Resort & Camping - Val De Braye

From €15.40 For 1 night, 2 adults 8.2 34 reviews
Mobile-home pitches (added by manager 31 May 2022)
Tipi exterior (added by manager 18 may 2022)
Paths throughout the pitches (added by manager 31 may 2022)
Tipis (added by manager 18 may 2022)

  • Quiet campsite in a green setting an hour's drive from Tours
  • Bike trails, châteaux and opportunities for fishing in the local area
  • Pool complex, tennis, playground, pétanque and bar
Resort & Camping - Val de Braye is a quiet and green place to stay in a riverside location just a few minutes' walk from the centre of Bessé-sur-Braye and an hour's drive from Tours. With a pool complex that's made up of a heated outdoor pool, an indoor pool, a waterslide, a jacuzzi and a paddling pool, there's plenty of entertainment for the aquatically inclined. On top of that, away from the water, pétanque and tennis courts and a playground are available. Wander down to the banks of the river Braye that hug the edge of the campsite – it's a great spot for fishing (talk to reception to get hold of the relevant permit) or for simply taking advantage of the peace and quiet to relax, read a book or tuck into a picnic. The bar has snacks and meals during the day, while those who prefer to cook have the on-site food shop. You can also walk the short distance into the centre of Bessé-sur-Braye, where the Saturday market is not to be missed. In terms of functional facilities, the site has two shower blocks, toilets (including some which are accessible) and family bathrooms. Bathing facilities for babies are also available.

Site type

Tent pitches 60
Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 5
Touring caravan pitches 60
Motorhome pitches 60
Caravans for hire 9
Rent a tent 2
Open all year

Tourist board rating

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. XL Bully, 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.
  • The restaurant is open between 01/05 and 31/01.
  • Reception is unmanned after 6:30 p.m.. Please inform the site while on your way there should you expect to arrive after this time, so that the team can provide information about your unit/pitch.
  • Guests are advised to bring a good quality torch with them as parts of the site are unlit.
  • Please note that the toilet/shower facilities are unisex.
  • No gas barbecues allowed.
  • No charcoal barbecues allowed.

Languages spoken

English

French

Pitch types & availability

Reviews

74%

would recommend this site to a friend

74%

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Gastvriendelijkheid…

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

Electric grass pitch

Liked: Gastvriendelijkheid

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Bonjour, Merci beaucoup pour votre excellente critique. A bientôt, j'espère. Merci.

An Amazing Stay...Heaven on Earth

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

Electric grass pitch

Liked: We would highly recommend Val da Braye. We stopped for a 4 night stop travelling through France mid January even in winter the site is pretty. The pitches are very good size, although due to the rain we pitched off ours on hard standing. Brilliant. We had sun and sat outside eating lunch on thec 20/01/24 wow. The Guys on Park are so friendly, very accommodating, regularly checked to see if we were OK and nothing too much trouble. The Facilities were Amazing and spotless. They were beautiful and so clean, a tribute to the park. There is so much to see and do in the area, but also a beautiful spot just to relax and chill both in and out of season. We sat watching a family of otters along side us on the river bank....amazing site. We will definitely return later this year on our way to Spain. 10 out of 10 for Val da Braye and its team of Staff

Disliked: Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Bonjour, Glad to know that you enjoyed your stay with us and we could meet your expectations. It was nice chatting with you too and will be expecting to see you in summer as we are planning on great events by then. Merci.

Excellent site !!

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

Electric grass pitch

Liked: Lovely setting. Location is great. Municipal pool and tennis courts on site although closed as we were there between Christmas and New Year. The owner is super friendly and helpful. The whole site (including the toilet/shower block) is immaculately clean. Would definitely return and would recommend to friends.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Bonjour, Glad you enjoyed your stay with us and many thanks for your feedback. Hoping to see you soon. Merci.

Nice sight, open all year round. Immaculate shower block.

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

Electric grass pitch

Liked: Immaculate shower block Public swimming pool on site Friendly welcome. Went in November 2023 so very quiet but will be lovely in the summer.

Disliked: No dislikes, but would have preferred a hard standing pitch in winter (only grass) and no water on the pitches in winter (although filled up from shower block with help from the assistant) but just glad it was open.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Bonjour, Good to know that you enjoyed your stay with us. As part of winter precaution we have closed all external taps and hence there is no water available in outdoors. Sorry but this a standard procedure during winter. But as mentioned you can get the same from our sanitary blocks which are equipped for this purpose. Hoping to see you soon.

Excellent site with clean facilities, friendly staff and level pitches

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

Electric grass pitch

Liked: friendly people, I highly recommend it.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Bonjour, Thank you for your valuable feedback, We are happy that you could enjoy your stay with us. See you soon.

Pleasant site. Staff friendly…

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

Electric grass pitch

Liked: Pleasant site. Staff friendly

Disliked: Electric kept going off and no lights in the shower block

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Bonjour, Greetings from Resort & Camping - Val de Braye. Thank you for taking your time to review us. There was an issue with the power due to the disrupted whether and we couldn't keep it constant as it affected some of our equipment's and being the weekend the replacement was not available on time, but we rectified the same at the earliest. Deepest apology for your inconvenience.

The standard of the site was good.…

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

Electric grass pitch

Liked: The standard of the site was good.

Disliked: Bins were too far from the pitches

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Bonjour, Thank you for your valuable feedback.

Avoid!

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

Electric grass pitch

Liked: The grounds.

Disliked: Everything. Having to call a number rather than having staff there and the number isn’t accessible on-site. The caravan was appalling. Tiny for a family of 5 and in a real bad state. Not cleaned and if so they did a really really bad job. Spoke to the one staff there and I mentioned about the state of where we had to settle before heading home all I got was a shrug of the shoulders and a smile, called him back as a phone call was the only method of communication and I said this isn’t fair he said we will discuss at checkout, checked out and I got nothing which I was expecting. Facilities were shut during the day. I understand why we were they only was staying there at the point. Have to either bring bedding or hire it which adds to the cost which is ridiculous for a family travelling through France for 2 weeks. Over priced by atleast £80-£100 for a night. We paid £161 for 5 for one night. No compassion from the only staff member there. Will advise people not to visit.

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From the manager: Bonjour, Sorry that we couldn't meet your expectation and for sure you will see the changes during your next visit to us.

Quiet site but needs some updating

Overall 4/10
Location 6
Value for money 6
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 4
Customer service 4
Child friendliness 6
Cleanliness 6
Wifi 2
Richard B. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass pitch

Liked: Free use of laundry facilities and site is very quiet.

Disliked: Had to leave early due to daughter being ill, needed to return to UK urgently and site owner did not offer any option for a refund or voucher etc. Site is tired and could do with updating, swimming pool is a municipal pool and not owned by the campsite, the bar/cafe/restaurant is a marquee and wasn't open when we attended.

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From the manager: Bonjour, Thank you for your review. Kindly note that as per policy last minute cancellations/amendments cannot be considered for refunds. Bar was closed during the period as we had encountered and unforeseen circumstance.

Prima tent! Knus gezellig. Slaapt lekker

Overall 6/10
Location 8
Value for money 6
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 6
Customer service 8
Child friendliness 6
Cleanliness 8
Wifi 2
Mirjam A. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

2 bedroom tipi (no private bathroom amenities, open balcony)

Liked: Tapijten indeling Bedden Zwembad gebruik

Disliked: De bar die gesloten was. Dit was niet vermeld Geen winkeltje voor ontbijt

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Bonjour, Veuillez noter qu'en raison d'une circonstance imprévue, le bar a été fermé pendant quelques jours et est désormais opérationnel. Merci pour votre avis.


Features

Leisure on site

Bar or club house

Cycle hire

Evening entertainment

Fishing

Fitness centre

Games room

Hot tub

Indoor swimming pool

Kids' club

On-site cafe

On-site restaurant

On-site restaurant/cafe

Outdoor swimming pool

Play area

Pétanque

TV room

Take away

Tennis

Waterslide

Watersports

Amenities on site

Baby-changing facilities

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

Budget/backpacker

Gastronomic delight

Peaceful

Spectacular scenery

Walkers' paradise

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

Nearby farmers' market

Public transport nearby

Shop nearby

Type

Large (51-200 pitches)

Pub campsite

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby

Cycle hire nearby

Cycling nearby

Fishing nearby

Horse riding nearby

Indoor pool nearby

Mountain biking nearby

Outdoor pool nearby

Restaurant nearby

Tennis nearby

Watersports nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Drainage hook-up points for tourers

Motorhome service point

Tourer storage facilities

Water hook-up points for tourers

Location

Resort & Camping - Val De Braye

25

Rue du Val de Braye

Bessé-sur-Braye

Sarthe

France

72310

Directions

Timezone

Europe/Paris CEST (GMT+02:00)

GPS

47.832°N
0.75242°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

This is château country. The nearest is Château de Courtanvaux, a few minutes’ drive away (or half an hour's walk), where kids' activities are organised during summer. You could also check out the Château de Montmirail (35 minutes' drive), a medieval castle dating from the 15th century overlooking an attractive village below. Next, take the time to visit the village of Trôo, home to cave-dwellers during the medieval period who carved their homes out of the local limestone hills (10 minutes). If you're travelling as a family, head next to the Saint Calais leisure centre (under 15 minutes), where pedalos, pétanque, miniature golf and playgrounds are all on the cards. Trips a little further afield could take you to the 24 Hours of Le Mans museum, home to 140 high-speed vehicles as well as the famed Le Mans racetrack itself (50 minutes). Alternatively, the city of Tours with its historic districts and timber-fronted houses is an hour away, while the popular Zoo de La Flèche (also an hour away) is home to more than 1,500 animals in an attractive 18-hectare park.

Offers

Tent pitchTouring caravan pitchesMotorhome or campervan pitch
Electric grass pitch
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Tipi, yurt, wigwam, dome, bell tent
2 bedroom tipi (no private bathroom amenities, open balcony)
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Lodge, cabin, pod or hut
Glamping 2 bedroom cottage / chalet / bungalow (no private bathroom amenities, sheltered balcony)
  • 30% off Special Offer 30%
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Caravan for hire
2 bedroom static caravan (disabled friendly, four person)
  • 30% off Special Offer 30%
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Caravan for hire
2 bedroom static caravan (six person)
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Caravan for hire
2 bedroom static caravan (seven person)
  • 30% off Special Offer 30%
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Conditions apply - see pitch type section for details

  • Does Resort & Camping - Val De Braye have a swimming pool? Yes View all features
  • Is Resort & Camping - Val De Braye dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Resort & Camping - Val De Braye? This is château country. The nearest is Château de Courtanvaux, a few minutes’ drive away (or half an hour's walk), where kids' activities are organised during summer. You could also check out … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Resort & Camping - Val De Braye?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  2 p.m. –  10:30 p.m.
    Depart by:  12 p.m.
    On-site accommodation
    Arrive:  3 p.m. –  9 p.m.
    Depart by:  10 a.m.
    Read more
  • How much does it cost to stay at Resort & Camping - Val De Braye? From £13.15 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.