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Stuart · Joined: 06 Sep 2005 Posts: 38 Location: Paris

Paul - just thought I'd supply you and others with the details of the camp site in Albert.
It's more than likely you are familiar with it, but here's the contact details for those who are not.

Camping Municipal d'Albert
'Le Velodrome'
Avenue Henri Dunant
80300 Albert

The bloke in charge, Jean-Michel Dufourmantel, is a real local character and can be contacted on:
03 22 75 22 53
His English is limited but he seems to understand more than he speaks. The cost for a tent per-night (last Summer) was 4 Euros, 6 with a car. Hot showers are 1 Euro a time. Good site but gets a bit noisy on weekend evenings with his disco. Still, never any problems.

Hope this helps anyone still struggling with accomodation for next year.

Stu

PaulReed · Posted: Fri Dec 09, 2005 5:03 pm Post subject:

Thanks for that - I will be adding details of all the local camp sites to the main website soon.
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rumjar · Joined: 20 Feb 2006 Posts: 4 Location: liverpool

the camp site in ALBERT is the best on the SOMME.
but who are the group of guys who seem to drink
a lot of beer and fall over a great deal?

j. Twisted Evil

CROONAERT · Joined: 20 Dec 2005 Posts: 85 Location: East Lancs

Peter Beckett · Joined: 04 Oct 2005 Posts: 44 Location: Victoria, Australia

Dave,
it sounds as if the statement drink a lot of beer and fall over a great deal? may influence the verdict Laughing

Peter
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CROONAERT · Joined: 20 Dec 2005 Posts: 85 Location: East Lancs

rumjar · Joined: 20 Feb 2006 Posts: 4 Location: liverpool

peter,

the guys that fall over a lot of there time in ALBERT
are the only mates in this life i have.

e-mail me on jpc1916@aol.com

Stuart · Joined: 06 Sep 2005 Posts: 38 Location: Paris

Rumjar! Welcome aboard! And G'Day from Oz mate. Very hot but nice to be home. Fly back in a week. And I agree with a previous poster about the Velodrome camping in the past. Anyone remember that bunker-like toilet block? Revolting!

tonio · Joined: 29 Mar 2006 Posts: 2

Is the campsite at Sailly le Sec(Puits Tournants) a little too far from the July 1st action.I am a little concerned about traffic over the period as it's about 14 km from Albert. Ten years ago when I was there for the 80th things weren't too bad but this year????? Then I stayed with the caravan at Belleville, Authuille which was OK but a little basic.Probably too late to get in there now anyway but it was ideally placed.I recall walking up through Authuille to Thiepval on the evening of June 30th for a fantastic son et lumier
which used the memorial edifice as a giant screen to show audio visual images on.
Any comments about Sailly le Sec and its distance from Albert will be gratefully taken on board.

Tonio

PaulReed · Posted: Fri Apr 28, 2006 5:05 pm Post subject:

It's not that far - it should only take you about 25 minutes up to the main battlefield area. There are going to be travel restrictions all over, of course.
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