Travelling with a dog to Eurocamp France: what it’s really like

Eurocamp dog friendly accommodation

Not all Eurocamp sites allow dogs. However, Eurocamp have over 130 dog friendly parcs to choose from, so you really are spoilt for choice. Click here to find out our pick of the best in France.

As a rule of thumb, dogs are welcome in the classic and comfort holiday homes. We stayed in a Classic caravan in France when we took our dog over the Easter holidays.

Do check with the Eurocamp team before booking if you are unsure.

Eurocamp Dog friendly – Paris

Over Easter we stayed at La Croix du Vieux Pont in Paris as we had planned to visit Paris and also hoped to be able to take the kids to Disney Land Paris too.

This is a large family friendly parc, with 623 pitches and the nearest port is Calais.

La Croix du Vieux Pont is dog friendly and dogs are allowed around the parc and in selected accommodation types. It goes without saying that dogs must be kept on a lead at all times and are not allowed around the pool area or around the beach area.

Eurocamp with a dog – what you need to pack

Remember to bring all the things that your dog will need for his holiday, this may include;

• Water bowls we love the collapsible bowls as they are easy to transport
• Food bowl – again collapsible!
• Colllar and ID tag
• Lead and a spare lead (We always opt for the Halti range)
• muzzle (if required)
• Any medication you may require
• First aid kit for dogs
• Poo bags
• Dog bed/blanket
• Towel – we love the ruff and tumble
• Brush
• Familiar toys/balls

The supermarkets in France are incredible and there are also well stocked pet stores too. You can no longer take any form of meat products into France from the UK therefore before you leave the UK, do your research into finding stockists of your dog’s usual food.

Taking a dog from the UK to France – things to consider

There are a few things you will need to organise before travelling to France with a dog and before travelling back to the UK with a dog.

We travelled over to France in April and it was a last minute booking but it was generally quite straightforward to organise the things we needed to to take Wilf with us.

To travel to France from the UK with your dog you will need to;

• Ensure that your dog is microchipped
• Has a valid rabies vaccination. The vet will need proof that the dog is at least 12 weeks old. You must then wait 21 days to travel after your pet is vaccinated (Day 1 is the day after the rabies vaccination).
• You must then obtain an Animal Health Certificate within 10 days of your departure date.
• Visit a vet in France to get tapeworm treatment administered between 1 and 5 days before returning to the UK. The Eurocamp team were really helpful with this and helped to make an appointment at a local vets for the tapeworm treatment, and it was pretty straightforward. It cost us 30 euros for the appointment (April 2024).

Do your research before you go and check the gov.uk requirements to avoid any additional stress.

Dog friendly Eurocamp

Just a few things to think about if you a planning to take your dog to Eurocamp in France:

• Dog charges are payable locally on some parcs and dogs must be kept on a lead at all times.
• Even if parcs are dog friendly there may be areas that dogs are not permitted such as around the pools.
• If you are travelling out and about, do check the rules beforehand on local beaches to ensure that there are no seasonal dog bans.
• If you are using public transport do check the rules before you go to ensure dogs are allowed.
• Arrange for your dog to travel from the UK to France with an approved transport company on an authorised route.

With regards to that final point, we opted to travel by ferry from the UK to France. He had to stay in the vehicle as there were limited pet tickets for the ferry. Luckily Wilf is an amazing traveller. We made sure we arrived in plenty of time to allow a decent walk before we boarded the ferry. He was comfortable and secure with water and adequate ventilation (we left the window open slightly too as advised). The ferry crossing was around 90 minutes. This was a similar requirement for our ferry travel from the UK to Guernsey when we visited in our campervan too.

Paris with a dog

Do check the requirements for travelling around on public transport in France. We stayed in Camping La Croix Du Vieux Pont a Eurocamp parc just outside Paris and we had researched beforehand that larger dog breeds would require a ticket on the metro 9 (50% of the normal price) and will also need to have a muzzle.

Camping La Croix Du Vieux Pont offered day trips to Paris and the bus company from the parc allowed us to take Wilf with us on the bus into Paris which was absolutely amazing. When in Paris we found many restaurants and cafes dog friendly particularly if sitting outside (we always asked first).

We also travelled to Disneyland with a dog, and found their pet-sitting service fantastic as it allowed us to spend a day at Eurocamp Paris with the children. The pet-sitting service is a first come first served and is situated just by the main entrance. One thing to note is you can’t reserve this service and it does get busy on weekends and holidays. It cost us 25 euros for the day, and we were able to visit as much as we liked and also take Wilf for a walk throughout the day too. You will need to bring proof of vaccinations and animal health certificate so don’t forget your documents!

Would we take our dog to France again?

100% yes. I was amazed at how dog friendly our Eurocamp Parc in France was, and Wilf had a great holiday. Organising the animal health certificate was pretty straightforward – although worked out quite expensive as it can only be used for one trip, but he is part of the family and we love to take him wherever we go.