where to go in europe

i am in the last stages of building my land rover 130 camper it is fully kitted out with a winch front and back, snorkel, hot and cold running water, solar, cooker fridge, shower toilet & a laptop with GPS ect so i can go anywhere

i was planning on going to europe with friends but there not going any more ( there wife's say no ) so now i am on my own and i am looking for idears on whre to go i have about £2000 and as much time as i want to spend on the trip
i plan wild camping and the only cost willbe fuel, ferrys and food as i dont want to pay a comany to show me aound tracks and roads
so have anyone got any idears on where to go

come the limousin, plenty of green lanes, free camping etc.LEE

Why not do a small trip to Scotland first to test all the gear out.

i ws going to do a trip first i do want to do scotland well if you here of any one wanting to meet up for a trip point the to me please

do you have a build thread for your 130 camper. would be interesting to see as one day i would like to have a crack at this sort of thing

your disco looks like its coming along nicely

We went over to Arromanches last year towing the caravan, but did a lot of green-lanes in France. I used IGN maps in Memory Map, made it easy (ish) to find lanes. When I asked most people just said all lanes are legal to drive!

thats true here Paul, we have probably more green lanes than tarmac.LEE

Paul D said:

We went over to Arromanches last year towing the caravan, but did a lot of green-lanes in France. I used IGN maps in Memory Map, made it easy (ish) to find lanes. When I asked most people just said all lanes are legal to drive!

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You have got to love France ,, all Lanes are legal .. How did we get so uptight in the UK ..

Croatia and Montenegro was the same for me and also Greece , And good food and camping and people love seeing you haveing fun in a Landie or anything else for that matter ,, Europe rocks mate ..

LB

Leonburger... you gonna be at the pub tomorrow night? Would be great to see you both! Lee, what are the camp sites/ b&bs like in your neck of the woods... some friends and I are seriously thinking of a french week toward the end of the year!

GamekeeperJames said:

do you have a build thread for your 130 camper. would be interesting to see as one day i would like to have a crack at this sort of thing

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Ryder said:

Leonburger... you gonna be at the pub tomorrow night? Would be great to see you both! Lee, what are the camp sites/ b&bs like in your neck of the woods... some friends and I are seriously thinking of a french week toward the end of the year!

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I need to go to local village today so will enquire about prices and upload a couple of piccies, you could always camp down at my house we have plenty of room. We did a tour round last month and at the municipal camp sites you could stay for 6 euros a night.LEE

finally got there today. camping for 10 euros a night, hot water included, showers 1 euro, washing machine 3.40 euros.

I go down to Bulgaria each summer you can off road almost any where you like and beer will cost about 40 pence a pint in most bars it is an amazing country and the local people are very friendly if you are interested let me know

English 111 - I agree totally - I live in Bulgaria and have driven two land rovers over here. Fantastic country for off roading and verycheap / free for camping.

Also 3 hours across the border and you hit Istanbul - now that is a fantastic end point for an overland adventure and as far in Europe as you can go.

Let me know next time you make it over and we can meet up.

Its 2000 miles without detours - 36 hours driving (have done in less than 2 days in a 110 ex military with no power steering - now that was fun.

Depends what you want to see;

Mountains; Alps, French, Italian, Swiss, Austrian,
Dirt tracks throught he pyrenees, Andorra duty free
Lakes/forests; Germany, Belgium, Swiss, Italy, etc
Warmer coasts, S of France, Spain, portugal, Italy, Greece

All of these are in easyish reach.
Just find out what you want to see; then plan, plan, prepare and have fun and yes to testing the equipment and yourself, not everyones cup of tea, driving for days, camping. And I agree, did one trip which i paid a company for (landyrally) great fun, but, have been several times since, sometimes solo, love it.

And Europe, is so much easier to get around than here.