Belrepayre Airstream & Retro Trailer Park, Mirepoix, Midi-Pyrénées

Hidden away in the foothills of the Pyrenees, Belrepayre was the first vintage trailer park to open in Europe, and is still the ultimate destination for those who dream of renting a gleaming silver American Airstream trailer.
• +33 561 681199, airstreameurope.com, from €110 a night

Camping Sainte Sévère, Sainte Sévère sur Indre, Centre

The municipal camping site in this sleepy village already rents out an eskimo tent, a safari lodge and a wooden roulotte; now holidaymakers can stay in a 1970s Notin caravan.
• +33 2 5430 5028, camping-berry-ste-severe.fr, from €50 a night (minimum three nights)

Le Jardin des Juilleries, near Brantôme, Dordogne

Derbyshire couple, Bob and Frances, live in their French farmhouse from April to October, renting out a 1960s English caravan that sits in a shady fruit orchard, complete with hammock and separate toilet/shower and kitchen area.
• +33 5 5360 3416, frenchfarmhouse.org.uk, €250 a week

L'Epicerie du Pape, Vascoeuil, Normandy

Retro caravaning for kids is the attraction of this ancient grocery, converted into a charming B&B. Located just outside Rouen, there is a chic log cabin in the garden, with a miniscule 1970s caravan parked next door for kids to sleep in while parents get to enjoy a bit of privacy.
• +33 2 3523 6437, lepiceriedupape.canalblog.com, €85 a night (minimum two nights)

Flower Power Experience, near Aix-en-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Channel your inner hippie by picking up a restored 1970s VW campervan in the south of France and heading wherever the mood takes you – into the hills, along the coast to Italy or Spain, or hanging with the beautiful people on the Côte d'Azur.
• +33 6 4040 5068, flowerpowerexperience.com, from €175 a day