France 2016 Campsite Advice

Hi all,

My first topic and hoping you can provide me with advice. We (wife and 2 kids, 11 and are looking at going from Cherbourg to Camping La Pinede in La Palmyre in mid-July, and then onto Jean De Monts - Camping Zagarella, via Futuroscope. Can anyone provide information about these two camping sites, specifically if I can leave my camper onsite and we can walk or cycle into the nearby towns? Also any information on Futuroscope would be welcome. Thanks - Dan

As above for Futurescope , there is no real town of la Palmayre just campsites some shops and restraunts , houses and a good Zoo the nearest town is Royan about 6km away and in july it will be quite hot , St Jean de Monts is a town with supermarkets ,shops bars etc and it is an excellent spot for cycling ,Bon Voyage

Thanks all, appreciate your help. If anyone can provide information on the actual campsites - Camping La Pinede in La Palmyre, and Jean De Monts - Camping Zagarella, would be really grateful. Just to also say what a fantastic resource this site is to tap into your experiences and resources and all your collective goodwill, thanks for all.

Hi We've used Zagarella a few years back, it's a nice site but, La Yole is way better, closer to beaches and more going on. Whereas, Zagarella is very,very French (I'm fluent so, no prob. but the wife struggled a bit) and is on the main road whereas La Yole on the quieter part of St Jean. The town is quite big, good, long sandy beaches, lots of cycle tracks and some nice restaurants, a little bit 'Portrush' in parts, but, hey, your on holiday !
La Palmyre is our favourite camping holiday destination (3 times) more a holiday village than a town, loads of cycling, good beaches, shops bars etc. A nice evening market and a more interesting day market, can't remember the days. We've stayed at Atlantic park and find the whole area beautiful. Try the lighthouse, you can walk right to the top and the views are spectacular or a boat trip to Fort Boyard. Royan is about 40 mins drive awaya a big town with plenty to see and good shopping.

Stayed a couple of Days in an Aire in Jean de Mont,great spot and only across the road from the beach

thanks all, really good info. May go with La Yole in Palmyre if there is more going on. We want to be within walking distance or at worst, cycling distance of supermarkets or restaurants. Re Jean De Mont, thats good advice regarding the distance of Zagarella from the town, so we may just opt for Le Bois Joly - had a look there and it looks pretty good. Thanks for all your help on this.