Ice pack freezing: Campgrounds in Poitou-Charentes

Camping Côté Ô La Palmyre

• Busy family-friendly park four kilometres from La Palmyre
• Hire bikes on site to reach watersports, beach, zoo and adventure park
• 2000 m² waterpark, restaurants and lots of high-season entertainment

Camping de L'Île Madame

• A peaceful and leafy site set on the banks of the Charente river
• At the edge of Jarnac town centre, a 20-minute drive from Cognac
• Swimming pool access; cognac tasting and cultural activities

Camping Devezeau

• Friendly English-run site with pool and with easy access to the N10
• A kilometre from Saint-Angeau and 30 minutes' drive from Angoulême
• Licensed café/bar with courtyard and English breakfasts

Camping La Roche-Posay

Camping du Pont des Bergers

• Great-value family-friendly site in the village of Sanxay
• A 40-minute drive from Futuroscope theme park
• Large open-air swimming pool with paddling pool and waterside

Camping l'Îlot du Chail

• Peaceful and leafy park in the Marais Poitevin Regional Natural Park
• Equestrian centre, bike and boat hire, shooting range and pool nearby
• Excellent spot for fishing, birdwatching and waterside walks

Camping Le Lidon

• In green countryside surrounded by the waterways of the Venise Verte
• Hire barques or canoes from the site moorings
• Restaurant, bar, terrace and grocery shop

Camping Le Domaine de Bernezac

• Family-friendly Charente-Maritime site five mins’ walk from the beach
• A 35-minute drive to the Île d’Oléron; 40 minutes to Cité de l’Huître
• Theme nights and sports screenings: shops and cafés 15 minutes’ walk

Camping Le Bel Air

• Island family site under 10 minutes' stroll from La Flotte beach
• Half an hour's drive from La Rochelle
• Heated pool, playground, bouncy castle and summer snack bar

Camping Les Gorges du Chambon

• Well-equipped family-friendly site 150 metres from a river beach
• Angoulême 45 minutes' drive; Limoges an hour
• On-site restaurant, heated pool, paddling pool and tennis courts

Camping La Taillée

• Friendly site a kilometre from Aigrefeuille-d’Aunis town centre
• Within a half-hour drive of La Rochelle and Châtelaillon-Plage
• Swimming pool, kids' pool, gym classes and miniature golf

Camping La Pinède

• A campsite in the middle of nature by the ocean

Les Baleines

• Eco-friendly campsite near the popular Baleines Lighthouse
• On an island nature haven
• 18-hole mini golf course, playground and kids' activities

Domaine en Campagne

• Rental tents on a peaceful site in rural Poitou-Charentes
• Half an hour's walk from hikes in Butte de Frochet nature area
• Swimming pool, paddling pool, restaurant and play area with trampoline

Camping Les Étangs Mina

• Family-friendly site in the Brouage Marshes near Saint-Sornin
• Less than half an hour's drive from beaches in Royan and Oléron
• Busy summer programme of daytime activities and evening entertainment

Camping Port Maubert

• Quiet site near the banks of the Gironde estuary
• Near vineyards, beaches and Cognac producers
• Local seafood specialties in the site bar-restaurant

Camping La Perroche Plage

• Family-friendly site on Oléron with direct beach access
• Two kilometres from the old fishing port of La Cotinière
• Bar-restaurant, barbecue area, shop, playground and hot tub

Camping Le Douvet

• Quiet, rural family-friendly site next to a farm with animals to feed
• A 10-minute drive from lakeside beaches; 45 to Limoges and Angoulême
• Barbecue, pizza oven, games barn and plenty of room for play