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Campsites in Normandy
93 in Normandy
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Camping le Marqueval
France, Normandy, Seine-Maritime, Pourville-sur-Mer
Le Marqueval is a well established, lively, family site of 284 pitches (including 60...
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Château de Lez Eaux
France, Normandy, Manche, Saint Aubin des préaux
Set in the grounds of a château, Castel Camping le Château de Lez Eaux lies in a rural...
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Camping l’Orée de Deauville
France, Normandy, Calvados, Vauville
Camping l’Orée de Deauville is situated close to the village of Vauville in the heart...
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Camping la Vallée de Deauville
France, Normandy, Calvados, Saint Arnoult
This large, modern site is close to the traditional seaside resorts of Deauville and...
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Campéole Saint Grégoire
France, Normandy, Manche, Servon
This small rural site is simple and well cared for. Forty-six of the 70 modestly sized...
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Flower Camping l’Ile des Trois Rois
France, Normandy, Eure, Les Andelys
One hour from Paris, on the banks of the Seine and overlooked by the impressive...
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Camping Sandaya La Côte de Nacre
France, Normandy, Calvados, Saint Aubin-sur-Mer
La Côte de Nacre is a large, popular, commercial site with many facilities, all of a...
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Camping l’Escapade
France, Normandy, Calvados, Cahagnolles
L’Escapade is in an attractive countryside location in the heart of Normandy, west of...
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Camping le Rivage
France, Normandy, Manche, Quettehou
Camping Le Rivage is located on the Cotentin coast, around 4 km. from the harbour at...
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Camping Port’land
France, Normandy, Calvados, Port-en-Bessin
Camping Port’land, now a mature site, lies on the western edge of the delightful...
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Flower Camping Utah Beach
France, Normandy, Manche, Sainte Marie-du-Mont
Situated in an area rich in modern history, this family run campsite has a very French...
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Flower Camping le Haut Dick
France, Normandy, Manche, Carentan
Le Haut Dick is located at the heart of the south Cotentin peninsula. On the banks of...
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Camping l’Anse du Brick
France, Normandy, Manche, Maupertus-sur-Mer
A friendly, family site, Castel Camping Caravaning l’Anse du Brick overlooks a...
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Flower Camping Caravaning des Etangs Risle-Seine
France, Normandy, Eure, Toutainville
This attractive and well maintained quiet, rural site is well laid out with 51 hedged...
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Camping Haliotis
France, Normandy, Manche, Pontorson
The staff at this beautiful campsite offer a warm welcome to visitors. Situated on the...
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Flower Camping la Chênaie
France, Normandy, Seine-Maritime, Yport
La Chênaie, part of the Flower Camping group, is set in a wooded valley, just 1 km....
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Camping Vitamin
France, Normandy, Seine-Maritime, Saint Aubin-sur-Scie
Although the address is Saint Aubin, this compact site is actually on the outskirts of...
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Camping la Reine Mathilde
France, Normandy, Calvados, Etreham/Bayeux
In the countryside, close to a pleasant little village, Camping la Reine Mathilde is...
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Camping la Berquerie
France, Normandy, Seine-Maritime, Le Mesnil-Réaume
La Berquerie is a friendly site located close to the ancient town of Eu, within easy...
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Camping in Normandy
Just across the Channel, Normandy’s history is inextricably linked with our own in the UK, from 1066 and all that to the Normandy Landings of D-Day in June 1944. Yet from the stylish seaside resorts to the old half-timbered manor houses surrounded by lush pastures and cider orchards, Normandy still seems largely untouched by the rigours of the modern world.
The Manche department is the finger that points across the Channel at Britain and it stretches from the port of Cherbourg on the tip of the Cotentin peninsula to the Mont St Michel – the most visited site in France – right on the border with Brittany. The granite coastline, sandy coves and the inland bocage, a dense array of hedgerows and trees that so obstructed the Allies in 1944, has changed little in centuries.
A region of contrasts
Normandy has a rich landscape full of variety. Its superb coastline includes the Cotentin Peninsula, the cliffs of the Côte d’Albâtre and the fine beaches and fashionable resorts of the Côte Fleurie. Notable spots include Houlgate with its pretty promenade and vast sandy beach, and Cabourg, a popular resort with large sandy beach and a whiff of Edwardian elegance about it – stroll around the marina admiring the yachts or meander through the formal gardens.
The beaches may be wide and sandy, but the rolling countryside of the interior conceals a wealth of quiet, unassuming villages, ancient market towns and unspoilt countryside calling out for leisurely exploration. Rouen is the largest city, the scene of Joan of Arc’s martyrdom and renowned as the ‘town of a thousand spires’ that inspired the Impressionist painter Monet.
Camping in Normandy
A hardy perennial camping destination, Normandy is a convenient entry point to much of France. Many people drive straight through Normandy, chasing the sun (not always successfully!) and ignoring the glories of this fabulous region in their haste.
Campsites in Normandy are family-friendly, with generally spacious grassy pitches and well demarcated with attractive shrubs and tidy hedging. It is not uncommon for campsites to have been established in orchards where an apple tree still remains on each pitch.
Most campers either enjoy the beaches and the historical sights of the region, or are keen outdoor activity fans, enjoying walking, canoeing, cycling along quiet country lanes or playing golf on some of France’s best courses with the lushest and greenest of greens.
Getting to Normandy
It’s a short hop across the Channel to Normandy. And there are always special prices on certain sailings so do shop around. Brittany Ferries sails from Portsmouth to Cherbourg or Le Havre and Caen, as well as Poole to Cherbourg. Overnight ferry crossings are more expensive, with cabins a popular extra, but you do arrive refreshed. DFDS sails from Newhaven to Dieppe.
Normandy cuisine
Known as the dairy of France, Normandy’s markets are abundant with rich cream, butter, and fine cheeses such as Camembert and Pont l’Evêque. Voluptuous sauces are typical of the region as are desserts made with orchard fruits like apples, pears and cherries. Fish, and shellfish such as mussels, scallops and oysters, are sensational.
The Saturday market at Bayeux is one of the finest, with countless stalls vying for attention, all offering delectable treats. The many apple orchards are used in producing cider and the well known Calvados, the region’s apple brandy.
Bayeux
Founded by the Romans, sacked by the Vikings, then home to the celebrated 11th century tapestry, 70 metres long and depicting the Norman conquest of England in 1066, Bayeux has endured a troubled history. The town centre is picturesque with narrow cobbled lanes, ancient timbered buildings and a magnificent cathedral. The cemetery on the outskirts, with some 4,648 white headstones, is particularly moving.
Suisse Normande
One of Normandy’s most beautiful regions: a delightful wooded landscape with rocky ravines, trout streams and the greenest of valleys. This is a great area for canoeing and rock climbing, and there are wonderful hiking trails to the south. All very different to the vast beaches of the coast and the sleepy, lush meadows of the interior to the north.
Mont St Michel
A view unchanged for centuries and as you drive around the bay, the mount pops up on the horizon at intervals in a picture-postcard scene that is a UNESCO World Heritage site. Even General Eisenhower mentioned this view in his memoirs. The ancient Benedictine monastery is connected by a causeway, surrounded by salt marshes with grazing sheep at low tide.
Honfleur
A photographer’s dream, and the subject of countless paintings, this is perhaps one of France’s most quaint and photogenic small ports. A fascinating variety of boats moor up in the ancient dock, just yards from wonderful seafood restaurants which fight for the freshest of fish. The high, narrow houses, painted in faded pastel hues, cast their reflection in the water and are the iconic backdrop to a timeless, picturesque scene.
Caen
Steeped in history, Caen is a bustling university town dominated by the 11th century fortress and Abbaye aux Hommes, an architectural gem built by William the Conqueror. On the outskirts of town the Caen Memorial Museum is a superb reminder of the terrible story of the Battle of Normandy and is a place of solemn pilgrimage for those seeking a better understanding of the events of the D-Day Landings of 1944.
Deauville
With its stylish beach promenade and racy nightlife, not to mention Grand Casino, racecourse and film festival, Deauville has been a magnet for those seeking the high life, sprinkled with a little glamour, since the mid 19th century.