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Domaine de Kerlann

15 replies

willow2 · 01/07/2006 15:47

Has anyone been here? Am thinking of disappearing with a girlfriend and her two children for ten nights. Siblu has availability - any thoughts?

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MrsFogi · 01/07/2006 16:15

Is this in Brittany?

willow2 · 01/07/2006 21:27

Yep

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nerdgirl · 01/07/2006 22:03

Hi Willow,

I'm heading there with Siblu on Wednesday. Not much use as a recommendation but if I see you by the pool I can invite you back to my place for a Buffy marathon (never leave the country without at least one season worth of DVDs!)

I will be watching this thread carefully.

willow2 · 01/07/2006 22:56

My dear nerdy, sadly, if we do go it won't be for a month or so! Haven't had a buffy marathon for a while, but did watch the tail end of the last season again on Sky when I was really sick with the flu! Got into Firefly, too.

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nerdgirl · 02/07/2006 10:53

Am madly into Firefly! Will also be bringing those DVDs to Brittany! (when will I get the chance to see France!?!)

Pity we won't be there together. We could have tried to find each other using Firefly and Mumsnet catchphrases!!

Oh well, I'll tell you all about it when I get back (if that's not too late for you).

Milliways · 02/07/2006 17:40

We have been. It is a lovely site - very green with spacious pitches, lots of play area etc. When we went (some years ago) the shop was terribly small, so visit the local hypermarkets etc. Great area but you do have to travel a bit for decent beaches.

Enjoy!

scienceteacher · 02/07/2006 17:55

We were at Domaine de Kerlann last year.

It is a large site with good amenities. It is also close to lots of great beaches.

Milliways · 02/07/2006 18:06

Sorry - didn't mean the nearby beaches weren't nice, but we found (late in hols) that by driving a bit further we found some really long, beautiful sandy stretches that were very quiet, tho ones nearer the site were smaller so busier, and a bit more rocky.

Concarneau is a great city to visit as well.

scienceteacher · 02/07/2006 18:11

We were amazed that the nearby beaches were all so different from one another (in scenery and atmosphere). I think we went to a different one every day.

The really special one is about a two hour drive away at La Torche - it is a real surfing beach. Check the tide times if you want to visit, and perhaps add it on to a visit to Quimper.

willow2 · 02/07/2006 18:50

Am relishing the fact that my friend is fluent in French - it will be quite a novelty going abroad with someone who can actually speak the language! Anyhow, looks like we are going, so would love as much information from you guys as possible. My DS is 6, she has a four year old DS and a three month old little girl who is an absolute angel and will be far less trouble than either of the other two! Hints and tips of what to see/beaches/restaurants/things to take with us etc much appreciated.

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scienceteacher · 02/07/2006 19:48

Siblu runs children's clubs on the site. The youngest age-group, which I think is 4 and under, is a playroom where you have to stay with your child. You have to book it, and it does get filled up. The sessions are 2 hours in the morning and 2 hours late afternoon. We tried it once and decided that it was just as easy to keep DD with us.

The next club up is the Tiger Club. The kids do a variety of crafts and games and learn to sing an extremely irritating song, which is reproduced at every opportunity at the evening entertainment. The hours are the same as the baby club hours.

There is evening entertainment on the terrace, following a variety of themes. It starts out very child focussed, and becomes more adult as the evening progresses. It's all a bit naff, but the kids love it. When we were there in August, it was extremely busy and drinks were expensive. All the entertainment is fully bilingual.

Older kids who don't want to do the entertainment can often be found on the sports arena playing football, or just hanging out. 6 is on the young side for this.

The pool area is fantastic. There is a warm indoor pool, tube slides, an indoor toddler pool with gentle beach area, so suitable for anyone who can at least sit up. The outdoor pool is divided into several areas, including a water polo area, and an area with various water cannons (similar to the one at Legoland).

There are various nice playgrounds dotted around the site.

There is a laundry facility with lots of washers and driers. It is fairly expensive (but needs must), but you can save money by taking your own tablets. If you plan to use this, take something to carry your laundry in - we used IKEA bags.

We used the Leclerc in Concarneau (about 15 minute drive) for our food, and occasionally the Intermarche in the nearby village. Leclerc is also a good place to buy holiday gear (buckets and spades, boogie boards, etc., and they have an internet terminal. We ate once at the onsite restaurant - not brilliant, but OK. We tend to eat lunch out on these kinds of holidays and have our dinner in. We went to beaches most days, so ate lunch wherever we were. The lunches are very long by British standards - a good hour and a half. Prices for food are reasonable but expensive for soft drinks. We soon learnt to just get a jug of water (un pichet d'eau) for the kids, or squash (sirop). Buckwheat pancakes (galettes) are the specialty of the area, so it is worth having at least once. The local town, Pont Aven, is a mecca for this sort of thing.

scienceteacher · 02/07/2006 19:48

Siblu runs children's clubs on the site. The youngest age-group, which I think is 4 and under, is a playroom where you have to stay with your child. You have to book it, and it does get filled up. The sessions are 2 hours in the morning and 2 hours late afternoon. We tried it once and decided that it was just as easy to keep DD with us.

The next club up is the Tiger Club. The kids do a variety of crafts and games and learn to sing an extremely irritating song, which is reproduced at every opportunity at the evening entertainment. The hours are the same as the baby club hours.

There is evening entertainment on the terrace, following a variety of themes. It starts out very child focussed, and becomes more adult as the evening progresses. It's all a bit naff, but the kids love it. When we were there in August, it was extremely busy and drinks were expensive. All the entertainment is fully bilingual.

Older kids who don't want to do the entertainment can often be found on the sports arena playing football, or just hanging out. 6 is on the young side for this.

The pool area is fantastic. There is a warm indoor pool, tube slides, an indoor toddler pool with gentle beach area, so suitable for anyone who can at least sit up. The outdoor pool is divided into several areas, including a water polo area, and an area with various water cannons (similar to the one at Legoland).

There are various nice playgrounds dotted around the site.

There is a laundry facility with lots of washers and driers. It is fairly expensive (but needs must), but you can save money by taking your own tablets. If you plan to use this, take something to carry your laundry in - we used IKEA bags.

We used the Leclerc in Concarneau (about 15 minute drive) for our food, and occasionally the Intermarche in the nearby village. Leclerc is also a good place to buy holiday gear (buckets and spades, boogie boards, etc., and they have an internet terminal. We ate once at the onsite restaurant - not brilliant, but OK. We tend to eat lunch out on these kinds of holidays and have our dinner in. We went to beaches most days, so ate lunch wherever we were. The lunches are very long by British standards - a good hour and a half. Prices for food are reasonable but expensive for soft drinks. We soon learnt to just get a jug of water (un pichet d'eau) for the kids, or squash (sirop). Buckwheat pancakes (galettes) are the specialty of the area, so it is worth having at least once. The local town, Pont Aven, is a mecca for this sort of thing.

scienceteacher · 02/07/2006 20:02

As for beaches, there are several within a 10 minute drive. Port Manech is in an old village and you park on a steep winding road. The beach is like a Cornish beach with pretty beach huts and opportunities to hire windsurfers etc.

Rospico is a deep beach with a little river running through it, which gives lots of opportunities for rock pooling. Lots of free parking.

Trevignon is a large duney beach with lots of rocks to climb over

Kerleven (other side of Concarneau) is a serious activity beach, with a diving platform, and very good playground. The sand is much coarser than elsewhere for some reason.

Domaine de Kerlann gives you a guide to local beaches, but if you really want to find them, you need to buy a map of Finistere.

willow2 · 02/07/2006 23:01

Thank you!

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willow2 · 14/07/2006 18:59

Nerdgirl - are you back? Did you have a nice time? What do we need to know?

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