Camping La Garenne

From €9.70 For 1 night, 2 adults 7.4 87 reviews
Outdoor pool (added by manager 01 Aug 2022)
Pitches surrounded by trees (added by manager 01 aug 2022)
Pitch (added by bev_s866533 12 aug 2022)
Swimming pool and sun terrace (added by manager 20 dec 2018)

  • Family-friendly site opposite the beach in Port-des-Barques
  • Within an hour's drive of Oléron island, Royan and La Rochelle
  • Swimming pool, restaurant and summer activities for all ages
What a cracking coastal spot this is – if you’re the sort that seeks out lots of seaside days on hols you’ve found a great base at Camping La Garenne. The jaunt to the nearest beach from this Port-des-Barques site involves simply nipping across the road, and you’ll also be within easy reach of lots more Charente-Maritime faves, including Royan, La Rochelle and the bike-friendly Oléron island. Pile on top of that coastal hikes, watersports, boat trips, museums, an aquarium and a zoo (and more beaches, bien sûr) and you’ll note that it’s a wise move to plump for as lengthy a stay as poss at this place. And it’s an equally wise move to factor in a bit of flopping-out time between your days out (all those fun times can get terribly tiring…) Poolside is probably the place to be for that – there are plenty of loungers gathered on the sun terrace for sunbathing between swims, and supervising the small sorts as they splash in the paddling pool. Pétanque courts and a playground take care of times when you’d rather stay dry, and there’s a whole heap of activities to pick from in summer: crafts, sports and outings cater for kids, teens and grownups through the day, while the evenings are filled with quizzes, movies and showing off your grooviest dad dancing moves at the disco. Scheduling a bit of time for eats is a fine plan too – settle in for meals at the site’s restaurant, wander up to the village centre in 15 minutes for restaurants and bakeries or sort supplies at the supermarket 10 minutes’ drive away in Soubise.

Site type

Tent pitches 170
Caravans for hire 7
Touring caravan pitches 170
Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 13
Motorhome pitches 170
Open now

Tourist board rating

Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • Your dog must be tattooed or microchipped.
  • Twin axle vehicles are not permitted on site.
  • Discount cards and gift vouchers cannot be applied to bookings made via Pitchup.com.
  • Protective masks must be worn at all times in common areas.

Languages spoken

English

French

German

Open from Mon, 1 Apr to

Pitch types & availability

Reviews

72%

would recommend this site to a friend

64%

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Dated but clean, friendly staff, level pitches.

Overall 6/10
Location 6
Value for money 4
Accommodation No rating
Facilities / Activities 2
Customer service 6
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 8
Wifi 4
Gwen C. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric optional hardstanding and grass pitch

Liked: Nice sized pitch, nice location.

Disliked: Very dated facilities, toilets no hooks or shelf for bits and bobs on way to shower. The roads inside site atrocious up and down.

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mooie ligging

Overall 8/10
Location 10
Value for money 8
Accommodation 6
Facilities / Activities 6
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 6
Wifi 10
ann g. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric optional hardstanding and grass pitch

Liked: prachtig mooi onmiddelijk aan de zee, port des barques, mooie ruime plaatsen

Disliked: sanitair was niet zo ok, toiletten zonder papier en buiten

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Proche de la mer…

Overall 6/10
Location 6
Value for money 6
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 6
Customer service 6
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 6
Wifi 2
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

2 bedroom lodge (six person)

Liked: Proche de la mer

Disliked: Accès pas éclairé ´ allée non éclairé

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les sanitaires, les douches, la piscine et autre structure impeccable

Overall 10/10
Location 6
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
denis a. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric optional hardstanding and grass pitch

Liked: Le personnel a été agréable tous le long de notre séjour, souriant et à l’écoute de nos demandes. Nous avons fais de belle rencontre et passez de super moments.

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Emplacement avec de l'ombre et personnel souriant

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 4
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric optional hardstanding and grass pitch

Liked: La piscine et les jeux pour enfants. Le calme et paisible, emplacement a l'ombre.

Disliked: Le manque de point d'eau et les routes et chemins mal entretenu

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A lovely campsite to stay in but would take supplies for next visit.

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

Electric optional hardstanding and grass pitch

Liked: Spacious, hot showers, lovely clean pool and pool area. Value for money !!! Wi-fi that works

Disliked: Toilets, dirty, smelly, no roll, no seats. Food on site limited an nearest town very expensive so top up before you go.

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The pitch size ,a lot of shade…

Overall 6/10
Location 8
Value for money 8
Accommodation 6
Facilities / Activities 6
Customer service 6
Child friendliness 6
Cleanliness 4
Wifi 6
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric optional hardstanding and grass pitch

Liked: The pitch size ,a lot of shade

Disliked: Luck of sink next to the toilets and soap

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la proximité avec le lac, l'ile madame et la proximité avec le…

Overall 10/10
Location 8
Value for money 8
Accommodation 4
Facilities / Activities 6
Customer service 6
Child friendliness 4
Cleanliness 8
Wifi 6
Mathieu D. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric optional hardstanding and grass pitch

Liked: la proximité avec le lac, l'ile madame et la proximité avec le village à pied. Les emplacements tente sont ombragés et relativement proches des douches et sanitaires.

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Belle piazzole e servizi igienici molto puliti…

Overall 8/10
Location 8
Value for money 6
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 6
Child friendliness 8
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 6
Beppe O. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric optional grass tent pitch (motorcyclist, no cars)

Liked: Belle piazzole e servizi igienici molto puliti

Disliked: Manca un bar e un minimarket dove comprare qualcosa da mangiare visto che i pochi locali intorno chiudono prestissimo

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Run down site. No staff to ask questions of

Overall 4/10
Location 4
Value for money 2
Accommodation 2
Facilities / Activities 2
Customer service 2
Child friendliness 6
Cleanliness 2
Wifi 2
Andrew D. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric optional hardstanding and grass pitch

Liked: When we left

Disliked: Very disorganised when booking in. They gave us a pitch which was already occupied and then the next one they gave us had two big trees on it which it was impossible to negotiate around to get level. Also the toilets were awful with no seats and dirty

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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

Bath available

Car parking by pitch/unit

Composting toilet

Disabled facilities

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

Rallies welcome

Single-sex groups welcome

Student groups welcome

Rules

Barbecue provided

Barbecues allowed

Campfires allowed

Commercial vehicles allowed

Dogs allowed

Dogs allowed all year

Themes

Budget/backpacker

Walkers' paradise

Utilities

Charging facilities

Chemical disposal

Electric car charging point(s)

Gas cylinders available

Recycling available

Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby

Dog walk nearby

Nearby farmers' market

Shop nearby

Type

Very large (over 200 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby

Cycling nearby

Fishing nearby

Mountain biking nearby

Restaurant nearby

Sailing nearby

Surf school nearby

Tennis nearby

Watersports nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Motorhome service point

Seasonal pitches

Location

Camping La Garenne

47 Avenue de l'île Madame

Port-des-Barques

Charente-Maritime

France

17730

Directions

Timezone

Europe/Paris CEST (GMT+02:00)

GPS

45.94819°N
-1.09572°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

If you’ve brought bikes, take them over to Oléron island – and if you haven’t, hire them on site and take them to Oléron island. There’s a fab network of cycle paths over here, linking villages, beaches and salt marshes, and they’re generally mercifully flat and quiet. It’ll take around 45 minutes to drive there; for an island escape closer to home, wander over to L’Isle Madame in half an hour. Sealife enthusiasts have much more to see than just beaches around here: La Corderie Royale in Rochefort (25 minutes’ drive) now houses the International Centre of the Sea, and you can board the old boat Hermione for a taste of life at sea. Should your interests lie more in life beneath the waves, take the 45-minute drive to the aquarium in La Rochelle, where more than 12,000 aquatic animals dwell in the tanks. To see landlubbing creatures instead, set off for a similar length of journey south to Zoo de la Palmyre, set across a splendid 18 hectares of pine forest.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020 2019 2018 2017
Plage Sud 0.4 mi Sea Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent
Plage Nord 0.7 mi Sea N/A Good Good Good
Plage Du Front De Mer 0.8 mi Sea Poor N/A N/A N/A
Plage De L'Esperance 2.1 mi Sea N/A N/A Good Good
Plage De La Coue 2.5 mi Sea Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

  • Does Camping La Garenne have a swimming pool? Yes View all features
  • Is Camping La Garenne dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Camping La Garenne? If you’ve brought bikes, take them over to Oléron island – and if you haven’t, hire them on site and take them to Oléron island. There’s a fab network of cycle paths … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Camping La Garenne?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  11 a.m. –  7 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Camping La Garenne? From £8.32 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.