La Venise Verte

178 Route Des Bords De Sevre, Coulon, 79510, France

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Ideal for ...

  • Cycling
  • Dogs
  • Motorhomes
  • Walking

Why stay here ...

This pretty verdant site, is a haven for nature lovers and for anyone who loves peace and tranquility. Its friendly new owners and staff work hard to make sure guests enjoy their stay in this popular campsite.

New this year to the swimming pool area, with its paddling pool for the younger children, is a superb 12 person jacuzzi available from mid june to mid september.
The lovely restaurant offers a range of local cuisine and there is the newly redecorated indoor area with bar and an outside terrace set in the garden to enjoy al fresco dining in the shade of the trees.

Set across from the banks of the Sevre River, in the heart of the Marais Poitevin, this site is perfect for fishing and the site hires out canoes and bicycles enabling guests to explore the local area. Visitors can discover many signposted walking paths, 300 kms of cycle trails as well as the canals with boats to hire, just perfect to explore in different ways.

The views from the river are picturesque with quaint houses dotted along the riverside and plenty of spots for a picnic along the way. The historic village of Coulon is within walking or cycling distance along the river banks and offers other dining possibilities. There is a local bus service that runs to the railway station 600 metres from the site. Around and about in the area are many fabulous day trips to the local islands and the town of Niort.

Around and About

Vineyards, Puy du Fou, Futuroscope, Marais Poitevin, Niort, La Rochelle, Ile de Ré, Ile d’Oléron, Ile d’Aix, Melle Arboretum, Rochefort, Hiking, Cycle routes, Boat trips, Fishing, Bird watching.

Things to do on site ...

  • Bike hire
  • Daytime entertainment (high season)
  • Evening entertainment (high season)
  • Fishing
  • Games room
  • Play area

Facilities on site ...

  • Bar
  • Barbecues allowed:: charcoal, gas
  • Disabled facilities -: excellent
  • Late arrivals area without electric hook-up
  • Motorhome service point
  • Restaurant
  • Shop
  • Swimming pool
  • Takeaway
  • TV room
  • Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi availability: bar, restaurant, entertainment complex
  • Wi-Fi charge

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Useful Info

Latest arrival time - low: 10:00 PM

Latest arrival time - high: 10:00 PM

Earliest departure time - low: 7:00 AM

Earliest departure time - high: 7:00 AM

Is there a set arrival day? No

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Sites key: Overseas Site

Postcode:
79510
Region:
Nouvelle Aquitaine
Department:
Deux-Sèvres
Distance to Calais: (kms)
703
GPS:
Lat 46.31444 / Lon -0.60888
Michelin map no.
322

Transport links

  • Buses go to: Coulon, Niort
  • Daily public transport within 2 kms
  • Nearest port: St Malo (323 kms)

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Good for families

Shortened stay.

La Venise Verte
We were booked here for 7 nights in mid-May and received a very friendly welcome from the young ladies on reception on arrival. We had booked an extra large serviced pitch and were allocated one of the largest we have ever been on, 140m2 to 180m2. All pitches are on grass with small hedges and trees between. Bear in mind ‘fully serviced’ often means shared tap and waste points in France as in this case. I always carry a ‘splitter’ however for the water thus enabling a private supply direct to the caravan without inconveniencing a neighbour. As we only use our own facilities I cannot comment on the toilets/showers. The pool didn’t open until mid-June so we didn’t use that either but it didn’t appear to us to be very attractive and seemed totally overshadowed by trees. The advertised shop wasn’t open; bread etc being purchased from reception. The bar and restaurant were fully operational and we enjoyed a very good evening meal there with excellent service at reasonable cost. This is a pretty area dissected with canals and waterways and is best appreciated by boat, cycle or on foot. The short walk to the local village of Coulon is a must and has boat and cycle hire and a number of attractive restaurants. The nearest town of Niort was a disappointment with little to recommend it to us but we enjoyed a day at La Rochelle which is altogether more vibrant and interesting though something of a one-way system nightmare to negotiate. We are not cyclists but there are many cycle routes throughout the waterways and being essentially flat they are ideal for both on and off road cycling which many on site did. The weather was disappointing with frequent rain showers making the already soft pitches wetter and so having booked to stay 7 nights we cut short our stay and moved on after 5 having done most of what we set out to do.

jayaretee

Caravanner from North Yorkshire

Reviewed on 03/06/2024 16:04

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Best French site we’ve stayed at.

La Venise Verte
I have no hesitation in recommending this site.The grounds are lovely the facilities great.Pool area excellent.Site bar and restaurant very busy and we were told the food was good.reception staff excellent.We paid for a larger than normal pitch with water and it was huge.The area is great for cycling and visiting the small town of Coulon a must.Gondola and land train rides aplenty.

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Reviewed on 23/10/2023 13:35

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A delightful site

La Venise Verte
This was a lovely peaceful site in mid June. I could see why a lot of British motorhomers and caravanners return. The location is good, pitches decent sized & staff very helpful & friendly. Nice canal walk into Coulon in the rain. We wished we could have extended our stay so that we could catch the bus into Niort. Definitely one we will return to.

Mrwaltz

Reviewed on 07/07/2022 20:05

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La Venise Verte
I’m overall this is a good site. Their were just a couple of niggles for us to drop a star. 1. Petty perhaps but my wife and I were disappointed with no hot water in the wash basins. The showed were fine. It was only the hand basins. I dislike Dhabi g in cold water. 2. The shop was poorly stocked. Saying this, I would like to say that we would go there again.

barberboy

Campervanner

Reviewed on 19/06/2022 18:09

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A delightful place

La Venise Verte
This area is a delight: canals and rivers everywhere. Really recommend a boat trip to appreciate the incredible canal system and wildlife. Pitches were generous in size, restaurant useful rather than gourmet and a friendly bar area. It was very hot whilst we were there so a cool dip in the pool was a must. Coulon is a lovely little place with a small market on Sunday morning.

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