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Personscrumble
25/2/2020 at 5:49pm
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We are planning a trip moslty in the Dordogne area, there maybe about 10 days, probably from early September.

We are family with teenagers (15 and 19), we will be wanting to canoeing etc on the river, museums and historical places, not so bothered by restaurants as tend to moslty self cater

I'm less bothered by campsites at the moment, there are plenty of decent ones around, more interested in deciding which general area to aim for.

Suggestions?


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Personjaiash
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Along the river between Beynac and Domme is always our choice. Dozens of canoe offerings, plenty of places to visit for half or full day and many places to visit within an hour's drive if you fancy them. Lots of markets too. All manner of campsites along that stretch too.

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Scrumble, We found Dordogne river bank campsites to be wet and muddy after rain.I would stay on higher, drier land - from anywhere in the area you can visit the river for your canoeing and can visit the painted caves at Les Eyzies as you say you like history.


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OK - I'm biased because I live in the Dordogne and pretty central to the area I'm recommending.

I'd choose somewhere close to or on the river between Montfort and Beynac. Some sites - Soliel Plage & La Bouysse at Vitrac for example - have their own canoe hire. Also safe river swimming by the above.

You have so much on your doorstep which means less time in the car. Yes it is tourist central but much quieter than July / August so things are still open but without the crowds.

You are close (ie 10/15 minutes drive) to 4 of the "plus beaux villages" in France - Domme, Roque Gageac, Castlenaud and Beynac - plus the same to Sarlat with it's medieval centre. If self catering Sarlat has a a couple of large supermarkets plus a good Lidl with a quality butchers next door.Many villages have a weekly market - Sarlat has one Saturday and one mid week.

The pre-historic sites in the Vezere valley are about half an hour away and Rocamadour, a stunning pilgrimage site clinging to a rock face, is about an hours drive.


If I had teenagers I might well be inclined - like we used to - to use La Bouysse - only the pool is open early Sept - bar & takeaway closed - will be quiet as mainly used by French and as it's just on a up a slope from the river which is only across a quiet road, never known it to be soggy if you camp top side of the pool. The bar / restaurant / takeaway / games room at Soliel Plage will still be open and is a couple of minutes walk - might appeal to your teenagers.

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+1 for La Bouysse. Stayed there twice and loved it.

But please, don't tell everyone!

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Personjaiash
26/2/2020 at 4:38pm
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Quote: Originally posted by Netherton on 26/2/2020
Scrumble, We found Dordogne river bank campsites to be wet and muddy after rain.I would stay on higher, drier land - from anywhere in the area you can visit the river for your canoeing and can visit the painted caves at Les Eyzies as you say you like history.


We have visited our favourite riverside site over 35 times over many years and only ever found it to be muddy once after a 4 hour downpour - it was pretty dry again in an hour!

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PersonNetherton
26/2/2020 at 5:08pm
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We were on the lower part of Soleil Plage and found it was a mud bath. For that reason we never went back but I see there are reviews on here from other people in other years describing conditions there to be just as we found them.


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26/2/2020 at 9:17pm
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Quote: Originally posted by Netherton on 26/2/2020
We were on the lower part of Soleil Plage and found it was a mud bath. For that reason we never went back but I see there are reviews on here from other people in other years describing conditions there to be just as we found them.


Over 12 years since we camped there (2007) and the week we had was particularly wet, and yes there was standing water in the bottom field.

Partly from memory and partly because 3 or 4 times a year we walk the bankside path past SP I'm fairly sure the bottom field slopes down towards the river and then slightly up again towards the "riverside" pitches.

Don't think all riverside sites in the Dordogne are the same.


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26/2/2020 at 9:39pm
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Longcol, Thank you for your ever helpful advice about the Dordogne area.

Soleil Plage seems to have a magnetic attraction for many British visitors but we ourselves were far more pleased with a stay at Moulin de la Pique - we liked the layout of the site, the general style of the place and the way the Dutch management run the site. The Alan Rogers website describes it well. But it only has gathered 4 reviews on here over a period of 15 years so it appears that far fewer British visitors go there.


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26/2/2020 at 10:24pm
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Quote: Originally posted by Netherton on 26/2/2020
Longcol, Thank you for your ever helpful advice about the Dordogne area.

Soleil Plage seems to have a magnetic attraction for many British visitors but we ourselves were far more pleased with a stay at Moulin de la Pique - we liked the layout of the site, the general style of the place and the way the Dutch management run the site. The Alan Rogers website describes it well. But it only has gathered 4 reviews on here over a period of 15 years so it appears that far fewer British visitors go there.


We just used SP that once - loved the location / river beach but found the site overpriced and a little cramped.

Gave La Bouysse a try the following year and never looked back. Always found it handy having SP next door as somewhere for our (then) teenagers to go in the evening, or for me and O/H after 31 Aug when everything shuts down at LB.

Also very handy to have "back way" into Sarlat that avoids the traffic and drops you off on the doorstep of LeClercs - since moved over the road and doubled in size since we first went.

Is Moulin de Pique the one at Belves? We've noticed how comparatively few Brits seem to come south of the river beyond visiting Domme and Castelnaud and the bulk that do seem to stay in gites rather than camp - we must see 10 times as many GB plates to the north whereas the Dutch seem 50:50.


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Thanks for the comments folks, a few votes for the same sort of area East of Beynac, so that's helpful.

Will ponder campsites, they won't be busy, so not the pressure to book up


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One area not mentioned is the western part of the Dorgogne.
Have a look at
Beaulieu sur Dordogne
The campsite is on an island abutting the town walls an in the middle of the Dordogne. You can launch directly from campsite


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We Love Moulin de Paulhiac, which is between Castelnaud and Daglan. Lovley setting, pool, bar and an excellent restuarant. Also, on-tap wine (it was 2 Euro a litre when we went) which is lovely in my uneducated opinion. Would highly recommend!

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Quote: Originally posted by jdt020471 on 29/2/2020
We Love Moulin de Paulhiac, which is between Castelnaud and Daglan. Lovley setting, pool, bar and an excellent restuarant. Also, on-tap wine (it was 2 Euro a litre when we went) which is lovely in my uneducated opinion. Would highly recommend!


Was a favourite of ours when the kids were little nearly 20 years ago - it's only a couple of miles from where we live now!

Perhaps a little sedate for teenagers?



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