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Subject Topic: Campsite suggestions - French Mediterrane Post Reply Post New Topic
11/10/2018 at 9:48am
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We have been to the same site several years in a row at Saints Marie la Mer near Perpignan. It's great because it is a proper town with lots of restaurants and a seafront full of cheesey fairground type entertainments that the kids love. However, although we love the campsite, there's not much to do for pre-teens at the campsite; they have outgrown the playground. They are happy to stare at their phones, but I think there should be more to a holiday than that!

So, I'm looking for suggestions for campsites on the Med that are in a town, walking distance to the sea (less than 1km), with a pool, restaurant/snack bar, decent size pitches and stuff for 12 years olds to do. Ideally easy access to pleasant walking/cycling and must have bread and pastries on site in the morning :-)

We will be going in school holidays but prefer 'bustling' to really busy - space to put your towel on the beach and room to swim in the pool, but not a ghost town.

Don't want much do I ;-) Any suggestions?


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11/10/2018 at 10:33am
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Not on the Med, but my pre-teens absolutely loved L'Ardechois at Vallon Pont d'Arc. It organises a lot of activities for pre-teens and teenagers - my son was very impressed by the sleepover in the woods, with music and a campfire! It's years ago now and we were on our way to Spain, and decided to stay there overnight - and ended up staying a fortnight! They had crazy bicycles, (pedals go round the wrong way, handlebars turn in the wrong direction, etc), organised water polo in the pool, walks from the site for pre-teens, horse-riding............... According to friends who still go there nothing much has changed.

There is access to a river with rapids and rope swings, and a whole lot more. It's a very scenic area with plenty of opportunities for off-site visits.

I'm sure there are similar sites on the Med, but my sons were never beach lovers so we tended to stay inland, with just the occasional visit to the beach.


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Try
La Grande Motte

or

Le Barcarès

or

Meze


12/10/2018 at 7:10pm
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les sablons potrinages, nouvelle flouride marsellian plage


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15/10/2018 at 9:30am
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Just a thought! Sandaya Les Tamaris near Sete SOF. Right on the beach, shop and restaurant on site, great pool, organised activities and ‘large’ pitches for the SOF. Well worth a look


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15/10/2018 at 2:06pm
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Thanks for all the suggestions - some nice looking campsites there.

I notice they are all on the Languedoc side, not Cote d'Azur. Is that area not so campsite / family oriented?


16/10/2018 at 7:16pm
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It has just as many campsites, and some lovely beaches, but in school holidays traffic can be a nightmare. There are loads of sites, though, so if you're really interested in that side of the Med then I'm sure some people will come up with something interesting.

We used to like Cavalaire and La Croix Valmer, and have friends who still live there. We used to stay at Camping de la Baie in Cavalaire, or Selection Camping at La Croix Valmer. Both are near to (but not on) the beach, both within walking distance of 'bustle' but I'm talking about a long time ago and those sites might have changed in the meantime.

Perhaps those with more recent experience of child-friendly sites on the Western Med might be able to help.


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