We were on our way to Germany but, during our time in Enzesfeld, Gerhard suggested we visit Scha:rdling in Upper Austria before crossing the border. Schardling is a small town close to the German border. We stopped there for supplies (Gru:ner Veltliner) and saw enough to warrant a return visit but it had been a long day driving almost the length of Austria and we still had to get to our campsite across the border in Kirchham bei Bad Fu:ssing.
We elected to leave Scharding for another day and crossed the border into Germany using the new(er) bridge to the north of the town. As we crossed the border we were astonished to see police checking vehicles for illegal immigrants. It seems illegal immigrants are as much an issue in Germany as in Britain. There was little delay and we reached our campsite within 25 minutes or so of leaving Scharding.
Camping Hotel Preishof in Kirchham bei Bad Fussing is a family owned concern focused more towards it’s hotel and spa facilities than anything but the owners were super friendly and the site itself has all the facilities you would expect of a good campsite; including a large, popular restaurant and live music to boot. We enjoyed some fine food on the terrace outside the restaurant and the easy listening German folk music was great. I have no hesitation in adding Camping Hotel Preishof to our list of recommended campsites and we’ll certainly use the site when returning to this area.
