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Bayeaux, Caen, Mont St Michel or even Fougères.

Just to give another opinion on this, we were in Sequoia this year for the last 2 weeks of July, and had no issues. We were worried when we read the reviews, but bought Mosquito bracelets, that we wore most (but forgot some ) days. I have heard some people are more attractive to Mosquitos. We may have been lucky.

Really like the site. Good pool. Restaurant and Pizzeria were good. Good playgrounds .Kids club was in French, but translated for English speaking kids. Mostly French , with a bunch of English, Dutch and Irish. Quiz and Kids disco each evening, and then some other show.

Its about a 10 minute drive to a beach, and île d'Oléron is a short drive as well.

We would have no problems going back to it or recommending it.

Looking into a few places to bring the kids and came across la recredes theme park. Has anyone gone there, we have a 4 and 6 year old. Also if tis good has anyone stayed in the campsite would really look into staying there if it was good. The prices are great

We were there last year and I'd go back, great value. Loads of Irish there in late June/early July, plenty for the kids to do at night (play soccer or volleyball, bug their parents for change to play games in the arcade etc.) Not sure about the kids' clubs, ours didn't go. Nighttime entertainment wasn't great, but it was an easy cycle to the village where you could go for a swim and have churros and beer afterwards on the beach. One thing about the pool, it's shaped like a cone in that it's shallow around the side and deep in the middle, so you'd need to mind your kids in there if they're small. Slides are grand, ours liked them. The site itself is really relaxed, and you can cycle on dedicated paths to Indian Forest adventure park, great way to spend an afternoon. Pick a cabin down near the sea, some of them have big gardens. We were in 106 I think.

We were there this year with two other families from the middle to end of July. Hardly any Irish people there (maybe another 3 families and maybe 3 British families).

Our kids hung around with the other two families' kids. They didn't bother going to the kids camps because, being honest, they looked shite with the kids standing around most of the time as the animation team explained everything and nauseam.

Pool is very nice. They have dedicated roped-off lanes if you want to do lengths. Slides are good and are supervised so they don't get too manic.

Evening entertainment is alright. I loved the whole bar area though. Bar staff were quick and it's nice to sit outside and watch the world go by. Games room was quite good too. A little market is also set up twice a week near the bar/pool area so some vendors can come in and sell the usual tourist stuff ranging from saucisson to t-shirts and "jewellery".

We loved that we could pick our mobile home and they were a big step up from the Eurocamp ones. Lovely decking and spacious with a proper awning over the decking for when it rains.

Loungers weren't scarce when we were there, provided you don't head down at 3pm. It usually gets busy by 12, eases off at lunchtime and then gets busier later in the afternoon before easing off around 5.

Some lovely walks and cycle paths in the area which we loved and Royan and La Rochelle are two nice day trips. Luna Park is also great for the amusement rides and it's 5mins drive away.

I've never seen babysitting facilities in any of the campsites we've been in. The closest was a sort of evening kids club in La Garangeoire where you could check the kids in for a couple of hours

Used to get the girls working in the kids club to do it

Does anyone know if Irish Ferries still give a free trip to the UK when you travel with them to France? I know it was a thing a few years ago and kinda hoping it is still there.

BTW, got a decent deal for the Vendee in June next year, 10 nights in Clarys Plage from the 8th June, Ferry/accommodation for just over 1k ( 1 adult 2 kids ) Its been a long time since I seen it that cheap.

Had booked the Vision for the way home next August but see that sailing is gone now. No contact from Stena yet. Will book on the wb yeats to Dublin the following day instead I think.

It's much smaller, but it's still a good ship.

We went over on the Vision but home on the Horizon this year.

Six of us squeezed into a 4 berth cabin on the Vision, but we had a 6 berth on the Horizon that was massive.

The Vision seemed to be more of a cruising ferry, with lots of outside cabins, a sun deck with a bar, a spa, lots of play places for kids, big shop, table service restaurant etc.

The Horizon was more functional, but still very good.

HI, If your kids like to meet other Irish/English might be best to book with an Irish Operator (such as Kelair),

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their mobile homes are all in a row in a distinct part of the campsite so you'd be virtually guaranteed to meet other Paddy's'; when we were in Cypsala a few years ago we stayed in the Parks own accommodation/lodges but in the evenings when out strolling around the campsite I'd see the Irish in groups. Some of the parks are so big, there may be many Irish/English but if they are spread all over the place you might never see them.

We were in Delfin Verde last year and you could hear Irish accents all over the place but there were no Irish near our lodge. My kids wouldn't be bothered about meeting other Irish / English so wasn't an issue. eldest girl made pals with 2 French girls near our unit and Son did the soccer tournament with hundreds (literally hundreds) of Dutch - they probably spoke English better than him!!

We booked C'ote Ocean in Angoulins last year .Nice tidy place with two pools and restaurant next to one of the pool -Very busy people wise but very boring for kids -We had a 13 and 9 year old and there was very little to do onsite .So we had to plan activities daily

This year we have booked Bonne plage on recommendation of some friends -Does anybody know when Ryanair release the flights for June 2025 to La rochelle/Bordeaux ?

Drive into France and the campsites are much better and generally the weather too. Only 2hours away. Just my opinion

Campsites in northern Spain tend to be a bit basic