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Quote: Originally posted by Aussie Battler on 28/9/2006

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Hi Val & Carol, I did email them yesterday after reading Val's post; explained our family (kids ages). They replied and said a max of 6 persons on 1 pitch so 2 required.

I think I'll leave it for a couple of days and try my luck on the phone.

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There are plenty of families out there with 5 or more children. What are you supposed to do, stick a couple of them on their own in a pup tent on their own pitch.

Carol

Yes Carol, that's what they want us to do. They gave me a cost for 10 days at the end of May 2007.

Wait for it!

€822!!!

And that's with electric on 1 pitch!

I'll give them a call as there must be something going wrong with the translation.

Two pitches with Camping Cheques would cost 28 euros per night, then a supplement of 40 euros per night (their quoted prices for 5 children over 7 at 8 euros each), makes a total of 68 euros per night for both pitches.  For ten nights I make this 680 euros which is a considerable saving over what you were quoted.  If you did choose a beachfront pitch then I think you'd probably pay another 40 euros.  I suppose this brings it much nearer to what you were quoted, but even 100 euros will go a little way towards your spending money.  I know it sounds like taking a leap of faith when there are so many of you, but I honestly don't think you'll have any problem in May/June, even getting two adjacent pitches if that's what they expect, if you just turn up and ask to pay with Camping Cheques.  We were there in May/June this year, and there were lots of empty pitches, even on the beachfront.    You can always just put up a token pup tent on the second pitch, and then bob's your uncle!!!   It's not the sort of site where they'll be counting numbers, and 'who sleeps where' at night.  Sorry it's causing you so much hassle - I honestly didn't think you'd have a problem.

I think we Brits are so used to campsites in England being full each weekend during the season, and for many complete weeks, that we always feel we have to book in advance, but the French don't do it this way.   They just turn up and expect a pitch, except in the very highest of the high season, after 14th July for three/four weeks.