Camping L'Etruyère
View prices & book- Small site in an adventure-friendly part of Vendée
- A 40-minute drive from Puy du Fou; an hour and a half from beaches
- Heated pool, fishing lake and restaurant with a terrace on site
Campground type
Tourist board rating
- Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
- Group bookings of 8 or more adults are not permitted (couples and immediate family members excepted).
- No bachelor/bachelorette parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
- The outdoor swimming pool is open between 01/07 and 15/09 (subject to weather conditions).
- The restaurant is open between 01/04 and 15/10.
- Twin axle vehicles are not permitted on site.
- Bookings must not be for more than 70 consecutive nights.
- The campground/park caters for families (immediate members) and couples only - bookings from all other forms of groups are not accepted.
- Reception is unmanned after 8 p.m.. Please inform the campground while on your way there should you expect to arrive after this time so that the team can provide information about your unit/site.
- At least one of the party members must be aged 18 or over.
- A cable measuring at least 30 metres is needed for the electric hook-ups.
- Units longer than 7 metres are not allowed.
- The bar is open between 01/04 and 15/10.
- Guests are advised to bring a good quality torch with them as parts of the campground/park are unlit.
- No naked flames are allowed inside the hired accommodation units.
- Please note that the toilet/shower facilities are unisex.
- Swimming in the lake is not allowed.
Languages spoken
Dutch
English
French
German
Open from Mon, 1 Apr to
Pitch types & availability
Powered grass site
5 people maximum No dogs allowed Ground type: Grass
Site size: Min 7.0m width x 10.0m depth (23.0ft width x 32.8ft depth) Calculated area: 70.0m² (753.5ft²)
Arrival daysFrom EUR 24 1 night, 2 adults
View prices & book2 bedroom safari tent
6 people maximum No dogs allowed 2 bedrooms Dimensions: 5.0m width x 7.0m length (16.4ft width x 23.0ft length) Calculated area: 35.0m² (376.7ft²)
Arrival daysFrom EUR 74 1 night, 2 adults
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Reviews
Voted 94% of visitors View breakdown
would recommend this campground to a friend
would stay here again
Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.
Heerlijk buiten hoogseizoen verblijf.
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Liked: Buiten hoogseizoen. Vriendelijk warm onthaal, rust, groene omgeving, warmwater zwemdok, bewust eco politiek, schoon onderhouden sanitair en de kleinschaligheid.
Disliked: niets te mekkeren.
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From the manager: Toffe review! Merci! Arno en Leonoor
Une piscine très sympa et les emplacements à la hauteur…
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Liked: Une piscine très sympa et les emplacements à la hauteur
Disliked: Dommage que la restauration soit fermé un samedi soir
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From the manager: Merci pour l'avis. Nous comprenons votre déception face à la fermeture du restaurant. Arno et Leonoor
Lovely little campsite, everything you need!
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Liked: Friendly owners, well maintained pitches, you can choose where you pitch, or we could, maybe as it wasn’t too busy. The pool is small but lovely, nice little slide and deep enough to have fun. We ate in the restaurant which was very nice. We stayed as we were going to puy du fou, which was about 45mins away.
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From the manager: Thank you very much! Arno and Leonoor
Excellent clean site, large pitches, very friendly hosts
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Liked: Beautiful peaceful spot, very friendly and helpful owners, restaurant food was great and there was even a tasty veggie option which is not always the case in france. Owners helped us with cycling routes sharing their app and made good suggestions for routes. Leaving felling very relaxed.
Disliked: Nothing
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From the manager: Thank you for your review and hope to see you again! Leonoor and Arno
Beautiful peaceful setting
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Liked: Beautiful fishing lake in peaceful setting. Fantastic friendly owners. Spacious private pitches
Disliked: Nothing
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From the manager: Thank you very much! Arno and Leonoor
UNPLEASANT STAY - READ THIS BEFORE BOOKING
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2 bedroom safari tent
Liked: Remote. Nice spot spoilt by owners pettiness.
Disliked: We booked two nights here in a safari tent, costing 270 Euros. The whole place is run by a man and lady, I assume a husband and wife team. We were asked to pre-authorise 100 Euros on arrival as a security deposit. On checking in we were handed a leaflet by the lady with EVERYTHING itemised in the tent, down to the last teaspoon. AS IF anyone on holiday would spend 30 minutes or so going through this. Time to use the pool instead. The lady owner had told us that men needed to wear tight shorts in the pool but this didn't apply for children. So my 6 year old son wore his usual swimming costume. However, the male owner was watching as we entered the pool - and came striding over to announce my son had the wrong swimmers. I explained I was told children do not require this. "Who told you this?" he replied abruptly. "Your wife", I informed him. So he strode off, angry. This, we were finding, was not a relaxing place to stay. We decided to use the restaurant for dinner and arrived at 7pm. We waited 20 minutes for our orders to be taken - then waited until 8.20pm - A WHOLE HOUR for our (small) meals to arrive. Our children were so hungry. There was no apology. So now it was 9pm, time for bed for our children. But unfortunately the sanitary facilities are closed for cleaning every night 9-9.30pm. This is the first time I've even known cleaning to be at this time. It's when children need to use it. But there's another shock - there are no toilet seats so you need to squat. But for children, this is IMPOSSIBLE. If you plan on coming here with a child it's worth bearing this in mind. For bedtime we had our own bedding so we didn't need the duvets and pillows in the tent. So we folded them up and stored them under the bed for safekeeping. The day we vacated we wiped down tables and the small portable cooker we used once, put chairs back where they were found and put the duvets back where they were found (on the beds). We drove to the exit to hand in the key to find the lady rushing off somewhere, so I quickly asked if I could hand her the keys. "Oh, er, you'll need to do the checkout", she said. Check out I thought? Did she want me to go through the detailed inventory for 30 minutes with her? Off she rushed as the man arrived on the scene. I said, "I'm sorry, I don't have time to go back up to the tent, we have a ferry to catch". He responds "Oh right, well your deposit - we need to check about that." I gave him the key and off he went. I've stayed in many places on holiday but NEVER had to do an inspection at check out from a holiday rental. There is a level of trust on both sides that the host will fairly judge if you damaged or stolen anything after you have left and you'll be honest with them about anything. When we arrived home back in England 16 hours later we had been emailed that ALL our deposit would be kept - 100 Euros. The main reason - the duvets and pillows were "heavily soiled" and had to be all washed. The same ones we had stored under the bed and not used! Evidently, you're "expressly not allowed" to put the duvets on the ground - another rule. And who writes that? This is not a prison. If the floor was dirty when we checked in, that's DEFINITELY not our fault. In addition, apparently we hadn't wiped the portable cooker to their liking and a glass was missing (it was never there). BUT - it raises a HUGE question - are they actually expecting customers to prepare the tent to a level where the next customer just checks straight in? Really?! Since Covid, you would expect an owner to spend 10 minutes or so preparing accommodation for health and safety measures. They claim to have "high standards" after all. The floor under the bed by their own admission was filthy. The 100 Euros they took for this is PLAIN THEFT. He's refusing to refund it so I'm claiming it back through my credit card. He's told me he will respond to a review so read below for his. It will be a reminder of the rules...
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This place is beautiful. It’s peaceful and welcoming. And the couple who…
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Liked: This place is beautiful. It’s peaceful and welcoming. And the couple who own and run the campground are kind and helpful. Do yourself a favour and stay a night or two.
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From the manager: Thank you Adam! Save journey. Leonoor and Arno
Kids loved the swimming pool, especially the slide. Beautiful views of the…
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Liked: Kids loved the swimming pool, especially the slide. Beautiful views of the lake.
Disliked: No toilet seats, this really isn’t ideal for women or young children! We booked a table for the on-site restaurant and then were told all the outside tables were taken and had to sit and wait for a table to be free, which was very odd. Sometimes felt like you had to tread on eggshells a little with the owners. Weren’t able to have a key for entry when we checked in as there wasn’t any left but then when we went out for the day had to wait ages to be let in and felt as though we were being a nuisance.
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From the manager: Hello, So sorry that you had to wait a long time before I came to open the gate. About the toilet seats: we hear that more often so we are going to look into that this winter. Arno and Leonoor
Peaceful site…
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Liked: Peaceful site
Disliked: Lots of trees good, but meant most of site in shade at beginning and end of day. Having the bar open past circa 8pm in high season would be more sociable.
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From the manager: Our bar is open untill 21:00
Excellent site, owners very friendly we’ve booked again for next year!
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Liked: Everything about this site, it’s a little gem of a campsite with everything you could need. Great if you have younger children too;board games, outdoor games, swimming pool, walks.
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From the manager: Thank you very much! Arno and Leonoor
Features
No dogs 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
Pétanque
TV room
Take away
Tennis
Waterslide
Watersports
Amenities on site
Bath available
Car parking by site/unit
Composting toilet
Disabled facilities
Dog park
Drying room
Food shop
Free wifi
Ice pack freezing
Internet access
Laundry
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
No dogs allowed
Themes
Bush
Lake and/or mountain
Luxury
Peaceful
Walkers' paradise
Wildlife haven
Utilities
Charging facilities
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
Type
Small (11-25 sites)
Nearby leisure
Canoeing/kayaking nearby
Climbing nearby
Cycle hire nearby
Cycling nearby
Fishing nearby
Golf nearby
Leisure/theme park nearby
Mountain biking nearby
Location
Camping L'Etruyère
17 L'Etruyère
La Tardière
Vendée
France
85120
Timezone
Europe/Paris +0200 (GMT+02:00)
GPS
46.65597°N
-0.70646°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
Nearest campgrounds
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- Does Camping L'Etruyère have a swimming pool? Yes View all features
- Is Camping L'Etruyère dog friendly? No View all features
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- When can I check in and check out of Camping L'Etruyère?
Camping and caravan Arrive: 2 p.m. – 7 p.m. Depart by: noon On-site accommodation Arrive: 3 p.m. – 7 p.m. Depart by: 10 a.m. - How much does it cost to stay at Camping L'Etruyère? From $38.89 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.