Camping Le Clos des Genêts

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Grass pitch
Grass pitches
Grass pitch
Site entrance

  • Excellent base for the Bay of Somme
  • Close to the sandy beaches of Fort-Mahon and Quend-Plage
  • Easy access to the Parc du Marquenterre path; hire bikes on site
Ever been to the Bay of Somme? Settle down in a peaceful hamlet 10 minutes from its fine sands at Camping Le Clos des Genêts, in green scenic setting between Quend-Plage-les-Pins and Fort-Mahon-Plage. You can easily get on your bike around here, as the Clos des Genêts setting is close to several pedalling paths including one to the dunes, marshland, forest and birdwatching of Parc du Marquenterre, a tiptop Somme spot (like most of the region) for spying feathered species. If you haven't brought your own bike, hire one on site; child seats and trailers are available if needed too. In the hamlet of Routhiauville, Le Clos des Genêts is run by Sabine and Olivier as a family-friendly site for peaceful holidays. They've added a (new in 2017) big bouncy castle for kids to bound around at, a roomy area for pétanque, and a games room with billiards, table football, table tennis and a pinball machine. Shows, entertainment, dances and a bar run in evenings in high season. A big supermarket is 200 metres from the site, at the roundabout on the road to Fort-Mahon. Round and about, it's a couple of kilometres from here to the Aquaclub waterpark or teeing off at the course of the Golf de Belle Dune.

Site type

Motorhome pitches 50
Caravans for hire 17
Tent pitches 50
Touring caravan pitches 50
Rent a tent 2
Open now
Opens 1 April

Tourist board rating

Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • The site does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Dangerous Dogs Act (i.e. XL Bully, Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro) and/or any of the following: Staffordshire bull terrier, American Staffordshire terrier, Rottweiler, any Mastiff or Tosa.
  • Group bookings of 2 or more units (e.g. tent, touring caravan, motorhome or accommodation hire) travelling together are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Twin axle vehicles are not permitted on site.
  • Discount cards and gift vouchers cannot be applied to bookings made via Pitchup.com.
  • The games room is open between 01/04 and 31/10.
  • A cable measuring at least 15 metres is needed for the electric hook-ups.
  • The bar is open between 01/07 and 31/08.
  • Please note that the toilet/shower facilities are unisex.

Languages spoken

English

French

Open from Tue, 1 Apr to

Reviews

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86% would recommend this site to a friend

86% would stay here again

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Arrival date (latest first)

Lovely clean site

Overall 9/10

Location
10
Value for money
10
Accommodation
10
Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
10
Child friendliness
8
Cleanliness
8
Wifi
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Bryony W. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass pitch

Liked Really liked this site. Toilet block was extremely clean and well appointed. The motorhome/touring pitches are of a good size and you could park your caravan or motorhome sideways on. Water is very near to the pitch, just drain your grey water into the hedgerow. Pitches get the sun all day.

Very safe site, with a coded barrier for access. There is a bar but it is mostly catered for french visitors (we didn't mind this, it seems most of the static caravans there are owned/rented by French). There was a food van on site the first night we were there and the fries were amazing! We had arrived a little late so no other food was available but the other food the van sold looked very good. Supermarket and petrol station a 3min walk away.

Very quiet overnight with no road noise where we were. The site is well kept and cared for by the staff. There is WiFi but this is a paid for facility.

Beach nearby but it is part of the nature reserve and you must keep dogs on a lead on this beach.

Disliked No hand wash or toilet rolls in the toilet block - Take your own.

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Camping sympathique

Overall 9/10

Location
8
Value for money
7
Accommodation
6
Facilities / Activities
6
Customer service
9
Child friendliness
6
Cleanliness
10
Wifi
3
Pierre D. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass pitch

Liked Nous avons apprécié l'ambiance du camping

Disliked La proximité du terrain de pétanque, n'étant pas amateurs.
La promiscuité avec le mobilhome juste derrière notre emplacement.
Le refus du food truck de nous servir car elle avait trop de commande ce samedi soir..
Le WiFi payant qui se coupait sans cesse..

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Site was neat and tidy.

Overall 5/10

Location
5
Value for money
7
Accommodation
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
8
Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
7
Wifi
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Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass pitch

Liked Staff were very helpful

Disliked On the website it states no twin axle vehicles.
We have a twin axle caravan, which is not a vehicle because it is being towed.
They need to make it clear that it is anything with twin axles they cannot accommodate and anything that is much larger than a two berth caravan or a small motor home

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From the manager: Hello Sir, Madam,

We have taken your comment into account and are delighted that you have appreciated the friendliness of our team.

The only way to indicate that we do not take double axles on Pitchup is to tick the box: ‘Any vehicle with a double axle is prohibited.’ This rule applies to all equipment, whether motorised or not, for safety and infrastructure reasons.

However, despite your double-axle caravan, we have done our utmost to welcome you in the best possible conditions.

Yours sincerely

Le Clos des Genêts.

Reasonably priced. Found the toilet situation uncomfortable.

Overall 6/10

Location
7
Value for money
9
Accommodation
6
Facilities / Activities
5
Customer service
7
Child friendliness
10
Cleanliness
8
Wifi
5
Lesley B. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass pitch

Liked Nice green garden area, nice to have a bar.

Disliked Unisex toilets, no toilet seats, no toilet paper, no soap, no hot water.

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Lovely clean site Large pitches Great bar, cheap drinks and had pink…

Overall 9/10

Location
9
Value for money
9
Accommodation
9
Facilities / Activities
9
Customer service
9
Child friendliness
No rating
Cleanliness
9
Wifi
9
Hilary B. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass pitch

Liked Lovely clean site
Large pitches
Great bar, cheap drinks and had pink gin

Disliked Nothing

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Le calme, le grand espace de l'emplacement, la propreté des sanitaires, le…

Overall 10/10

Location
10
Value for money
10
Accommodation
10
Facilities / Activities
10
Customer service
10
Child friendliness
10
Cleanliness
10
Wifi
10
Marie B. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass pitch

Liked Le calme, le grand espace de l'emplacement, la propreté des sanitaires, le personnel agréable. Nous avons tout aimé

Disliked Rien

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Location, near to beaches and within easy reach of the Poppy trail.…

Overall 8/10

Location
8
Value for money
7
Accommodation
No rating
Facilities / Activities
8
Customer service
8
Child friendliness
No rating
Cleanliness
10
Wifi
8
Rachel M. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass pitch

Liked Location, near to beaches and within easy reach of the Poppy trail. Good, clean facilities.
Good WiFi at minimal cost.

Disliked Plot felt very crammed in as in between permanent units. Other area where motorhomes were sited seemed a lot more spacious.
Communal showers and toilets.

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Stayed for 2 nights. Great location for beach towns etc, very friendly…

Overall 9/10

Location
9
Value for money
9
Accommodation
8
Facilities / Activities
8
Customer service
10
Child friendliness
10
Cleanliness
8
Wifi
9
Ian G. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass pitch

Liked Stayed for 2 nights. Great location for beach towns etc, very friendly reception. Great little outdoor bar which we used both days.
Good pitches. Would use again

Disliked Minor dislike but no toilet rolls or soap in toilet block. Not a problem really

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Camping calme et bien entretenu Nous recommandons…

Overall 8/10

Location
8
Value for money
8
Accommodation
8
Facilities / Activities
8
Customer service
8
Child friendliness
No rating
Cleanliness
8
Wifi
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Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass pitch

Liked Camping calme et bien entretenu
Nous recommandons

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great stay

Overall 10/10

Location
10
Value for money
10
Accommodation
10
Facilities / Activities
10
Customer service
10
Child friendliness
10
Cleanliness
10
Wifi
6
Natassia S. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass pitch

Liked Really friendly team that run the site.
Nice bar on site to visit.
Cycling to the beach and town near by was easy with great cycle routes. On site cycle hire if needed too
Supermarket at the end of the road too and petrol station

Disliked First day was cooler than our visit on the way back on our trip so the shower block was slightly cold when showering.

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Features

Leisure on site

Bar or club house Cycle hire Evening entertainment Fishing Fitness centre Games room Indoor swimming pool Kids' club On-site restaurant/cafe Outdoor swimming pool Play area Pétanque TV room Take away Tennis Watersports

Amenities on site

Baby-changing facilities Bath available Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Food shop Free wifi Ice pack freezing Internet access Launderette Parent & baby washroom Pick-up from public transport Portable toilet Pub toilets Public telephone Shower available Toilet block Washing-up area Wifi

Groups welcome

Family friendly Motorcycle friendly Single-sex groups welcome Student groups welcome

Rules

Barbecue provided Barbecues allowed Campfires allowed Commercial vehicles allowed Dogs allowed Dogs allowed all year

Themes

Peaceful

Utilities

Charging facilities Chemical disposal Electric car charging point(s) Gas cylinders available Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby Shop nearby

Type

Large (51-200 pitches)

Accessibility

Level site, no steep slopes

Nearby leisure

Cycle hire nearby Cycling nearby Golf nearby Horse riding nearby Indoor pool nearby Mountain biking nearby Outdoor pool nearby Restaurant nearby Sailing nearby Tennis nearby Watersports nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Motorhome service point Seasonal pitches

Location

Camping Le Clos des Genêts

21 Rue des Pommiers

Quend

Somme

France

80120

Directions

Timezone

Europe/Paris CEST (GMT+02:00)

GPS

50.32928°N
1.59095°W

Please note: All distances on this page are calculated "as the crow flies" - please check actual distance depending on your mode of travel using the Get directions button above.

Local attractions

A bike ride is recommended first up, either with gentle aimlessness to see where in these pretty parts you might end up, or along to the Parc du Marquenterre, the famed 200-hectare birdwatching and nature region in the Baie de Somme National Nature Reserve. Thousands of migrating birds have a pitstop here in winter; at any time of year, ride along to see teals, spoonbills, storks and avocets flitting around and above the water. Around the Bay of Somme, there are yet more birds as well as seals to see, boats to sail between the bay's villages, and guided tours where you can cross the bay at low tide. Have a ride too on one of the Somme's steam locomotives to the seaside resorts of Le Crotoy, Noyelles-sur-Mer, Saint-Valery-sur-Somme and Cayeux-sur-Mer, along 24 kilometres of peaceful tracks. If you're in this part of northern France for a World War I remembrance trip, the Remembrance Trail runs through the nearby Somme Battlefields area, between Albert and Péronne and past the Chapel of Rememberance and the Delville Wood South African National Memorial. Within 10 minutes' drive are the sandy beaches of Quend-Plage and Fort-Mahon, for sand and water sports like sand yachting and catamaran sailing, or sunbathing on Quend-Plage's 15-kilometre stretch.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Plage Surveillee De Fort-Mahon 1.9 mi Sea ExcellentExcellentGoodGood
Plage Surveillee De Quend 2 mi Sea GoodExcellentGoodGood
Berck Centre Plage 5.6 mi Sea ExcellentExcellentExcellentExcellent
Merlimont Centre Plage 9.2 mi Sea GoodGoodGoodExcellent
Cucq Stella- Plage 10.4 mi Sea GoodExcellentExcellentExcellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Offers

Conditions apply - see pitch type section for details

Nearest sites

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Camping Le Clos des Genêts have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Camping Le Clos des Genêts dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Camping Le Clos des Genêts? A bike ride is recommended first up, either with gentle aimlessness to see where in these pretty parts you might end up, or along to the Parc du Marquenterre, the famed 200-hectare … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Camping Le Clos des Genêts?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  2 p.m. –  6 p.m.
    Depart by:  12 p.m.
    On-site accommodation
    Arrive:  4 p.m. –  6:30 p.m.
    Depart by:  10 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Camping Le Clos des Genêts? From £21.63 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.