Camping Port'Land

9.3 32 reviews

In the D-Day landing zone in Normandy
Close to Utah, Omaha, Gold and Juno beaches and the American cemetery
Pools, fishing ponds, restaurant, pizzeria and kids' club

If you're venturing into Normandy to see the D-Day landing beaches – or for fishing, a friendly vibe, first-rate facilities and clean amenities, make the Calvados site Camping Port'Land your port of call. The Port-en-Bessin-Huppain setting is fab, right in the D-Day landing area a few minutes' drive from Omaha beach and the American Cemetery, and within easy reach of the sands of Utah, Gold, Juno and Sword. To delve further into the past, medieval Bayeux is under 20 minutes' drive away. It might, however, be a battle to advance off site… For the Camping Port'Land mission is to give guests much to do. This includes four fishing ponds, and activities galore including a pool table, ping pong, table football, a playground and a bouncy castle. The heated indoor pool is family friendly; an additional, outdoor, pool is open in the sunniest months, with paddling pool, two slides and sun loungers alongside. Activities like painting and outdoor games can be leapt into at the Little Frogs club, greeting those aged between five and 12 daily in summer. Then gather the crew for traditional home-cooked cuisine and 'the best burgers in town' at the restaurant, or, in July and August, bag a tasty takeaway pizza. Essentials are well sorted too, at the small shop next to reception, open for several hours daily in July and August. Adapters, board games and pétanque balls can also be borrowed on site (a small refundable deposit applies). And the icing on this very friendly French cake? Electric hook-ups have been added to the car park for any guests who have late ferry departures, so you can still use the facilities before you leave.

Site type

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Tourist board rating

Languages spoken

English

French

Spanish

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Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable sites.

Features

Dogs allowed

Leisure on park

Bar or club house Cycle hire Evening entertainment Fishing Fitness centre Indoor swimming pool Kids' club On-site cafe On-site restaurant/cafe Outdoor swimming pool Playground Pétanque Recreation room/arcade TV room Takeout Tennis Waterslide Watersports

Amenities on park

Bath available Car parking by site/unit Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Free wifi Grocery store Ice pack freezing Internet access Laundromat Parent & baby washroom Payphone Pick-up from public transport Portable toilet Pub toilets Restrooms Shower available Washing-up area Wifi

Groups welcome

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

Rules

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

Camping 2.0

Jumbo tent sites

Themes

Gastronomic delight

Utilities

Charging facilities Dump station Electric car charging point(s) Propane/gas cylinders available Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Convenience store nearby Dog walk nearby Public transportation nearby

Type

Large (51-200 sites)

Accessibility

Disabled facilities

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Cycle hire nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horseback riding nearby Indoor pool nearby Leisure/theme park nearby Outdoor pool nearby Restaurant nearby Sailing nearby Tennis nearby Watersports nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Gray water hook-up for RVs/trailers Motorhome service point Water hook-up points for caravans

Location

Camping Port'Land

Chemin du Castel

Port-en-Bessin-Huppain

Calvados

France

14520

Directions

Timezone

Europe/Paris +0100 (GMT+01:00)

GPS

49.34638°N
-0.77179°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

This fab site is centrally set in Normandy's D-Day landing zone, a few minutes' drive from Omaha beach and the American Cemetery, and close to the sands of Utah, Gold, Juno and Sword. About 10 kilometres away, delve into the centuries-old history between England and Normandy (hint: it's rather fiery) with a trip to the famed medieval town of Bayeux, home of the even more famed Bayeux Tapestry. Painstakingly stitched over a vast 68-metre length in the 11th century to depict the story of the successful Norman invasion of England by William and his crew, the tapestry is now housed in the Musée de la Tapisserie de Bayeux, where you can marvel at it for a reasonable fee. Within an hour of the site are the Pointe du Hoc, overlooking the English Channel, the seaside towns of Longues-Sur-Mer and Grandcamp-Maisy, Merville, where battle also raged on D-Day, the World War II battery of Crisbecq, and the Memorial Pegasus of Caen. An Accrobranche treetop adventure park is nine kilometres away.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name	Distance	Type	2020	2019	2018	2017
Plage Du Village De Vacances	5.2 km	Sea	Good	Good	Good	Good
Les Moulins	8.1 km	Sea	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Plage Du Monument	10.1 km	Sea	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
La Breche	10.6 km	Sea	N/A	N/A	Poor	Poor
Place Du Six Juin	10.9 km	Sea	Good	Good	N/A	N/A

Data source: European Environment Agency

Reviews

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Fab pool large pitches and stunning views

View of the village from behind the campsite...the royal marines stormed this hill on d day.

View of our pitch with small lake behind..some wildlife...fish, ducks...

Our rv on the site and the pond next door.

Excellent

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	10

Elizabeth R. Oct 2022

FHU grass and gravel campsite

Liked: We enjoyed our stay at Camping Port'Land. The site was beautifully laid out. It was like staying in a park. The facilities were spotlessly clean. There was lots for the children to do. Bread available every morning. We would come again.

Disliked: Nothing

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Fantastic location for DD landings and war museum (s) Facilities good although pitch…

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	10

helen A. Oct 2022

FHU grass and gravel campsite

Liked: Fantastic location for DD landings and war museum (s)
Facilities good although pitch tight for 7.5 m van

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great stay really Great site

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	No rating
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	No rating

Rebecca C. Sep 2022

FHU grass and gravel campsite

Liked: Great site great facilities

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great site with some drawbacks for larger motorhomes

Overall	10/10
Location	8
Value for money	8
Accommodation	8
Facilities / Activities	8
Customer service	8
Child friendliness	No rating
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	No rating

Derek H. Sep 2022

FHU grass and gravel campsite

Liked: Excellent restaurant
Large spacious, level grass fully serviced pitch
Heated swimming pool open late
Close proximity to local village (walking distance) and Bayeux (driving)
Very clean sanitary block

Disliked: Narrow lanes in campsite, difficult to manoeuvre large motorhome (greater than 7m) with access to pitch very tight.
One way system meant driving all around the campsite each time to leave
Games room was closed

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Would go again but out of main season

Overall	8/10
Location	10
Value for money	8
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	8
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	No rating
Cleanliness	8
Wifi	2

Kay N. Sep 2022

FHU grass and gravel campsite

Liked: Great sized pitches with individual electricity and water supply and good hard standing.
Lovely walk to the village though very steep. Ideal location for the Normandy Beaches and the Bayeux tapestry which was the main reason for our visit.
Staff were friendly and spoke good English.
We went at the end of the season so fortunately the activities appeared to have stopped and the site was quite quiet and the silence after 11.00pm was well adhered to.
The toilet and shower block had apparently had a refurb and were very nice and clean, they were cleaned in a regular basis which was nice.
Short walk to get a bus to Bayeux (excellent value and helpful driver) and plenty of tours of the beaches available locally..

Disliked: We backed into one of the fishing lakes and a rat ran across the back of our pitch in the first evening.
Though refurbished the toilet shower block was unisex (normal in France!) which can be quite disconcerting as a female to walk out of the shower to find a naked man wandering past. We were at the end of the season when the site was quite quiet and there were still queues for the toilets and showers, so would imagine they are completely insufficient at height of season.
We wanted to get a bus into Bayeux (which we did manage) and were provided with a bus timetable that was 2 years out of date and gave the wrong bus number.

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Underrated family friendly resort

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	2

alan b. Sep 2022

3 bedroom mobile home (family)

Liked: Everything about the park is family friendly. Such a warm atmosphere with great staff, in a fantastic location.

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Good sized private pitches, great facilities and pool. Friendly helpful staff.…

Overall	8/10
Location	8
Value for money	6
Accommodation	8
Facilities / Activities	8
Customer service	8
Child friendliness	8
Cleanliness	8
Wifi	No rating

Anonymous Sep 2022

FHU grass and gravel campsite

Liked: Good sized private pitches, great facilities and pool. Friendly helpful staff.

Disliked: Noisy in the evenings. Expensive to use the washing machine and dryer.

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Fab site with excellent clean facilities big private pitches.

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	6
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	2

Alison K. Aug 2022

FHU grass and gravel campsite

Liked: The facilities in general were fantastic
Very clean, always seemed fairly quiet despite the campsite seeming busy
No issues past 10/11pm with noise
Really enjoyed our stay

Disliked: The service in the restaurant the first night was pretty poor and our pitch backed onto basketball court which was noisy till late. The entertainment again went onto 11 and was loud which was frustrating settling a child. But again quiet after 11 on the dot so was OK.

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Great campsite for families with kids, great location and facilities

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	6
Accommodation	8
Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	No rating

Sam J. Aug 2022

FHU grass and gravel campsite

Liked: Pool, large well demarcated pitches, great location with cycle route to Omaha beach.

Disliked: First night we were camping behind the multi sports pitch and the live music was terrible! It was really noisy until about 11 pm . But I asked to move pitch and the receptionist was lovely . We were much happier in the tent area!

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Excellent site with huge pitches and lots to do!

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	No rating
Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	8
Wifi	No rating

Anonymous Aug 2022

FHU grass and gravel campsite

Liked: Lovely site! Our second time staying here, pitches are huge and the staff are, but so hardworking and friendly, they couldn't do enough for us.
Lovely pool and plenty to keep the kids entertained.
Nice bar, excellent food and we really enjoyed the live music.
The town is also really beautiful with lots of lovely shops and restaurants, but be prepared for the walk the the steep hill!

Disliked: Showers have been refurbished since our last visit, but not a lot of space for towels and clothing and difficult to keep things dry when you are in the shower. Temp of showers also very variable!

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Frequently asked questions

Does Camping Port'Land have a swimming pool? Yes View all features
Is Camping Port'Land dog friendly? Yes View all features
What attractions are near Camping Port'Land? This fab site is centrally set in Normandy's D-Day landing zone, a few minutes' drive from Omaha beach and the American Cemetery, and close to the sands of Utah, Gold, Juno and … Read more