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Quote: Originally posted by gailbonney on 19/1/2023

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Unfortunately, Camping des Ribières will only accept 1 dog.

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Quote: Originally posted by longcol on 19/1/2023

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Quote: Originally posted by gailbonney on 19/1/2023

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It was the comment, in the reviews, about the river being fast flowing that worried me. The retriever is fine but the cocker spaniel is stupid!

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In that case Port de Limeuil might not be suitable.

https://www.dordogne-perigord-noir.fr/plage-de-limeuil/

Translation (using Deepl).

"The beach at Limeuil is located on the right bank of the Dordogne, just downstream of the confluence of the Vézère and Dordogne rivers. The beach is limited in size. You can lay your towel on the lawn in the shade or in the sun on the pebbles. From the beach you have a beautiful view of the two bridges of Limeuil.

To get there you can either park in the village car park (paying in summer) or in the car park of the football field.

There is a current at this point in the river and little bottom. You go there more for a dip than for swimming performances! Behind the beach there are tables in the shade, a bar (A l'Ancre de salut) has a nice terrace and can serve as a refill for drinks and ice cream.

Be careful in summer, if the Vézère is in flood (which sometimes happens after big storms), the beach becomes difficult to use (the Vézère then takes on an ochre colour). In this case, prefer a beach on the Dordogne, which is more protected from storms."

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Quote: Originally posted by Ironned on 21/1/2023

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Quote: Originally posted by longcol on 19/1/2023

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Quote: Originally posted by gailbonney on 19/1/2023

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It was the comment, in the reviews, about the river being fast flowing that worried me. The retriever is fine but the cocker spaniel is stupid!

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In that case Port de Limeuil might not be suitable.

https://www.dordogne-perigord-noir.fr/plage-de-limeuil/

Translation (using Deepl).

"The beach at Limeuil is located on the right bank of the Dordogne, just downstream of the confluence of the Vézère and Dordogne rivers. The beach is limited in size. You can lay your towel on the lawn in the shade or in the sun on the pebbles. From the beach you have a beautiful view of the two bridges of Limeuil.

To get there you can either park in the village car park (paying in summer) or in the car park of the football field.

There is a current at this point in the river and little bottom. You go there more for a dip than for swimming performances! Behind the beach there are tables in the shade, a bar (A l'Ancre de salut) has a nice terrace and can serve as a refill for drinks and ice cream.

Be careful in summer, if the Vézère is in flood (which sometimes happens after big storms), the beach becomes difficult to use (the Vézère then takes on an ochre colour). In this case, prefer a beach on the Dordogne, which is more protected from storms."

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Yes, that’s a fair point Longcol. I paddled at the edge every day and there were definitely people swimming in it - the campsite has a ‘technically’ private beach which is on the other side to the town so a bit more sheltered, but I’ve got no experience of open water swimming so wasn’t confident enough to go out too far.

I did swim in the Vezere at Camping le Paradis which was gorgeous - amazingly warm and slow flowing - although the site itself didn’t really suit us.

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