Storing your caravan overseas

If you would like to store your caravan overseas, you should check your insurance cover first as the majority of policies will only cover caravans that are stored in the UK.

Most European countries require caravans/trailers to be registered in their own right and to have their own registration number. This means that you will find it very difficult to sell your caravan unless you bring back to the UK.

Officially caravans can only be left in another EU country for a maximum of six months (before they need to be registered). If you plan to leave your caravan for longer than six months without officially registering it you need to ensure that you have paperwork to prove that you paid VAT when you originally purchased the caravan in the UK.

There is also the question of validity of the manufacturer's warranty for caravans less than three years old if the supplying dealer does not carry out annual servicing.

We have provided some information on storage facilities in France and Spain below, however if you are looking to store your caravan in other European countries, or in an area of France or Spain that is not covered by our list, you will need to contact the campsites directly to ask if storage facilities are available.

You can also ask for recommendations and suggestions on our overseas touring community pages on Club Together.

Inclusion in the following list does not signify that these sites have either been vetted or approved by the Caravan and Motorhome Club. Some, but not all, will offer bed and breakfast facilities, meals, advance siting, etc. Members will need to contact the sites directly regarding availability, facilities, charges, etc.

Storage facilities in France

FR Assistance offers an extensive network of storage locations across France. For further details, please visit the FR Assistance website.

Kris Williams is a Mobile Caravan and Motorhome Service Engineer, operating in all of France and Northern Spain email: kris@caravanhelpabroad.com tel: 0033 6 69 48 53 98 and website: www.caravanhelpabroad.com

Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Clara Lallier
Camping Beau Rivage
64190 Navarrenx
00 33 55 9 66 10 00
beaucamping@free.fr
www.beaucamping.com/en/gardiennage/

Sue and George Thomas
Camping le Moulin de Campech
47160 Villefranche de Queyran
00 33 553 88 72 43
camping@moulindecampech.co.uk
www.moulindecampech.co.uk

South West France Caravan Storage
47410 Bourgougnague
Lot et Garonne (Near Bergerac)
Tel: 00 33 553 79 76 57
info@swfcaravanstorage.com
www.swfcaravanstorage.com

James and Jane Wheeler
Camping de Courte Vallee
79600 Airvault (south of Saumur)
Tel: 00 33 5 49 64 70 65
camping@caravanningfrance.com
www.caravanningfrance.com


Centre-Val-de Loire

Christopher Gale
Centre Val-de-Loire
37240 Ligueil
Tel: 00 33 2 47 59 54 94
Mob: +44 7989997148
chris@theloirevalley.com
www.theloirevalley.com

John and Sarah Scarratt
Camping le Moulin Fort
37150 Francueil
Tel: 00 33 2 47 23 86 22
lemoulinfort@wanadoo.fr
www.lemoulinfort.com


Normandy

Le Picard Holidays
14330 Tournieres
Normandy (south west of Bayeux)
Tel: 00 33 2 31 22 82 44
paulpalmer@orange.fr
www.normandycampsite.com

Camping Sous Les Étoiles Normandie
La Groudière, Rue Slaugham,
Saint-Martin-des-Besaces
Calvados 14350 (south west of Caen)
Tel: 00 33 6 37 87 99 53
Text only: 00 33 7 66 32 00 29
info@sous-les-etoiles.camp
www.sous-les-etoiles.camp

 

Hauts-de-France


Steve and Jackie Farmer/Marshall
The Long House
59 Rue du Petit Beaurain, 62990 Beaurainville, France (Pas de Calais)
Tel: 00 33 3 21 86 36 93
longhousefrance@aol.com
www.longhousefrance.co.uk

Sebastien et Alexandra Varrier
Camping-Caravaning-Peche Le Vivier Aux Carpes
10 Rue Charles Voyeux
02790 Seraucourt-le Grand
Tel: 00 33 3 23 60 50 10 
camping.du.vivier@wanadoo.fr
www.camping-picardie.com


Pays de la Loire

Andrew Hollis
Camping Le Fief Angibaud
85230 Saint Gervais
Beauvoir sur Mer
Vendee (south west of Nantes)
Tel: 00 33 2 51 68 43 08
camping.fief.angibaud@orange.fr
www.campinglefiefangibaud.com

Tom Bannigan
La Baudonniére
Monsireigne
85110 Chantonnay
Vendee (south east of Nantes)
Tel/Fax: 00 33 2 51 66 43 79
bannigan.tom@orange.fr
www.labaudonniere.com

Matthew & Donna Marie Goddard.
Camping Le Serpolin
49560, Clere sur Layon 
Tel: 00 33 2 41 03 22 72
info@campingleserpoli.org
www.campingleserpolin.com

David Ebbage
La Sabliere
Charchigne
53250 Mayenne (south east of Bagnoles-de-l'Orne)
Tel: 00 33 2 43 30 34 95
davepame@gmail.com
www.lasabliere.co.uk
Secure, covered industrial storage with concrete floor. Short stays available. Only an hour and a half away from the Normandy ports.

 

Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Jean-Philippe Ribellino
Camping Le Champ du Moulin
38520 Venosc
Tel: 00 33 4 76 80 07 38
info@champ-du-moulin.com
www.champ-du-moulin.com

Storage facilities in Spain

AreasAc offers an extensive network of storage locations across Spain. For further details, please visit the AreasAc website.

Kris Williams is a Mobile Caravan and Motorhome Service Engineer, operating in all of France and Northern Spain email: kris@caravanhelpabroad.com tel: 0033 6 69 48 53 98 and website: www.caravanhelpabroad.com


Jill Sheppard
Sheppards Rest
99 Vereda Los Niguez
Partida Cebadas
Dolores 03150
Alicante
Mobile: 0034 61700 3492
sheppardsrest@hotmail.co.uk / FB: Sheppards Rest
Offers storage rates from a week to a year, near Alicante.

Caravan Inn
Tel: 00 34 972 520 468
www.caravaninn.net/parking-de-caravanas/
Offers servicing and cleaning, with over 800 covered pitches available, located near Girona.

Caravanning Montgri SL Ctra.
C-31 PK 347.58 -
17257 Gualta (Girona)
Tel: 00 34 972 761 728 
info@caravaningmontgri.com
caravaningmontgri.com/es/
Offers covered and open storage, located near Girona

Tot Hi Cap Self-Storage Girona
Tel: 0034 650868761
llvila@tothicap.com
www.tothicap.com/parquing/
Indoor and outdoor storage, servicing, 24hr access and airport transfers available.

Chauffeured Classics SL
Tel: 00 34 634 339 574
camp.storage@yahoo.co.uk
Offers outdoor and indoor storage, servicing and taxi service to Alicante airport.

Monster Storage (Costa Blanca Storage)
WhatsApp 0034 641 670035
sean@monstermoovers.com
monstermoovers.blogspot.com
Located in Dolores near Alicante.

CaravanCare San Martin
Tel: 00 34 690 301 511
www.caravancare.es
Located near Tarragona. Offers transport to local campsites, servicing, repairs and cleaning.

Ramsey Douglas Caravan & Motorhome Storage
Tel: 0034 607039134 or 0044 7398170703
Email: info@ramseydouglas.com
www.ramseydouglas.com
Located near to the city of Malaga on the road A402 between Lake Vinuela and Puente Don Muel in the village of La Vineula. Transfers available to and from site as well as airport transfers. There is also an overnight facility with electric hook up, fresh water and showers available. Outdoor and indoor storage. Fully secured, fenced and gated.

Camping Valdevaqueros  
Tarifa 11380
Cadiz
Tel: 0034 956 68 41 74                                                           
Email: info@campingvaldevaqueros.com                         
Located in Tarifa and offers outdoor storage.

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