Camping Le Bois Joli

From €18 For 1 night, 1 adult 8.7 19 reviews
The outdoor pool (added by manager 27 Jan 2017)
Aerial view of the pool and lagoon (added by manager 09 jan 2024)
Lagoon onsite (added by manager 28 nov 2023)
Lagoon onsite (added by manager 09 jan 2024)

  • Family site a 20-minute drive from Vendée and Loire-Atlantique beaches
  • Covered and outdoor pools, plus 3000m² lagoon with beach
  • Bar, snack bar and shop; entertainment on summer season evenings
Might you be seeking a fabulous family holiday within easy reach of Vendée and Loire-Atlantique beaches? How about some free fishing thrown in? Pack the angling kit and your most fetching swimsuit for a stay at Camping Le Bois Joli. Your closest beach from here is a Loire-Atlantique one, 20 minutes' drive away at Les Moutiers-en-Retz, and it's a cinch to get to the Vendée coast from here too: Saint-Jean-de-Monts is also within 20 minutes, and Saint-Hilaire-de-Riez and Saint Gilles Croix de Vie are each within half an hour. Watersports and beach basking are – but of course – all available around the nearby shores. Camping Le Bois Joli's local town is Bois-de-Céné, less than a kilometre away. If you don't want to stroll even this far for your French baguette fare, you can bag bread and pastries on site daily, freshly baked each morning. There's also a snack bar for light eats, and a grocery corner for essentials and camping gas. Once you're all stocked up, a good range of pursuits await for your leisurely pleasure: you can cast off – gratis – for carp, pike and roach at the on-site fishing pond, or toddle over to the swish pool complex for outdoor and indoor swims, bubbles in the Jacuzzi, or sunbathing sessions on the terrace alongside. The outdoor pool is open late and is where you should head (or stay) for music and other evening entertainment laid on by the site team in high season. And if that's not enough water time yet, there's always the lovely 3000m² lagoon, which has warm shallow waters for paddling and swims, plus soft sand to sunbathe on. Camping Le Bois Joli also has a play area with swings, slides and a sandpit.

Site type

Tent pitches 60
Touring caravan pitches 60
Motorhome pitches 60
Caravans for hire 100
Open now

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. 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.
  • The outdoor swimming pool is open between 15/06 and 15/09 (subject to weather conditions).
  • Entertainment and activities are available between 10/07 and 27/08.
  • The grocery shop is open between 06/04 and 30/09.
  • The site only allows dogs up to 10kg.
  • The indoor swimming pool is open between 06/04 and 30/09.
  • Twin axle vehicles are not permitted on site.
  • The site caters for families (immediate members) and couples only - bookings from all other forms of groups are not accepted.
  • Discount cards and gift vouchers cannot be applied to bookings made via Pitchup.com.
  • A cable measuring at least 10 metres is needed for the electric hook-ups.
  • The bar is open between 06/04 and 30/09.
  • 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 charcoal barbecues allowed.
  • No electric barbecues allowed.
  • Swimming in the lake is not allowed.
  • If reception is closed on arrival: please contact the number provided on your booking confirmation.
  • Fires, barbecues and/or firepits will not be permitted in dry, windy and/or hot weather conditions.

Languages spoken

English

French

Open from Sat, 6 Apr to

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Clean, well maintained, friendly staff.…

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

Electric optional grass pitch

Liked: Clean, well maintained, friendly staff.

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Tout, rien à dire. Très accueillant, à l'écoute et très…

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
Doriane D. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric optional grass pitch

Liked: Tout, rien à dire. Très accueillant, à l'écoute et très convivial. Je recommande sans problème

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Le lagon et la piscine…

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

Electric optional grass pitch

Liked: Le lagon et la piscine

Disliked: Sanitaire propre

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Déçu, de ce camping, je ne le recommanderai pas

Overall 4/10
Location No rating
Value for money 2
Accommodation 6
Facilities / Activities 4
Customer service No rating
Child friendliness 4
Cleanliness 8
Wifi 8
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric optional grass pitch

Liked: La piscine, la propreté et le lagon

Disliked: Pas de convivialité, mauvaise animation, bar médiocre et hors de prix, manque de politesse, rien au alentour, et champion dans l’enplacement de la tente

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From the manager: Bonjour, Nous vous remercions d'avoir pris le temps de laisser votre commentaire sur notre établissement. Nous sommes désolé de savoir que votre séjour n'a pas été à la hauteur de vos attentes. Nous sommes surpris de certains de vos retours, notamment au niveau du manque de politesse qui ne correspond pas aux habitudes de notre camping. Les prix pratiqués au bar sont très bas par rapport aux autres commerces aux alentours. Dans la quantité d'avis que nous recevons, la convivialité ressort comme étant un point fort de notre établissement. Les animations que nous proposons sont destinées à un public familial, nous respectons votre retour négatif à ce sujet, mais peut-être que vous pourriez nous informer sur vos attentes ? Nous serons attentifs aux différents points que vous avez soulevé en vue de les améliorer et nous vous remercions encore d'avoir séjourner au camping Le Bois Joli où vous avez pu passer de bons moments au Lagon où à la piscine dans un camping propre. Espérant avoir la chance de vous accueillir à nouveau afin de montrer que votre avis n'est pas vain. Cordialement, La Direction.

Nous recommandons

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

Electric optional grass pitch

Liked: L'ambiance sympathique

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Nice, friendly site with good outdoor facilities.

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

Electric optional grass pitch

Liked: Very friendly and warm welcome, easy check in and direction to our pitch, which was very level and shaded. The pool areas (indoor, outdoor and lagoon) are very clean and quite quiet, so never a feeling of people being in your space. The lagoon is surrounded by nice, clean sand, with a feeling of the beach to it ! (although I think the pools / lagoon would benefit having a bar that services them directly) The bar is reasonably priced, decent enough food (pizza / fries etc) and plenty going on every evening, there is also fresh bread / pastries available to order which is a bonus. The facilities are regularly cleaned and showers are warm and powerful, with separate wash basin cubicles.

Disliked: The site is quite noisy until late into the evening, there are rules to limit noise, after 10pm, but these aren't really adhered too. The pitches aren't huge, we managed a 8.5m tent and a 3x3m hub, leaving a small space for sitting / bbq etc, the car had to be parked in the carpark rather then on the pitch, not a massive issue really.

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Nous avons aimé les activités du camping ainsi que la qualité de…

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

Electric optional grass pitch

Liked: Nous avons aimé les activités du camping ainsi que la qualité de l’accueil nous avons beaucoup apprécié le lagon et la piscine intérieur et extérieur je recommande beaucoup ce camping

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Excellent site friendly staff.

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

Electric optional grass pitch

Liked: This is a lovely family run campsite, quiet location with local amenities nearby but with a short drive to larger towns if required. Owners were friendly and facilities were clean with plenty to choose from. There was 3 pools for the kids to enjoy as well as table tennis, a few animals and evening entertainment. Food was also good. We had a great time at this site.

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tout était parfait, nous y retournerons très vite...

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

Electric optional grass pitch

Liked: TOUT notre emplacement 87 spacieux le calme les piscines et le lagon les animations le pain frais le matin et l épicerie dépannage l' accueil et personnel très sympa les sanitaires très propres région calme

Disliked: RIEN

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Loved this site. Toilets/showers were plentiful and clea. Great laundry. Bar and…

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

Electric optional grass pitch

Liked: Loved this site. Toilets/showers were plentiful and clea. Great laundry. Bar and patio were smashing. Pool and the new swimming beach are amazing. Well kept. Owners could not be more helpful. Did not visit the mini farm. Lovely market stalls in the evenings. Fruit and veg stall at front all day. Pop

Disliked: Nothing. Good value and great josts

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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 restaurant

On-site restaurant/cafe

Outdoor swimming pool

Play area

Pétanque

TV room

Take away

Tennis

Toddler's pool

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

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

Single-sex groups welcome

Student groups welcome

Rules

Barbecue provided

Barbecues allowed

Campfires allowed

Commercial vehicles allowed

Dogs allowed

Dogs allowed all year

Themes

Peaceful

Utilities

Charging facilities

Chemical disposal

Electric car charging point(s)

Gas cylinders available

Recycling available

Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby

Dog walk nearby

Shop nearby

Type

Large (51-200 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby

Climbing nearby

Cycling nearby

Fishing nearby

Golf nearby

Horse riding nearby

Leisure/theme park nearby

Watersports nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Motorhome service point

Tourer storage facilities

Location

Camping Le Bois Joli

2 Rue de Châteauneuf

Bois-de-Céné

Vendée

France

85710

Directions

Timezone

Europe/Paris CEST (GMT+02:00)

GPS

46.93401°N
-1.88749°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

Make for the beach and sea of Les Moutiers-en-Retz first, for summer tours of the surrounding salt marshes, wildlife spotting around the same, and sea fishing from the town foreshore. The tourist office is in Church Square if you need help with booking trips, or you can pick up info on and tickets for several Vendée attractions back at Camping Le Bois Joli. From Moutiers, drive 20 minutes along the coast to Pornic, the port town with an old harbour where you can idle away hours feeling envious of the boat owners. If you're around of an evening, look to one end of the port for the restored 13th-century fortress of the Château de Pornic, which is rather prettily lit up at night. Also around for recommended day trips are the esteemed isle of Noirmoutier, within 40 minutes' drive, and the seaside town of Les Sables d'Olonne just over an hour away.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020 2019 2018 2017
Le Pre Vincent 10.5 mi Sea Excellent Excellent Excellent Good
Face Av. Louis Gautier 11.9 mi Sea Excellent N/A N/A N/A
Plan D'Eau 12.2 mi Sea Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent
Grande Plage Face Mairie 12.4 mi Sea Good Good Excellent Excellent
Fromentine 12.5 mi Sea Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

  • Does Camping Le Bois Joli have a swimming pool? Yes View all features
  • Is Camping Le Bois Joli dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Camping Le Bois Joli? Make for the beach and sea of Les Moutiers-en-Retz first, for summer tours of the surrounding salt marshes, wildlife spotting around the same, and sea fishing from the town foreshore. The tourist … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Camping Le Bois Joli?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  2 p.m. –  7 p.m.
    Depart by:  12 p.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Camping Le Bois Joli? From £15.42 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.