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Has anyone been to this site? its near Joinville in France. Thinking of going there mid july for 2 wks.  Im looking for nice sunny pitches and lots for young kids to do, also family entertainment..is it any good? 

Stayed on this site 3 years ago on way back to Calais. We intended to stay for 4 nights but left after 3. Nothing to much wrong with the site but the area is a bit void of things to do especially with young children. There is things for kids on site. A great indoor pool and games area. A lot of trees so you would need to pitch carefully for the sun. In peak weeks however I think you would be allocated a pitch. As for family entertainment I can't remember any but we did go in June. Overall I don't think it's a site or area for a full 2 weeks.

harryB

We are going here on 30th July for 5 nights. I am really looking forward to it i read about it in one of the caravan mags can't remember which one but I will dig it out and let you know. The jounalist ( I think it was Michael le Caplain) raved about it. We are just a couple no kids involved ( our 17 year old is doing her own thing) so we want peace and quiet and somewhere to cycle which I think this site will fill our critera. I think it depends on the age of your children if they are very young the quieter sites are better just simple entainment, face painting, a pool, fishing etc and they are happy and exausted by bed time from playing with their new friends all day. Teenagers are a different story we took our then 16 year old daughter to france for 3 weeks last year and she was a nightmare! admittedly she is an only child and at the time found it difficult to make friends on site so by mutual agreement she is NOT soming with us this time!

We are going to La Forge on our way to 7 days in Switzerland it is our 25th wedding anniversary so we are really spoiling ourselves this time!

I stayed there last summer for 5 nights, it is a nice site with friendly owners, cant complain about the site at all.

The sourounding area though struck me as very poor and run down, Joinville is not very attractive and seemed to be inhabited by drunks!

Most other place I have been to in France have had lovely villages with markets etc but this area was definitely lacking in that respect it has I feal fallen on hard times.

There is a good little theme park about an hour away called Nigloland and a few cycle routes from the campsite which we enjoyed.

The restaraunt on site is quite good but pricey.

   Thanks everyone for your opinions and advise!!

   We have decided to go to loire valley instead, hopefully we have picked a good site. Hope you all have HAPPY HOLS!!

Thanks again

Have stayed there twice and whilst it is nice and has a decent restaurant there is sod all to do in the area to be honest.

Not much further away is Camping Lac de la Liez which we've been to twice. Each time in August without booking but we might just have been lucky.

Last year they had a visiting circus troupe. Pool is nice. Good view. Quite a nice area.