Domaine du Bois Davy

7.3 6 reviews
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  • Eco-friendly site a five-minute drive from Le Thoreuil, on the Loire
  • Château de Brissac 20 minutes’ drive; Saumur half an hour
  • Veg gardens, free-roaming chickens and home-made breakfasts
Wine, good food, nature walks and historic cities… sound like a good combo for your Pays de la Loire holiday? A great base to experience all those things (and more besides) is Domaine du Bois Davy, a peaceful site between Saumur (half an hour’s drive) and Angers (40 minutes), in the Loire Valley. At the nearby village of Le Thoreuil (five minutes, or a half-hour walk), you can sit at a quayside cafe and watch the Loire flow gently past… The site is part of a farm and occupies 11 green hectares of fields and forests. Amenities include a well-equipped communal kitchen and a launderette (plus, of course, a toilet block with showers and a washing-up area). Convivial owner Pascale believes in an ecological approach, which is why the site has recycling facilities, composting toilets, water-collection systems and other sustainable, low-footprint measures in place. Chicken, ducks and peacocks roam free, and the small vegetable garden and the orchard yield organic produce that finds its way into Pascale’s home-cooked breakfasts (those home-made jams – oh yeah). The site is popular with families, with lots of rooms for kids to run around; its accommodations are also pretty private, so if you want to go naturist, feel free to do so. Dogs are also welcome guests here (but please keep them on a lead to avoid close encounters with the free-range chooks).

Campground type

RV & Motorhome sites 4
Tent sites 6
Caravan sites 3
Open now
Opens 1 April

Languages spoken

English

French

German

Open from Tue, 1 Apr to

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Features

Dogs allowed

Campfires allowed

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 TV room Take away Tennis Watersports

Amenities on site

Bath available Car parking by site/unit Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Food shop Free wifi Ice pack freezing Internet access Laundry Local produce 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

Bush Peaceful Remote location Walkers' paradise Wildlife haven

Utilities

Charging facilities Communal fridge Dump point Electric car charging point(s) Gas cylinders available Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Convenience store nearby Dog walk nearby Nearby farmers' market Public transport nearby

Type

Small (11-25 sites)

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Cycle hire nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horse riding nearby Mountain biking nearby Outdoor pool nearby Restaurant nearby Watersports nearby

Location

Domaine du Bois Davy

Le Thoureil

Gennes

Maine-et-Loire

France

49350

Directions

Timezone

Europe/Paris +0200 (GMT+02:00)

GPS

47.37117°N
0.28998°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

The elegant Château de Brissac (20 minutes’ drive) is the tallest castle in France, with seven floors housing more than 200 richly decorated rooms, plus an extensive landscaped park with ancient vineyards, promenades and waterways. At Château de Montgeoffroy (also 20 minutes) you can explore aristocratic life as it was in the 18th century. You’re in the middle of the Loire-Anjou-Touraine Regional Natural Park here, which means you’ve hit the jackpot in terms of riverside walks and woodland hikes. There are also (mostly flat) cycling paths skirting the Loire or going inland, to vineyards, historic towns and prehistoric sites like the Troglodytes houses Forges (25 minutes). Stretching along the Loire, Saumur (half an hour) is dominated by a medieval castle with four distinctive limestone turrets. From here you can also join a river cruise, though you might prefer to spend the day sampling the locally produced Cabernet Francs and Chenin Blancs in the lively wine bars lining the cobbled streets in the old town.

Reviews

7.3

Overall rating from 6 Pitchup.com customers

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Child friendliness
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67% would recommend this campground to a friend

50% would stay here again
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Loving but pretty awful

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Anonymous

Unpowered grass and earth site

Liked The unique ethos of the place was great but the current owners lack enthusiasm on facilitating camping needs. We were shown a pitch that were immediately stuck in the mud with temperamental electrical hookup and an unusable water supply. Felt stuck waiting to be helped with the tractor to be pulled out of the mud. Felt it could have been more of a priority to have been freed and they should’ve have known that my motorhome would sink in their pitch. Met some beautiful people but it is more of a permanent friends working living quarters than a facilitating campsite. The loving ethos is all very well and good but we ended up paying more than we felt we should for services that were not sufficient.
Peacocks are gorgeous just like many other aspects of it but overall give it a miss if you’re looking for decent camping facilities. And maybe if promoting compost toilets they should be emptied before reaching the seat!

Disliked Ancient electrical hook up.
Unavailable business partner/wife

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Super endroit, super hôtes donc super séjour !…

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Kevin p.

Unpowered grass and earth site

Liked Super endroit, super hôtes donc super séjour !

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Quiet minimalist site, good base for Loire touring.

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Gillian W.

Unpowered grass and earth site

Liked Remote nature of the site, peace, peacocks, compost toilets.

Disliked Nothing, though no breakfast was offered as advertised.

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Nice dog, lovely view, rural and great location. Friendly and helpful.staff.…

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Anonymous

Unpowered grass and earth site

Liked Nice dog, lovely view, rural and great location. Friendly and helpful.staff.

Disliked Communal building with kitchen, shower & toilet facilities were quite dirty and not up to basic standard.

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Tent space, very rural, almost wild camping, pleasant owners, didn’t see many…

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Lisa M.

Unpowered grass and earth site

Liked Tent space, very rural, almost wild camping, pleasant owners, didn’t see many people on site as it is so rural and pitches are in the woods

Disliked Smell of the compost toilet when showering

Recommend to friends Visit again

Very rural quiet setting with roaming peacocks…

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Christine B.

Unpowered grass and earth site

Liked Very rural quiet setting with roaming peacocks

Disliked Could do with some foiklsge trimming at entrance

Recommend to friends Visit again

Frequently asked questions

  • Does Domaine du Bois Davy have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Domaine du Bois Davy dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Domaine du Bois Davy? The elegant Château de Brissac (20 minutes’ drive) is the tallest castle in France, with seven floors housing more than 200 richly decorated rooms, plus an extensive landscaped park with ancient vineyards, … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Domaine du Bois Davy?
    Camping and caravan
    Arrive:  3 p.m. –  7 p.m.
    Depart by:  noon
    On-site accommodation
    Arrive:  4 p.m. –  6 p.m.
    Depart by:  1 p.m.
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