Eurocamp sites in France?

Louisa_Jane_2

navig8r wrote:

Another vote for Les Ecureils we stayed there several times with Eurocamp and then started taking a Rapido folding van instead which was cheaper .
Dave

And me - a lovely site, when I was young we went many times , and unless it's changed over the past few years, Jard sur Mer and southern Vendee (La Tranche, La Rochelle etc) is not like the north, fantastic surfing beaches and not sooo busy (July and August aside!)

jan1ey

This is exactly the hol im looking for at the moment lol.. so where do you all suggest when we will be going in school hols (boys age 4 and 10) as only time we can go and it needs to be sunny!! :rotfl:

Louisa_Jane_2

The thing is, at seaside resorts etc, July and August are great - things on in the evening, shops open in the evening,people eating their fruits de mer at outside tables of restaurants,pavement entertainers, lots of atmosphere - if you go to some of these places even in September its like Bogner in January! As soon as the French kids go back to school everything shuts up shop! The main problem I think is parking, especially for beaches - a bit like Devon and Cornwall in the summer. At campsites, entertainment is usually laid on in high season - dances, crepe evenings etc - I like going in August, balmy evenings etc.

jan1ey

Louisa_Jane wrote:

The thing is, at seaside resorts etc, July and August are great - things on in the evening, shops open in the evening,people eating their fruits de mer at outside tables of restaurants,pavement entertainers, lots of atmosphere - if you go to some of these places even in September its like Bogner in January! As soon as the French kids go back to school everything shuts up shop! The main problem I think is parking, especially for beaches - a bit like Devon and Cornwall in the summer. At campsites, entertainment is usually laid on in high season - dances, crepe evenings etc - I like going in August, balmy evenings etc.

Thanks Louise Jane... Anywhere you reccommend with euro camps etc during those periods??

missscarlet

That is soooo true Louisa Jane- you definately get the campsite cheaper but the entertainment in all sites is gone! Mind you whilst our son is still young this suits but am looking forward to the entertainment when he is too old for us to get those bargain holidays and have to pay the expensive rates as other people do!

Have fun in France folks- I love it there!

Louisa_Jane_2

It depends what you want - if it's mainly beaches then vendee is fantastic, also the area around Royan. The Dordogne is lovely, but a hell of a long way to drive - that is somewhere we have been in May (along with S of France and Provence) which is great then - not too hot. We are going to Brittany again this summer - staying in a house though. I love Brittany as there are some beautiful beaches but also lots of things to see and do - and not too far to drive around. Southern Brittany usually has better weather , but I love ther area to the west of St Malo on the North(Emerald) coast, St Cast , Dinard etc - what kind of a campsite do you want, large with lots to do ( La Grande Metairie at Carnac is great for kids ) or quieter?
Normandy has some lovely beaches and is very interesting - d-day landing beaches but you have to be lucky with the weather (just like UK!)
I haven't been with Eurocamp for about 10 years (we took our own gear after that until DH got fed up with camping!!) so I can't really advise you on current stuff, although I think they still use a lot of the campsites that we have been to. There is a good website where you can look at the reviews and pose questions :
http://www.ukcampsite.co.uk/chatter/display_forum_topics.asp?ForumID=7

jetcat

ShockingPink wrote:

Sorry to butt in!

Any advice on how accessible Berny Riviere is by train from Paris? We've flown to Paris before and then got the train to Fontainebleau and stayed on a nice site; but the Berny Riviere is tempting. We prefer not to drive if poss - so any info about public transport would be welcome.

Thanks!

we went to Berny Riviere last June, and didn't frive. we flew to paris (Orly airport) and then got a taxi to the site. as there was five of us, we had to get a mini van - we found "grey-shuttle" online before we went, and prebooked. it cost 170 euros each way (think it worked out at £115 each way) which was not bad really as like i say, there was five of us! we were met at the airport and drove straight to our caravan. the driver was lovely and helped our children practice their french. the journey took approx 1 1/2 hours, but very pleasant.

as for when you are at the camp, depending on when you go, the camp do bus trips to Paris once a week in low season, aswell as a trip to disneyland Paris once a week. this increases to twice a week for each in high season. an adult ticket for bus was 20 euros, and again, a very pleasant drive!

we did look in to getting the train, but as i remember (could be wrong here) it involved a couple of changes, and as we weren't that confident, decided to play it safe!

the little village is approx 20 mins walk away, which is a lovely little village with a market. there is also a supermarket within walking distance. we saw many people walking back from said supermarket with their shopping in the pushchair and toddler walking!!!

i am thinking of going back to this site, as i still dont want to drive, and now i know that it can be done!!

hope you enjoy where ever you end up!

also, if you do go, ask the camp staff about the first world war caves! they are about a 20 min walk away through some lovely woods. the caves are fabulous - as big as a small town al underground! apparantly the french resistance used to hide there during the war. would advise taking a powerful torch though - the deeper you go, the darker it gets!! (kind of obvious i know!!)