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Batch

We are getting away for a few weeks in the summer and wanted to spend a week on a site in the vendee. Would like to be near beach and have good facilities. Does anyone have any ideas/suggestions as to a good site we could go to. Thanks

autostratus · Moderator

Sorry, can't help with a campsite but a good site for information is Angela Bird's Vendee Pages:

DABurleigh

Having just spent the weekend with my brother-in-law, I'm tempted to suggest you give us as much idea as possible of what is "good" by your preferences!

After we separated he went on to the CC's Wood Farm site at Charmouth, near Lyme Regis. His first communication was to the effect that he's only been there a few hours and "they'd done it". "Now what, there's nothing here!"

One man's meat I guess .....

Dave
Edit - "Vendee/ SW France" - is anything between Noirmoutier-en-l'Ile to the Spanish border equally OK?

autostratus · Moderator

Are you sure Dave? I thought it became Landes at the southern end of the French Atlantic coast.
Trouble is France never came into my School Certificate Geography. Sad

Taken from Angels Bird's website :

hymerbug

hi Batch,we have relatives in cognac and usally go down the west coast to get there using thr aires system from St- Jean- De -Monts untill we get to alovely! place called La Tranche- Sur- Mer where we came across a great site and now call in every trip for3 to 4 days the site backs on to a carpark which you walk across to get to a great beach only a smallish site with a nice pool and take away or resturant if you want to be lazy. supermarket within walking distance 5 mins for supplys.
and the site is called Camping Baie D' Aunis but not the cheapest at 21.50 euros( last june) a night but it draws us back each time we are in the area. writing this makes me want to be off again.
hymer bug.

DABurleigh

Gillian,

You are quite correct. My problem is how to interpret Batch's post title, as the Vendee is not IN SW France ......

Dave

Batch

Anywhere south of La Rochelle will be great DA thanks. You wouldn't think I did A level geography

DABurleigh

Well, my favourite for that region if you want facilities, near beach (though it is not ON the beach), lovely lake (will make you want an inflatable), cycling, interesting and varied days out while based there, is:

autostratus · Moderator