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Eurocamp (or similar) 3-4 hrs from Calais?

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Birchwoods · 30/05/2024 22:24

Can anyone recommend a Eurocamp type destination within 3-4 hours of Calais?

Children will be 9 and 2.5 and we'd like to go mid to end of August, and stay in a lodge, travelling to Calais via Eurostar.

I don't really know where to start so would love some recommendations.

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MrsWhites · 30/05/2024 22:36

La Croix du Vieux Pont. About 3 hours from Calais, lots to do on site. Nice pools and a lake with man made beach. Close to a couple of towns and about 90 min from Paris (site usually do a coach trip). Also around 60 min to Disneyland Paris if you fancied a day there.

Forgottenmyphone · 31/05/2024 07:10

Camping La Capricieuse Normandie has an indoor pool and is walking distance from the town and beach.

Whatelsecouldibecalled · 31/05/2024 07:12

Are you 100% sold on euro camp? If not have a look at centre parcs abroad there. It's so much cheaper than centre parcs uk.

muzEqy · 31/05/2024 07:39

Eurostar so car free on foot passengers or eurotunnel are you taking the channel tunnel across. If your car free La croiz de View Pont is remote and not suitable for car free holiday. Not sure what sites on that region are car free.
If you have a car, check out Capfun sites or even Domaine De Drancourt is a lovely French site.

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Birchwoods · 31/05/2024 17:41

muzEqy · 31/05/2024 07:39

Eurostar so car free on foot passengers or eurotunnel are you taking the channel tunnel across. If your car free La croiz de View Pont is remote and not suitable for car free holiday. Not sure what sites on that region are car free.
If you have a car, check out Capfun sites or even Domaine De Drancourt is a lovely French site.

Sorry I meant Eurotunnel.

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Birchwoods · 31/05/2024 17:42

Whatelsecouldibecalled · 31/05/2024 07:12

Are you 100% sold on euro camp? If not have a look at centre parcs abroad there. It's so much cheaper than centre parcs uk.

Not necessarily, I'll have a look at CP, thanks. Is it similar to going to CP over here though, where you don't leave the site?

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Lisbeth50 · 31/05/2024 17:47

Another vote for La Croix du Vieux Pont. Plenty to do onsite, pools, slides, boating lake, coach trips to Paris & Disney

La Vallee. Pools on site. Nice beaches. Walking distance to the town.

NCTDN · 05/06/2024 10:17

Luxembourg! It's the most beautiful country and much less touristy than France.

turtletum · 09/06/2024 10:27

I've been looking at similar. Some of the eurocamps didn't have great reviews or the better ones didn't have much availability. I've found a few Yelloh sites and Sandaya in northern france that look good. Le Ridin, Portland, etc. I've also looked at Landal in Belgium/Netherlands, and that came out cheaper, staying in nicer accommodation on green sites with more to do. Landal is a bit like Centre Parcs, easy to get off-site, usually close to nature areas and nice villages/townsfolk explore. So we're going to Landal Coldenhove.

Whatelsecouldibecalled · 10/06/2024 21:30

@Birchwoods I've never done CP UK as can never afford it but we went offsite. Hired bikes and cycled out and had a day at local theme park

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