Twin Lakes France

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Swimming pool (added by manager 13 Oct 2022)
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Swimming pool
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  • Laidback site centred around a couple of well-stocked fishing lakes
  • A five-minute drive from Montendre and half an hour from Cognac
  • Swimming pools, bar, kids’ play area and plenty of green space
Cyclist, walker, angler or dog owner? Whether you’re one or all of the above, Twin Lakes France, a relaxed site set in the countryside with a couple of catch-and-release fishing lakes (PS: chances to angle for carp and roach are included in the price), is a friendly bolthole in the Charente-Maritime.​​ If you’d rather take to the water than rest beside it with a rod, the park also has swimming pools for a spot of submerging and a bar with a view of the lakes for putting your feet up while sipping a cold beer (or three). When thoughts turn to getting out and about, Twin Lakes is close to many pictureworthy French villages hosting authentic markets, and cycling and walking paths are easily accessible. It’s just over a five-minute from Montendre – stop here for a supermarket – and half an hour from tasting sessions in the liquor houses of Cognac. Back on site after a bit of booze, there’s ample green space next to the lakes for you to spread out on while the dog snuffles about and the sprogs take on the play area. Events are organised through the year, including weekly trivia nights and bingo, and mornings are given a boost with bread delivery from a local bakery (during high season).

Site type

Touring caravan pitches 8
Tent pitches 8
Motorhome pitches 8
Opens 1 March 2025

Tourist board rating

Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • The site does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Dangerous Dogs Act (i.e. Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro) and/or any of the following: Staffordshire bull terrier, American Staffordshire terrier, Rottweiler, any Mastiff or Tosa.
  • The outdoor swimming pool is open between 01/06 et 01/09 (subject to weather conditions).
  • Twin axle vehicles are not permitted on site.
  • Discount cards and gift vouchers cannot be applied to bookings made via Pitchup.com.
  • Reception is unmanned after 9 p.m.. Please inform the park while on your way there should you expect to arrive after this time so that the team can provide information about your unit/site.
  • Please note that the toilet/shower facilities are unisex.
  • If reception is closed on arrival: please contact the number provided on your booking confirmation.
  • Free wifi is only available at the bar. During the winter months, the bar, shop and restaurant may be closed and the site will be carrying out maintenance works which may cause disruption. Water points will be a short walk from the camping field in freezing temperatures.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Sat, 01 Mar to

Pitch types & availability

Reviews

90%

would recommend this site to a friend

87%

would stay here again

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Lovely site with clean facilities and friendly staff

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

Electric grass pitch

Liked: Peace and space

Disliked: More toilets needed

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From the manager: Thank you for your review!

Friendly site, reasonable prices, clean. Perfect for young family.

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

Electric grass pitch

Liked: Way better than we ever expected. Easy to find, friendly staff on arrival. We had no idea it was run by English so it was a pleasant surprise, lots of English friendly people staying on site too. Showed to our pitch and around the place soon as we arrived. Site is amazing, so quiet, clean facilities. Local on site bar/restaurant which we ate in twice and not a single fault to be had. Fish & chips was lovely! Prices reasonable. Pool was great, kids loved it. We actually loved it so much we extended our stay by an extra 2 nights. Only moving on as we planned to move around in France but we hope this site hasn't ruined our expectations of other sites! So many other campers on site say they come here every year, so I think that speaks for itself. We cycled into town, only 10 minutes ride. Experienced the food market that was on a Tuesday, very nice food. Added bonus that we didn't realise, really good Wifi in all areas of the site. (80mb) Better than my Wifi at home!

Disliked: My only real criticism is that the pool needs a bit of TLC, few loose tiles around the edges, but I really am being picky. I am sure the staff would do this before it came dangerous.

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From the manager: Thank you so much for such a detailed review. We are really pleased that you had a great time! We completely agree with you about the small pool and it is on our 2024/2025 winter jobs list as we know how important a small pool is for children. Have a great time on the rest of your adventure and we hope we get to see you again in the future!

Perfect hosts.

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

Electric grass pitch

Liked: Very warm welcome from the owner, lovely man. Staff great too. Very accommodating. See below. Excellent food in the restaurant. Beautiful setting and very clean. Huge pitches. If in the area, please go.

Disliked: Nothing about the site. booked through pitch up, said there was 8 spaces, paid our money but when there, fully booked! Owner went out his way to accommodate us offering us an extension to ensure we got electric otherwise we would have had nowhere to pitch.

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From the manager: Thank you so much for a fabulous review! We really appreciate it and we are so glad that you had a great time. We hope that we get to see you again in the future. Take care and safe travels!

Emplacements spacieux très arborés. Camping très beau et très bien tenu. Avec…

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

Electric grass pitch

Liked: Emplacements spacieux très arborés. Camping très beau et très bien tenu. Avec un patron d'une gentillesse exceptionnelle. L'espace restaurant est lui aussi très bien avec un très bon rapport qualité prix

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From the manager: Thank you for such a great review. We are really pleased that you had a great stay and got to enjoy the restaurant. We hope you can come and visit us again in the future! Merci pour cet excellent commentaire. Nous sommes ravis que vous ayez passé un bon séjour et que vous ayez pu profiter du restaurant. Nous espérons que vous reviendrez nous rendre visite à l'avenir !

Wow wow wow what a great site!!!!

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

Non-electric grass pitch

Liked: The owners were lovely. The showers and toilets were clean and well stocked. There’s free wifi on the site which was very fast and usable as we had to work for part of our stay. There was a pool which was lovely as it was hot during our stay. The site has 2 lakes and a bar on the lake which is very reasonably priced and the food was amazing! The bar was a perfect place to meet others on the site and make new friends. We will definitely be returning again for another visit.

Disliked: Only staying 2 nights!!

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From the manager: This is such a great review! Thank you so so much we really appreciate it!

Friendly staff

Overall 8/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 6
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 8
Wifi 8
philip g. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass pitch

Liked: Location and all round the lakes. In quiet season so showers and toilets limited in numbers. I guess/hope more mobile facilities are brought in for high season otherwise I’d be giving a less encouraging feedback

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From the manager: Hi Thank you for taking the time to write a review. We do indeed have more toilets and showers however over the low season we only have one open as you can understand we extremely quiet and it is not worth opening more (heating/electric/water costs etc) We have just opened our NEWLY RENOVATED large shower block with an addition 3 showers and 3 toilets including disabled. So the total on site is 4 toilets and 4 showers which is plenty for the size. It also includes a brand new washing machine room and 2 washing up facilities. Thanks again

The owners,the place and the site.…

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

Electric grass pitch

Liked: The owners,the place and the site.

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From the manager: Thank you for taking the time to leave a review! Travel safe

cadre agréable,patron tres sympa , il y a un coin pour les chiens

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

Electric grass pitch

Liked: on a aimé notre séjour, cadre tres agréable

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From the manager: Merci beaucoup d'avoir pris le temps de laisser un commentaire. Nous avons été ravis de vous rencontrer tous les deux. Nous espérons vous revoir à l'avenir. Prenez soin de vous et bon voyage.

Fantastic site great bar friendly staff…

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
DAVID I. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass pitch

Liked: Fantastic site great bar friendly staff

Disliked: None

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From the manager: Thank you so much for such a positive review! Safe travels and we hope to see you again soon.

Amazing find. Will stay again. Easy access, great communication, perfect for dogs.…

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

Electric grass pitch

Liked: Amazing find. Will stay again. Easy access, great communication, perfect for dogs. Will comeback

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From the manager: Thank you so much for such a positive comment. We really appreciate it! Safe travels and we hope to see you again soon!


Features

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 Parent & baby washroom Pick-up from public transport Portable toilet Pub toilets Public telephone Shower available Toilet block Washing-up area Wifi

Groups welcome

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

Rules

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

Themes

Peaceful Remote location Spectacular scenery

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)

Accessibility

Disabled facilities

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Indoor pool nearby Outdoor pool nearby Restaurant nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Tourer storage facilities Water hook-up points for tourers

Location

Twin Lakes France

La Faïencerie

Montendre

Charente-Maritime

France

17130

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

45.29904°N
-0.43581°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

Make your way to the outskirts of Montendre, the local town, to meander around the Mysterra maze set in woodland (10 minutes’ drive) or roam around the Baron Desqueyroux Lake. Set foot in the town centre for a nosey at the castle, then head on a jaunt to Jonzac (20 minutes). This pretty little town is home to the geothermally heated Les Antilles de Jonzac waterpark – visit for dips in the lagoon and wave pools or to bask in the bubbles of the Jacuzzi. To offset all this rather indulgent R&R, channel your inner high roller in the casino or leave town for tasting sessions in a Gironde estuary vineyard like the Maison de la Vigne et des Saveurs in Archiac. Cognac (30 minutes) and its surrounds also have brandy-production places that are open to the public if you’d like to learn more about this famed area’s alcohol-making heritage. If it’s not a holiday without a walk on the beach, bound over to the seaside resort of Talmont-sur-Gironde (55 minutes) or roam to Royan at the mouth of the Gironde estuary (an hour and five minutes). Back inland for more tipple tasting, Bordeaux and local wine villages like Saint-Émilion are around an hour’s drive.

Nearest sites

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable sites.

Frequently asked questions

  • Does Twin Lakes France have a swimming pool? Yes View all features
  • Is Twin Lakes France dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Twin Lakes France? Make your way to the outskirts of Montendre, the local town, to meander around the Mysterra maze set in woodland (10 minutes’ drive) or roam around the Baron Desqueyroux Lake. Set foot … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Twin Lakes France?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  Anytime –  7 p.m.
    Depart by:  Anytime
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Twin Lakes France? From R389.56 (for 1 night, 6 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.