Château du Garde

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The camp overlooks the vines (added by manager 17 Oct 2023)
The camp overlooks the vines
Clairet 2020
Track to the camping field
Picnic area at the campsite
Campsite with vineyard views
Level grass pitches
Campsite surrounded by vineyards
Entrance to the site
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Clairet 2020
Track to the camping field
Picnic area at the campsite

  • Getaways on a wine estate in the countryside around Cénac
  • Historic Bordeaux 30 minutes’ drive; La Ferme Exotique 25 minutes
  • Vineyard tours and wine tasting on site; barbecues for hire
It’s not every day you have a chance to take part in a wine-tasting experience on your holiday, but at Château du Garde in Cénac, you can do exactly that. Every evening from 7pm, guests have the opportunity to participate in a tasting session of three Côtes-de-Bordeaux appellation wines on the on-site wine estate. And at this peaceful and leafy wine estate deep in Nouvelle-Aquitaine countryside, half an hour's drive from central Bordeaux, you can rest up at a no-frills site with views over rows of neatly planted vines. Perhaps set down for a splendid sunset from the garden furniture (with, as a bonus, a glass of wine in hand). If you're feeling active, rent a bicycle from the site and take the cycle path (800 metres away) to Bordeaux. Spacious, choose-your-own pitches are spread across a level field, with simple facilities running to a wooden toilet hut, composting toilets drinking water and a waste-emptying service. If you’d like to eat alfresco while you’re there, you can rent barbecues and buy kindling in the form of a bunch of vine twigs or visit the food trucks which are set up several evenings per week. The site can also arrange a four-hour guided bike tour and lunch in Bordeaux or Entre-Deux-Mers (for groups of two to 12 people), as well as return trips to Bordeaux every other Friday evening. They need to be booked in advance if you want to take part on your day of arrival.

Site type

Tent pitches 5
Touring caravan pitches 10
Motorhome pitches 10
Open all year
Opens
Please note
  • This site has no on-site shower facilities.
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • Bookings must not be for more than 3 consecutive nights.
  • Discount cards and gift vouchers cannot be applied to bookings made via Pitchup.com.
  • Please note that the toilet facilities are unisex.
  • There is no reception on-site: on arrival please contact the number provided on your booking confirmation.

Languages spoken

Slovak

Cantonese

Mandarin

Catalan

Czech

Dutch

Danish

English

French

German

Greek

Hungarian

Norwegian

Polish

Russian

Spanish

Swedish

Albanian

Bosnian

Bulgarian

Croatian

Latvian

British Sign Language (BSL)

Romanian

Italian

Serbian

Portuguese

Welsh

Luxembourgish

Macedonian

Slovenian

Finnish

Simplified Chinese

Reviews

92%

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84%

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

La bienvenida, el paisaje, la calma, el viñedo.…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness No rating
Wifi No rating
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass and earth touring pitch

Liked: La bienvenida, el paisaje, la calma, el viñedo.

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We enjoy our night stay with very basic amenities, but found the…

Overall 8/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 4
Facilities / Activities 4
Customer service 8
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 4
Wifi 2
Beryl R. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass and earth touring pitch

Liked: We enjoy our night stay with very basic amenities, but found the owners knowledge of vines history of wine making on his vineyards was excellent 👍

Disliked: No showers,

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Excellent

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 8
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
Josephine B. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass and earth touring pitch

Liked: Absolutely stunning views! Great location & easy relaxed atmosphere Would highly recommend a visit here & I plan to drop by again sometime

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Loved this place great host and the wine is the best I…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 2
Gary H. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass and earth touring pitch

Liked: Loved this place great host and the wine is the best I have had for t Euros unlabelled bottles.

Disliked: No dislikes

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Wonderful stay. Relaxed. Dog friendly. Great host and excellent wine

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 8
Child friendliness 8
Cleanliness 8
Wifi 4
Lewis R. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass and earth touring pitch

Liked: Great location outside bordeaux. Lots of space to camp in large field amongst vinyard. Simple toilet facility Dog walking around vinyard Wine tasting and talk about French wine production and industry Very excellent wine Great host, Benoit was very welcoming as was his friendly dog Peaceful place to camp Incredible sunsite Felt safe on site

Disliked: Nothing. Suited us perfectly. I wish there were more sites like this across France and Spain

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Excellent site. Cheap, simple and spectacular

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 4
Customer service 8
Child friendliness 6
Cleanliness 6
Wifi 2
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass and earth touring pitch

Liked: Simplicity; stunning surroundings; wine tasting and beautiful sun set

Disliked: Nothing (not the site for you if you are looking for luxury)

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Wine and views

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass and earth touring pitch

Liked: Amazing site, totally charming. Wine tasting was great - it made our stay into quite a social evening. Composting toilet was ok and the lack of facilities added to the charm. Views evening and morning really lovely.

Disliked: No facilities on site was ok - we were prepared however rubbish disposal was an issue. Turns out there’s recycling and bins just down the road which we wished we had known earlier.

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Exceptional location. Great experience and host very good. Flat pitches and relaxed…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
Karen L. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass and earth touring pitch

Liked: Exceptional location. Great experience and host very good. Flat pitches and relaxed atmosphere with central area! Fantastic wine available to purchase

Disliked: Not the campsites fault but plenty of flies and mozzys so make sure you wear repellant.

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It was basic, rough and ready which was perfect for us. I…

Overall 8/10
Location 8
Value for money 10
Accommodation No rating
Facilities / Activities No rating
Customer service No rating
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness No rating
Wifi No rating
Rebecca C. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass and earth touring pitch

Liked: It was basic, rough and ready which was perfect for us. I really liked that they had a composting toilet. The wine tasting was interesting, inexpensive and the wines all really good.

Disliked: It was a bit tight on space which wasn't clear from the pitch up write-up and is more aimed at motor-homes/campers than campers.

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Nothing. We didn't stay here, an open dry field with one toilet. We…

Overall 2/10
Location 4
Value for money 2
Accommodation 2
Facilities / Activities 2
Customer service 2
Child friendliness 2
Cleanliness 2
Wifi No rating
Andrew H. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass and earth touring pitch

Liked: Nothing. We didn't stay here, an open dry field with one toilet. We stayed at a few farms for free and they offered more than this run down yard that wanted money to stay.

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Features

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 TV room Take away Tennis Watersports

Amenities on site

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

Camping 2.0

Jumbo tent pitches

Themes

Budget/backpacker 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 Shop nearby

Type

Small (11-25 pitches) Vineyard

Accessibility

Disabled facilities

Nearby leisure

Cycle hire nearby Mountain biking nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Water hook-up points for tourers

Location

Château du Garde

11 Allée du Garde

Cénac

Gironde

France

33360

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

44.79046°N
-0.45447°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

Centre of its namesake wine-growing region, Bordeaux (half an hour’s drive) is just the spot for a day of big-city sightseeing; admire the “Water Mirror” installation in the vast Place de la Bourse, and have a nose around the 18th-century, UNESCO-listed city centre. If you’d like to learn more about local vintages, make for La Cité du Vin, a museum housed in a spectacular avant-garde edifice on the banks of the Garonne River. Still in Bordeaux, taste regional wines at bars in the lively Darwin Ecosystem dining hub, housed in a repurposed barracks. Alternatively, blow the budget on a glass of claret and a sharing platter of charcuterie and cheese in Place Pey-Berland, all the while enjoying views of the medieval, Gothic-style Cathédrale Saint-André. When the kids need a day off museums and culture to get active, take them to run about on treetop rope courses at Arbor Et Sens (10 minutes), or treat them to camel treks from La Ferme Exotique (25 minutes). Push the sporting gear up a notch for cable-skiing adventures on the lake at EXO 33 Baurech (15 minutes).

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020 2019 2018 2017
Bassin Emile Ortel 46.5 km Sea Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent
Graveyron 47 km Sea Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent
Baignade Amenagee De Lanton 47.7 km Sea Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent
Camping Le Roumingue 48.1 km Sea Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Château du Garde have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Château du Garde dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Château du Garde? Centre of its namesake wine-growing region, Bordeaux (half an hour’s drive) is just the spot for a day of big-city sightseeing; admire the “Water Mirror” installation in the vast Place de la … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Château du Garde?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  10 a.m. –  7 p.m.
    Depart by:  Anytime
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Château du Garde? From €8 (for 1 night, 5 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.