France itself will be quietening down by then. They mostly seem to exit Paris etc en masse last weekend in July/first in August but no longer stay way for the whole month.
Can't remember ages of your kids but we camped in France with ours from pre-school until they were at Uni. They'd do it with us again now of we got the tent out out of the loft!! They'll love it.
Brittany or the west coast a bit further south should have a reasonable chance of sunshine in Aug/September. We love the Massif around Le Mont Dore but mountains are in play weather wise there. Either would probably need a stop in France unless you're on a very early Shuttle. Wouldn't necessarily use the tent for an overnight - French chain Hotels are ideal for that. Quick early brekky an on the road before 07:00.
On that basis you can get to the Alps in a day.
Dover was a mess over the weekend but not heard of much this year at either Folkestone or Coquelles for the Shuttle.
We're off to Normandy on Tuesday via the Shuttle. Good news there is that the train is now only around £30 more than the ferry. A premium I'll happily pay whereas the previous £100 or so was way too much.
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