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Hello Curlytoppers

I know what you mean, we have just returned from Le Letty in Benodet and n ow need to plan our next trip to keep us going over the winter!  We have been to Brittany the last few years via Portsmouth/St Malo and are now ready for a change too, so I will follow this thread with interest as we would like to try somewhere new, perhaps from Calais.

As I see you are in Wales - would travelling from Portsmouth/Plymouth be an option for you to get to Western france for a change?  There are some lovely campsites there with the sort of things you want.  Camping du Letty was fab in a lovely area.

Hi Curlytoppers,

If you are definitely using the short ferry route (Dover/ Calais or Dover Dunkerque) have a look at Kawan village Lac d'Orient near Troyes which is about 4 and a bit hours from Calais if you are not towing straight down the autoroute. Nice site with outdoor and indoor pools for the girls and a lovely new shower block (so important for us tenters). Site is across the road from the lake which has a lovely beach area.

Bar / restaurant not up to much but there are a couple of lovely restaurants overlooking the lake. The Pizzaria almost directly across the road and the Marinka restaurant is a nice stroll down the lake  and is very good. I've posted these shots before but as they say a picture is often worth a thousand words.

If you fancy a 2 centre holiday there is the Jura a bit further down and Lac de Chalain has 2 nice campsites (one at each end of the lake).

Lac D'Orient and Garangiore are both very good sites and if you timed it right could use Camping Cheques.

Have been to both sites and they have lots to do for kids - would like to visit both again!