Picnic table: Campgrounds in France

Le Ranch

• Small and peaceful smallholding site with cattle, sheep and pigs
• In the Millevache en Limousin Regional Natural Park
• Within 50 minutes' drive of Pompadour National Stud

Le Hameau du Prat

• Family camping five minutes’ drive from Ribes in the southern Ardèche
• Pont d’Arc 45 minutes’ drive; 50 minutes to Grotte Chauvet 2 Ardèche
• Wooden camping pods, heated swimming pool, sports field and play area

Domaine du Bedat

Domaine de l'Aven

• Peaceful and leafy Aude campsite on the edge of Villeneuve-Minervois
• Gouffre Géant de Cabrespine 10 minutes’ drive; Carcassonne 20 minutes
• Spacious glamping units with kitchens and bathrooms; pool and Jacuzzi

Domaine de Campras

Domaine de Bagard

• Spacious pitches at a smart estate on the edge of the village of Sauve
• Close to Cévennes National Park; 40 minutes' drive to Nîmes
• Outdoor pools, gym, pétanque and snack bar on site

La Maurinie

• Peaceful family-friendly site a half-hour drive from Périgueux
• Lascaux International Center of Parietal Art 35 minutes’ drive
• Dogs welcome; fishing pond, pétanque, restaurant and food shop on site

La Halte du Canal

• Peaceful Burgundy glamping on the banks of the Loire Lateral Canal
• Nevers and the Magny Cours Circuit within a 20-minute drive
• Bike/canoe hire, play area and pétanque on site; bar and restaurant

Camping La Cléroca

K-Hutes

• Adults-only luxury cabins with views of the Pyrenees, in the Landes
• Montfort-en-Chalosse half an hour’s drive; Pau 55 minutes
• Eco-friendly cabins; free-roaming chickens; dinner hampers for sale

Camping du Relais du Lac en Aveyron

• Well-equipped Aveyron site on the banks of Lake Saint-Gervais
• In the Aubrac Regional Natural Park, close to hiking trails
• Restaurant, play area and lake beach for swimming and watersports

Camping des Ulèzes

• Spacious family site 15 minutes' walk from Saint-Donat
• 20 minutes from Tain l'Hermitage chocolate museum and wine train
• Outdoor pool, miniature golf, games room and lots of playground kit

Les Alpaguettes

Camping de la Plage

• Family-friendly Normandy campsite five minutes’ walk from Fréval Beach
• Customs Officers’ Path five minutes’ walk; Barfleur 15 minutes’ drive
• Play areas, mini golf and multi-sports field; breakfast and snack bar

Camping Les Cigales

• Peaceful shaded site set between a lake and a river
• Climbing in Orpierre and hang gliding in Laragne-Montéglin
• 27-metre outdoor pool and private access to the river

Camping Chez L'Habitant

• Quiet adults-only site 20 minutes’ drive from the Atlantic Coast
• In a forest, 15 minutes’ drive from two lakes and a golf course
• Shared eating area, dedicated kitchen space and freezer on site

Belair Le Camping

• Relaxed family-run site 10 minutes' drive from Brantôme
• Swimming pool, outdoor games, barbecues and indoor kitchen
• On the edge of the Perigord-Limousin Regional Natural Park