Camping de la Belle Etoile

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Poolside loungers
Swimming pool
Swimming pool
Swimming pool

  • Five minutes' walk from the town centre of Saint-Bonnet-le-Château
  • Regular events in summer such as pizza/paella and karaoke evenings
  • Heated pool and paddling pool surrounded by sun loungers
A pretty stunning setting awaits at the peaceful Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes site of Camping de la Belle Etoile: it's five minutes' stroll from the centre of the splendid old town of Saint-Bonnet-le-Château. A famed medieval centre, around 40 shops and a huge Friday morning market are all here in town, along with an international pétanque and boules museum showcasing the origins of the game (as you may have noticed, pétanque is everywhere in France, so do amble along to find out more…) Around the region, Camping de la Belle Etoile's Loire department location is between Lyon, Clermont Ferrand and Saint Etienne, 850 metres above sea level and about an hour and 10 minutes' drive from the lace-laden city of Le Puy-en-Velay. Hiking, mountain biking, horse riding, a via ferrata route and a fishing lake are all available nearby. You'll find most of what you need food and vino-wise in Saint-Bonnet-le-Château, but takeaways are available in high season on site if you don't care to stir even that far, and a kiosk sells drinks, ice cream and other sweet stuff. Facilities at this smartly modern park include a heated pool and a paddling pool (both open during summer), a tennis court and a ping pong table. Pizza/paella evenings are organised during the summer holidays: there's karaoke too, so get your best warbling voice in full swing before you arrive…

Site type

Rent a tent 5
Caravans for hire 11
Touring caravan pitches 39
Tent pitches 39
Motorhome pitches 39
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Tourist board rating

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Admission

  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.

Dogs

  • 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.
  • Your dog must be tattooed or microchipped.

General

  • Discount cards and gift vouchers cannot be applied to bookings made via Pitchup.com.
  • Entertainment and activities are available between 05/07 and 29/08.
  • Please note that the toilet/shower facilities are unisex.
  • The grocery shop is open between 26/04 and 28/09.

Occupancy

  • No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.

Pool

  • The outdoor swimming pool is open between 04/07 and 28/08 (subject to weather conditions).

Reception

  • Reception is unmanned after 5:30 p.m.. Please inform the site while on your way there should you expect to arrive after this time, so that the team can provide information about your unit/pitch.

Safety

  • No charcoal barbecues allowed.

Vehicles

  • Units longer than 8 metres are not allowed.

Languages spoken

Dutch

English

French

German

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10
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9
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10
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8

95% would recommend this site to a friend

95% would stay here again

What customers say

This well-maintained campsite is praised for its extremely friendly and helpful owners, clean and modern facilities, and pleasant pitches. Guests enjoyed the swimming pool and the proximity to the medieval village of Saint-Bonnet-le-Château. Some noted the need to bring own toilet paper and a conversion plug for electric hook-ups. The owners are actively working on site improvements.

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Would definitely come back to this small well run campsite

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Anonymous

Emplacement confort + véhicule (sans l'ectricite) non-electric grass pitch

Liked Extremely helpful and friendly owners. Pretty campsite near to a medieval village. Toilets, showers, pool and public areas were kept spotless. Quiet and peaceful

Recommend to friends Visit again

Clean facilities

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Anonymous

Electric optional grass pitch

Liked Friendly owners

Disliked No grey waste

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Good afternoon,

Sorry to hear you were dissapointed by our site. For future reference what would you suggest we'd do to improve our facilities/activities, customer service and child friendliness? On those areas tips are always welcome.
With regard to the cleanliness I am suprised as we always score very high and take that very serious. Did you come across something in particular?

Thank you for taking the time to give a review and hopefully you will send us tips in order for us to take action where possible.

Kind regards,
Ronald and Ellen

L'amabilité du personnel, la propreté des…

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Electric optional grass pitch

Liked L'amabilité du personnel, la propreté des lieux.
La proximité avec le village

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Très propre

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Electric optional grass pitch

Liked Oui nous avons passé une agréable semaine

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Camping très agréable. Les sanitaires sont…

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Liked Camping très agréable. Les sanitaires sont très propres. Les propriétaires disponibles et très accueillants .

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Very friendly and helpful staff. Clean,…

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Anonymous

Electric optional grass pitch

Liked Very friendly and helpful staff. Clean, well looked after facilities.
Only stayed 1 night as a stopover on our way elsewhere but would definitely return.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Gerne wieder

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Anonymous

Electric optional grass pitch

Liked Schattige Plätze und zuvrkomnendes Personal, sanitäre Einrichtungen stets sauber

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From the manager: Thank you very much for your review. Hopefully more German families will come and spend some time at our camp site. It was a pleasure having you.

Enjoy the rest of the summer.

Kind regards,
Ronald and Ellen

Owner is very friendly easy to…

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Electric optional grass pitch

Liked Owner is very friendly easy to check in location excellent facilities nice Nothing was too much trouble definitely recommend this site highly

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From the manager: Thank you for taking the time to write a review, very much appreciated. Happy to hear you enjoyed your stay,

Kind regards,
Ronald and Ellen

We had a good welcome at…

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Electric optional grass pitch

Liked We had a good welcome at this site, in fact the manager went to great lengths to help us when we were in need of a replacement tyre for our caravan, researching where we could pick one up as we left the site.
Unfortunately the weather was poor for the 2 days we were here, so we didn’t get to use the pool or other outdoor facilities. The toilet/shower block was good, clean, well equipped.
The town of Chateau le bonnet was within a ten minute walk, it had lots of old, quaint buildings, shops, a bar and great viewpoint from the church at the top of the hill.
We drove out to explore the Loire valley from the site- half an hour drive to many lovely places, Chalmes and Bas en Basset.

Disliked The electricity kept tripping out, we were told it was because of the 6 amp connection. We had no problems on other similar sites, though.

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From the manager: Thank you for your review. It was very unfortunate about the tyre , glad we could be of help. Hopefully you will visit us again and you will get to enjoy the pool and our terrace:).

Have a wonderful summer.

Kind regards,
Ronald and Ellen

Très bon séjour dans un magnifique cadre , proche du village.

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Anonymous

Electric optional grass pitch

Liked Super accueil, on nous avait prévu des emplacements regroupés.
Camping très bien tenu et très propre. Belle piscine.

Disliked C'est vrai que du papier dans les WC serait un plus........

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From the manager: Bonsoir,

Merci pour votre commentaire. Je suis heureux que vous et votre famille ayez passé un si bon moment.
Je comprends votre réaction concernant le papier hygiénique, mais après une phase de test, nous avons malheureusement dû décider de ne pas en mettre, compte tenu du désordre créé sur les sols et des blocages dus au fait que les gens utilisaient (et emportaient) beaucoup plus de papier.

Bien cordialement,
Ronald et Ellen


Features

Leisure on site

Bar or club house Covered terrace area 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 Toddler's pool Watersports

Amenities on site

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 Picnic table 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 No dogs allowed

Themes

Peaceful 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 Public transport nearby Shop nearby

Type

Large (51-200 pitches)

Accessibility

Bathrooms: Wheelchair accessible shower Bathrooms: Wheelchair accessible toilet Pitch close to accessible bathrooms

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Climbing nearby Cycle hire nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horse riding nearby Mountain biking nearby Restaurant nearby Tennis nearby Watersports nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Seasonal pitches Tourer storage facilities

Location

Camping de la Belle Etoile

Rue du Stade

Saint-Bonnet-le-Château

Loire

France

42380

Directions

Timezone

Europe/Paris CEST (GMT+02:00)

GPS

45.42215°N
4.0717°E

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Local attractions

Saint-Bonnet-le-Château has a famed old district that's well worth a lengthy meander around: look out for the medieval and Renaissance houses, and the Gothic church showcasing murals dating from the 15th century. Three good museums are in town too, including that pétanque one; do roll along to see. Visit Le Puy-en-Velay, the main city of the Haute-Loire famed for its lace quarter and UNESCO-listed 11th-century cathedral (an important stop on the Santiago de Compostela pilgrim route). Saunter the streets of Chamarlenc and Pannessac to see picture-perfect old houses; explore the eclectic collections of the Crozatier Museum, dedicated to archaeology, objets d'art, science and technology, ethnography and natural sciences; or climb Corneille Rock for a spectacular view across the town and surrounding countryside. Less cultural and more heady times can be had closer to base with a trip to Usson Adventure Park, 20 minutes' drive away, for aerial adventures among the trees and zipwires.
(within 6.2 mi)
Castle, Aquarium, Theme park, Zoo and Cashpoint (within 10 mi)

Food and drink

  • Self 0.2 mi
  • La Calèche 0.3 mi
  • Le Turquoise 0.3 mi
  • La Source 0.3 mi
  • L'Entracte 0.4 mi
  • Le Befranc 0.4 mi
  • Carré pétanque Obut 0.7 mi
  • Les 2 Gourmands 1.4 mi
  • L'Instant Présent 2.5 mi
  • Ssam Corée 2.9 mi

Groceries

  • Cave & Terroir Off-licence 0.3 mi
  • Biocoop Supermarket 0.5 mi
  • Super U Supermarket 0.7 mi

Parks and play

  • Esti Park 3 mi

Family days out

  • Porte Mandrin Visitor attraction 0.2 mi
  • Oratoire Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours Visitor attraction 0.2 mi
  • Château de Valinches Castle 2.5 mi
  • Château de Montagnac Castle 2.6 mi
  • Estivareilles Visitor attraction 3 mi
  • Château de Marandière Castle 3.1 mi
  • Château de Leignecq Castle 4.3 mi
  • Château de Chenereilles Castle 4.3 mi
  • Pont du Diable Visitor attraction 5.7 mi
  • Four à Poix Visitor attraction 5.9 mi
  • Château de Chazourne Castle 6.8 mi
  • Château de Vassalieux Castle 7 mi
  • Manoir du Colombier Castle 7.1 mi
  • Château de Saint-Pal-de-Chalencon Castle 7.2 mi
  • Château du Moine Sacristain Castle 7.2 mi

Public transport

  • Collège Falabrègue 0.2 mi
  • Boulevard du Haut Forez 0.4 mi
  • Le Grand Guéret 0.6 mi
  • La Tourette 0.7 mi
  • Riofol 1 mi
  • Bourg Saint-Nizier 1.3 mi
  • Fougerols 1.4 mi
  • Greniecq 1.7 mi
  • Geneviecq 1.8 mi
  • La Croix de Luriecq 1.8 mi

Other nearby

  • Memphis 3 mi

Local services

  • Caisse d'Épargne Cashpoint 0.3 mi
  • Crédit Agricole Cashpoint 0.3 mi
  • Crédit Mutuel Cashpoint 0.3 mi
  • Hopital de St Bonnet le Château Hospital 0.3 mi
  • Pharmacie de la Porte d'Auvergne Pharmacy 0.3 mi
  • Michalon Fuel station 0.5 mi
  • Super U Fuel station 0.7 mi
  • Dépôt Pétrolier Michalon Fuel station 0.9 mi
  • TotalEnergies Fuel station 3 mi
  • Cabinet médical Doctors 6.2 mi
  • Pharmacie Vey-Jamroz Pharmacy 6.2 mi

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Camping de la Belle Etoile have a swimming pool? Yes View all features
  • Is Camping de la Belle Etoile dog friendly? No View all features
  • What attractions are near Camping de la Belle Etoile? Saint-Bonnet-le-Château has a famed old district that's well worth a lengthy meander around: look out for the medieval and Renaissance houses, and the Gothic church showcasing murals dating from the 15th century. … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Camping de la Belle Etoile?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  3 p.m. –  8:30 p.m.
    Depart by:  12 p.m.
    On-site accommodation
    Arrive:  4 p.m. –  8:30 p.m.
    Depart by:  10 a.m.
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