Sandaya Campings

An impressive and well run site beside the beach at Sérignan-Plage. Split into two halves with a small beach running inbetween, Aloha offers a wide range of good quality facilities, all open when the site is open. There are 440 pitches with 207 mobile homes for hire, some in attractive garden settings. The 233 pitches for touring units are of a good size, regularly laid out on level, sandy grass with light shade. Easily accessed from tarmac roads, all have 10A electricity. The swimming pool complex is very impressive and there is an emphasis on activities for children with a popular play area and miniclub.

Camping les Vagues is a member of the Sandaya group and is situated at the popular seaside resort of Valras-Plage, 500 m. from a fine sandy beach. Les Vagues has an excellent (28°C) swimming pool complex extending over 2,000 sq.m, complete with waves and a sandy beach; most impressive. There is also a wide range of amenities, including a buffet-style restaurant (with carvery), a multisports pitch and a minigolf course. Les Vagues is a lively site in peak season with frequent evening entertainment and activities for all ages. Touring caravans and motorhomes are not accepted.

Occupying a grassy, tree-covered area on the banks of the Seine, Camping Sandaya Paris Maisons-Laffitte is a popular and well-maintained site. The reception staff are welcoming, friendly and multilingual. There are around 300 pitches, 113 occupied by mobile homes and tour operators, plus two areas dedicated to tents. Most pitches are separated by hedges, are of a good size with some overlooking the Seine (unfenced access), and all 170 touring pitches have electricity hook-ups (10A). The roads leading to the site are a little narrow, so large vehicles need to take care. There is a frequent train service and occasional noise from aircraft.

Camping Sandaya Rivièra d’Azur is an excellent site near the Côte d’Azur that will take you away from the Mediterranean coast's bustle. Spread out over ten hectares, this is a well-equipped holiday destination with pitches arranged along avenues. The 188 touring pitches average 100 sq.m. in size, and all have electricity connections and, unusually, private sanitary facilities (although washbasins double as dishwashing sinks). There are 340 accommodation units for rent, most of which were installed after ongoing investment by the owners. There is a free shuttle to the beach at Saint Aygulf.

This large and impressive, deluxe site is very efficiently run by the Sandaya Group. The main part of the camping area is pinewood, with over 800 clearly marked pitches, 465 dedicated to touring with electricity, water and drainage, and most with hardstanding. The 267 élite pitches of 120 sq.m. are excellent. Cypsela is a busy, well-administered site, only 2 km. from the sea, which we can thoroughly recommend, especially for families. The site has good quality fixtures and fittings, all kept clean and maintained to a high standard. The site has many striking features, one of which is the sumptuous complex of sports facilities and amenities near the entrance.

Le Plein Air des Chênes is situated just outside the village of Clapiers, about 5 km. from the interesting city of Montpellier, yet merely 20 km. from a choice of Mediterranean beaches. However, the site itself has much to offer, with an amazing pool complex with toboggans, cascades, pools and a wonderful children’s pool area, not to mention an Auberge (open all year). In the main season, there is plenty of entertainment, but it is also a good base from which to explore the countryside. There are 40 touring pitches, most with 10A electricity (some large with individual toilet cabin), all in a shaded, terraced setting. There are over 200 mobile homes for rent on the site too.

Camping Sandaya Les Tamaris is a super site that is unusually situated on a strip of land that separates the sea from the étang, or inland lake and therefore Frontignan-Ville from Frontignan-Plage. We were lucky enough to see flamingos when we visited.

Camping Soulac Plage is a member of the established Sandaya group and can be found at the northern end of the Médoc. The large site is close to the attractive seaside town of Soulac-sur-Mer and with access to a broad sandy beach. Camping Soulac Plage boasts a good range of facilities including an aqua parc, complete with water slides and a wide sunbathing terrace. Some pitches are shaded and most have electrical connections (10A). The site is predominantly mobile homes, but there are over 200 touring pitches. On-site amenities include a restaurant/snack bar and a well-stocked shop. The site is lively in peak season with varied entertainment for all ages.

La Côte de Nacre is a large, popular commercial site with many facilities of high standards. It is an ideal holiday location for families. Two-thirds are given over to mobile homes (approx 357), and some tour operators are on the site. The 132 touring pitches are reasonable in size and condition, with 10A electricity, water and drainage. There is some hedging, a few trees and pleasant, well-cared-for flowerbeds.

Les 2 Fontaines is a large site with about 300 pitches. Of these 66 are for touring, 120 are used by tour operators and the remainder are for mobile homes. The well cared for pitches are on grass, level and attractively laid out among mature trees and shrubs. All have 10A electricity, water and drainage. Trees have been carefully planted creating one area with silver birch, one with apple trees and another with palms and tropical plants. The pool complex is an excellent feature, complete with chutes, flumes and waterfalls and a covered pool with an adjacent gym and massage room. There are numerous daytime activities for all the family to enjoy and a variety of entertainment in the evening.

The comfortable 5-star campsite Blue Bayou is situated at the far end of Vendres-Plage near Le Grau Vendres (the port of Vendres). It is therefore in a much quieter location than many other sites, away from the more hectic, built-up areas of Vendres and Valras-Plage. The beach is 300 m. away across sand dunes and there are open views from the site creating a feeling of spaciousness. There are 144 touring pitches, all with 10A electricity, with about 400 accommodation units to let, including some chalets. The level grass touring pitches are of a good size, arranged in avenues with shade from tall trees, some with their own sanitary arrangements.

Sandaya Douce Quiétude is just a 10-minute drive from the sandy beaches at Saint Raphaël and Agay (with campsite shuttle transport) but is quietly situated at the foot of the Estérel Massif. There are around 440 pitches, 90 for touring units and 260 for fully equipped mobile homes for rent, some with air-conditioning, dishwasher and jacuzzi.

Approached by a road alongside the lake, this Sandaya group site is surrounded by tall trees. Of around 350 pitches, the 69 sand/gravel pitches are of average size, mostly level with varying degrees of shade. Most have 6A electricity connections. Low hedges and young trees divide those available for tourers and most are set away from the mobile homes and chalets. An impressive central pool complex is open all season and includes a covered heated indoor pool, an outdoor pool, water slide and flume, children’s pool and jacuzzi. There are plenty of walks, cycle rides and the lake to enjoy.

Camping Sandaya le Col Vert is a large, well-maintained campsite, well-laid out on the shores of Lac de Léon, that offers 259 touring pitches and 548 mobile homes for rent. The pitches range from simple ones to those with water and a drain, and there are eight with private, well-designed, modern sanitary facilities.

The Château des Marais campsite is a good base for visiting the château at Chambord and the other châteaux in the Vallée des Rois. The site, providing 115 large touring pitches in avenues, all with electricity (10A), access to water and drainage and ample shade, is situated in the oak and hornbeam woods of its own attractive, small château. Twenty-five designated motorhome pitches are on hardstanding and grass. An excellent swimming complex offers pools with two slides, two flumes and a lazy river. There is an on-site tourism office where bookings can be made. Used by a UK tour operator. There is also a pizzeria separate to the main bar and restaurant.

Close to the Route des Alpes and the Gorges du Verdon, Camping Sandaya Domaine du Verdon is a large, level site, part meadow, part wooded, with an attractive range of planting. There are 500 partly-shaded, rather stony pitches (183 for touring units), all with 16A electricity and many with water and drainage. Numbered and separated by bushes, they vary in size and are mostly separate from the mobile homes and pitches used by tour operators. Some overlook the unfenced Verdon River, so watch your children.

This family site is located close to the village of Barbâtre, on the west coast of the island of Noirmoutier. The site has direct access to a fine sandy beach. There are around 400 pitches, of which around 200 are available for touring units (the rest are occupied by an imaginative range of chalets, mobile homes and fully equipped tents, including teepees, many of which are for rent). Touring pitches are mostly equipped with 16A electricity. On-site amenities include two swimming pools and a paddling pool. A wide sunbathing area surrounds these. A children’s beach club is organised in peak season and evening entertainment is also on offer.

This campsite lies in a wooded area in a good location from which to discover the area of the Dordogne. The village of Atur is closest to the site and the town of Périgueux, the capital of the region, is just a few kilometres away. There are 425 medium size, grassy pitches, with about 90 for touring, all with electricity (6A). Twenty-eight pitches are in open fields with no shade, with some a long way from the facilities. The remaining seven are sloping and enclosed by high hedges. Facilities include a superb swimming pool complex and an extensive, all-season entertainment programme.

Camping Sandaya Le Moulin de l'Eclis is an attractive, rural site with direct access to the picturesque Pont-Mahé beach. There are 183 pitches, of which around half are available for tourers, most with 10A electricity. Most pitches are of a generous size on grass and are divided by small trees and shrubs. Many tall pine trees provide good shade, and sunnier pitches can be found in the newer higher area of the campsite. This is an amicable and typically French site. A mixture of wooden chalets and traditional brick buildings house the facilities of a good standard.

Camping Sandaya le Ranolien has been attractively developed around a former Breton farm – everything here is either made from or placed on or around the pink rocks, some of them massive. Of around 500 pitches, approximately 100 are for touring, mostly large and flat, but some quite small, all with 10A electricity, water and drainage.