Easy drive to the site from Cherbourg. Got to the site and reception was very slick. Ready for us, booked in got our wristband and then followed a person on a golf cart to the pitch. We have a large caravan and the site was tight to negotiate but no problems if you are careful.
The pitch we were booked on to was too small for us. Our caravan would have gone from the back to the front of the pitch and, by the time we had put up our ¾ awning and dome there would have been no room for the car. We said the pitch was too small for us.
That was disappointing as I had mailed the site weeks before and said we had a large caravan and was assured we could have a large, sunny pitch nearish to the facilities. This pitch was small, dark and just about as far away as you could get from the facilities!! We were not allowed to select a pitch on booking – even for an additional payment.
The chap who came to talk to us was, by chance, the person I had been e mailing. He asked us to wait a few minutes and he went away to see what he could do. He came back us and took us to see two other pitch choices. We had to stay on the small pitch but then moved to what was pretty much the best pitch on the site.
It was large (had to be 250 or 300 sq m) and was next to the field the circus played on fortnightly. They were not noisy and there were only 8 pitches in our road. Great.
Swimming pool was one of the very best we had been on, slides, indoor and two levels of outdoor pool, lazy river. Can’t fault it. The restaurant and take away were well appointed and had reasonable prices. Ice creams were cheaper than in seaside towns.
Unsurprisingly as we were in France the staff spoke French well and English only a little better than my French!! Not an issue on the welcome meeting but for the teen club, which was a key reason for us choosing this site as we have a single teen with us, it was. The teen club catered well for the French teens but our charge didn’t feel happy to ‘break in’. I think some English teens attended but I don’t know how they got on.
Cycled quite a bit but there are few ‘off road’ cycle tracks. Some roads have hatched edges which offers some protection. There is limited stock/variety in the site shop but there is a Carrefour in Baden (5 mins).
About 50% of our time was wet or cloudy but the pitch drained well. I didn’t think there was a lot to see in the area – others may disagree. The beaches we found (apart from Carnac) weren’t great. Went to Quiberon (about 25 miles) enjoyed it and Quiberon itself was nice. One way in and one way out though. Vannes is worth a visit and so is Auray. Didn’t get to Ile aux Moines which would have been 60 Euro for the 3 of us.
We probably wouldn’t go back but not because of the site. There wasn’t enough in the area for us to keep us amused for the time we were there. Other people looking for different things or prepared to drive further will have a different view.
