Camping Paradis Les Belles Rives

Everything about the site was great it was easy to find, the staff are friendly, the pool wonderful, our pitch was big the site was very peaceful we had a great stay and we will be back.

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The choice of pitch this time which was numerous and at our discretion. On this visit we chose to stay away from the river bank and its biting flies.
The pitch was extremely level so much so that we didn't need to unhitch for the overnight stay.

Arriving at 14.30 the Reception was closed until 5pm as they had gone shopping. This did allow us to select our own pitch whether they liked it or not. In the end it didn't matter as the site was quite empty. We were not alone in arriving at this time. We then found out that the snack bar/restaurant was closed on Tuesday as the chef had decided to take a break. We were ok as we could defrost some burgers and bbq them. Many visitors arrived on cycles and an overnight tent. They were not happy at the closure as they had no food with them and no means of getting any. This sudden closure is really not acceptable for a campsite in the middle of nowhere that advertises its menu on the website.

We liked the pitch offered which was on the banks of the Dordogne but it was a struggle to get onto it even with motor movers and a bigger struggle to get off it

The onsite 'restaurant' was just a snack bar with only quiche on offer. The website photos of meals on offer were, in practice, non existent. As we had to travel into France with no food allowed to be in the fridge it was quiche or quiche. It rained whilst we were sat down and had to go to the caravan for umbrellas as the table offered had no cover. The showers were very basic indeed and we were glad to leave in the morning.

Our pitch was on level ground and close to river with some shade if needed.
Easy access to river for swimming.
On site pool was clean, warm and of ok size for number of residents.
Friendly staff.
Close to town and local amenities.
Water and electricity points were close by.
Showers were lovely and warm and good pressure.
Toilets were adequate.
Bar/cafe had good range of food and drink, take away or eat in.
Good security with key fob for barrier entry
Excellent value for money

Care needed when entering site for larger caravans

Friendly staff and lovely pitches under mature trees with view on the river. Old, dilapidated facilities and swimming pool.

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La tente lodge safari et le vue sur l eau

Sanitaire un peu vieillot

We loved this site!! We stayed for 5 nights and wish it could have been longer! It had a perfect mix of peace and quiet, back to nature kind of feel but with all the amenities. There was evening entertainment on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays which were very popular. Locals came to join in too which made for a lovely party (not roudy) type atmosphere. Our riverbank pitch was huge with both sunny and shady areas. The staff were extremely friendly and helpful and couldn’t do enough for us. One guy in particular spoke very good English and was just lovely (didn’t get his name) but he should get a special mention! There was a snack bar which served VERY good food at reasonable prices. We could order baguettes and croissants before 7pm every day. The kids (11 and 7) loved the bouncy castle which was free to use as were table tennis and badminton bats/racquets. The pool was big enough and it had a shallower area for younger children. There were no sun loungers or any kind of seating by the pool (not sure if that was due to COVID) but everyone was happy with towels on the floor. We spent most of our time in or on the river.....perfect for swimming and messing about on from the pebble beach - I’d strongly advise using beach/board shoes as it was uncomfortable without them. We took our our SUPs (stand up paddle boards) and launched them from the site and beach and paddled up and downstream.
There was a supermarket about 3/4 miles away but nothing within easy walking distance. This didn’t bother us as we do a big shop on the way in to the site and just order fresh bread every day.

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l'accueil chaleureux
le snack bar
les viennoiseries du matin

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