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108 campsites in France, Poitou-Charentes, Charente-Maritime

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L’Orée du Bois has about 400 pitches of about 100 sq.m. in a very spacious, pinewood setting. There are 110 for touring units, mainly scattered...

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The overall winner of the Alan Rogers Campsite of the Year Awards in 2018, Séquoia Parc is just 7 km from the beach (Marennes-Plage). This...

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Camping Sandaya Les Amis de la Plage, a former municipal site, is located on the southern side of the Ile de Ré at Le Bois-Plage-en-Ré...

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Situated on the west coast of the island of Ile d’Oléron, les Gros Joncs is owned and run by the Cavel family who work hard...

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On the outskirts of Ars-en-Ré, Camping des Dunes offers a quiet rural holiday. This campsite is popular with families of all ages. There are 5...

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This campsite can be found at the western end of the Ile de Ré, very close to the imposing Phare des Baleines and just 10...

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Located in the popular seaside resort of Saint-Georges-de-Didonne, near sunny Royan, Bois Soleil is surrounded by woods and overlooks the sea. It is a large...

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Campsite Au Port-Punay is a friendly and well-run site located in Chatelaillon-Plage in the charming fishermen's village Les Boucholeurs, just 300m from the beach. The...

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On the outskirts of Ars-en-Ré, le Cormoran offers a quiet rural holiday. There are 90 mobile homes, many for hire, and 21 pitches of varying...

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Pitches at this four-hectare site are exclusively for mobile homes and chalets. The Ile de Ré is known as l’Ile Blanche because of its dazzling...

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Located at the gateway to the Ile de Ré, le Platin is just a short walk from the pleasant village of Rivedoux Plage where there...

On the edge of the Forêt de la Coubre, just beyond La Palmyre, Bonne Anse Plage is attractively set amongst pines, just a short stroll...

Set in the southern Charente Maritime, just 40 miles from Bordeaux and surrounded by forests. This site is a haven of tranquillity and calm. It...

This family run site on the outskirts of Le Château-d’Oléron has very good facilities, including a superb equestrian centre, a full range of sporting activities...

Set amongst terraced woodlands and with direct access to sandy beaches on both the open sea and the more protected Bonne Anse, this large campsite...

The Val de Boutonne campsite is located in Charente-Maritime in Saint Jean d'Angely between La Rochelle and Cognac. This campsite has 99 touring pitches on...

Camping Antioche is a member of the Atlantique Pellerin Vacances group and is located close to the resort of Le Bois-Plage-en-Ré on the Ile de...

An attractive entrance gives no hint of what lies beyond – a traditional French seaside site, which can become rather cramped in high season, but...

An environmentally friendly site, run and maintained to a high standard, la Brande offers an ideal holiday environment on the delightful Ile d’Oléron. It is...

This attractive five hectare site is a member of the Huttopia group. It can be found close to the popular seaside resort of Saint Trojan-les-Bains...

Charente Maritime takes its name from the river which enters the Atlantic at Rochefort.  The Charente is remarkable for its outstanding coastline:  long, sandy pine-fringed beaches stretching from stylish La Rochelle all the way south to the Gironde estuary, home to some of the world’s greatest wines.   

Château de Roche Courbon

Lying just 17km north of Saintes, this romantic 15th-century château is superbly positioned and reflected in a vast mirroir d’eau with formal gardens of statues, sculptured yew trees and perspective walks.  

Cognac

This is the central town of the vineyards of Cognac.  The town is clearly wealthy, with many grand buildings. The old quarter is pleasant to wander around and there is, not surprisingly, a cognac museum which explains all. See for yourself and visit some of the great ‘houses’: Martell, Hennessey, Baron Otard.   There’s also a marked tour through the villages of the Cognac area – the Château de la Roche-Courbon provided English language tours. 

Ile d’Aix

Fortified in the 17th century because of its value as a strategic approach to La Rochelle, the island is now a peaceful car-less resort with an almost Mediterranean feel.  The vineyards produce a pleasant dry white wine and the main industries are shrimping and working in mother-of-pearl.  You can see the craftsmen in the workshop opposite the church.  The island can be reached by boat from La Pointe de la Fumée north-west of Fouras and the journey takes 20 minutes. 

Ile d’Oléron

This is a popular holiday destination and France’s second-largest island after Corsica.  Chief attractions include oysters and the wealth of superb sandy beaches.  

Ile de Ré

Sometimes known as the Ile Blanche due to its miles of white sandy beach, this island has a very relaxed holiday feel about it.  The villages are quaint with their narrow lanes, white-washed houses and hollyhocks sprouting from every doorway possible.  Traditions are deep-rooted and some women still wear the quichenotte, a white headdress that protects them from the sun. 

St Martin is the attractive capital of the island, its pretty little port evoking a St Tropez-like feel on hot sunny days.  La Flotte is one of the few places that could be called a town and it’s picturesque little harbour is lined with cafés and bars.  To reach the island there is a toll bridge from La Rochelle (cyclists cross for free).

Marennes

Lying just over 6km south of Brouage, Marennes is famous for its gree oysters.  This is a huge industry along this stretch of coast and the large oyster ‘parks’ become a familiar sight. 

La Rochelle

Founded as a fishing village in the 10th century, La Rochelle rapidly became a major port for salt and wine.  The citizens cleverly exploited the quarrels between the English and the French to increase their own wealth and in the 16th century were quick to embrace the Protestant faith. 

The old port, with its twin towers of St Nicholas and La Chaine, is enchanting and there is plenty of mediaeval architecture in evidence.  Other fine old buildings include the Bourse, the Palais de Justice and the fairytale Hôtel de Ville with its ornate battlements and spires.  

Ronce-les-Bains

A quiet pine-shaded resort with a pleasant sea-front and good views across to the Ile d’Oléron.  Boat trips can be taken from La Tremblade around the off-shore islands and along the river Seudre to Saintes. 

Royan

Sheltered by forests, on the estuary of the Gironde yet open to the sea, with 12km of magnificent beaches of fine, clean sand and provided with every comfort and amenity, Royan has transformed itself into a highly popular ultra-modern seaside resort since its destruction by appalling bombing in 1945. 

The coast road north-west from Royan goes through the middle of the dense Coubre forest,  a coastal strip of pine forest bordered by the wild seas of the Côte Sauvage.  The Phare de la Coubre, 60m high, is one of the most powerful lighthouses on this coast and an important navigational aid for ships approaching the Gironde.  The view from the top of the lighthouse is sensational. 

Saintes

At first sight unremarkable, Saintes is actually one of the most interesting in south-west France.  It was already a great city under the Romans, and reminders of their occupation are still to be seen.  There’s a Roman arch and the great amphitheatre lies to the west of the old town and seated a huge audience of 20,000. 

In the Middle Ages the town’s key position on the pilgrim route to Compostela in Spain brought it the wealth to build the magnificent Romanesque churches which are much in evidence in the region. 

St Palais-sur-Mer

A colourful, bustling little resort town.  A gentle stroll along the coastal path, the Sentier de la Corniche, rewards with fine views out to sea and along the Grande Côte.