Chateau de Brevedent
14130 le Brevedent
Normandie
France
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Report complied June 2000. (up-
Camping le Brevedent is part of the Castels & Camping chain and has a four star rating. It is situated in northern Normandie close to the coast but giving good access to other parts of Normandie/Brittany It is also in the Caravan Club's European Guide. The site has 140 touring pitches, tents & statics belonging to Eurocamp. We found that, in general, the people in the tents were less respectful of neighbours than any of the other holiday makers. Their children seem to be left for others to take care of and not by their own parents, so be warned. There is also a large playground away from the lake with swings & slides etc. Also there is a covered area where table tennis can be played, even when it's raining! Eurocamp also organise activities for children The site has two functional toilet blocks with a new one opened June 2000. All are clean and contain the shower blocks also. Showers are free with plenty of hot water.
Two swimming pools are to be found at the rear of the Chateau. One is for children and the other for adults. Neither are supervised and this is well signed to that effect. We did see a healthy parental presence when the kids were in the pools and an ad hoc rota seemed to spring up which was heartening to see! Canoes and boats can be used but speak to the Eurocamp reps if you're not with them. Life preservers must be worn by non adults at all times.
The Eurocamp reception is in one the tents to the left of the main reception. If
you wish a pitch by the lake this will have to be booked prior to arrival in busy
periods. In low season you might be lucky but pre book to make sure.
Fishing is allowed
in the lake but swimming strictly prohibited. Fishing is permitted free of charge
and the fish are carp and smaller types. The carp are disguised as submarines! One
we fed was absolutely huge and I don't fish!! One game to be played was to feed the
fish away from the fishermen and watch them puzzle why they aren't catching anything!
There are approximately only twenty pitches around the lake itself, but another dozen
or so are just across the access road where the lake can be seen easily. Another
tip is if you have a large outfit is to inform the staff at the time of booking,
especially if you want a lake pitch. The pitches on this site will accommodate a
big TA but manoeuvring is difficult. We got on no problem as we were there in low
season but in high season getting on and off will be tricky and will require the
help of the people on either side. We got off by the good graces of someone waiting
twenty minutes for us to leave, which made things a whole lot easier.
The chateau serves meals in the evening and the menus are to be found on the notice boards at reception. The meals are excellent value for money, and this is from personal experience! Excellent stuff! Simply order them for the time you require, take your own crockery, back to the 'van and scoff!!
Trips to a Ciderie and a Calvados Distillery are arranged (take your own transport!) and also day trips into Paris are organised, going to the Eiffel Tower and other sites. This is an all day trip and I recommend you book a meal for your return. In the evening the bar opens between 21:00 & 23:30. There are good beers for sale, All the staff at the site are extremely friendly and helpful, never a frown was in evidence despite a gale which brought down a tree. The Eurocamp staff were genuinely concerned for their campers and a tour of the site was made by the owner to see the extent of damage and to assess the effect on the tourers.
This site is used by a lot of people as a stopping over point on the way to/from the ferries. This is a shame as the people that run it have a wonderful site which deserves to be visited as a main base for Normandie.
We had a few (!) drinks at the bar and had a brilliant time chatting and taking the mickey out of all and sundry, made new friends of the staff there to the effect we don't think of them as 'staff', more like friends. Everyone is made welcome in the place.
Andy Grant
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1)The Reception area at LB has been renovated and re-
2) There is now has a snack bar/restaurant on site. It has replaced the old covered play area next to the children's play area. It is well decorated in pastel colours, There are three occasional tables to either side just sit and blether or whilst you wait (a short while) for your table to become free. The evening meals are booked at the counter or at reception and the menu consists of a three course menu of the day (14€ in 2002) which are excellent value and other set meals, the dearest of which is 6€(steak etc). Cathy and I ate there a good few times and not once were we disappointed.
It's excellent for families with young children also, for in addition to the meals
for the youngsters, the play area has been upgraded and is right outside the restaurant
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It is a first class addition to the site and is proving extremely popular with all those using the facility.
There are one or two new staff on site this year. However, they are of the same high
standard of friendliness and willingness to help as the regulars. Everyone from
the owner, Anne, via Christophe -
Andy Grant.
We stayed here in September 2007.
Despite being quite a fair size, this is a quaint 4 star Castels site with well matured landscaping, giving a feeling of warm ambience. The site is located close to Lisieux and the A13, making it handy for an overnight stop en route or worthy of a longer stay to tour, explore and take in the beauty of the region and friendliness of the people.
Access roads to site are tricky and narrow in places so best to stay on the D51 to get to the site.
On our way to the site, ALL the access roads were closed for a car rally race for the day. No one could enter or leave all day until the racing finished at 6 pm, then the Gendarmerie gave us a police car escort through the narrow roads to the site entrance. He ploughed the road for us to give us priority which was really cool. Where else would you get service like that? Some statics are on site but pitches are mostly touring. Pitch sizes are ample with easy access on site. They are mainly level to slightly sloping set amongst the apple orchard or by the lake. Electric hook ups are ample and are of the French 2 pin type. Mains water supplies and waste facilities by each of the rather dated but clean and functional shower blocks. Chemical disposal facility.
Heated swimming pool and baby pool, again dated but clean.
Good reception area and very friendly and helpful staff. And is open until 8pm which is useful to know if arriving late or if delayed. Gates are locked between 10pm and 8am.
Grocery shop, bar, restaurant, cafe, kids club, play areas, lake for fishing on site and many other activities on site.
Local baker brings fresh bread every morning.
I would highly recommend this site. It's well worth a visit.
Laurie and Sandra
Compleat Carangler
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