Campsite / Aires and Wild camping Database
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After our second trip we found that it would be beneficial to others to keep track of where we stay as sometimes the guides and aires guides can be quite wrong! Sorry – no information recorded for trips 1 & 2.
We recommend the following guides which we use in order to find the sites and locations of aires and services (e.g. water and waste) ourselves. Our personal GPS finds are listed below:-
| BordAtlas 2010: Huge double book with a focus on Germany (essential for Germany!) and a good selection from the rest of Europe. Its mainly written in German, but easy enough to translate the essentials and most is “picture” or “icon” based |   |
| Camperstop: Good book with lots of details for around Europe with a map. Not the best, but pretty good. Written in English. Picture is for 2009 version but, at time of writing, 2010 version is on pre-order here: Camperstop Europe 2010 |  |
| All the Aires France: Excellent book with 1600 aires in France. Absolutely essential for France. Contains photos of most of the sites along with costs and details. To be honest if you are planning a trip to France – this will save more than it costs! |  |
| Le guide officiel Aires de services camping-car :Official French aires book. Not as pretty as All The Aires, but very factual and maintained by the French. Easy to use even without knowing French! |  |
Notes:-
- GPS are exact location from where we were stopped rather than an entrance.
- Facilities: F=Fresh Water; W=Waste point; E=Electricity; C=Chemical disposal (with costs if applicable)
- Type: Aire = signed / permitted provided area; Wild = convenient wild spot; Site = Formal Campsite., CQ = Camping Cheques; ACSI = ACSI card
Country Codes
- BE: Belgium
- FR France
- CH: Switzerland
- IT: Italy
- GB: United Kingdon (England and Scotland)
- DE: Germany
- A: Austria
- HU: Hungary
- NL: Netherlands (Holland)
- DK: Denmark
Database
Please feel free to maniplate and/or export our data as you wish (e.g. enter DK in search box on the right to show only entries with DK in). Download entire database here: DYD_5Sept2010
Country Where Type Lat Long Cost Facilities Comments
BE Grimbergen Aire 50.93154 4.37001 Free - Open car park 24hrs max for campers, quiet at night but busy till 8pm or so. 2.5hrs from Calais so convenient for ferry. Central so bars etc close to Brussels
BE Veurne Aire/Wild 51.07017 2.66632 Free ? Permitted aire and also wild area near canal in nice small town with good square and bars. 50mins from Calais port
BE Gent Aire 51.03735 3.76752 Free None Permitted MH parking close to motorway under 2 hrs from Calais. Safe enough but slightly noisy. Close enough to walk into Gent
FR Metz Aire 49.12387 6.16895 Free FW Reasonable location next to the river and in Metz centre
FR Amiens Wild 49.8978 2.30941 Free None Very quiet empty parking area next to park/lake with trees short walk into city
FR Le Mans Aire 48.00206 0.1891 Free FWC Aire next to river in centre of Le Mans with full facilities
FR Turquant Aire 47.22393 0.02866 Free F=2 Euro WC Lovely aire with nice facilities, BBQ area, games area etc in nice troglodyte town.
FR Oradour Aire 45.93538 1.02491 Free F=2 Euro WC Large and busy aire within walking distance of historic Oradour
FR Cahors Aire 44.43994 1.43862 Free FWC Small aire with large overflow area just down the road. Lovely town. Aire okay by river but noisy with road/rail though ok overnight
FR Agde-Sete Wild 43.33665 3.57819 Free None Wild camping next to beach with 100 Euros of other vans. this area tucked out of way away from road
FR Le Grande Motte Wild 43.555 4.02079 Free None Camped next to beach quiet overnight
FR Remoulins Aire 43.93797 4.55841 ? FWC Aire but parking separate from aire services
FR Salin dn Girade Aire/Wild 43.34999 4.78378 Free FWC Aire in town and free water in market, wild camp with a load of others on beach. A bit bleak and very very windy
FR La Pradet Wild 43.0844 6.01844 Free None Wild camped on quiet small quay overlooking sea.
FR Frejus Wild 43.4232 6.74487 Free None Lovely beach small town and old town short walk away. Small flat area wild camping with others
FR La Turbie Wild 43.74119 7.39833 Free None Small wild area on hills just outside of Monaco. Bit naughty but quiet and nice views!
FR St Lauret Aire 43.66623 7.19604 Free FWC short distance away Aire with facilities elsewhere in town (follow signs for cemetery) but this area more in town and easier access to Nice
FR Castellane Wild 43.84523 6.51437 Free (FWC 6 Euro) Naughty but loads doing it, official aire with facilities next door with 6 Euro barrier entry)
FR La Salles Sur Verdon Aire 43.77269 6.20574 Free FWC (+WC/Washup) Fully equipped aire next to the lake with small town short walk away
FR Sisteron Aire 44.20021 5.94393 ? FWC (?) Noisy aire okay for one night. Sisteron okay town
FR Vassieux en Vercors Aire 44.89784 5.36911 Free FWC Full free aire in quiet town central to vecours near resistance museum
FR VIllard de lans Aire 45.066 5.55605 Free None official parking (48hrs) in ski resort town
FR Pont d¶?Ain Wild 46.04858 5.33502 Free None Just a large flat area quiet for overnighting in suitable location. Not worth a trip otherwise :)
FR Cateau Cambrosi Aire 50.10194 3.55479 Free FWCE Aire with great facilities including free hook up town a bit down though
CH Bern CQ site 46.96437 7.38393 CC+tax Full Very busy campsite with full facilities. Clean and okay. Well placed to visit Bern
CH Saillon ACSI site 46.15891 7.16737 ACSI15 Full Nice clean site on the Rhone in the valley of the Alps. Quiet and good for hiking and cycling
CH Munster Wild 46.4875 8.26739 Free None Small open parking strip with small ski slope behind and view of Alps in front. Bars and shops close.
IT Verbania Aire 45.92911 8.56586 Free FW Not the most picturesque parking place, but ideal for town and lake. Park in blue bays only. Also another place next to library.
IT Rapallo Wild 44.3489 9.229 Free None Car park next to harbour superb views. Not sure if camping is permitted so we went intoStealth Mode Euro and left around 10am.
IT La Spezia Aire 44.10369 9.85992 3 Euro donation FWC Green, not the nicest of locations but functional. 3 mile walk into La Spezia through a port (not picturesque!). Noisy with port activity all night
IT Pisa Marina Aire 43.67779 10.27026 8 Euro FWC Busy but nice location next to sea with long walk/run from Marina.
IT Pisa Wild 43.72113 10.42012 Free None Large free car park busy with other vans. Basic but free!
IT Certaldo Aire 43.54598 11.04581 Free FWC Car park with permitted overnight stops and free aire facilities. Next to small river. Short walk to reasonable town and superb old-town and castle
IT Capodimonte Wild 42.55148 11.90062 Free W Pleasant location on lake Bolsena with short walk to town with castle.
IT Rome CQ Site 41.96052 12.48001 CC Full Superb site with close reach to Rome. Camping cheques give HUGE discount. Internet cheap at 2 euro for 3 days. Absolutely 5* place brilliant.
IT Tivoli Aire 41.95882 12.80355 Free FW Quiet open large car park at weekend, chaos on weekday morning! Close to river and town centre
IT Castel Gandolfo Wild 41.75903 12.66926 Free None Quiet dead-end road overlooking lake Albano. Lovely view and pretty good spot. (For facilities see below)
IT Castel Gandolfo Aire 41.74409 12.64585 Free FWC Official aire with facilities near centre
IT Sperlonga Wild 41.25662 13.43979 Free None Perfect wild camping spot, open gravel/tree carpark just next to sea and short walk to village. Free except July/Aug. (3 other vans there in March!)
IT Pozzuoli Site 40.82888 14.13707 23 Euro Full Campsite in volcano crater. Worth it for experience. Facilitiesok Euro. Tight arch on entrance, not suitable for big vans. ACSI rejected for stays of <3 nights had to complain to ACSI.
IT Pompeii Site 40.74632 14.48421 14 Euro Full Camping Sparticus prertty ok site very convenient for Pompeii
IT Matera Wild 40.6618 16.60431 Free None Just a safe place to park free. Joined by 2 other vans. Beware signs to official parking leads nowhere!
IT Savelletri Wild 40.87524 17.40888 Free None Lovely quiet village, overlooking small marina, nice local bars. Loads of wild-camping options here and just North
IT Manfredonia Wild 41.61628 15.90082 Free None Spot overlooking beach. OK for overnighting only really.
IT L¶?Aquila Aire 42.35267 13.4071 Free FWC Free serviced aire in L EuroAquila. Big, clean and in central location.
IT Trevi Aire 42.87939 12.75227 Free FWC Large free aire at top of Trevi which is a lovely mountain top village in good condition. Worth a visit.
IT Lake Trasimeno Aire 43.18512 12.14301 Free FWC Nice small aire overlooking Lake Trasimeno. Small town nearby with bars etc. Busy with only 4free Euro camper places, rest is pay.
IT Radda in Chianti Aire 43.48654 11.37548 Free FW Nice aire in quiet small hilltop town. Very picturesque!
IT Florence Aire 43.83255 11.19012 Free FWC Aire just west of Florence with cheap (2 euro) return to Florence. Not great but convenient.
IT Arezzo Aire 43.47199 11.88844 Free FWC Very clean and tidy aire close to the centre of Arezzo
IT San Marino Aire 43.93526 12.44437 8 Euro None Permitted campervan aire in P10 close to centre. 8 euro per 24hr. P12 is Free with FWC facilities but was deserted and a possible security issue
IT Rimini Wild 44.06717 12.58248 Free None Quiet large area just off beach road with fountain behind. Free off peak and quite fine
IT Ferrara Aire/Wild 44.83501 11.60909 Free/6 Euro FWC 4 Euro Massive large free car park next to official paid aire. No real difference bar cost. 10 vans in Aire, 8 in free park. Facilities pay-per-use. Close to medieval centre
IT Treviso Aire 45.67006 12.25786 Free FWC Large and reasonable aire just outside old city walls and close to laundrette! Treviso worth seeing in its own right, but also cheap and direct train to Venice.
IT Como Wild 45.81445 9.07015 Free None Superb parking right next to lake and appears to be legit or at least not prohibited.
GB Tamworth CC CL 52.65094 -1.77929 5 Euro FWC Small quiet farm CL close to Tamworth ideal for snowdome
GB York Wild 53.95333 -1.07905 2 Euro None Very quiet and open carpark in centre of York next to river. Lovely location.2ph and2p 6pm Euro>8am. 5 vans overnighted there.
GB Edinburgh Site 55.94972 -3.00939 19 Euro Full Campsite outside Edinburgh. Reasonable, not stunning 50mins bus to city
DE Bonn Aire 50.75269 7.08165 Free W Permitted parking area short walk from Bonn centre
DE Muden (Mosel) Wild 50.18472 7.33621 Free None Secluded spot in nice village with some shelter from wild overlooking the river
DE Trier Wild 49.73881 6.62358 Free FWC=1 Euro Park and ride area. Official spot nearby but expensive for nothing more. 1/2 dozen vans overnighted in P&R. Services behind McDonalds
DE Wadern Aire 49.54226 6.89279 Free FWC E=1.50 Euro Clean area but town modern and characterless. Good place for walks/cycling routes etc
DE Baden-Baden Aire 48.77301 8.21854 Free None Special motorhome parking and okay for overnighting and getting into Baden-Baden centre.
DE Todtnau Wild 47.83038 7.94906 Free None Quiet flat parking next to stream in Todtnau. Worth a visit for waterfall walk and to have a go on the tobogen rollercoaster!
DE Singer Aire 47.76015 8.82802 Free FWC E=1 Euro/12h Convenient aire near lake Constance with full facilities. Didn Eurot check out town.
DE Lindau Wild 47.55098 9.70278 Free None Quiet road with parking overlooking lake Constance and the Swiss alpes
DE Bad Reichenhall Wild 47.73347 12.89165 Free None (F?) Quiet parking area next to church grounds. Town nearby and nice to walk around
DE Nuremberg Aire 49.45926 11.11283 Free None One of 3 free aires around Nuremberg. Easy walk/bike in via river. Reasonably quiet but railway near
A Innsbruck Wild 47.26902 11.44778 Free None Very quiet area on outskirts of Innsbruck, with fields one side and swimming pool the other. Maybe 6km walk/cycle into old town or bus from top nearby
A Schwaz Aire 47.34658 11.70382 4 Euro/day F=1 Euro ? WC FWC Provided aire which can be accessed just for cheap facilities without paying day charge. Nice genuine Austrian town though not spectacular. (Fresh water was free/unlimited so machine bust!)
A Sankt Gilgen Wild 47.76339 13.36404 3 Euro None Quiet and flat carpark overlooking lake Wolfgangsee. Town small but very picturesque. Worth stopping for a look around even if passing.
A Liezen Aire 47.56512 14.23346 Free F?WC/Shower Quiet and safe small aire. Should have water but tap removed (for winter?) next to sports centre and indoor rock climbing. Town not worth a visit though.
A Vienna Wild 48.20921 16.25505 Free None Quiet flat area in West Vienna within easy walk of tram 49 which goes direct to city centre ( Euro2.20 each way). 3 vans here overnight.
HU HǸvÇðz Wild 46.784 17.18728 Free None Quiet flat area with free parking and cosy enough to hide in! Short walk from spa town centre
HU Balatonkenese Wild 4,703,585 18.10814 Free None Quiet and safe area on the north coast of Lake Balaton
HU Budapest Aire 47.43795 19.21985 10 FCE=3 Euro AVOID. Miles out of town, water and elec not working. Noisy. Just an expensive car park can do better wild in town! Also BordAtlas09 GPS coordinates are wrong.
HU Budapest Wild 47.51064 19.04572 225huf/hr 08-20:00 None Good parking spot (unlimited time) including overnight. Safe and okay along this stretch. Very Noisy but hey its central! (May be best to o/n on Fri and Sat only, else move after 8pm to somewhere quieter) Meter needs coins max 100huf so loads of coins needed.
HU Mauthausen Wild 47.88288 17.27023 Free None Very quiet area close to town and spa. Spa looked good for warm months as mainly outdoor. Rest of town okay.
BE Lier Aire 51.12511 4.57376 Free FWC for ?1 Car park location outside of nice town and nature reserve. Busy but okay
NL Alblasserdam Aire 51.86133 4.65721 Free FWC for ?0.5 New aire overlooking Marina - rarity in Holland and pretty good
NL Vianen Aire 51.9951 5.09635 Free None Peritted free overnight parking. Nice and quiet enough to chill. Bikerides and walks near. Good but not worth detour for.
NL Naarden Aire 52.29173 5.16664 Free None Very pretty aire overlooking moat, lovely fortified town short walk over bridge. Worth visiting.
NL Kampen Aire 52.55308 5.91297 Free FC WC Shower for 50c Excellent facilities including shower and toilet. Fresh water/waste not easy though (no hose connection, high sink), but ok. Door code was 6120. Kampen worth a stop and walk along river.
NL Aalten Aire 51.92631 6.58662 Free FW Reasonable town many parking areas for MH including near swimming lake
DE Dorsten Aire 51.66589 6.9693 3 Euro FWC Euro1 E Euro1/8hr Upgraded new setup with good facilities and electic for 1 euro per 8 hours. Town very wecloming and enough to see. Swiming pool with slides/spa nearby to play and bathe!
DE Sande-Paderborn Aire 51.7606 8.67796 Free None Spot by lake, okay road can be heard but not busy. Lake accessible nearby and cycle into Paderborn
DE Paderborn Aire 51.72276 8.75503 Free None Central spot to Paderborn and close to laundrette. Very convenient. Noisy overnight though, so maybe best as day only then relocate to Sande-Paderborn for overnight
DE Hofgismar Aire 51.49525 9.37582 Free F=1 Euro W C + WC Nice green area suitable for walking/cycling, reasonable. Good aire.
DE Bevern Aire 51.85808 9.50759 Free None Quiet place to stay (sports centre), town pictureque but not worthy of major detour
DE Hildesheim Wild 52.16122 9.94122 Free None Just a supermarket carpark. Quiet overnight, safe, and best we could find late and in the rain! You could probably do better but it was okay. Good supermarket too!
DE Celle Aire 52.62817 10.07209 Free F=1 Euro W C + WC Celle is well worth a visit. Huge area for motorhomes next to river and easy walk into town. 8 official spots (pay) next to aire facilities. 200m from free mh parking towards town along river to facilites.
DE Salzhausen Aire 53.22167 10.17867 Free F=1 Euro WC E=1 Euro Very quiet spot in very small modern ish town. Convenient if passing. Electric hookup too if needd, 1 Euro per 4kwh.
DE Brokdorf Aire 53.86417 9.317222 Free FWC=1 Euro ? Village dead; boring place; MH area was a bit, erm, pikey. Nothing worth staying for, move 20mins to Brunsbuttel instead.
DE Brunsbüttel Aire 53.89903 9.132057 Free F=1 Euro WC Quiet and nice clean aire with good facilities. Nice town with the massive Kiel canal locks.
DE Heide Aire 54.20265 9.11266 Free FWCE 1 Euro Superb aire with good facilities. Town okay nothing special. Near swimming pool. Loads of out-of-town large shops
DK Ribe Aire 55.32455 8.75733 Free FWC & WC All free facilities in big area in Ribe centre. Ribe is Denmarks oldest town and worth a wander
DK Borkhaven WIld 55.84933 8.28094 Free None Quiet small carpark overlooking marina. Prob okay off season, close to Fjord and local shop
DK Holstebro Wild 56.35584 8.62136 Free None Quiet secluded and sheltered little area in big carpark in Holstebro very near centre. Not that picturesque but fine.
DK Viborg Wild 56.4312 9.41026 Free WC Quiet small car park next to Søndersø lake. Very small marina (15 boats), lovely views over Viborg. Toilets, picnic benches and exersize area. Great.
DK Hirtshals Wild 57.58973 9.95358 Free WC near Small carpark overlooking sea - lovely sunset. Town close. Nice beaches near
DK Tars Aire 57.38972 10.11556 7 Euro FWCE WC Shower The aire in Tars DOES COST. Some guides say not. Tars small, Aire very good, pay in morning (if staying)
DK Skagen Wild 57.71583 10.57336 Free None Tucked away very quiet (silent!) parking area, aire-esque feel, and hassle free. Short walk/cycle to fun town with busy harbour/pubs and the tip of denmark Grenen
DK Tylstrup (E39) Aire 57.22268 9.93742 Free FWC WC Motorway parking with WC and two areas, one for F+W and one for F+C. Clean, free and in a convenient place. We tried South-bound no idea about North. You could stay here - but why?
DK Suldrup Aire 56.84253 9.74065 Free FWC WC Motorway parking with full clean MH facilties. Suitable for facilities only
DK Tebbestrup Aire 56.44987 9.99939 Free FWC WC Motorway parking with full clean MH facilties - Chem disposal separate. Suitable for facilities only
DK Aalborg Aire 56.99319 9.900006 Free FW - C Maybe? Motorway parking with full clean MH facilties. Suitable for facilities only. Forgot to look for chemicial (normally with caravan sign rather than MH)
DK Grenae Wild 56.40187 10.9177 Free Public WC Quiet parking next to dunes and beach. Only really suitable off-season and if small/discreet. Other area (quiet picnic area) near 56.38872 10.9354 rough GPS) which looked good
DK Ebeltoft Wild 56.20296 10.73336 Free Public WC Quiet long road with a few parking areas next to grass area, beach (stone) and sea. Beautiful and restful
DK Arhus Wild 56.17934 10.22314 Free None Suitable for overnight only for small/discreet vans only. Centre of park/picnic area, surprisingly quiet at night. For daytime parking try the wide road at 56.16776 10.21447.
DK Ry Wild 56.0936 9.754 Free Public WC Flat car park area in convenient place overlooking Marina (just!). Far corner okay for overnight. Ry bit dull.
DK Middelfart Wild 55.5060- 9.72886 Free None Dead-end road overlooking sea. No parking restrictions. Next to church (and bells) but after a few beers we didn't notice! Cafe on sea 100m away is good.
DK Hasmark Wild 55.56372 10.45425 Free None Flat car park 100m from sea. Ok place just convenient for us. Next door to campsite (!) who let us use their laundrette anyway. Quiet area.
DK Kerteminde Wild/Aire 55.45197 10.66407 Free FC WC Shower for 10DKK Marina car park, but facilities seem free and available. Marina free Wifi in range (with good aerial). Very pleasant location and nice town. Coin laundry etc available
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