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Subject Topic: Good sites in Normandy? Post Reply Post New Topic
19/6/2006 at 8:06pm
 Location: Essex
 Outfit: Sunncamp Haven 8
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Had a lovely time in southern France last year but the journey was pretty grim with three small children.  This year we would like to be much further north, Normandy in fact!  We're looking for a site with a pool, basic shop, decent sized pitches and pleasant surroundings.  Anyone got any ideas?

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19/6/2006 at 8:11pm
 Location: Essex
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I have tried the search facility but don't seem able to search a region, only a town.  Any suggestions?



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19/6/2006 at 8:35pm
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We are off to Le Brevedent in Normandy in August.

Why not try here 



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19/6/2006 at 8:59pm
 Location: Essex
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Thanks for that, its actually the group that our site last year belonged to, which was great.  Hadn't thought of trying them again, but I will!

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19/6/2006 at 9:13pm
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So glad that I can be of a bit of help.

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23/6/2006 at 1:07pm
 Location: Bury St Edmunds Suffolk
 Outfit: Autotrail Chieftain
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Try Chayeade-Martragny, just outside Bayeaux.

Part of Castels chain of privately owned sites, (similar tomour Best of British)

Central for Normandy, not far from Caen ferry terminal.

We loved it last year

Have a good holiday



23/6/2006 at 8:56pm
 Location: North West
 Outfit: Elddis Avante
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We are going to Chateaux Martragny in August for 4 days on the way back from the Vendee to the ferry at Le Havre. Glad to hear you can recommend it!

Cheers

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23/6/2006 at 9:03pm
 Location: North Yorkshire
 Outfit: Sterling Europa 460 NT
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Claire what ferry crossing are you doing???? as we're looking to do france next year and are thinking of normandy as this would be the first time we will be going

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May 13 - Cala Gogo, St Cyprien (didn't go, hubby too ill to travel)
May 14 Ranc Davaine
August 14 Les Sablons
August 13 - Camping Playa Brava, Pals


24/6/2006 at 10:53am
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We spent the best part a week at the Chateau de Martragny, well placed for if you want to view the landing beaches (our reason for going there).

We pitched on the driveway up to the chateau, rather than on the pitches inside the walls, so had a lovely spacious pitch - until a dutch rally turned up and double parked caravans in every single pitch (so we had two caravans, double-parked front-to-back, on either side of us!). It was okay, as we only had a couple of days left there, and everyone was very nice, though it did feel a bit claustrophobic!

Maybe best enquire if they have any huge rally parties booked in for the time you hope to visit? Otherwise, this is a nice and conveniently located site.



24/6/2006 at 4:37pm
 Location: Scotland.
 Outfit: Conway Camargue Lots of Vangos. .
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I`ll second Chateau Martragny...we end up there almost every time we go to Normandy, because Hubby likes all the WW2 stuff round there. Nice big pitches, especially on the avenue, but you might not want to be put there with three small kids. The orchard is nice, and close to the pool and toilet block. If you have a giant tent you won`t fit on the smaller pitches there though. The pitches do vary quite considerably in size over the site.

There is a pool (no flumes though),  kids club, vast games area, a nice little shop and a bar that serves basic meals. The family are extremely friendly and can`t do enough for you. We spent two weeks of our extended holiday there last year...we got put on the very imposing corner pitch at the turn of the avenue so had a fabulous view of everything. Best pitch on the site!




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