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Easy to find just off the main road to Saumur - satnav took us right to the entrance. You drive along the dyke of the Loire. Etang means inland lake and Braiche means breach. Literally a lake formed by a breach in the Loire Levee!
Friendly and efficient reception.
Certainly a big and busy sight, as expected in august, but apart from the busy pool area in the daytime, the site always seemed calm and reasonably quiet. This is because it is well spread out, with very large pitches and lots of open areas, as well as a lake. It just exudes a feeling of space.
Plenty of water and disposal points. Reasonable toilet blocks, though not enough WC cubicles for a site of this size, but I never had to wait for a hot seat!
So much to do in the area, wine cave visits, chateaux, cycling. Pleasant bar/shop area. Nice restaurant with a very popular weekly mussels night. Loads of facilities to keep young ones occupied - a circus even set up on the site for a few days!
We are retired and thought we would hate this site with kids everywhere - well we liked it. It is well planned and spread out. Some sites would have doubled the number of pitches on this area.
Recommended for families and those without kids too. Fab area for touring the Loire valley.
We have just returned from a great two weeks holiday during which the weather was warm and mostly sunny.
We were allocated a very large pitch in C row which was directly apposite a children's play park which having a 4 year old was very convenient, our pitch was very close to the main buildings of the site and at first we were not to keen to be so close but it actually turned out to be a great position and allowed our boys to be close enough to go and get their daily icecreams from the bar.
In the campsite our two boys aged 9 and 4 enjoyed the horse riding, go-karts, swimming pools especially the slides and using their bikes. They both enjoyed the freedom this site offered.
The toilet blocks were cleaned very regularly we never had any complaints.
The site put on some evening entertainment which included a couple to bands, disco's for the children, quiz nights and sumo which the kids loved, while we were there the circus visited for the night, the tickets were a bit expensive at 12 or 15 euros each but we all had a great evening very impressed.
Many people appear to visit year after year and I think we may be going back next year, the kids would love to, they made lots of friends.
We stayed on this site for 12 nights at the end of August. There are four of us including 2 children aged 8 & 3. The site was busy but not heaving.
When we arrived at the site the lady indicated on a site map which pitches were available that met our requirements and allowed us to walk around the site to select which pitch we wanted. We chose a pitch near the entrance and opposite the main play area so that the children could play and we could supervise easily.
It was sometimes a little noisy at night (til about 10pm) because we were near the bar etc but we expected that and the other pluses of the pitch outweighed this disadvantage.
The swimming pools are excellent (they weren't enforcing the Speedo's rule although there was a notice up). They have a baby pool which my 3 year old could stand up easily in, a mid depth pool and a deeper pool with water slides. There were plenty of chairs etc around the edges.
My children loved the crazy golf and playing tennis. My daughter had a ride on a pony there which she enjoyed. There was a free bouncy castle next to the bar area which my children loved. The toilets etc were kept very clean. There was plenty of hot water and loo rolls.
We hired a fridge which was excellent. It had a small icebox at the top which allowed me to freeze ice packs, ice pops and keep icecream.
The site isn't within easy walking distance of anywhere but the shop was well equipped and not that much more expensive.
There is plenty to do in the surrounding area.
As you can probably tell we had a fabulous holiday and I'd recommend this site for a family holiday.
We have just returned from this site with mixed feelings.
We were shown to our pitch, which was big but very dusty no grass at all. It was opposite the children's play area, which we expected a lot of noise but how wrong we were, only a few children played on it.
We had asked for a pitch with no shade which we got and we soon regreted it, had a heatwave for 15 days, the temperature was over 85 f each day.
We must have picked the wrong weeks to visit this site, as there was loads of little ones and not many teenagers, my lads aged 15 1/2 and 17 1/2 were bored. They did go fishing and manged to catch catfish and there was plenty of them.
The shower/toilet nearest to us was unisex, the other 2 blocks were separate male and females, they all were kept very clean.
The pools had no supervision, plenty of signs telling you what to wear in the pools but no one took any notice and wore what they liked, long shorts, t shirts etc.
The resturant was busy but only serving the same food as the take away, as the chef had retired after 20 years and they hadnt found anyone suitable yet.
Recommend visiting Chateau de Breze which was amazing and Zoo de Doue.The Chateau in Samuar is closed due to major refurbishment, you can see 1 room and that's it.
We originally booked to stay just over a week at this site thinking that it would be great for the children (age 8 & 11) but ended up leaving after 3 nights. Undoubtedly, the site has excellent facilities- spacious pitches with plenty of shade, clean and modern wash facilities,etc- and is in a great location for exploring the area around Saumur; but for us, the downsides outweighed the pluses:
1. The pool complex was the main draw for all of us but it is actually quite small given the size of the site and was always overcrowded with water like soup. It was also unsupervised and as a result people of all ages somersaulting into the water without looking and no-one taking any notice of safety advice for the slides.
2. This is a very large, noisy and impersonal site where most people don't even acknowledge each other. As other reviewers have noted too, there is nothing French about the place and it feels more like a compound for British and Dutch tourists. This may not be an issue for some people but it was for us.
3.Finally,at 48 euros a night this is an expensive site, especially as if you want to use the mini-golf, tennis, etc you have to pay extra (we are used to sites in France that provide such facilities as part of the package). Given that we couldn't even enjoy the pool complex we seriously questioned why we were paying so much money for a campsite.
We absolutely loved this beautifully presented, peaceful site. It is set in open countryside (like a previous review mentioned, it was easy to miss the small road sign). Lots of scope for tootling around the site and down quiet country lanes on bikes. We have three children between 2 and 8yrs and the facilities were perfect for them. We rented a static so can't comment on the toilet blocks. There were 4 play areas plus a few large open areas of field, pond, golf fields and bmx bike course (occasionally shared with the pony riders) to wander around. Local surroundings were really pretty, heaps of nearby day trips to Chateaux's and towns. The campsite's main facilities of swimming pools and charming 'village' square were clean and very well tended. The staff were all very friendly. The site shop was stocked well enough for basics and a simple dinner, we managed happily with just one visit to local supermarket. The site was very peaceful at night and early morning (perfect for young families trying to get children to sleep before 9pm). We would definitely spend a holiday here again. Oh and the all-important weather! although forecasts for the region were often disappointing, in reality it was warm and most often sunny. During our visit it was heavily occupied by Brits . But this isn't a negative, the younsters (from toddlers to the smattering of teenagers) were all lovely. Totally recommend this site for families of all ages looking for a pleasant and peaceful, well equipped site.
Just returned from this site with mixed feelings. On the downside we found it quite noisy as we were allocated a pitch next to the pools so there was constant shouting and screaming while the pools were open (10 - 8pm). We couldn't move pitches due to the site being busy so we were disappointed as we'd booked well in advance. The pitch however was large and shady. Also the site is slightly remote and there was no where to walk to, which meant more driving than we would have liked. It was fairly noisy in the evenings, mostly British teenagers hanging around although it was quiet after the bar closed. On the upside we found the facilities great - the toilets were cleaned throughout the day and the showers were hot and clean and generous sized with a washbasin. The pools were great although it would have been nice to have a lifeguard (especially as some parents seemed to let their teenagers run wild in that area with no supervision). The shop was great with freshly baked bread each morning. The bar was nice with a bouncy castle for the young children (again unsupervised teenagers had to be asked to be careful of the young children even though the sign clearly said under 8 years only). The restaurant looked nice with a pretty terrace to sit on outside although we did not eat there. We had pizza from the takeaway which was great, homemade and fresh. There was also a circus on the site whilst we were there which provided a good evenings entertainment.
The surrounding area was lovely with plenty to do and good supermarkets and towns nearby.
We found there were many nationalities on the site but it felt very British and any noise at night or bad language around the pool was always English unfortunately.
Overall a good site, very British feeling but not for us. Maybe if we'd had a better pitch we would have enjoyed it more, however our two young children had a great time.
Just returned from two weeks at this site and overall had a good time.
Most of the pitches are very large, but some, like the one we were on although covering a large area, were long and thin.
The shower blocks could be at times in need of a little more detail cleaning, it appeared to depend on the individual cleaner assigned to the block.
The pool was excellent, we always found it to be warm enough for our three children to play in for a few hours at a time. The water slide area could get a little crowded. The swimming pools are unattended, so some of the adults occasionally had to ask the more boisterous teenagers to be careful around the smaller children.
The general area is wonderful for just chilling out, loads of chateux in the area, Saumur market is on a couple days a week, but be early market closes at 1.00pm ish!
The site staff were very helpful, all spoke english and were very polite at our school french, many thanked us for trying.
Loads of Brits and Dutch with a spinkling of older French couples.
I liked this site. The staff all speak good English and were friendly enough.
The pitch we were allocated was easily big enough for a caravan,awning+annex,gazebo,car,with loads of room left over for the barbecue. I noticed the pitches were of varying sizes but they were all large and some were enormous. Several people put badminton/volleyball nets up.
This is a really good site for families and has good facilities for younger and older children. There are several play areas, with sand, and a bouncy castle for younger kids. There were organised activities for children of all ages.
I went with both young and older children and they all had a great time.
I enjoyed fishing on the small lake. Its not brilliant but I caught several small carp (1lb), a rudd and hundreds of poisson chat (small catfish). These are a nuisance for serious anglers but they were easy for youngsters to catch because they take any bait going. There are some larger carp in the pond or so I'm told but they don't appear often. A word of advice about the poisson chat: They have spiky fins which can draw blood if your not careful.
The showers are clean and there was no shortage of hot water.
Bread and croissants from the shop are delicious.
The site is handy for Saumur but there are other places to visit by car or bike. The nearby village of St Martin is worth walking around. Supermarkets are a ten minute drive away in Saumur. Chinon is lovely and 30 minutes away. And I'm told that Tours is worth the 45 minute drive. There are cycle routes along tracks and quiet roads directly from the site. The cycling is level and easy.
One activity I tried was canoeing down the Vienne river from Chinon to Candes St Martin for 16 km. The wind was against us and
It was hard work compared to the Dordogne and not nearly as picturesque.
I recommend this campsite, especially to families and its apparent that many return year after year. I won't be returning but thats so that I can visit similar sites in other areas of France.
We have just returned after 10 nights at this site. We have two young children who enjoyed the facilities, particularly the swimming Pools. Our pitch was large and well shaded, facing the children's play areas.
The toilet and washing facilities were very good and regularly cleaned. We did not have any problem with the showers; finding them quite powerful and hot. Perhaps the recent reviewer who had problems did not notice that the temperature is adjustable by rotating the control?
We had a very good meal in the site Restaurant which we really enjoyed. We also used the site shop which I thought was reasonably priced and stocked most of the essentials. For a bigger choice we used Intermarche about 10 minutes away in Saumur.
During our stay there was mixture of nationalities on site; mainly made up by British, French, Dutch and Irish campers.
Yes there were more Dutch on site than British but I don't get the previous reviewers comments regarding the site being too quiet. You will not find anyone telling you off for making noise at 10.15 pm. Quiet hours are officially from 11:00 pm. But there was some noise a little later than this.
We really enjoyed this site and would recommend it to families in particular, especially with teen-age children.
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No Tents 
No Caravans 
No Motorhomes 
No Campervans 
No Glamping Units 
Holiday Homes for Hire 
No Statics for Sale 
No Seasonal Pitches 
No Electric Hookups 
No Hardstandings 
No Fully Serviced Pitches 
Families Welcome 
Not Members Only 
No Rallies 
Not Naturist Site 
Dogs Welcome 
No Dogs Allowed 
Groups Welcome 
Toilet Facilities 
Hot Showers 
Washing Up 
No Bathroom 
Baby Changing Facilities 
Laundry On Site 
Drinking Water 
Disabled Friendly 
Chemical Disposal 
No Battery Charging 
No Gas Exchange 
Recycling Facilities 
No Kitchen Facilities 
Freezer / Fridge 
No Motorhome Point 
Wifi Access 
Shop On Site 
Bar On Site 
Restaurant or Cafe or Takeaway On Site 
Kids Playground 
TV Room 
Games Room 
Evening Entertainment 
Fishing On Site 
No Wild Swimming 
Indoor Pool On Site 
Outdoor Pool On Site 
Horse Riding On Site 
No Cycle Hire 
Golf <5 miles 
Tennis On Site 
No Beach 
Watersports <5 miles 
No Boat Launch 
No Sea Views 
Not Working Farm 
No Campfires Allowed 
Lakeside Pitches 
Public Transport <1 mile
No Dog Walk 
Stayed here for 12 nights with 2 other families.
