Camping Le Riva Bella

Spacious pitches separated by hedges (added by manager 04 Mar 2016)

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Near the Caen ferry port, a kilometre from Ouistreham
A short drive from the D-day landing beaches
Direct access to the canal of the Orne river

Camping Le Riva Bella is in a nifty neck of the woods for those travelling through Lower Normandy and seeking a stopoff on their way south, as it's near the Caen ferry port in Ouistreham and handy for a rest on the way from Portsmouth if you're coming from Blighty. But many travellers come here from other lands to stick around for a while on site too, as Le Riva Bella is also a short drive (11 kilometres) from the D-Day landing beaches and only five kilometres to the war memorial of the Pegasus Bridge. (There's direct access from the site too to the canal of the Orne river and evening strolls or daytime cycles along its banks.) Le Riva Bella is a no-frills site but has toilet blocks with free hot showers (refurbed in 2017), a playground and a washing-up area among its amenities, plus a pool that's open in summer. The marina, casino and shops of Ouistreham centre are just over a kilometre away.

Site type

260

Tourist board rating

Languages spoken

English

French

Features

Dogs allowed

Leisure on site

Bar or club house

Cycle hire

Evening entertainment

Fishing

Fitness centre

Games room

Indoor swimming pool

Kids' club

On-site restaurant/cafe

Outdoor swimming pool

Play area

TV room

Take away

Tennis

Watersports

Amenities on site

Bath available

Car parking by pitch/unit

Composting toilet

Disabled facilities

Dog park

Drying room

Food shop

Free wifi

Ice pack freezing

Internet access

Launderette

Local produce

Parent & baby washroom

Pick-up from public transport

Portable toilet

Pub toilets

Public telephone

Shower available

Toilet block

Washing-up area

Wifi

Groups welcome

Family friendly

Motorcycle friendly

Rallies welcome

Single-sex groups welcome

Student groups welcome

Rules

Barbecue provided

Barbecues allowed

Campfires allowed

Commercial vehicles allowed

Dogs allowed

Dogs allowed all year

Camping 2.0

Jumbo tent pitches

Themes

Walkers' paradise

Utilities

Charging facilities

Chemical disposal

Electric car charging point(s)

Gas cylinders available

Recycling available

Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby

Dog walk nearby

Public transport nearby

Shop nearby

Type

Very large (over 200 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby

Cycle hire nearby

Cycling nearby

Fishing nearby

Golf nearby

Horse riding nearby

Indoor pool nearby

Leisure/theme park nearby

Mountain biking nearby

Restaurant nearby

Sailing nearby

Tennis nearby

Watersports nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Motorhome service point

Seasonal pitches

Tourer storage facilities

Water hook-up points for tourers

Location

Camping Le Riva Bella

Rue de la Haie Breton

Ouistreham

Calvados

France

14150

Directions

Timezone

Europe/Paris CET (GMT+01:00)

GPS

49.26902°N
-0.25525°W

Please note: All distances on this page are calculated "as the crow flies" - please check actual distance depending on your mode of travel using the Get directions button above.

Local attractions

Travellers coming to Lower Normandy to explore the history and heritage of World War II have the Pegasus Bridge and the Pegasus Museum a few minutes' drive from Camping Le Riva Bella, a memorial to the 6th Airborne Division in the Normandy landings and to Operation Deadstick. The American War Cemetery and the five D-Day beaches – Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno and Sword – are also within easy reach. Along the Normandy coast, make the hour-and-40-minute trip to see Mont Saint-Michel, the UNESCO World Heritage Site that's one of France's most recognisable and most visited sites, and to the town of Avranches, which holds the manuscripts of Mont Saint-Michel, one of the biggest collections of medieval illuminated manuscripts in all of la belle France. Ouistreham, a kilometre or so away, has the Museum of the Atlantic Wall and the Musée du Débarquement no 4 Commando alongside its shops and restaurants.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name	Distance	Type	2020	2019	2018	2017
Riva Bella - Centre	1.5 mi	Sea	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Riva Bella - Ouest	1.6 mi	Sea	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Poste De Surveillance	2.1 mi	Sea	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Franceville Plage	2.6 mi	Sea	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Place Cuirasse Courbet	2.9 mi	Sea	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

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Does Camping Le Riva Bella have a swimming pool? Yes View all features
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What attractions are near Camping Le Riva Bella? Travellers coming to Lower Normandy to explore the history and heritage of World War II have the Pegasus Bridge and the Pegasus Museum a few minutes' drive from Camping Le Riva Bella, … Read more