CM it's fab!!! The pool is great fro kids - mine lovd the little bridge over it!! Shallow kiddie bit and deeper adult bi. Slides are great. Loads of play areas for the kids and the kids club was excelelnt when we were there.
Outside the campsite to the left as you are leaving it there is a mini golf. Past that you'll go past Clarys plage campsite then there is a smallish Champion supermarket an some small shops, bars and restaurants. The beach is in walking distancea nd it's nice - not as dramatically fantastic as the main St jean beach but we enjoyed it!!
The campsite restaurant is lovely, we ate there a few times. Mostly pizzas, pasta, salads, hamburgery type things and nice cheap wine!! When we arrived our mobile wasn't ready and we had to sit out on the terrace by the pool for lunch!! Great start!
In the morning get there early for croissantsa nd baguettes - but they are lovely! If they sell out you can always go to the bakers next to the Champion supermarket! We never foud the PO in that wee cluster of shops open!!! It was ALWAYS shut! But you can buy stamps etc at receptiona nd the shop.
You can drive to the main beach at St jean de Monts which is lovely - great huge exapnse of gorgeous sandy beach but it can get busy! there are lovely woodland areas between the beach and campsite for bike rides and walks and plently of cycle paths.
There's a big aqua park not far from the camp sie but we didn't go as our kids were 3 and 4 and more than happy with all the camp site facilities. they did one mini disco a week.
Only bad thing that happened was that one o our neighbours had her washing stolen froma washing machine. Could happen anywhere I suppose but that was the only negative thing to the whole holiday. I tend to take a book if I go to the laundry on any campsite and wait.
there are supermarkets etc around St jean but we drove to St Giles Croix de Vie where they ahve huge hypermarkets and go more choice - and a bit cheaper. that's a lovely wee town with a habour, nice shops, bars etc and a carousel on the bridge.
You have to do a day trip to le Puy de Fou - a fantastic park with different 'lands' - they've built a giant replica of the coliseum for example and act out a Roman show. there's all sorts going on Vikings, jousting knights, - look it up online www.puydefou.com it's fantastic. You HAVE to go!!!
There's also a fab cheap day out at les dunes in Bretignolles sur Mer/Bem sur mer www.parcdesdunes.com a short drive away - it's good clean (ish!) honest fun - all sorts of bouncy huge inflatable things to play on and the luges were great - we spent about 6 hours there and could have stayed longer but were knackered! It's like a non mechanised alton towers - like Britain might have been like in the 1950's!!!
We took a picnic like all the other Brits then sat and looked on enviously as this French family sat at the cafe and quaffed wine and LOBSTER!!!!
We also did a trip to the isle fo Noirmoutier on a dampish day and visited the sealife centre there. The amin town (where Sealife is - can't remember the name!) is worth a wander round - obligatory carousel which our dc had to go on in the main sq!
Le planete sauvage www.planetesauvage.com is a fab safari park just outside Nantes. Cheaper than Woburn etc and you get closer to some of the animals. We've been twice and had a fantastic day out.
I'll have a look at the photos tonight and see if I can remember any more!!
Tc!