I have booked our crossing this year (Plymouth - Roscoff) with the idea of staying somewhere in between Benodet & Concarneu (sp).
The only site that is drawing in me in so far seems to be Camping Du Letty.
Does anyone know of any similar standard smaller sites that might not be as expensive? We can only go for 7 nights (hence no long drive South).
Set-up is large (6 berth) family tent, need hook up & water if poss, enough space to fit stove on pitch (no roughing it for us!) dates are first week of summer holidays. 2 adults, 2 children.
Would like to try and get it in for under £300 for the week...
Many thanks for your advice in advance!
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Are you looking for somewhere with the same sort of pool complex as Du Letty? Which sites have you considered? Have you looked on the campsite search on this forum? There are plenty of alternatives, none of which will be as expensive as Du Letty but then they won't have all the facilities that you pay so much for at Du Letty.
A site at Benodet, nearish to the beach, and with good pools and good reviews, is Le Poulquer. Prices are more modest than Du Letty, with the high season prices on the right. So two adults, at 7.20 each, a pitch at 7.50, electricity at 4.50 and then the children at whatever price should fit your budget nicely.
Between Benodet and Concarneau is a very restricted stretch of coast - a mere ten miles I think . If you are willing to widen your search area I might be able to help.
we have done camp du letty for the past two years, booked again for august this year for two weeks, same as yourself booked plymouth roscoff, first year we did portsmouth- caen but approx 250mile drive from caen, whereas roscoff only 70miles approx 1.30 to benodet, as val a replied it depends what you want from your holiday, we have a 13yrs old son and can honestly say we never see much of him once at the campsite, the pool complex, campsite activities, and the added bonus of being right on the beach make this campsite well worth the extra expense, looked at the camp that val gave prices for last year, but it is a poor relation to du letty, good mix of campers loads of english returning every year, i can honestly say i never thought of returning to the same place for three years, but the campsite and benodet & surrounding area of brittany is as good as you"ll find anywhere, whats a few extra quid when keeping the kids happy wil make your holiday, bon voyage, paul.
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The other campsite does look good - thanks Val. Yes I have been trawling this site for a few days looking for the best options & narrowing down a search area.
Ben1701 - do you know if the showers are now free or is it an additional coast? And also would we need to book a comfort pitch or would a standard pitch be adequate for our needs? (We can do without the water access if needs be!)
hi multicolouredsocks, yes the showers are free as from last year, standard pitches are fine, the one we have had for the last two years is les chardons bleu 4 no1 pitch, it is not too far from all the facilities, very close to showers and toilet block & washing up facilities, also launderette on same block, you can view the sea from this pitch, if you need any advice about anything before you go just drop us an e-mail at paul.bwfc at ntlworld.com, and i will get back to you asap, pity you"re not their in august so we could have a beer together, you certainly won"t be dissapointed at this site, cheers, paul.
Hi sorry to hijack the post but I have a question for ben1701 , we have made a provisional reservation with du letty and they have mentioned area Les Sternes 04 in their reply as we have never been to this site before, My questions are, are these pitches near the beach or any facilities ? and will be ok with a twin we do have a motor mover fitted ? We are travelling down on Aug 6 th on roscoff ferry !! Can't wait !!
Quote: Originally posted by wildgeese on 10/2/2015
Hi sorry to hijack the post but I have a question for ben1701 , we have made a provisional reservation with du letty and they have mentioned area Les Sternes 04 in their reply as we have never been to this site before, My questions are, are these pitches near the beach or any facilities ? and will be ok with a twin we do have a motor mover fitted ? We are travelling down on Aug 6 th on roscoff ferry !! Can't wait !!
Les Sternes is located between the beach and water park with facilities at either end.
Depending how you pitch and how many others are in the section it could be a bit tight for a twin.
Both times we visited we had to move as our single would not fit on the pitch allocated. That said once sorted we had a wonderful time.
Just thought I would update to say thank you for convincing me to book Du Letty! We were blessed with good weather and had a fantastic time. Review has been submitted. Thanks all.
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Topic: To Camping Du Letty or not...?
