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Some change of Marketing by Eurocamp, now the mobiles are Comfort, Premium and Ultimate apparently!

that is a serious hike

We got a deal which they run in October, it’s was 20% off. maybe wait until you see a sale coming up , but we weren’t too pushed on where we went at the time.

Yes, did it in 2022 in Les Charmettes and got a grand mobile off a French lady. What's the specific question that you have?

Can anyone recommend any campsite along the Normandy coast and heading east? It's been years since we went that way.

Vendée this year, we have a dog and felt the few hot days, 30+ was just too hot. That aside, after 15+ years of holidaying there, it was only this year did we realise dogs are unwanted on beaches during peak season, having young teens,it was a balancing act this year.

From my recollection, the landing beaches and all the history is beautiful (if that's the right word). I remember us staying near Caen and travelling miles every day. Had a caravan then, too old for it now! Must look up those areas you've named.

Heading to La Sirene in a few weeks. Has anyone been at the start of Sept? Is the town dead or still quite lively?

1. Are they strict with the tight swimwear for boys?

2. Will we get away without having a car? I see they have a beach bus shuttle and the land train but they only mention times for July and August. We intend to hire bikes.

3. Is it very casual at night-time dress wise? Trying to figure out what to pack as we have never done a camping holiday before and want to be prepared.

Any other tips also welcome.

Thanks!

Never there in Sept but I'd expect it to be relatively quiet as all of the kids will be back to school, etc. Don't know what crowd age will be there at that time. The town of Argeles sur Mer is seasonal, so many of the shops might be closed. But there is a busy port there, so you'll find places for food alright.

Swimwear wasn't an issue last year, 2022, has it changed since?

Without a car, yes you'll be fine. Bikes are great for getting around. I do think that the train/shuttle is high-season only though, but never-the-less, the beach is only a 7 min cycle from the gate.

Pretty casual alright, bring long pants and a jumper anyway as the nighttime temps will be dropping.

Drop into the guys in Blue Bear where you rent the bikes, see what activities they offer in Sept, we have done the sea kayaking as a family twice with them. The electric bike rides around Collioure are good too. They provide transport.

They don't have to be the micro-tiny Speedos. Tight shorts are also acceptable, a la trunks.

Dunno why people object so much to having to wear them.

Neither of the camps we were in last year said anything about people wearing Bermudas but Des Menhirs cracked down on it in the second week we were there this year because it was coming into high season.

I'd recommend getting the tight trunk shorts for swimming. An investment for future campsite visits as nearly all require them...you can get them for a few euro on Shein.

Not sure but the Eurocamp mobile homes seem to be a bit better quality than the campsite's own ones, although there are a few very nice campsite ones but they cost an awful lot more.

The main advantage with going through Eurocamp is access to the kids clubs which are brilliant there.

Campsite is gorgeous but some pitches can get quite waterlogged if it rains a bit.

We loved it but wouldn't go back. Too remote for our liking and we always feel it's nice to get away from the Irish accents for a couple of weeks. It must have been 80-90% Irish people when we were there last July. Not doubting that that in itself will appeal to a lot of people though.

It's the law in France. It's just not always enforced.