Camping Riva Bella Ouistreham

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We will find out soon enough AD, seems a strange way to run a campsite given its position, not what I would call a holiday destination. 

It’s still listed on here as a site which the Club can book for members - with the current low season price about £19, but rising to just over £30 in peak season. But this Club website doesn’t say whether single night bookings are allowed or whether the three night minimum applies. 

PS.  But Riva Bella doesn’t accept Club site night vouchers. 

The problem with turning up on spec. is that if you are coming on the afternoon sailing from Portsmouth you get to the site at around 2200hrs. The site management are usually there to let in people who have booked, but not for on spec.

Its a great pity as it is so convenient for the ferry.

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Agreed, I have seen a depressing number of ex-municipals privatised. The only benefit is to the new owners who proceed to hike the prices. I actually quite liked Rive Bella (or Les Pommiers as was) in the old days. Admittedly fairly basic but always open when we arrived off the late ferry and very friendly staff - not to mention cheap prices. In fact we often stayed a couple of nights after the late night arrival as the walk into Ouistreham along the canal was very pleasant.

Its bad news for Brittany Ferries too, as unless an alternative nearby site can be found I doubt if many caravaners will be taking the afternoon sailing from Portsmouth in future.

Having set this hare running, I just tested a one night booking via the Club website and you can get a one night reservation there. Dont know if this is a going to change, but certainly at present you can still get a one night booking from CMC, even though the Riva Bella website wont allow it! 

And I just did a trial dummy booking for one night on 16 June on Riva Bella’s own website which was accepted with a price of 22euros. But it’s an incredibly clunky website and didn’t seem to want to let me to book more than a week ahead.