Sites in Normandy and Paris & North

[StevePeters]

Planning on visiting France in June 2012, the plan is to be in Normandy on 6th June.
We will be travelling via Dover probably to Dunkirk as we like DFDS.
We are planning to stop on the way at Chateau Gaandspete as we have stayed there before and then do Normandy in one stint.
We have been looking at Chateau de Martragny or Les Hautes Courures.
For the return we are look at stopping near Abbeville, here the choice is Le Clos Cacheleux or Cpg Chateau de Drancourt.
If you have stayed at any of these sites can you please let me know your thoughts, both good and bad.
Understand all the issues regarding via Portsmouth and Calais but prefer DFDS.

 

[LesleyP]

We always stop at Martragny when in that area. We called at Hautes Coutures one April when Martragny was closed and would now always avoid it. There is no shop, the pitches are small and the pool complex dirty.

Martragny is very we laid out and is now all touring whereas H.C has many statics.

Martragny takes Camping Cheques and Touring Cheques in low season wghich can make it a much cheaper alternative. If you are however going for 6th June you should reserve your pitch, even if you will be paying with Camping Cheques.

On 6th June there is always a great atmosphere at Martragny as a lot of people dress up and drive around in the old army vehicles. The pitches on the drive are very large and level. You will however need your electricity adaptor and reverse polarity. it has a good shop, bar and takeaway.

 

[John_miller]

Sorry for the late reply, but I'm still catching up after our trip. We stayed at Le Clos Cacheleux on our way South in early September. It was just about OK for a one night stop, but I would hesitate to recommend it. There had been a lot of rain and the pitches were wet, grass was long and the site had a generally unkempt look about it. Our pitch was big but only the narrow strip of hardstanding was really useable. Toilets were OK and clean enough. Biggest crime in my book is that most of the advertised facilities (Restaurant, swimming pool, etc) are actually on the Val de Trie site (Camping Cheques) which was down a steep hill - around 10 minutes walk. I presume the 2 sites are owned by the same people. Access was OK from Junction 2 of the A28 but other roads are narrow and winding. The last half mile of so is narrow and the road into the site is up a fairly steep hill although no great problem. Staff were friendly enough but we needed a long cable to reach the EHU. We ordered a baguette which they delivered to the pitch, but left it on the wet car bonnet!

John M