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North Wales Live
21-07-2025
- Business
- North Wales Live
Eurocamp trials its first ever dining packages
Eurocamp is trialling its first-ever dining packages, with full board, half board and breakfast-only options at three of its most popular French holiday parcs. Known for its self-catering holidays, Eurocamp is trialling dining packages through July and August 2025 at Le Castellas, Domaine des Naïades and Le Port de Plaisance, providing customers with the option of a catered dining package, rather than cooking their own meals. Ross Matthews, Chief Marketing Officer at Eurocamp said 'We've spent more than 50 years listening to what our customers want to perfect the outdoor holidays we offer, and what we hear time and time again is that families love that a Eurocamp holiday can meet the entire family's needs. 'While our customers have always enjoyed the freedom to dine as they please, cooking in their holiday home, having a BBQ or grabbing a pizza on parc, expanding our extras to include dining gives those families the option to enjoy even more convenience when staying with us - with the flexibility to choose the package that suits them best. 'And with some or all of their meals taken care of, they'll have extra time to experience all that a Eurocamp holiday has to offer.' A half board dining option is now available at Le Castellas, located in Languedoc, France, that includes breakfast and lunch or dinner at a choice of three eateries at the parc, with prices from £25.86 per day per adult. Five star Domaine des Naïades in Port Grimaud on the Côte d'Azur is also involved in the trial, with its on-parc restaurant providing local dishes, as well as family favourites. Guests can opt for full board, half board or a breakfast-only option, with three-course meals available at both lunch and dinner. Prices start from £8.62 per day per adult, depending on the package. Le Port de Plaisance in Brittany is the third holiday parc to trial Eurocamp's new dining packages, alongside its opening of a newly refurbished outdoor waterpark this summer. Dining options allow guests to choose between dining at the parc's restaurant, taking away a picnic lunch or having a BBQ platter delivered directly to their holiday home for dinner. Prices start from £35.34 per day per adult. The new dining packages are available during July and August 2025, and must be booked for the entire duration of the stay.
North Wales Live
01-07-2025
- Business
- North Wales Live
Eurocamp launches summer holidays with 20 per cent off
Eurocamp has launched 2026 holidays with early-bird savings of up to 20%, and bookings can be secured with a deposit of 15%. Customers who book to stay longer can take advantage of a further 5% off holidays longer than ten nights, or an extra 10% off on holidays longer than twenty nights, on top of the up to 20% off Early Booking Offer. The offer includes savings on bestselling Eurocamp destinations in France, like La Croix du Vieux Pont, close to Disneyland Paris, La Baume on the Côte d'Azur, and Le Domaine du Clarys in the Vendée. Holidaymakers can also save on 2026 holidays to ten other European countries including Italy and Spain, at holiday parcs like Cisano San Vito, located on Lake Garda in Italy, and Vilanova Park on Spain's Costa Dorada. Or they can try five star De Flaasbloem in the Netherlands, new to Eurocamp's catalogue in 2025. Other advantages of booking ahead include securing dates in high demand such as May half term, and great availability of Eurocamp's popular Ultimate and Ultimate Plus holiday homes and favoured holiday parcs. The offer is valid on 2026 holidays booked by 3t October 2025.
Wales Online
01-07-2025
- Business
- Wales Online
Eurocamp launches summer holidays with 20 per cent off
Eurocamp has launched 2026 holidays with early-bird savings of up to 20%, and bookings can be secured with a deposit of 15%. Customers who book to stay longer can take advantage of a further 5% off holidays longer than ten nights, or an extra 10% off on holidays longer than twenty nights, on top of the up to 20% off Early Booking Offer. The offer includes savings on bestselling Eurocamp destinations in France, like La Croix du Vieux Pont, close to Disneyland Paris, La Baume on the Côte d'Azur, and Le Domaine du Clarys in the Vendée. Holidaymakers can also save on 2026 holidays to ten other European countries including Italy and Spain, at holiday parcs like Cisano San Vito, located on Lake Garda in Italy, and Vilanova Park on Spain's Costa Dorada. Or they can try five star De Flaasbloem in the Netherlands, new to Eurocamp's catalogue in 2025. Other advantages of booking ahead include securing dates in high demand such as May half term, and great availability of Eurocamp's popular Ultimate and Ultimate Plus holiday homes and favoured holiday parcs. The offer is valid on 2026 holidays booked by 3t October 2025.
Glasgow Times
07-06-2025
- Glasgow Times
My Eurocamp family camping holiday with luxury
But when our eldest was a baby, we followed very wise advice from other parents to try a Eurocamp holiday, and we've been away with them every year - lockdown excepted - since. The team there have thought of everything - from the option to borrow free travel cots, high chairs and baby baths to accommodation with gates on the decking, to stop little adventurers making a break for it. Whoever thought up the concept deserves a medal - but instead they can have the thanks of a grateful, tired, parent for thinking of it all, so I don't have to. There's a parking space next to the pitches too, so you can get up close with the car-load of stuff we undoubtedly bring, and reps on site to help with anything we've needed. (Image: Olivier NAVES)Booking is flexible, with no restrictions on arrival and departure days, and you can stay for as many nights as you choose - from a three-night family getaway to a 16-night super-stay with extended family or friends. We've been away with three generations before, and it's a great way to spend time as a family. Over the years, we've visited lots of their sites, across France and venturing over to Corsica, with sea views, forest escapes and mountain adventures. Each has been different, but they've all been clean, well-run and safe, with swimming pools, play parks, restaurants, a pizza place, a little shop and a place to do laundry - the essentials for a trip with kids. This time, we loaded up the car and together with eight-year-old Bea and three-year-old Lizzie, an enormous amount of snacks and visited La Vallée in Houlgate, Normandy - a five-star Village Plus that certainly lived up to its rating. How's the Eurocamp accommodation? You can choose from safari tents and holiday homes with various configurations and layouts. This time we had a three-bedroom premium holiday home with lounge decking. The quality and value were excellent - there's so much more space than we'd get in a hotel, for a fraction of the price. It may be camping, but there are definitely creature comforts. We'd added linen hire (you can bring your own) and arrived to beds made up, complete with swans (beautifully made from towels) in the master bedroom. Our room had a super-comfy king-size bed, and the girls' rooms both had twin beds. I slept better there than I do at home, getting a restful eight hours each night. There was a separate shower room and toilet, and the kitchen was well-equipped with fridge freezer, dishwasher and a Nespresso machine. Outside we had a large covered decking area, a gas BBQ and plenty of space for the girls to play. What was the park like? You could quite easily spend the whole week without leaving La Vallée. It has a huge pool complex - with indoor and outdoor pools, a shallow pool with a spray ground for little ones (Lizzie loved the water squirters), and fantastic waterslides - the huge red one is breathtakingly brilliant, and we loved the wiggly blue ones. The atmosphere is friendly and our girls made lots of friends with other families. It's a sociable crowd and great for meeting people from all over Europe. There are sports and activities including badminton, tennis, mini golf, table tennis, a bouncy castle and a climbing wall, plus free kids' clubs and family activities in the evening. There's a bar, restaurant and a takeaway pizza place, and the shop has fresh bread and pastries available every morning - you just need to remember to order before 7pm. Warm and fresh, they were a highlight of the trip for me. (Image: Jade Wright) What was there to see nearby? La Vallée's location means it's well worth getting out and about, when you can tear yourself away from the pool (our girls insisted on a swim every day). It's a mile or so away from the sandy beaches of Houlgate, a 20-minute walk or so. Just down the road, there's a wealth of genteel seaside towns, with gorgeous sandy beaches. We loved Cabourg, with its grand hotel, and the grand old twin sister towns Trouville-sur-Mer and Deauville. Two side-by-side seaside resorts have a wealth of glamorous buildings and villas, upmarket shops and great beaches. Flaubert and Proust used to hang out in Trouville, Monet and his Norman master, Boudin, painted the 19th-century bourgeoisie in their finery promenading along the beachfront. Hollywood stars head to the Deauville American Film Festival every year, and the biggest ones get a beach hut named after them on the boardwalk of fame. Further along the coast, Honfleur is a real treat too - with its colourful half-timbered houses on the quays, with art galleries, bars and restaurants. (Image: Jade Wright) How did you get there? Over the years we've tried various ferry routes, as well as the Eurotunnel, and the option of flying and hiring a car. This time we chose the Dover-Calais ferry. This is the quickest - and one of the best-value crossings. At 90 minutes each way, and with a discount for booking through Eurocamp, we found it very quick and easy. It was about a three-hour drive on easy roads from the port to the site, or there's a shorter option if you go into Caen on the pricier Portsmouth-Caen route. The roads were easy to drive on, and the tolls were straightforward to pay with contactless cards or online. I think it was about 25 euros each way in tolls. Fuel prices were slightly lower than in the UK. There are service stations with fuel, toilets and surprisingly good food - or maybe, given it's France, that shouldn't be a surprise. They certainly put most UK service stations to shame. The spray park at La Vallee (Image: Eurocamp) Talking of food - what can you eat? One of the great things about self-catering at Eurocamp is the plentiful availability of high-quality produce at local shops and supermarkets, which makes catering for all diets much easier than trying to navigate restaurant menus with limited vocabulary at your disposal. All the camps we've been to are a short drive of a Carrefour, Super-U, Aldi or Lidl. For those for whom one of the best things about a holiday is eating the local produce, the supermarkets are full of the foods most popular with the locals. And if you're taking any picky eaters with you who can't bear to be apart from their home comforts, there is no shortage of the popular brands they will recognise from home. One of my favourite parts of each trip is food shopping and there's nothing quite like buying a baguette from a local boulangerie or cake from a patisserie. Many look so stylish from the outside that you'd be forgiven for thinking they were going to be very expensive, but more often than not that isn't the case. We are always pleasantly surprised by how cheaply you can eat really well in France, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria... well most places really. And once you've got your shopping back to your holiday home, there is the pleasure of being able to cook and eat at your own pace, and not have to worry that someone wants your table. Be prepared for breakfasts to last long into the late morning, lunches to last long into the afternoon, and dinners to last long into the night. In fact, just be prepared to eat. A lot. And often. Even the greengrocers' shops are stylish in Deauville (Image: Jade Wright) What are the prices like? Compared with most family holidays, it's a great value, affordable option. You pay per holiday home, not per person, and you can choose how to travel there and back, so there's options for every budget. A quick look at the La Vallée website shows there are seven night breaks for under £250 for a whole family in September, or in school summer holidays that goes up to around £1400, so if you can book outside peak times, there are some great deals. We travelled with P&O ferries, where rates start from under £100 each way for car and up to nine passengers. If you book through Eurocamp there's often a discount. Discount, you say? Yes. There are discounts for returning customers, which are boosted if you book two holidays in the same year. There's also single parents' discounts, special offers if you stay more than 11 nights and deals and sales through the year, so keep an eye out on the website. Recommended reading: What are the essentials for a Eurocamp trip? On the last few trips, we've picked up some tips from other families we've met. Here are my favourites. Take soft lights or fairy lights. Our girls love a reading light left on at night, and the mains ones can be a bit stark, so we always pack some rechargeable ones for their bedrooms. We always include some fairy lights too, to make the indoor cosy and to brighten the decking when we sit outside for dinner, and usually long into the evening. Choose the lounge decking. We always try to get what Eurocamp calls 'lounge decking'. It means you get comfy outdoor sofas to relax on. It costs a bit more but it's well worth it. Inflatable pool toys. Not all of Eurocamp's sites allow them, but the last few we've been to have had inflatable pool toys for sale, or you can bring your own. For the last two trips we had a blow-up crocodile, which the girls named Jeff, and he was a lot of fun to take to the pools. He developed a puncture, so next time we will chose a new one. RIP Jeff. Bring scooters or bikes (and helmets). Our girls had lots of fun on their scooters (and the older one loved her Heeleys). Some form of wheeled transport is great for getting kids across the bigger campsites or out and about. Pack your kitchen gadgets. The kitchens are pretty well-equipped, but many no longer have an oven (to fit in the dishwasher), so if you're driving, you may want to pack your trusty air frier. Similarly, you might want to take tea towels or any favourite kitchen stuff. We didn't get on with the Nespresso machine, so picked up a cheap cafetière in Super-U. Next time we'll take it to be sure. And that's the thing - as many times as we go, we know there'll always be a next time. With 400 parks across 11 countries, the hardest bit is choosing which one.
Telegraph
02-06-2025
- General
- Telegraph
The 20 best campsites in France
Camping trips in France were a large part of my childhood. My dad would bemoan having to wear Speedos over 'normal' swimming shorts in the campsite swimming pool; Mum would read the paper road map wrong, taking us on a convoluted detour; and I'd make a bunch of new French friends I couldn't communicate with. France does campsites well. You can camp in the most unexpected of places, like central Paris, or a stone's throw from Disneyland, just as you can pitch up in the middle of the mountains, or on the banks of Lake Annecy. Camping doesn't necessarily mean under canvas though: glamping has become increasingly luxurious, with giant structures and five-star facilities. Many campsites come with ready-erected tents, static caravans and mobile homes. If you love the outdoors, but hate the faff that comes with it, you're covered in France. Brands like Eurocamp, Yelloh! and Huttopia have sites all over the country. Eurocamp caters largely to families with packed daily activity schedules, Yelloh!'s'villages generally have all the home comforts you could want, and Huttopia is all about barefoot luxury. is a good way to find smaller, independent campsites, with 9,000 listings. Paris Northeast Northwest Central France Southwest The Alps The Mediterranean Corsica Paris Capfun Freland Best for Disneyland Just 30 minutes by road from Disneyland Paris, Capfun Freland is a little like a theme park itself, with several swimming pools, water slides, ping-pong tables and a football pitch – plus a kids' club four days a week. Book the Mad Magician's house (sleeps four), a topsy-turvy house bigger on the first floor than the ground floor. It's also an hour's drive from Parc Asterix. From £236 a week for two Camping de Paris Best for a city break In the Fifties, my dad pitched his tent in a bombed-out cemetery near the Arc de Triomphe. These days, wild camping in central Paris wouldn't be tolerated. Fortunately, Camping de Paris, on the edge of Bois de Boulogne, is open year-round. It's a bit of a faff for the metro (bus 244 to Porte Maillot station; 10 minutes), but where else could you stay in Paris and pay less than an Eiffel Tower entry ticket? Fom £27 for two per night Northeast Domaine d'Haulmé Best for a short journey Green, laid-back and with a gorgeous mix of Flemish and French architecture, the Ardennes is made for peaceful and cheap family camping trips, easy to reach from the UK by ferry or Le Shuttle. Haulmé has all the regular accommodation choices — tent pitches and chalets — plus bell tents, tiny houses, vintage caravans and geometric domes. Hire kayaks on-site to cruise down the River Semois. From £9 per night Northwest Camping Sandaya l'Anse du Brick Best for outdoor activities A stone's throw from the Cotentin Peninsula's beaches, choose from sea view villas, light wood chalets or two-floor safari-style lodges with canvas roofs at Camping Sandaya. The pull is the outdoors. There's no nightlife, but plenty of hiking, cycling and water sports. Direct UK ferries arrive in Cherbourg. From £45 for two nights (minimum stay) Yelloh ! Village Camping les Mouettes Best for spa treatments Half-campsite, half-spa, Les Mouettes has a balneotherapy pool (using natural mineral waters and mud), massage rooms, and a restaurant that wouldn't look out of place at Soho Farmhouse. The splintered and dramatic Breton coast that greets you when you unzip the awning. Tent pitches come with private bathrooms. From £69 for two nights (minimum stay) Lodg'ing Nature Camp Crozon Best for small-site charm A tiny campsite with just 19 festival-style bell tents and panoramic, sunset-facing sea views. Lodg'ing is a sociable little place, with breakfast served in the open-sided gazebo. Tents are very spacious and dazzlingly white, and there's a little beach and lido at the bottom of the hill. From £114 for two nights (minimum stay) Un Lit au Pré, La Ferme de Penquelen Huella Best for farm vibes There's no Wi-Fi, but there are cows, chickens, goats, sheep, geese, ducks, pigs, dogs and… guinea pigs. The cosy lodges with canvas roofs at Un Lit au Pré look like little farmhouses, and you can play at being a farmer too by mucking in with feeding the farm animals, and eating produce straight from the farm shop. From £292 for two nights (minimum stay) Central France Huttopia Senonches Best for upgraded activities This couldn't feel further for Paris, yet it's only 90 minutes away. Forested, on the banks of a lake, and with wood-fired hot tubs and activities like basketry, going to Huttopia Senonches is like going to a middle-class festival rather than camping. Just beware extortionate cleaning fees; £76 for as little as a two-night stay, unless you do your own end-of-tenancy deep clean. From £120 per night Camping Le Capeyrou Best for reliable weather If there's anywhere perfectly geared to camping in France, it's the Dordogne. Impossibly green, but with more reliable weather than Brittany, and plenty of forests, rivers and vineyards, four walls are obsolete here. Neatly slotted between Beynac-et-Cazenac's magnificent château and the River Dordogne, at Le Capeyrou you can pretty much access your plot by kayak. From £45 for two nights (minimum stay) Camping Huttopia Lac de la Siauve Best for cheese lovers Choose between the (chilly) lake and the (heated) swimming pool after a day of consuming some of France's finest cheeses in the Cantal region. There's plenty for all the family at Camping Huttopia Lac de la Siauve, including a treetop adventure park, and an activities schedule that includes fishing, guided walks and regular concerts. The chalets and trapper tents are pure glamping, there's no roughing it. From £13 per night Southwest Camping Marvilla Parks – Atlantic Club Montalivet Best for beach access Spilling directly onto the beach in Gironde, this Eurocamp site has mobile homes, chalets, and tents (including two-storey tents). Throughout summer, there's a packed activities schedule, with game nights, live music and aqua aerobics. The enormous beach on the doorstep has all manner of water sports. From £139 per person per week (three-night stays also available) Vegan Surf Camp Best for surfing It's surprising that a vegan campsite exists in France. Naturally, this one in Moliets-et-Maa in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in south-western France comes with surfing or yoga packages (or both, if you're perfectly in balance). The camp also runs vegan cooking classes and gives free journaling books with yoga package sign-ups. It's a unique lifestyle, but you'll certainly feel better at the end of your stay. From £408 per week with meals, excluding activities Camping Cabaliros Best for mountain landscapes The perfect hiker's hangout in the heart of the Pyrénées has a plethora of trails and mountain lakes on its doorstep. Camping Cabaliros stays open in winter (mobile homes only), and is only a two-minute drive from Cauterets ski resort. Twitchers will have a field day: frequent sightings include eagles, barn owls and kingfishers. From £12 per night The Alps Camping le Lac Bleu Best for adventure Mountain hikes, paragliding, pedalos on the lake and boat trips… Lake Annecy is nature on steroids, and allegedly has the cleanest water in Europe. If you're looking to escape the UK's sewage-ridden coast, you could do worse than camping at Camping le Lac Bleu by Lake Annecy, whose wooden jetty points right out towards the mountains. The swimming pool is a welcome alternative to the glacial lake. From £22 per night Camping de la Meije Best for hiking Most people associate La Grave with skiing, but in the summer it's a great base for numerous hiking, including the 14 day Tour des Écrins, and has excellent cheese shops to fuel your hunger. At Camping de la Meije, there's a small playground, a swimming pool and a mini-golf course, but the reason you'd really stay here is for the views, the perpetually snow-covered peaks of the Écrins. From £19 per night Camping Valbonheur Best for cooler temperatures Another campsite gloriously sandwiched between lake and mountain, Camping Valbonheur stays cool even in the height of summer. Their 'igloos' (domed wooden huts that look like the top half of a wooden caravan) are very picturesque, if not particularly spacious. There are also lodges, chalets and some rather spectacular safari tents, which open up right onto the ponds (pack mosquito spray). From £12 per night The Mediterranean Camping Domaine de la Bergerie Best for intimacy Between Vence and the picture-perfect artist's town, Saint-Paul-de-Vence, the stone buildings of Camping Domaine de la Bergerie look like the Provence of yesteryear. It has been running for over 70 years, and its recipe for success is having the best of all worlds. It's small enough to feel intimate, but also has a shop, restaurant and swimming pool – plus the beach is just a 20-minute drive away. From £16 per night Nova Lodges Best for glamping Calling anyone who hates camping, there are no tents, only lodges, begging the question, what is a campsite? When it's packaged like this, with a palm-fringed swimming pool and direct beach access, it's more upmarket than many hotels. Beachside accommodation facing St Tropez, each lodge has a fully-equipped kitchen, private patio with sun loungers, and two bathrooms – Nova Lodges is camping bragging rights with none of the fuss. From £500 per week Yelloh ! Village Le Sérignan Plage Best for extra activities You could easily spend a week here and not leave the campsite. Le Sérignan Plage boasts gym classes, tennis and padel courts. There's nightly entertainment, and everything from fencing to baking classes for kids. Tempting though it is, make the effort to leave, the local beaches are lovely and unspoilt (although many are designated nudist beaches). From £183 per week (shorter stays also available) Corsica Camping L'Oso Porto-Vecchio Best for calm atmosphere Set back from the coast, this campsite is a haven of calm, even in the height of summer. Chalets, mobile homes and tent pitches at Camping L'Oso are well spaced, with plenty of trees for privacy. The best pitches and chalets look directly over the River Oso. Check in for as long as possible, the myriad of activities on offer nearby range from canyoning and diving to horse riding along the beach. From £153 per week
