I’ve looked through a few photos, and tried racking my brains but it’s actually difficult for me to remember!
Here’s a brief recap of what I can remember:

• Around the big cities there’s no change you could wild camp (you wouldn’t want to either!) In La Rochelle and Biarritz we stayed in camp sites.
• If you manage to camp somewhere near Les Grands Dunes (near Sanguinet) you’ll be amazed. Massive sand dunes that you absolutely have to visit
• Mimizan Plage just down the road from here was a great camp spot for us
• The Pyrenees (slightly off the coast) between France and Spain were great for wild camping

Have fun, I’m pretty jealous!

I plan on htich-hiking down through France to Southern Spain, and will hopefully be using couchsurfing and hospitalityclub as resources, however I will also be taking a tent for wild-camping.

Out of interest, I was wondering whether you could recommend or point out any specific places, particularly on the Western side of France.

Thanks again, Jack

I’m glad you’ve found this site helpful!
I definitely think your best bet is to just jump in the car and drive! If you have a rough route of where you’d like to go and what you’d like to see then that is definitely a good thing.
If you plan on sleeping in the VW (as I’m sure you are) then finding “wild camping” spots should be even easier. Most ‘pique-nique’ areas would be fine. You’d have the advantage of being able to move on instantly if anybody has any problems (unlikely they will though).

Of course, speaking French is always a bonus! You can then ask locals for good places to stay (they’re always helpful) and it may help you get out of any sticky situations!

I hope you have a great time.

have a nice day =)

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