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Hi All

We are getting ready to embark on our summer hols to France - going next Tuesday.  Cant believe its finally nearly here after weeks of counting down the days!!

We are having 2 weeks at Camping Kervilor at La Trinite and wondered if any of you can advise on any thing we shouldnt miss seeing or doing whilst there?  We have been to the area before but the last time was about 5 years ago when we camped near Quiberon.

We are a family of 4 with 2 kiddies aged 8 & 11 and any top tips you may have on the best restaurants/markets/supermarkets/beaches etc would be great!

OH is also wondering if there is are any fresh water fishing lakes in the area too?

Fingers crossed the sun shines

xx

Hi, we're not long back from Carnac & still in the post-holiday mourning period!

Carnac's lovely, my recommendations are:

The alignments - go to those near Menec village & there's a visitor centre and, more importantly, a lovely creperie in Menec village called Le Pressoir.  If you go on a sunny day for lunch then get there as soon as it opens(12.30 I think) as it's popular and hard to get a table - we were very lucky.  Service is friendly & relaxed & it's in a beautiful setting.  There's horses in the next field & loads of room for children to run around.

Another place to eat - Ty Gwelig in Carnac ville behind the church.  The moules frites are brill & esp good with the local cider...

There's a market in Carnac ville on Sunday & either Wednesday or Thursday (all days seem to blend in to one!)  It's massive & vibrant with yummy food on sale.

The beach at Men Dhu (between Carnac & La Trinite) is a good one to go to.  There's a little island that you can walk out to at low tide, we had a barbie there one night & it was amazing.

There's loads of shops in the Avenue des Druides just behind the main beach in Carnac - it's lively & seems to have good, reasonably priced reataurants altho we never tried any.  Look out for the ice cream stall with masses of flavours.

The beaches are really good for children as they're shallow for ages & seem safe.  Not much in the way of waves tho if you like body boarding.  I think the Quiberon peninsula is worth goig to if you like that sort of thing.

There's a small but well-stocked Super U halfway between Carnac plage & the Men Dhu beach on the Ave des Druides and also a Lidl or Aldi just to the side of Carnac ville.

Have a lovely time, wish we were in your place!

Sounds good BobCat10 my OH is like you, he would have loved to take his bike, but sadly we don't have room, but he was allowed to do the John O'Groats to Lands End ride this year, so we do take holidays in turn!

Hope you have a great time too,

Jane

I know what you mean about tracks where the parents have been - that's why we are doing a lot of the campsites we are doing, so I can re-live happy childhood memories.

Safe journey to you to and let's hope our weather is good.  OH is not that worried about taking his bike this time, he has a 12 year old DD to look after

J