Vendee, Jard Sur Mer, Camping Les Ecureuils

Jard Sur Mer is a gorgeous little village with lovely butchers, patiserie etc. Just opposite the campsite is a rocky shore which would be perfect for children to while away a couple of hours. Lots of lovely walks in surrounding pine forests. We found other gorgeous beaches further along the coast which were stunning and relatively quiet but it was September so I suppose that is not unusual. Supermarkets within 10 mins drive with petrol area etc.

We have gone 3 years in a row, its a do-able drive from Cherbourg, about 4.5 hours if I remember correctly, just enough to time to pitch the tent, unpack, cook a little something and open a lovely bottle of wine. AAAhh! Thats the life!

Spent a week at this site in June 2007. We are novice caravanners and this was our first trip to France under our own steam. We did not know how we would get on under French management but they were actually more helpful than some of the Brits who ran the next site we stayed at, which had scores of 10/10 from another reviewer.