Camping du Pied Girard

Nothing

No hot water in the basins, no directions to the so called private beach, showers locked after 9pm, locked on site after 6.30pm unless you pay a deposit for a fob, most the facilities closed or limited

Location , bread delivery by local bakers van each morning

One toilet block closed after 3 days, pitches poorly marked.

Woodland site with varied pitches, hot showers, toilets, washing up sinks, secure barrier-controlled site, walk to beaches through woods, local shops 5mins walk, lots of cycle paths, electric hook up.

Midges/mosquitos in late August!

Only stayed one night but really enjoyed the site.
Quiet and peaceful.
Young girl at reception very helpful and good English.
Nice cycle rides and walks through the forest.

Toilets and showers need more frequent cleaning.
Some pitches are quite uneven.

Site was that good we stayed another week, its unusual being on the edge of a forest with great walks including to the beach with deer and other animals.
Pitches on natural ground so you need ramps, motorhomes allocated mainly under trees for shade which was appreciated.
Facilities good power showers toilets clean so no worries there, people that run it very little English spoken but we got by no problem.
Bread delivered 0830 roughly 7 days a week with French stick, croissants and others just out oven ohlala.
Nice beach nearby and restaurants in Clemensaue , live music once a week on seafront, 1 mile away Jard Sur Mer nice harbour , village and restaurants.
12 mile away Les Sables D alonne great big beach good for kids very touristy mainly French .
Biggest things we found roads very quiet compared to UK.
Diesel cheaper than petrol @ 151 euro , diesel @137 euro.
Free wifi for 2 weeks on pitch cant beat it.

Price of food in Super U supermarket expensive no wonder French protesting againt Macron and EU.
Example - Cooked Chicken average price £14 bought one at Morrisons today £3, punnet Strawberries average £5.80 etc etc

Atmosphere

Nothing

Close to small village

Pitches were randomly thrown around and too close
Washroom facilities not very pleasant

Close to beaches, fabulous pizzeria close by. Can hire bikes there good prices but hefty deposits.

Unlevel tent pitches made of sand. Toilets were dark, varying degrees of cleanliness, no toilet rolls or handsoap. The staff were not very friendly, they did not show us/advise us of the facilities until we asked, it was a young girl that showed us to our pitch, though so she probably couldn't be expected to remember such details for customers.
It's a very noisy site at night time during our two night stay, loud music, cars and motorbikes driving past and people retuning from being out. We asked for an electric pitch, which we got but there was no shade all day I think that we were one of three or four pitches on the whole site that never had any shade all day(especially as it advertised being a woodland site). It might be helpful to let campers know this information, as it would have the difference for us.

We planned for (in advance) our stay here for 3 weeks during our 4+ month tour around France. Our objectives were ; near a beach, shaded spot, to run our aircon (phew it was hot), be able to receive a parcel containing meds., not rowdy, good local cycle network, et al the usual cleanliness etc.
Delighted that Du Pied Girard succeed for us on all fronts. The reception were informative when needed and the manager kindly lent his long hose to save us moving nearer the tap. We tried most of the local beaches during our stay, our favourite being Maison Georges Clemenceau a short walk away. Managed to feast on Periwinkles most times we went. All the nearby beaches are good though with, we are told, good surfing.
This was our first booking with Pitchup and we are very happy. So much so we booked further stays near to Limoges and Poitiers during August.

Nowt

This site was lovely we stayed 4 nights toilets and showers cleaned diaily ground well kept, beach was amazing went everyday,

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