Planning 1st trip to france

Hi Muriel.
For the outset, France is a huge country to drive in.
My recommendation would be to decide your maximum distance from Roscoff in hours of travelling times.
If you get a tip on a place in the Alps, but you are only willing to drive for 6 hours, the tip is useless.
We have used some of the Euro camps along our travels. There can be a little expensive but they have great kids clubs and pools etc.
Malcolm,
Ps, I think that we met in Dick's field during the summer. We had the trailer load of kayaks with us.

Our son went to 3 Eurocampsites this year but to a mobile home. Children aged baby and 4.
Sol de Gogo just south of St Jean des Monts , we joined him in our MH for two days, the most expensive site we stayed.
There was children’s entertainment end of May but he was only child at it.
They then went to north again to south Brittany to Benodet and Carnac....presume these sites take MHs.

Our favourite is Yelloh Village Le Littoral, in Talmont St Hilaire...it used to be one on ACSI Camping Card site but still same price.
There are always activities for children but will you be linked to Eurocamp if in MH.?

We were originally going to go to La Yole in St Jean des Monts, but found we could stay in Sol des Gogo, to be on same site with family, but it wasn’t an ACSI Camping Card site. Consider joining ACSI.eu ..Camping Card as it pays for itself in reductions in a few nights. They quote 2adults, Electricity and showers generally less than €19, don’t know how much when there are children...some sites include children free. This year Ireland had 12 sites, it was 16 in 2017, all sites are €19 (except Apple Farm €15) (don’t take dogs)
ACSI Reduction only applies before first week in July after late August.
As mentioned above Aires are good too.
It is pity you can’t stay longer than 8 days as it takes a day beginning and end on ferry....and as mark&Wendy said costs the same...price goes up in higher season.
We did our first holidays of many holidays in France (car/Eurocamp tent) was when oldest was 6 (now 38), he was a Eurocamp courier when he was 20.

If going to and from France between June to Aug, on Irish Ferries or Stena you get a free trip to UK....after Aug. when you compare French crossing 17 hrs and cabin, it nearly costs that on 3.5 hr sailing, no cabin to UK.

yeah, la rochelle is lovely. We are heading for a couple of weeks, possibly start of july and heading hopefully as far as Conque, then back across to the coast and st jean de monts before returning home.

https://www.camping-castels.co…B0QAvD_BwE
This is a campsite company that excel in kids entertainment. As its your first year, push the boat out a little. There should be locations etc on the site.