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Subject Topic: Your all time favourite French campsite? Post Reply Post New Topic
12/10/2010 at 8:17pm
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Come on now guys, don't keep it to yourselves! I'm sure there are plenty pitches to go around

Which campsite is your all time favourite and why?



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12/10/2010 at 8:26pm
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Burnbake in Dorset - that's how a campsite should be in my opinion.
But as this is the Camping Abroad thread, I think it has to be the RCN Moulin de la Pique near Belves in Dordogne, although I think it's grown significantly since we stayed there in 2004.
Les Peupliers in Tarn comes a close second, although if you included the surrounding area I think it would win outright.



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......this one....


12/10/2010 at 8:48pm
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I have two, Le Brevedent and Delftse Hout.

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12/10/2010 at 8:53pm
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La Brisilia but maybe that was because we were taking teenage kids with us.  We now have the chance to find what it is like to camp in france without them so maybe our favourite will change!

It's large, well equiped and on the beach, but peaceful encampments and very clean with lots of flowers all over.  (Not forgetting the cave for cheap wine too!)



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12/10/2010 at 8:57pm
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We love Chateau de L'Eperviere in southern Burgundy and Domaine de Massereau at Sommieres. We've been to the NEC today and chatted to a few campsite owners including Gert Jan from Eperviere and come home with some brochures to look through. We talked on the way home about our favourite/ worst sites as still trying to decide where to go next year. Mzzy, I'm guessing you're still undecided lol??

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13/10/2010 at 7:24am
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Errr...ask me in about 20 years time when I've seen a few more. So far I haven't come across a 'bad' one though I am easily pleased!

-Steve


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13/10/2010 at 8:41am
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Domaine de la Foret, Vendee and Chateau de l'Eperviere as mentioned above. Both very similar sites based round a small chateau with the same small family site laid back atmosphere/entertainment. Must just mention that the pizzas at Chateau de l'Eperviere are the best we have ever tasted and their own wine was so good we bought back a crate!

If you could put a site like these in an area with more dependable weather then you really would have reached perfection.

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13/10/2010 at 9:00am
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So far this tops our league
Top site
It is pretty, well appointed,less crowded and is only 11 euros out of high season.


13/10/2010 at 9:30am
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come on must be more of you! lol

Yes savanne, I'm still undecided, but thats normal for me  my favourites for next year at the moment are soleil plage (but may be too busy - we have to go in Aug hols) or L'ardechois (looks pricey!) Not stayed at either, but have been for a nose at Soleil plage, and very nice it looks too!

Tentz your site sounds good, just not the no clothes bit!  Some things are best left to the imagination, for me any how!  Spose at least you don't have loads of washing to do though! lol



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13/10/2010 at 9:36am
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Camping Les Dunes at Torreilles Plage is my all time fave!

Not too prim and proper ie a bit wild and overgrown - next to beach and has everything I need for a great holiday!

 

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13/10/2010 at 10:17am
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Domaine Du Massereau in Sommieres and Le Port De Limeuil in the Dordogne. Both relaxed, beautiful sites in very lovely areas of France but with plenty going on too.

As mentioned above we too have never come accross a 'bad' site. Im sure they exist but a bit of research, advice from other punters, and interwebby searching usually gets us what we're looking for


13/10/2010 at 11:07am
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La Cabane in the Dordogne, no bar, no entertainment and not many 'Brits abroad'.

TBH not really stayed on a site that I wouldn't return to.



13/10/2010 at 11:38am
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We've had different favourites - when our sons came along I'd have found it hard to choose between Val de Cantobre near Nant, and L'Ardechois near Vallon.  Both were favourites for the range of activities offered, the lovely pitches, the rivers (more accessible in those days at Cantobre) and the settings of both sites, which suited us down to the ground.

These days we want different things, so our favourites would be very different.  Amongst them are Neptune at Agde, for the sunset through the palm trees, and the walks into Agde and along to the Grau, and Les Peupliers at Riviere, for the canoeing, the views and the wildlife.  Both of these I've recommended on here, and last time we went to Neptune there were few free pitches.   However, we did find a great site  this year, which may become a favourite as it was just ideal for us - but I'm not telling the details so that we are always sure of finding a pitch there!



13/10/2010 at 11:39am
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Have stayed on four different sites and each were good in their own way, would return to any of them.
Le Paille Haute - Picardy.
Camping Bel - Vendee.
Camping Parc de Montsabert - Loire.
Le Picard - Normandy.
Look forward to finding more.



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