
/fees |
38/£320 |
30/£253 |
23/£201 |
29/£355 |
31/£354 |
20/£204 |
37/£510 |
min /
max site fee paid |
£4.60 / £17.20 |
£3.20 / £17.20 |
£5.50 /
£12.75 |
£2.84 / £21.75 |
£6.55 /
£17.50 |
£8.10 /
£16.75 |
£5.30 /
£28.80 |
nights on
ACSI sites |
16 |
20 |
8 |
14 |
21 |
9 |
11 |
Aires,
Stellplatz, Aree di Sosta |
Nights on aires, stellplatz & wildcamps /
cost |
20/£10 |
21/£36 |
31/£36 |
27/ £94 |
25/£20 |
37/£44 |
19/£3.10 |
min /
max fee |
£3.45 / £5.85 |
£3.40 / £6.80 |
£2.40 /
£5.14 |
£2.40 / £9.50 |
£1.70 /
£6.90 |
£2.75 /
£9.20 |
0/£3.10 |
free nights (wild) |
17 (3) |
17 (4) |
22 (1) |
10 (1) |
22 (3) |
27 (0) |
18 (12) |
LPG |
LPG refills
Litres
cost |
Gaz 907
15?
£65
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Gaslow
28 £12.50 |
Gaslow
30
£14 |
Gaslow
33
£19 |
Gaslow
40
£21 |
Gaslow
66
£37
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Gaslow
34
£25 |
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Ferries Dover/ Dunkirk
return
unless stated |
£88 |
£73 |
£68 |
£135
Harwich - Hook |
out £105
Newhaven - Dieppe
ret £29 Dover - Calais |
£65
P&O
Dover - Calais |
£52 P&O Dover Calais
£419 Brittany Bilbao Portsmouth
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Total Holiday Cost |
£1299 |
£1343 |
£1027 |
£2094 |
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£1769 |
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1€ = 69p |
1€ = 68p |
1€ = 68p |
1€ = 79p |
1€ = 86p |
1€ = 90p |
1€ = 88p |
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