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When are you going?  If there's just the two of you and you can go outside peak season (ie any time except mid-July to mid-August) then you shouldn't need to book.  You also have a choice of using an ACSI Card (www.campingcard.co.uk) and/or Camping Cheques (www.campingcheque.co.uk) and saving quite a large amount on sites fees (depending on the site and any special offers).  The two sites above may not be in either, but it's worth having a look at the websites to see what is available.  Both websites have their own reviews of their sites, which may be more up to date.

I agree- I think I posted a review about that time too. I'm debating les cypres and le pin parasol and maybe even the sister chadotel site, domaine de beaulieu but i'm hoping for some more recent reviews on those particular sites. There  is also a Christian site with excellent reviews  but truth to tell- I'm not religious and don't want to risk being cornered.

Thanks for your comments.

Hi HT11, stayed at Bahama beach 3 years ago, and yes the site is in need of a refurb, all of the pitches seem to have too much shade, with very little grass

We were a party of 7 caravans, and the pitches were really small, 2 of our party have twin axles and could not get their cars any where near the pitch they were left on the road.

It is a 15/20 min walk to the beach, and the current is very strong along that stretch of beach.

We did walk into St Gilles, but you are looking at at least 40 mins stroll.

The other point, was this was our first journey into France and thought that because we had travelled further south the weather would be hot, but dissappointing to us, most mornings it was very cloudy, and only brightened up after lunch.

It appears that from the other posts there are better sites than this, this year stayed at Le jard in La tranche Sur mer, had a great time , pitches much bigger, and beach access 800 yards across the road, with a nice little walk into the village 10 mins away.

There is a free bus which runs up and down from the village or into La Tranche on a frequent basis.

Good luck with your search

Thank you Keavo 11. I have found Yelloh sites to be good and we stayed at La Littoral (Les Sables) this last summer. A nice site with good facilities but its a bus ride (Limited courtesy bus) or car ride to either Les Sables or Le Vellion beach. There is a beach in front of the site but I personally do not consider it a holiday or a family beach (shingle and rocks) and I wouldnt recommend it as a family beach.

We've given up on St Gilles and instead booked a site at Royan- part of the Yelloh chain, which we have been pleased with before. Last year  we stayed at La Littoral nr Les Sables. Good site, poor location for the beach. The beach at the site is in my opinion not worth sitting on and its a bus(limited) ride to Le Veillon or Les Sables, both of which are lovely.

I ve also stayed at the very lovely La Brasilia (Yelloh) but it is very expensive and its nigh impossible to get on if you don't book before you leave the site.