What is the form about camping at Houx Annexe? Our group have booked spaces for five Spridgets and a Volvo Amazon. Are they kept reserved or do you have to get there early and fight off allcomers and the fearsome "pikeys"?
Houx Annexe is basically a huge 'L' shaped field with a lake on the side.
There were originally marked pitches but the markings have eroded with time.
Most large groups (those arrving early) tend to take posts and fencing tape to 'rope off' their area otherwise you may return back to your pitch to find a stranger sleeping next to your car.
The ACO have previously patrolled sites attempting to get people to pitch closer together so that they could get more in - I witnessed this at our pitch in Karting Nord a few years ago.
Basically, the earlier you can get there, the better choice of good pitch, especially if there are a number of you. Having said that, regulars in Houx Annexe seem to grab the same pitch each year.
However, 2003 was fairly quiet in the Annexe and there was a fair bit of space on the far side towards Tetre Rouge.
If you know of any early arrivers, see if you can get them to hold a pitch for you.
There will be 20 of us (probably 10 tents and a 'marquee' plus 10 cars) over on the southern side of the site near to the road and concrete wall to Houx site so you could slum it near to us if you fancy it.
ps. the pikeys seem to keep a low profile until Monday
