France Camping - Loire or Brittany
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Just booked it, La Garangoire for 6 nights, A site just off il De Oleron for 5 nights and Chateau De Martrigny (we've been before) by Caen/Bayeaux for 5 nights. Going via Portsmouth Caen ferry.
I was tempted with Domaine De La Breche but seems theyve stopped with touring pitches so that's no good. Shame as it seems a lot of these "luxury" sites are moving away from tourers to chalet dwellers/glamping options.
I was tempted with Domaine De La Breche but seems theyve stopped with touring pitches so that's no good. Shame as it seems a lot of these "luxury" sites are moving away from tourers to chalet dwellers/glamping options.
Chicken Chaser said:
Just booked it, La Garangoire for 6 nights, A site just off il De Oleron for 5 nights and Chateau De Martrigny (we've been before) by Caen/Bayeaux for 5 nights. Going via Portsmouth Caen ferry.
I was tempted with Domaine De La Breche but seems theyve stopped with touring pitches so that's no good. Shame as it seems a lot of these "luxury" sites are moving away from tourers to chalet dwellers/glamping options.
Lovely stuff!I was tempted with Domaine De La Breche but seems theyve stopped with touring pitches so that's no good. Shame as it seems a lot of these "luxury" sites are moving away from tourers to chalet dwellers/glamping options.
hyperblue said:
Ah hah, just the thread! Was just looking for camping (campervan) options in Brittany for us and our 2 year old.
La Garangeoire looked pretty much ideal other than bit of a distance to the beach (it’s a PITA to pack our van up for a day out) and would ideally like some bike paths/quiet roads to a beach/town. Time to give this thread a read…
Brittany you say!La Garangeoire looked pretty much ideal other than bit of a distance to the beach (it’s a PITA to pack our van up for a day out) and would ideally like some bike paths/quiet roads to a beach/town. Time to give this thread a read…
We went here last year and loved it:
https://www.campingduletty.com/
Absolutely cracking site, right on the beach. Good pool and really close to Benodet - you can get into town on bikes/walking very easily.
Loads to do - river cruises up to Quimper, horse riding, sailing across to the Glenan isles, Benodet summer concerts, etc. etc.
Also - it's touring only! So no glamping/chalets/mobile homes.
Going back this year!
Chicken Chaser said:
Just booked it, La Garangoire for 6 nights, A site just off il De Oleron for 5 nights and Chateau De Martrigny (we've been before) by Caen/Bayeaux for 5 nights. Going via Portsmouth Caen ferry.
I was tempted with Domaine De La Breche but seems theyve stopped with touring pitches so that's no good. Shame as it seems a lot of these "luxury" sites are moving away from tourers to chalet dwellers/glamping options.
I can't believe that! I was tempted with Domaine De La Breche but seems theyve stopped with touring pitches so that's no good. Shame as it seems a lot of these "luxury" sites are moving away from tourers to chalet dwellers/glamping options.
We went 3 or 4 times and met many people that had been going back to DdlB for years with their caravans (met one couple who had been 30 years in a row!). What a shame, lovely memories of that place
Rosscow said:
I can't believe that!
We went 3 or 4 times and met many people that had been going back to DdlB for years with their caravans (met one couple who had been 30 years in a row!). What a shame, lovely memories of that place
Yeah I was gutted to see we couldn't take the van. Sadly, it seems theres several sites that have gone this way. I looked at a number of places which we've considered but never visited in the past only to find that they were all chalets and glamping only now. It's a big investment for these places but probably more lucrative in the long term. We went 3 or 4 times and met many people that had been going back to DdlB for years with their caravans (met one couple who had been 30 years in a row!). What a shame, lovely memories of that place
It's cost us £1750 for 16 nights with a Portsmouth Caen crossing from the 20th July. Booked it as a package with Caravan Club. Pretty much 50:50 in terms of the ferry/site. Looking at chalets, a week in one of those is at least £1000.
Rosscow said:
Chicken Chaser said:
Just booked it, La Garangoire for 6 nights, A site just off il De Oleron for 5 nights and Chateau De Martrigny (we've been before) by Caen/Bayeaux for 5 nights. Going via Portsmouth Caen ferry.
I was tempted with Domaine De La Breche but seems theyve stopped with touring pitches so that's no good. Shame as it seems a lot of these "luxury" sites are moving away from tourers to chalet dwellers/glamping options.
I can't believe that! I was tempted with Domaine De La Breche but seems theyve stopped with touring pitches so that's no good. Shame as it seems a lot of these "luxury" sites are moving away from tourers to chalet dwellers/glamping options.
We went 3 or 4 times and met many people that had been going back to DdlB for years with their caravans (met one couple who had been 30 years in a row!). What a shame, lovely memories of that place
I’ve often thought about buying a caravan when I retire and visiting such places such as La Palombiere or DdlB, but unfortunately this clearly isn’t going to happen.
Rosscow said:
hyperblue said:
Ah hah, just the thread! Was just looking for camping (campervan) options in Brittany for us and our 2 year old.
La Garangeoire looked pretty much ideal other than bit of a distance to the beach (it’s a PITA to pack our van up for a day out) and would ideally like some bike paths/quiet roads to a beach/town. Time to give this thread a read…
Brittany you say!La Garangeoire looked pretty much ideal other than bit of a distance to the beach (it’s a PITA to pack our van up for a day out) and would ideally like some bike paths/quiet roads to a beach/town. Time to give this thread a read…
We went here last year and loved it:
https://www.campingduletty.com/
Absolutely cracking site, right on the beach. Good pool and really close to Benodet - you can get into town on bikes/walking very easily.
Loads to do - river cruises up to Quimper, horse riding, sailing across to the Glenan isles, Benodet summer concerts, etc. etc.
Also - it's touring only! So no glamping/chalets/mobile homes.
Going back this year!
Legend83 said:
It doesn't surprise me. Many times we have been and friends of ours rock up in their camper and wax lyrical about how much cheaper a pitch is compared to the mobile homes etc. Guess the sites have realised this now too...
But it's not exactly cheap for them to setup. If you're establishing a campsite it's electric points, grass, some hardstanding and a water supply. If you're doing chalets each one is tens of £thousands to supply, then they've got to guarantee rental of these to make them worthwhile. They've got to pay a maintenance team for upkeep and cleaning instead of just someone who runs around with a lawnmower every few days and a cleaner for the toilets. As we're talking about Brittany, I thought I would recommend a site that we've used about a dozen times over the past thirty years - it has become a bit of a favourite for us! We go to France so often, we now have Club Voyage membership on Brittany Ferries...if you want to know the advantages, PM me.
https://www.camping-lahallerais.com/en/
Restaurant/bar on site, along with shop, swimming pool, miniature golf. Easy walk along the River Rance into Dinan and generally a lovely civilised place to stay. Good access to explore the Brittany seaside (St. Enogat is our favourite), Rennes and loads of market towns in the area.
https://www.camping-lahallerais.com/en/
Restaurant/bar on site, along with shop, swimming pool, miniature golf. Easy walk along the River Rance into Dinan and generally a lovely civilised place to stay. Good access to explore the Brittany seaside (St. Enogat is our favourite), Rennes and loads of market towns in the area.
littleredrooster said:
We go to France so often, we now have Club Voyage membership on Brittany Ferries...if you want to know the advantages, PM me.
Is one of the advantages being able to pass on a discount? :-)I'm just looking to book again and it hasn't got any cheaper!
Can't believe DDLBreche doesn't do caravans anymore! We'd have gone back.
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