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Looking for a recommendation for an overnight in Normandy.

We'll be travelling from Le Pin Parasol to Cherbourg. We've been to Saint Malo (although didn't stay over) and Mont Saint Michel before and I have been to Caen and WW11 sites.

So where does that leave?! Thanks.

We're just back from Le Littoral, had an almost perfect holiday. I'd done loads of research for this trip because it was our first time going by ferry. We stayed 10 nights in Le Littoral, then 2 nights in Pontorson on the way back so we could visit Mont St. Michel and break up the drive home. We even managed to get to Utah beach on the way back. So now we're all excited and looking to plan next year's trip. I have a bit of a problem though, Le Littoral has the lovely town of Les Sables d'Olonne just 6km west, Talmont St. Hilaire is just around the corner, Plage du Veillon (one of the best beaches I've ever seen) just 5 mins drive away, Puy du Fou just an hour away… how do I top that?

I'm looking at other 5 star camps and none of them seem to have that sweet spot of beach, pool slides, atmosphere (perfect for 8 year old and 3 year old), town nearby, etc. etc.

It's not really in our nature to repeat holidays, we can't understand people that go to the same place in Torremolinos every year, but this was honestly perfect.

So has anyone been to Le Littoral but preferred a different site on the west coast, or at least found one almost as good?

Looking an maybe doing Brittany Ferries to Bilbao and looking at Camping Le Vieux Port, that gives us Biarritz and San Sebastian to tick off the bucket list, anyone done that?

Not really considering the Perpignan side, too much driving, and not really into flying and renting a car, we loved having the few bits from home, like a good iron, favourite knife and chopping board, little things like that.

So, we went to Le Littoral last year, like you, for the first time, and did two weeks there, and found it amazing.

The one thing I noticed, was that it's not great for kids over 12. Now, our kids are young enough to do plenty more years there, but this summer, we're doing 1 week in Le Littoral and and 1 week in another site, for the same reasons as yourself

Will let you know in a months time, how we got on :D

@John_Rambo

Stayed in Caen for 2 nights. 3 men doing the world war sites. Nice little city with a Luas like tram for getting around, depending on where you're staying.

It was mainly just a base for us to do the beaches and other WW11 sites. Plenty of nice restaurants and bars in close proximity.

The war museum there is absolutely fantastic. You'd spend a full day in it. Really recommend going there.

Didn't see Ouistreham bar a few museums.