Eurocamps - experiences and recommendations?

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I've seen loads of videos on Instagram of Eurocamps and they look a bit too good to be true. I'm very much a look at culture/beach and chill holiday person whereas my DH and kids are very much not and want lots of activities. I feel like some of the camps are great because they have all the stuff for the kids yet still close to nice areas for the odd walk about, beach time or meal out. And they seem pretty affordable.

Are they too good to be true? Does anyone have any recommendations or experiences they could please share?

(Looking for summer 2025)

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MNHQ update: If you’re short on time, here’s a selection of the best Eurocamp sites that Mumsnetters are recommending on this thread:

France

😎 La Croix du Vieux Pont, Paris, France

😎 Les Prairies de la Mer, French Riviera, France

😎 La Sirène, Roussillon, France

😎 Saint Avit Loisirs, Dordogne, France

😎 Domaine des Ormes, Brittany, France

😎 La Garangeoire, Vendée, France

😎 hu La Sirène, Roussillon, France

Italy

😎 Norcenni Girasole Village, Tuscany, Italy

😎 Ca'Savio, Adriatic, Italy

😎 Union Lido Mare, Adriatic, Italy

😎 Park Albatros Village, Tuscany, Italy

Netherlands

😎 Lake Resort Beekse Bergen, Netherlands

😎 Duinrell, Netherlands

😎 TerSpegelt, Netherlands

For more inspo, check out our guides to the best Eurocamp sites in France, Italy, Spain and the Netherlands, all featuring recommendations from Mumsnet users.

Watching with interest!
I'm thinking of booking one of the camps near Barcelona for summer 2025?

@Harvestmoon49 that's so weird I was literally just looking at that one! There's an Instagram account who share lots of discount codes I'll try find it and link it here

Ooo thank you! I'm looking to do it as cheap as possible...

We went to one in Croatia a couple of years ago and had a caravan. It was good. Lots of activities (mini golf, tennis, football tournaments, exercise classes), a mini festival one night with fireworks, bars with live music, shops etc. It was like a small town. Most of the people there were Dutch and German. We stayed 10 days and did the other 4 days in a more 'cultural' city, which was a good compromise for me.

I think with most of them, they actually have a portion of the campsite and other companies have other parts of the site ie. The campsite isn't owned by them. You can get cheaper deals or nicer accommodation sometimes by using a different company. So, once you have chosen a campsite, Google the name of it and you will probably find other companies offering accommodation.

I've been to some sites in France that have a Eurocamp presence but we book a pitch rather than on-site accommodation. I would always recommend looking up sites using the Eurocamp website but then seeing if you can book cheaper direct with the site. The accommodation I actually find pretty expensive for what it is. I'm not sure how it compares to hotels.

Eurocamp and similar are usually great for kids though and give them lots of freedom. They usually have a good pool area and lots of activities on-site. Like you I prefer to sightsee so the kids use the pool in the morning and we go out in the afternoon, or vice versa. I've only ever been to France so might be different for Spain but I would say in France you generally need a car so check the location of the site carefully if you aren't taking/hiring one.

We went to la croix du vieux pont in France last summer.
Overall it was fine, but didn’t feel like good value compared to other breaks we’ve been on (for example the weeks accommodation cost similar to the previous years stay at Beekse Bergen Safari resort which was a proper lodge building that slept 8 and had a bathroom with bath and separate shower, at lCdVP it was a mobile home type accommodation that slept 6, spotless and exactly as advertised but the walls are paper thin).

The pools are good but the weather wasn’t great, but you can’t pay for good weather sadly 😂. It is near enough to Paris for a day trip, and near Disney too. The onsite shop does amazing fresh croissants every morning (that was DDs highlight of the holiday).

We’re going to a euro camp site in the Netherlands later this summer. The accommodation is costing under £800 for a week for 6 people, so I’m willing to forgo a little luxury.

I like the look of Union Lido in Italy, or Duinrell in the Netherlands so if anyone’s been there I’d love to hear how it was.

https://www.instagram.com/thefamilytravelclub?igsh=ejZ6ZnFpOXowY2d4

This is the Instagram account I found that share a lot of deals, I think there's some catch where you have to sign up to be a member but it's only £10 a year and I can't see a further catch..

It's very variable because eurocamp don't run/own the sites. They have the pitches but the campsite management will differ site to site. So facilities etc will vary.

We went to loads when I was a child, and I also worked on one as a eurocamp cleaner one summer. We always picked ones that had a lot to do to nearby, as well as reasonable sized pools and probably spent a couple of days (out of a 2 week holiday) just on the campsite, and the rest of the time offsite. We always had a great time.

We have stayed at the following Eurocamp campsites:

Vilanova Park in Spain;
Bella Italia and Park Albatross in Italy.

We are going to a different campsite in Italy in 3 weeks time, but this will probably be our last time.

Eurocamp appears to be giving influencers lots of freebie holidays this year, so take that content with a pinch of salt and balance it up with a look at trip advisor. Those holidays have been gifted in return for the content.

They strike me as a bit of butlins abroad. I priced it up and we were far cheaper with a 4star all inclusive package with Jet2, that's without all the hassle of arranging transfers and taking your own or hiring bedding, many of the basic units don't even have air con.

I stayed in union lido so happy to answer any questions.

Had loads of Eurocamp holidays when children were young, apart from when the weather was awful, we always had a great time.

We had an amazing first experience of Eurocamp at Beekse Bergen in the Netherlands over Easter. We paid around £100/ night for a simple chalet but had two swimming pools to use (walk in, no booking), more playgrounds than I could count, the safari park, boat ride, included fun fair, beach and lake, trampolines... and free entry to a children's zoo a short drive away. The chalet itself was clean and comfortable and everything worked fine in a basic way. The heaters really kept it warm too which I had worried about before we went. Decently stocked kitchen of things.

We will definitely be booking another one soon, we all absolutely loved it.

We've done Eurocamp holidays three times when the kids were a bit younger (under 10) and enjoyed both. One site on the Normandy coast where we hired a newer Eurocamp chalet which was pretty basic but clean with nice covered decking area, indoor & outdoor pool, pony rides and Eurocamp kids activities e.g. archery, crafts. The site was quite small and located just outside a seaside resort but the kids were too small to walk into town in the heat. I wasn't sold on that one but was fine for 3 or 4 nights combined with holiday cottage elsewhere for a week.
We then went to a wonderful site in Tuscany (Norcenni) and booked a chalet direct with Hu Company. Fantastic swimming pools, good entertainment (mini disco, shows, pool activities), 2 restaurants and takeaway options, supermarket etc all on site. Set in lovely Tuscan countryside within easy reach of Florence, Pisa, Siena, chianti vineyards etc for more cultural day trips. Love Italy anyway and this made it more accessible with younger kids, nice balance of pool fun and entertainment with day trips, everyone happy so went twice! The campsites own accommodation (Hu) was superior to the Eurocamp chalets and on better plots for less money.
We've not been on this type of holiday since pre-pandemic and kids getting older but quite tempted by some of the Croatian and Spanish sites for next few teen years.

We have done this a few times now (Ca'Savio in Italy, right on the beach, Spain near Barcelona, south of France near Bezier, and another near Biarirz, and Croatia).

We've always used eurocamp to research, read the reviews etc, and then booked direct with the site. You get much better accommodation at a cheaper price (we've tended to go for the best accommodation available). Highly recommend, we've always had an amazing time.

We've done many of this style of holiday but don't be misled by people getting bargain deals for the lively sites in term time and saying it's such good value all year round. For the better range of a accommodation it seems to be around 2k per week for accomodation in summer , then ferries on top (fuel, tolls, crit air sticker) or flights and car hire.
We've had some great trips, prairies La Mer, La Sirene, Sanguli and DC love the freedom but by the time you add it all up it's far from budget holiday

So this is a thinly veiled shot at sharing your insta page? 🙄

Haha this is definitely not my page, can promise you that!

I found one in Brittany that totalled at £1600 for myself, DH and 3 kids, including ferry. Bit of a risk with the weather though, there was another in Bilbao, Spain, that was likely more £2-2.5k with ferry as it's a 20 hour journey. My DH is not a fan of flying so if we could drive that would be preferable, and then also easier to get around when we're there.

Thank you all for your experiences, I think it sounds on the whole very positive and with a 10, 4 and 1 year old will be a good bet.

@R00tat00tt00t the Italian one sounds fab, did you drive or fly?

We've done loads over the years and really enjoyed them - not just Eurocamp but also Siblu and Canvas. Lots of activities for kids on site and nice pools etc. Ones that stand out in my memory:
Union Lido and Park Albatross in Italy. Both are huge with amazing facilities.
St Avit Loisirs and Les Peneyrals in the Dordogne
Les Ranchisses in the Ardeche
Le Chalain in the Jura
Lac Des Reves and La Carabasse in Languedoc. (both Siblu)
I always went for biggest / newest homes with aircon and decking (covered if possible) so definitely not on the cheap side, we always used to go for 3 weeks when dd was younger so the comfort was important. The Siblu mobiles even had washing machines.

@MissAmbrosia how old do you think kids would need to be to enjoy union lido - I’ve got one still needing floaties in the pool. And did you fly or drive?

Really not our experience of it. We've been to one in Spain and love it. Don't book through eurocamp though, Google the site and book the cheapest. We've had some lovely holidays much cheaper than an ai package (we have done those as well)

The benefit for me is being on a site with amenities ie, shop. Bakery, lovely pools etc but having your own space, not being confined to room when the kids are in bed because you've a deck to sit out on. Often a bbq too. It's a chill week for us and I love it.

My daughter was 3 I think - pools were great and some lovely play areas for smaller ones. So much choice of places to eat or get takeaways, we never went off site for a week. We flew to Treviso I think and got a taxi transfer, though there are also buses from Treviso and Venice airports I believe. We drove to Park Albatros, though with various stops on way out and back.

Oh I LOVE this thread!!! I’m looking for next year too 😁