Le Point du Jour

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Good location for WWII sites but small, noisy pitches

Spent 5 nights here in Mid Sept and the location is good for WWII sites locally and Bayeux etc. Facilities were a little basic and 1 block closed entirely while we were there. Bar was also closed as it was late in the season. The worst thing about the site were the pitches, very small, tight access around the site and extremely noisy due to the proximity of neighbours. A lot of permanent cabins and a lot of the caravans seemed to be static with overgrown grass etc. Would not choose to stay here again, there are other better, quieter sites around. Disappointing.

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EribaTroll60

Reviewed on 22/09/2024 18:14

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Rated 4 of 5

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Good for families

Handy overnight stop for early morning ferry

We stayed here overnight before catching the early morning ferry from Caen so it was convenient. The pitches are small and awkward and we had difficulty reversing our van up a sandy banking with a drain opening in the middle of it. There was no problem leaving at 6.30 am and the ferry route is well signposted from the site, taking about 25 minutes. We no longer wished to use the Riva Bella site where we had felt uneasy previously and where facilities are very poor.

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GranBell

Reviewed on 21/09/2024 13:25

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Good for families

Compact site next to the beach

I read the reviews before booking this site and was a bit apprehensive but booked anyway due to its location. It has direct access to the beach. The swimming pool is small but was good to have. The pitches are snug but we managed to get our 7.4m caravan on the pitch with an awning and our car. It’s not a spacious site like caravan club sites are in the UK. You can order bread, croissants, etc from reception for the following morning (cash only). The town is about a 15 minute walk with a small supermarket, 2 boulangeries and plenty of reasonably priced restaurants. We visited the Bayeux Tapestry and British Normandy War Memorial which were amazing. Had a great 6 night family holiday.

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CLMcC

Caravanner from Kent

Reviewed on 17/08/2024 21:30

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Good for families

Lovely beach and town

We have just returned from a short stay at this site. The facilities were good, the town is good for a short walk and the beach is great for a longer walk. However I have to agree with previous reviewers on the pitches. They are very small even for a motorhome and there is so little room to manoeuvre because of the closeness of adjoining pitches and the narrow road. We would not stay at this site again but choose another nearby.

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GardenerJohn

Motorhomer

Reviewed on 03/10/2019 11:24

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Disappointed on pitch allocation

This site, in places, is very tight to manoeuvre round. We have a Bailey 464 (so quite small) but still found getting to the pitch we were allocated difficult as site roads are narrow. When we got to the pitch someone else was there. We went back to reception and were told 'They must have forgotten they were due to go home today.' We were also told they had no spare pitches! We were not the only people to find someone else on a pitch we were allocated that day. Eventually we were given another pitch and told we'd find it better for us. That definitely wasn't the case it was very small and on a sandy incline. Even with a motor mover we needed help to get onto the pitch as one wheel was just digging further and further into the sand. We only had room in the width of the pitch for our caravan and awning. We couldn't walk round the front of the awning as it was very near the hedge. The depth of the pitch was so short it could just about accommodate the length of the caravan + the width of our car. We were so disappointed in the pitch that I bothered to work out it was just under 60 sq m - nowhere near the 100 sq m advertised by the Caravan Club. We'd booked for 4 nights and when we left the people on the original pitch had still 'forgotten to go home'. We think that on noticing we have a small van they thought we could be put on a very small pitch. Also unfortunately for us we were next to static caravans, not among other tourers, the occupants of one of them decided to have a party until gone midnight one night. We appreciate that's a one-off, and if we'd been enjoying our pitch we probably wouldn't have remembered it, but that tainted our stay too. The plus side of this site is the direct access to a lovely sandy beach, with fabulous sunsets. Unfortunately they didn't compensate enough for an awful pitch. A great shame and disappointing end to our holiday when we'd already stayed on 2 other sites recommended by the Club (Le Domaine du Logis and De Trologot) which were both lovely.

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SFM

Caravanner

Reviewed on 28/07/2019 22:47

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Rated 4 of 5

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Rated 4 of 5

Good for families

Nice stopover site

We used this site on arriving in Caen. Found it a little difficult to find in the dark but the owners were wonderful directing us by phone and even waiting at the gate to help us when we arrived which was almost 10.30 p.m. Shower blocks were very clean and although our stay was short we were very happy with everything.

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Tulip

Reviewed on 29/05/2018 14:36

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Overpriced.

Needing a one night stay before catching the early morning ferry from Caen, we felt that the £50 per night charge was extortionate. Although on the beach, there is very little space, it's noisy and overcrowded. When we arrived at our pitch we had to evict a group of young French adults whose electricity cable didn't stretch to their pitch so they'd been using ours. Facilities seem average, but to have to pay for wifi after being fleeced for a small plot of sandcovered grass is quite simply robbery. Water pressure was low,and again only one tap shared between many. Very very noisy, from the on site entertainment and people returning at all hours. The town is a 15-20 minute walk, excellent restaurants serving beautifully cooked food. I wouldn't return to this site, there are cheaper, quieter and better value places.

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Furryfen

Caravanner

Reviewed on 07/08/2017 09:01

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NOT for peace and quiet!

Should be a super site. Lovely location backing right onto the beach and perfectly located for the D-day landing locations but ruined by the horrendous loud nightly entertainment that goes on until midnight and takes place outside. Our pitch was the opposite end of the site but we were kept awake by the constant thumping of the music all night.

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khayamanzi

Caravanner

Reviewed on 25/07/2017 22:48

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Good for families

Ideal Lower Normandy base

A beach-side site 30 minutes from Ouistreham Ferry and ideally sited for exploration with so many locations within easy reach: Our favourites were Bayeux Tapestry, D Day beaches and Pegasus Bridge, the busy sea-side town of Villers-sur-Mare, the delightful Auge region with forest and orchards, doted with picture-post-card villages such as Beaumont-en-Auge and Beuvron-en-Auge. The site had predominantly French campers but reception and other staff spoke English and were friendly and helpful. The beach was sandy but did not allow dogs. The Mason de la Nature reserve is within a short ride and is large so best visited on bikes which can be hired from the camp site

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TheBelbins

Reviewed on 23/08/2016 21:02

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Good for families

Beautiful spot ruined by a disco and shouting!

The location is lovely and great for exploring Normandy landing sites and Bayeaux. However there was absolute bedlam from the disco with cheering and ahouting late into the night and a lot of noisy kids. We are a family with two young kids and we have camped in many busy sites but this was just awful. Toilet blocks are very dated and there was regularly a smell of drains despite it not being particularly warm.

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ruthtopham

Caravanner from Lancashire

Reviewed on 18/08/2016 21:39

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