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Subject Topic: Le Capeyrou or La Bouysse? Post Reply Post New Topic
21/1/2013 at 12:49pm
 Location: Midlands
 Outfit: Avondale Perle Orestes
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Am contemplating booking one of these for the beginning of August for 5 or 6 days. Just can't decide which one! I know that Le C hasn't got direct river access but it is close by and it is within walking distance of a town and the pool looks nicer. But La B does have the big bonus of direct river access.
If anyone has any info on pitch size and access, noise/quiet at night, access to the site and how easy it is to get to other places in the Dordogne I would love to hear.
Wasn't going to book at all, but think we might have to given the dates we're going.


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21/1/2013 at 1:19pm
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Can't speak to La B, but Capeyrou sits directly beside the river and I believe has access to the river path. Whether you can launch from the path, I don't know.



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21/1/2013 at 1:23pm
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You can't access the river direct from Le Capeyrou BUT if you leave by the gate indicated on the map and turn left you can get to a decent 'beach' at Pont de Fayrac in about 5-10 minutes easily. Lots of decent cafes and restaurants within walking distance.


21/1/2013 at 1:25pm
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Thanks, that's useful for us too

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21/1/2013 at 1:31pm
 Location: West - North Yorkshire
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Just to throw another into the mix, have you thought about Le Perpetuum which is given 10 out of 10 on here, and does have river access.

It's also an ACSI site at only 12 euros, up until the 5th July and again from the 23rd August but is not all that expensive in peak season when compared to some sites in the area.

It's a site we've thought about for this year, after recommendations.

 



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21/1/2013 at 2:26pm
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La Bouysse is very close to Soleil Plage (which gets so much publicity) but La Bouysse seemed so much more pleasant a place to stay when we were last down that way.


21/1/2013 at 4:10pm
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.... all very useful for us also- planning on this area 14th-21st August ( and longer if we dont feel like moving on!)- will check out your suggestion ValA & La Bouysse too- liked the look of Le C but always up for information overload!!


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21/1/2013 at 6:22pm
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Thanks all. Just had a look at Le Perpetuum, Val, and it looks lovely. Reasonably priced too. Just need to make a decision. Wish I didn't feel like I had to book, but I bet we wouldn't get a pitch on speck in the first week of August.


21/1/2013 at 6:59pm
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Yes, in agreement on Le Perpetuum. What a lovely looking site- added to my own Hols 2013 Folder!! its growing by the day! probably best to book, like you say Argente- horrid to have got your heart set on a site then turned away ( the ear piercing screams of dissapointed offspring is the deciding factor here!)- book for peace & tranquility all round


21/1/2013 at 8:55pm
 Location: horwich bolton
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I have been and looked at both sites as we stay on Soleil Plage which is next door to la B. The site has the location as its across from the river with beach access, however, the pitches were very close together, the pool was fairly small for the size of the site. It is alot cheaper than next door. It has a great kids playground and the site was very busy and crowded when we looked at it (peak season), I personally wouldnt stay on it because I didnt like the pitches. Some of them are vitrually adjacent to the bar area at soleil plage which is where all the live entertainment is at night, sometimes it goes on past midnight and can be noisy, this is why we prefer the riverside location of soleil plage as its quieter and further away from the bar area. We spoke to people staying on La b that loved it and came back year after year, but we preferred SP even with the much higher pitch fees.

We also visited the other site La C which is in a stunning location. The site wasnt for us as there wasnt enough going on, the pool was small too. The town is within walking distance but we found it very busy with traffic flowing through so wouldnt stay on that site for that reason. Also we couldnt see anywhere to launch canoes close by and there was no beach, we love the beach at La B/soleil Plage thats why we go back there.

Hope iv not made things more complicated for you but im just giving you my honest opinion, it all depends what you want from a site, we have 2 young children so need plenty going on.



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22/1/2013 at 5:55pm
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Quote: Originally posted by cheryl.mark on 21/1/2013

I have been and looked at both sites as we stay on Soleil Plage which is next door to la B. The site has the location as its across from the river with beach access, however, the pitches were very close together, the pool was fairly small for the size of the site. It is alot cheaper than next door. It has a great kids playground and the site was very busy and crowded when we looked at it (peak season), I personally wouldnt stay on it because I didnt like the pitches. Some of them are vitrually adjacent to the bar area at soleil plage which is where all the live entertainment is at night, sometimes it goes on past midnight and can be noisy, this is why we prefer the riverside location of soleil plage as its quieter and further away from the bar area. We spoke to people staying on La b that loved it and came back year after year, but we preferred SP even with the much higher pitch fees.

We also visited the other site La C which is in a stunning location. The site wasnt for us as there wasnt enough going on, the pool was small too. The town is within walking distance but we found it very busy with traffic flowing through so wouldnt stay on that site for that reason. Also we couldnt see anywhere to launch canoes close by and there was no beach, we love the beach at La B/soleil Plage thats why we go back there.

Hope iv not made things more complicated for you but im just giving you my honest opinion, it all depends what you want from a site, we have 2 young children so need plenty going on.





That's brilliant info, thanks. Another site I've been looking at is Port de Limieul, but not sure if its a bit far from the main attractions, or if the pitches would be big enough. Our caravan is 7m.


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22/1/2013 at 6:26pm
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Hi,
We stayed at port de Limeuil last autumn, just before it closed. Can't say much about pitch size as the site was nearly empty then. However, it has excellent river access where the two rivers join, opposite a pleasant little village with nice restaurants. It's away from the main Dordogne busy-ness and main road. We said we'd avoid places like Roque Gageac in summer. It must be very busy.



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