Municipal Camping

Discussion in 'France' started by lost-en-france, Jan 1, 2013.

  1. Decided instead of spending time exploring my area is to every week I could write a article of free camping or almost free in different villages...

    http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Porchaire

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    The camping bit [looks a bit bleak because it is winter]

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    Water and poo poo

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    little park for the kids..

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    toilers ,in the background a supermarket with 24 hr petrol...

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    The camping is 2 minutes from the main street ,hairdresser/breadshop/pizza/vets/banks/restaurants/brochante etc

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    If you like big houses with gardens then Château de la Rochecourbon is just up the road...

    This village is just off the main road from La Rochelle to Saintes and ideal for a overnight stop...

    Tune in next week for another... :thumbsup:

    {if you want certain things included let me know}
     
  2. That is a BRILLIANT idea, k+
     
  3. This is a great idea.
    Bek
     
  4. Great idea - thanks for this. We're hoping to go to France this year, so it might come in handy. Maybe a link to a map of each one's whereabouts might be useful (or am I just being really idle here??!!)

    EDIT - sorry - just spotted the Wiki link! Doh!
     
  5. Terrordales

    Terrordales Nightshift

    Great idea. The camping spots certainly look more enticing than the "free spots" dotted around OZ.
     
  6. The next village is

    http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Savinien

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    Free parking is in the park ,the park offers a boating lake,restaurant,cafe,tourist information,toilets/kids area etc..

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    the park s on the banks

    of the Charente

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    across the road is a proper campsite with shop etc

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    there also is a outside heated public swimming pool ,you can bring food into the pool area and have a picnic on the grass where you can watch the children play/swim...there is also a cafe ...

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    also mini golf.... :chewie:

    you can also free park up for the night along the road next to the river...

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    In town there is lots of shops bars etc etc..

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    next time I will be on the coast.... :thumbsup:
     
  7. Brilliant again thankyou
    Bek
     
  8. Looks great. Thanks for that :)
     
  9. Pru

    Pru

    I love this idea. ;D
    We are planning to go to France this year and I have just bought the latest Vicarious 'All the Aires' book, but this is so more informative, thanks.
     
  10. My next camping is La Palmyre

    http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Palmyre

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    this is one of the car parks situated next to the beach ,notice people still camping in feb brrrrrrr

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    there is a lovely harbor also 12 miles of beach...

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    the beach backs onto woods and every so often there are isolated car parks ,bike tracks weave in and out of woods a dunes...

    This is one of the attractions open near the beach ,there is also a bike hire shop that has bikes for 4 6 10 12 people ,these are great fun and worth going down the coast with you family ,also lots of cafe`s bar hidden in the woods...

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    there is also lots of shops/restaurants in the town 2 minutes away there is a market monday to Friday mornings....

    La Palmyra also has a massive zoo ,20 campsites and lots of water parks.....

    it is a lovely place

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  11. Have you been anywhere near St Malo or Brittany? I am looking at going away for a week in Aug
     
  12. Sorry mate there just places around my area ,down south a bit [a lot warmer]..
     
  13. Fantastic,you give a first hand report on places to go near you. This could become a
    bigger project. How about i add to this with places near me. I am not in france but
    in the uk. Thank you for starting this Link,am looking for places to go and this
    will help. I can set up my own link if that helps.
     
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  14. be my guest buddy...:thumbsup:

    In the England section ,France is all mine....:D
     
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  15. Tuesday wildchild

    Tuesday wildchild I'm a circle!

    But not for long :D
     
  16. La palmyra, one of my favourite coast lines the cote savage is brilliant for surfing and bodyboard the Atlantic breakers can be awsome we will be heading here in the summer as we have done for the last 18 yrs, any one going to France should head here August can be very busy,weather is usually warm enough from late May onwards,
    Steve,
     
  17. We have just returned from La Palmyre too. Had a 3 week treck around but spent 11 nights here as we like the area. Nice and wild.
    Watch out for wild boar in the forests!
    We stayed at Camping Atlantique Forêt this time for 12 euros per night. Lovely and quiet in June :)
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  18. Mucka,
    St Malo is a good place to dock, you don't have to travel far to get to some nice places.
    We stayed at Camping Municipal Pont de L'Etang, which is about 30miles west of St Malo at Cap Frehel
    Again, beautifully quiet in June but will be a bit more hectic in Aug. There are over 600 pitches.
    Here was ours, the beach is just over the dune:
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    The beach
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    Sorry Mick, as you were :)
     
  19. Lovely pictures...:thumbsup:

    Just returned from Poitiers we camped at http://www.flowercampings.com/en/campsite-poitou/camping-le-lac-de-saint-cyr/book/

    Set next to a lovely lake you can walk and cycle round...

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    it has a cafe shop wifi etc also recommended by the caravan club...

    there is also a nature reserve and beach next to the lake

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    the plots all are surrounded by hedges that make them very private...It cost 14.50 euro for me and my teen...

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    the night before I did try and use the municipal but the barrier was too low ,just down the road was a lovely spot...

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    this was the view...

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    Poitiers is the home of http://en.futuroscope.com/

    my teen says it`s pants......

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    Quite a nice trip [apart from the T25 overheating]I found loads of tracks to ride my bike I was surprised how much Poitiers had to offer...

    Half way down France a ideal stop off...:thumbsup:
     
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  20. Can you head down towards Biarritz, Pau, Bidos on your next adventures please, head out towards Andorra and then back to Toulouse and over towards Nice and Monaco?

    Thanks
    :)
     

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