la palombiere in dordogne- anyone been?

[ismisemama]

thinking of booking two weeks here start of june, with our own tent, was going to try moblile-homing it this year but nah- camping is so much fuuun

no haven't been but have been loking to, must say it looks lovely and gets good reviews. hope you have a good time if you go

Yes I went there about three years ago. It is lovely. Nice swimming pool complex and the best campsite restaurant that we have come across. Absolutely stunning area with beautiful places to visit nearby.

I've heard great things too and it seems a really nice size,ok all sounds good,did you guys camp there or use the accommodation already there?

We went with Canvas and stayed in a mobile home. We had a great holiday there. The site is quite hilly but as a result you get lovely views. Just thinking about it makes me want to go back there!

ooh,i'm getting all excited now!Been looking at soleil plage in that area too, i,ve heard it,s more Dutch orientated though, i wouldn't mind but just wonder if the dd's would.

ismisemama we went to the Solieil page last year and it was possibly the best campsite I have been to. A real mix of dutch and english, plenty of english people for the kids to play with. IMHO A brilliant site, we are toying with returning again this year. Great area too, loads to do

Hi Crunchie,I like that's it's beside the river, the setting looks beautiful.Did you camp there?

we were there for just over a week. The first 4 days it rained, but we visited the caves, went canoeing (from the campsite), went to Sarlat etc. After that the weather was fab. I would highly recommend the site, really nice, clean, lovely owners, big piches, good swimming pool, nice river setting etc etc. TBH I couldn't think of a downside. My fave memery was one evening taking chairs, gas lamps, wine and marshmellows. There were about 4 families and loads of kids toasting marshmallows over a gas lamp!! lots of red wine for me

yes it seems to get rave reviews,i've been on ukcampsite chatting about it too, am getting slightly obsessed now.Next thing is choosing a new tent ,yipeee

It is really hard to choose, we did it independantly and used tesco vouchers for the crossing. We stopped in the Loire for one night (Chateau des Marais) as we had had a great holiday there previously. Loved that place too. Then drowve the rest of the way. We nearly booked a Logis hotel is Veirizon on teh way down, (just enroute) but left it too late to book. I would do that next time

Where would you say the best pitches are Crunchie?
The riverside ones are all booked out, don't mind that anyway,but on the map of campsite some pitches seem to be on the poolside of the road , nearer restaurant etc ,I think I'd like to be on the river side of the road, these might be quieter?
But don't know if these are all classed as riverside?You have any idea?

We were in pitch 28!! IMHO I prefered the area we were in. We were nearere the shop/pool/bar which meant the kids could go an get bread etc in the morning themselves. The other area is much further away frm the facilities. However I would not want to be in a pitch right along the road, cars do drive along there. I would choose numbers 1 - 10 If you want to be the other side it is slightly queiter perhaps But all teh piches are really nice