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Subject Topic: Close to village sites in Normandy Post Reply Post New Topic
14/9/2014 at 7:44pm
 Location: North wales
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Can anyone recommend a site in Normandy that's close enough to a village ( a proper village with cafés and supermarket ) that you can walk to. Not Neufchatel or pontorson , been there and got them on the list for next year.   Doesn't have to be posh site as long as got nice showers !!

Thanks in advance

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14/9/2014 at 8:23pm
 Location: Northern Ireland
 Outfit: Sterling Cruach Cuillin 520
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Have a look here:
http://www.ukcampsite.co.uk/sites/reviews.asp?revid=11719
Also check it out on Flower Camping. Have not stayed here recently so can't help with up to date info.

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14/9/2014 at 8:51pm
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The sites close to villages, or actually in the villages, are the municipals - though some are privatised now - but by and large the local mayors and councils set up sites in the best positions long ago.

I'd suggest to you that instead of choosing a site you first of all choose the particular area / town / village where you want to be - and nine times out of ten there will be a decent , clean, respectable campsite there. Our rule of thumb is that the smarter the village the smarter the municipal site,

Happy planning.

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14/9/2014 at 11:50pm
 Location: Co Clare Ireland
 Outfit: Hobby Sphinx 726
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Camping Portland in Port en Bessin. Stayed there last year - great campsite, great facilities, coastal walkway down to village approx 800m away. Great location for exploring all the D-Day sights.

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2016: La Garangeoire
2015: La Garangeoire
2014: La Garangeoire & hopefully a couple of weekends in Ireland
2013: Des 4 Vents, Ile de France & Portland , Normandy, O'Connors Riverside, Doolin
2012: Actons, Clifden, Co Galway; Interlude, Ile de Re; Salthill, Co Galway; Westport, Co Mayo


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15/9/2014 at 7:39am
 Location: West - North Yorkshire
 Outfit: Swift Speedbird 490 Mondeo Estate
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Lots of choices of municipal sites here.  Have a look at some of them - they will almost always be on the edge of a small village or town. 


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15/9/2014 at 8:01pm
 Location: up north
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We stayed at 2 good village campsites this year...Le Champ de Course st Courseulles sur Mer and the municipal at Etretat.

Both were easily walkable to each village and worth looking at. I registered the Etretat site on UKCS as soon as we got home but it hadn't appeared at my last check so I haven't been able to review it yet.

Etretat was a lovely, older village with loads of shops and places to eat and has a pebbly beach with amazing cliffs on either side.

Courseulles was 'Juno' beach and is more modern but still bustling and has a massive sandy beach and a small harbour/marina.


17/9/2014 at 8:36pm
 Location: Lancashire
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Lyon la Foret, walk to lovely village with local shops including small grocery store. Need a car for supermarket.

Villedieu les Poelles, the same. See reviews on here.


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18/9/2014 at 3:57pm
 Location: N. Ireland
 Outfit: Elddis Xplore 304
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Vimoutiers is nice, a municipal site
http://www.vimoutiers.fr/CAMPING-MUNCIPAL-hebergements-en-mobil-home,5,0,97.html


18/9/2014 at 4:33pm
 Location: North wales
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Thank you all, lots of sites to look at there, stupidly I hadn't even thought about municipal sites ( and the clue is in the bp name isn't it lol? )



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