Les Rives de Grand Lieu

From €16 For 1 night, 2 adults 6.9 17 reviews
Near the water (added by manager 13 Sep 2022)
Spacious pitches (added by manager 13 sep 2022)
Fishing (added by manager 23 jan 2024)
The lake close to the village (added by manager 06 may 2016)

  • With direct access to a lake; part of a 20-hectare leisure park
  • A 20-minute drive from Planète Sauvage and an hour from Puy du Fou
  • Terrace snack bar, summer entertainment, play area and Sunday dances
What un grand place indeed. Family-friendly Les Rives de Grand Lieu, in the Loire-Atlantique town of Saint-Philbert-de-Grand-Lieu, has direct access to a scenic lake for leisurely days of swimming, paddling, fishing and wandering waterside (picnics: mandatory), and is in front of a 20-hectare leisure park with archery, golf, windsurfing and a whole heap more. The five-hectare lake next to the site is part of a family leisure park, which has several shaded picnic spots for lazy days as well as outdoor activities for all ages and free swimming in July and August. There's also an amusement park for ages three and up, where your energetic offspring can have pony rides, bounce about on trampolines or inflatables, or take their intrepid selves off on a free orientation course. A happily wide range of activities is arranged on site by the friendly team in high season: if your lot don't fancy getting out onto the water on a kayak or investigating the lake's depths with a fishing rod, there's also bowling and golf to roll along to, zumba to get puffed at, and treasure hunts and group games for teens to get stuck into. A tree-based playground is around for kids to investigate too, a tennis court is at your disposal, and a TV room awaits for less sunny days or peaceful evenings. A terrace snack bar serves breakfasts, hot and cold sandwiches, pizza, salads, pastries, ice cream and drinks of the soft and hard varieties. Several restaurants are within 10 minutes' walk. Kids', teens' and adult bikes are available to hire, along with a couple of electric bikes and child seats and trailers dependent on availability. Most sensibly, helmets are provided on site too – so you can all keep your noggins safe.

Site type

Tent pitches 60
Caravans for hire 8
Rent a tent 17
Touring caravan pitches 60
Motorhome pitches 60
Open now
Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • Your dog must be tattooed or microchipped.
  • The site does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Dangerous Dogs Act (i.e. Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro) and/or any of the following: Staffordshire bull terrier, American Staffordshire terrier, Rottweiler, any Mastiff or Tosa.
  • No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Discount cards and gift vouchers cannot be applied to bookings made via Pitchup.com.
  • If reception is closed on arrival: please contact the number provided on your booking confirmation.
  • The charging of electric vehicles is not permitted on site.
  • Due to evening entertainment, there is the risk that you might hear noise on Saturday evenings lasting until 2am.

Languages spoken

English

French

Spanish

Open from Mon, 1 Apr to

Reviews

53%

would recommend this site to a friend

59%

would stay here again

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Poor customer service

Overall 2/10
Location 2
Value for money 2
Accommodation 2
Facilities / Activities 2
Customer service 2
Child friendliness 2
Cleanliness 2
Wifi 2
Tony K. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric optional grass pitch

Liked: Nothing . I cancelled and they refused to give me back my money even though they had indicated the site would be noisy due to a wedding

Disliked: Service was terrible . I cancelled but they refused to reemburse my money

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Nice site, conveniently located site.

Overall 10/10
Location 8
Value for money 8
Accommodation No rating
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 8
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
Scott E. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric optional grass pitch

Liked: Quiet, comfortable site, extremely helpful staff, I enjoyed my stay.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Camping avec beaucoup de verdure.

Overall 8/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
David H. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric optional grass pitch

Liked: Les sanitaires sont vraiment très propres, l’accueil est parfait et très sympathiques ainsi que l’aire de jeux pour les enfants correct.

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Staffing needed attention but the site was acceptable for the charge.

Overall 4/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 6
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 6
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 8
Wifi 10
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric optional grass pitch

Liked: The proximity and the beautiful park across the road. Clean sanitary facilities

Disliked: Poor organisation. We weren't offered a security device to open the gate until day 2 which caused confusion. Pitches were tired and unwelcoming and only separated by a rope barrier. Our experience of the snack bar on day 1 was diabolical. It took several reminders and 45 mins to get our drinks, and 2 hours + to receive a pizza (overcooked) and 15 mins later a croque monsieur (practically raw). We were offered a free drink and thought it was emphasized it was a dry white wine preference, even pointing out the choice on the menu, I still was given a sweet one. Very poor.

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Lovely site but not properly set up for touring caravanners.

Overall 6/10
Location 10
Value for money 8
Accommodation No rating
Facilities / Activities 6
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
Michael S. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric optional grass pitch

Liked: Setting on an island in the river, opposite a lovely park and close to a charming village. Staff were very friendly and helpful and out pitch was good - despite some sustained rain, it did not become waterlogged. The site was clean and well maintained, especially the toilet block.

Disliked: There was no proper drinking water tap (I made one work by the washing up sinks) and no toilet cassette emptying point. It was actually suggested I take the cassette 2-300m down the road to a public motorhome service point with just a grille over a hole in the parking area. As we were there 4 nights I refused to do this and instead I tipped the cassette into one of the toilets (carefully, being very diligent in cleaning the area afterwards.

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300 screaming children

Overall 4/10
Location 6
Value for money 4
Accommodation 4
Facilities / Activities 4
Customer service 4
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 4
Wifi 2
Robert M. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric optional grass pitch

Liked: Our pitch by the river was relatively picturesque. It was cheap.

Disliked: We arrived hot and bothered after a 5 hour journey, to find that there were 300 screaming children (yes - THREE HUNDRED) on a school trip. There were up to six tents per pitch, making it resemble a festival, or possibly a refugee camp. The toilet block had 2 male and 3 female cubicles (along with a few urinals in the corner), with hordes of small children queuing/jostling for an empty toilet. To be fair, it was almost as if someone turned a switch at 10.15 pm, and they all settled down. But by then we had had enough. There is no Motorhome service point or facility to empty chemical toilets- you have to drive out of the campsite to a public Aire about half a mile away. We never discovered whether it was possible to fill up clean water tanks, and given the state of hygiene I did not feel confident to use the public Aire for that purpose. We booked (and paid for) 2 nights, but left after one.

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Good site, v friendly staff, nice space and good for relaxing.

Overall 8/10
Location 8
Value for money 10
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 8
Wifi No rating
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric optional grass pitch

Liked: Lots of space, shade, on site bar and washing, clean showers.

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Bon camping, personnel à l’accueil aimable

Overall 6/10
Location 4
Value for money 6
Accommodation 6
Facilities / Activities 2
Customer service 4
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 6
Wifi 2
Anne-Elise L. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric optional grass pitch

Liked: Le fait de choisir son emplacement est un plus, cela permet de se placer à l’endroit que l’on désire. Les sanitaires sont propres et le camping est très calme

Disliked: Nous pensions être au bord de l’étang comme indiqué sur les photos mais finalement arrivés sur place, aucune vue sur l’étang, des palissades nous séparaient de l’eau. Très déçus, nous venions pour ça

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schöne Lage, Anreise bis 20.00 h…

Overall 6/10
Location 8
Value for money 6
Accommodation 6
Facilities / Activities No rating
Customer service 6
Child friendliness 8
Cleanliness 6
Wifi No rating
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric optional grass pitch

Liked: schöne Lage, Anreise bis 20.00 h

Disliked: es war sehr viel los und insbesondere die sanitären Anlagen im Bereich Camping waren dem kaum gewachsen.

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Small friendly site with good size pitch, with nearby access to a…

Overall 8/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 8
Wifi 8
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric optional grass pitch

Liked: Small friendly site with good size pitch, with nearby access to a country park that had a lake for swimming and cooling off. Washing and showering facilities were good and kept clean. On site staff were helpful and friendly.

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Features

Leisure on site

Bar or club house

Cycle hire

Evening entertainment

Fishing

Fitness centre

Games room

Indoor swimming pool

Kids' club

On-site restaurant

On-site restaurant/cafe

Outdoor swimming pool

Play area

Pétanque

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

Tents for hire

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

Themes

Lake and/or mountain

Peaceful

Wildlife haven

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

Large (51-200 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby

Cycling nearby

Fishing nearby

Golf nearby

Horse riding nearby

Indoor pool nearby

Leisure/theme park nearby

Restaurant nearby

Sailing nearby

Tennis nearby

Location

Les Rives de Grand Lieu

1 Avenue de Nantes

Saint-Philbert-de-Grand-Lieu

Loire-Atlantique

France

44310

Directions

Timezone

Europe/Paris CEST (GMT+02:00)

GPS

47.04228°N
-1.6412°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

Hire a bike to get out and about around this pretty setting and to ride along to the local town of Saint-Philbert-de-Grand-Lieu, just over a kilometre away. Less than half an hour's drive will land you at Planète Sauvage, the 80-hectare safari zoo park home to around a thousand beasties from 150 species. Visitors can view the animals by car in the safari park setting, or amble around on foot around the pedestrian section and the dolphinarium Marine City, the bush village with crocodiles and other scaly critters, and the jungle trail to the flamingos and monkeys. Time must be taken in spectacular Nantes too, 25 minutes' drive away, and to tuck into eel, shrimp and sardines from the local ports of La Turballe and Le Croisic.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020 2019 2018 2017
Le Pre Vincent 17.2 mi Sea Excellent Excellent Excellent Good
Face Av. Louis Gautier 18.6 mi Sea Excellent N/A N/A N/A
Plan D'Eau 18.8 mi Sea Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent
Grande Plage Face Mairie 19 mi Sea Good Good Excellent Excellent
Roche Marie 19.5 mi Sea Excellent Good Excellent Excellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

  • Does Les Rives de Grand Lieu have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Les Rives de Grand Lieu dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Les Rives de Grand Lieu? Hire a bike to get out and about around this pretty setting and to ride along to the local town of Saint-Philbert-de-Grand-Lieu, just over a kilometre away. Less than half an hour's … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Les Rives de Grand Lieu?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  3:30 p.m. –  8 p.m.
    Depart by:  12 p.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Les Rives de Grand Lieu? From £13.66 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.