Camping des Pins

No availability at present on Pitchup.com 8.9 13 reviews
Pool (added by manager 20 Apr 2023)
Pool (added by manager 20 apr 2023)
Pool (added by manager 20 apr 2023)
Pool (added by manager 20 apr 2023)

  • Peaceful family-friendly site 800 metres from the beach
  • Close to the Vélodyssée cycle route, with bike hire available
  • Swimming pool, paddling pool, pétanque court, playground and snack bar
Peaceful pine-scented pitches and a beach within pottering distance – what a fab spot for a family hol. Camping des Pins is in Notre-Dame-de-Monts, a 20-minute stroll from the town centre and a 15-minute amble from the beach, along a path lined with more of those pine trees. It’s a particularly fine beach here (four kilometres long and one of the Vendée’s very best, some might venture) but there’s also plenty to keep you occupied on site too, including a heated pool and paddling pool with sun terrace and nifty retractable cover to ensure splashing can continue whatever the weather. Away from the water, there are games galore at the pétanque court, multisports court and ping pong table, and a playground where small sorts can scamper about. To preserve a peaceful vibe on site, there's no evening entertainment programme here; however, in the summer a kids' club runs activities in the mornings and there's a daily aqua gym class. It’s not all go go go, though – if you’ve come away for a quieter time you can peruse the selection of books and board games in the library, and/or settle on the bar terrace for leisurely drinks and snacks.

Site type

Tent pitches 50
Touring caravan pitches 50
Motorhome pitches 50
Caravans for hire 17
Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 3

Tourist board rating

Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • 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 site caters for families (immediate members) and couples only - bookings from all other forms of groups are not accepted.
  • Reception is unmanned after 5 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.
  • Units longer than 7 metres are not allowed.

Languages spoken

English

French

Reviews

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would recommend this site to a friend

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Lovely quiet family site in a great location.

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

Electric grass pitch

Liked: Lovely small and quiet site, mostly French families or older couples. Just enough to keep our children (3 and 6) entertained without being too busy. Felt safe for them to play and ride their bikes around without fear of cars or them getting lost. Swimming pool was warm enough and always clean. Showers and toilets also always clean, even after a day of rain. We really liked the family shower room which had a smaller shower and more space which was helpful when all trying to shower together. We used the snack bar every more for fresh bread and croissants plus pizza a couple of nights which was nice (cash only). Great location for access to the beach (10 min walk along a shaded wooded path) and the cycle paths.

Disliked: Quite small pitches which are close together. We were lucky with our pitch that it was out of the main camping area and had plenty of room but some of the other pitches appears quite small, we’d have struggled to get our tent on it. Our pitch was overlooking the pétanque pitch which was nice to watch, there were people playing lots and tournament’s every coupe of days, but this meant access by car to our pitch in an afternoon was often difficult and we had to cross to every time we wanted to leave the tent, which with young children is quite often, and I often felt like we were inconveniencing the players. Toilets very always clean but didn’t have toilet seats and the toilet paper was in a single dispenser outside the cubicles.

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A great site and a good place to explore the Vendee cycle path.

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

Electric grass pitch

Liked: Nice site, a short walk from the beach and into the town. The swimming pool was undercover and there were times when it wasn't too busy. The showers were excellent. The staff were very helpful and put up with my terrible French.

Disliked: The toilets lacked toilet seats which was odd and there was no paper in the cubicle but there was a dispenser at the entrance.

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Nice site

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

Electric grass pitch

Liked: Nice site, wasn't too busy so we had plenty of room. Really friendly helpful staff. 20 min walk to the beach. Great if you don't want to drive.

Disliked: If it had been busy it would have been a bit tight. We were in 7m motorhome. Shame the cafe/restaurant is only open July and August.

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Lovely site, Large pitches a short bike ride away from beach and…

Overall 10/10
Location 6
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: Lovely site, Large pitches a short bike ride away from beach and small seaside town

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Nice family environment- lovely staff - good for cycling - lovely beaches…

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

Electric grass pitch

Liked: Nice family environment- lovely staff - good for cycling - lovely beaches with good access - great for dog walks

Disliked: Pitches a bit too close- if site busy

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Nice site with friendly helpful staff and facilities were nice & clean

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

Electric grass pitch

Liked: Close to velo route, and beaches.

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Don’t come here on Ascension bank holiday it’s total madness

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

Electric grass pitch

Liked: The shower system one is allowed units per day which is brilliant system and facilities superb, the reception and welcome

Disliked: Very small pitches and crammed in next to neighbours which if you are mature couple and not liking noisy kids can be disturbing as it was with us. Very steep angled curve against a kerb which made it difficult to get out with caravan when we left. Not a great location really.

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très bon camping pour séjourner paisiblement

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

Electric grass pitch

Liked: très bon accueil, avec des emplacements très propre. Une restauration à disposition et des sanitaires toujours propres.

Disliked: Dommage que l’on puisse pas payer par carte au restaurant

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Site & staff perfect. Liked it so much added a couple of extra nights

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

Electric grass pitch

Liked: Site was just the right size for us. 5 minute pleasant stroll to the beach. Tent pitch was large with adjacent electric point. Great swimming pool. Staff were always approachable and helpful. Probably one of the best sites I have ever stayed at. Will definately be returning.

Disliked: There was nothing to dislike on this site

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Ease of access, services...snack, pain etc. Pool, cleanliness and standard of sanitaires. The…

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

Electric grass pitch

Liked: Ease of access, services...snack, pain etc. Pool, cleanliness and standard of sanitaires. The friendliness of the staff and other campers, (mainly French but other nationalities too). But don't go on the weeks I want, in case there's no space for me😆.

Disliked: Nothing!...... Well, maybe the duff WIFI.

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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/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

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

Single-sex groups welcome

Student groups welcome

Rules

Barbecue provided

Barbecues allowed

Campfires allowed

Commercial vehicles allowed

Dogs allowed

Dogs allowed all year

Themes

Forest

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

Public transport nearby

Type

Medium (26-50 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby

Cycling nearby

Golf nearby

Horse riding nearby

Leisure/theme park nearby

Sailing nearby

Watersports nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Motorhome service point

Location

Camping des Pins

21 Rue de la Braie

Notre Dame de Monts

Vendée

France

85690

Directions

Timezone

Europe/Paris CET (GMT+01:00)

GPS

46.84153°N
-2.13074°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 a very bike-friendly area, with plenty of quiet, flat roads and cycle paths nearby, and bike hire on site in summer. The Vélodyssée Atlantic cycle route runs alongside the beach – you may not fancy tackling all 1,200 kilometres of it, but it's a good way to get to some of the nearby resorts like Saint-Jean-de-Monts, or to the island of Noirmoutier (about half an hour away). Nip down to Notre-Dame-de-Monts for a whole heap of family activities. By bike you’re just a few minutes away from the Biotopia nature reserve and interactive exhibition, the colourful Wind Garden and all sorts of watersports at Pôle Nautique sailing centre (including sailing, canoeing and paddleboarding). A little further afield, it’s a 10-minute drive to the treetop trails of Explora Parc, or around 50 to a really wild day out at Planète Sauvage safari park. Should you wish to see more of the coast, it’s a half-hour drive to Saint Gilles Croix de Vie for boat trips to the cliffs and coves of lovely Yeu island.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020 2019 2018 2017
La Braie 0.8 mi Sea Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent
La Grande Plage 1.1 mi Sea Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent
La Paree Du Jonc 2.8 mi Sea Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent
La Grande Cote 3.2 mi Sea Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent
Fromentine 3.5 mi Sea Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

  • Does Camping des Pins have a swimming pool? Yes View all features
  • Is Camping des Pins dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Camping des Pins? This is a very bike-friendly area, with plenty of quiet, flat roads and cycle paths nearby, and bike hire on site in summer. The Vélodyssée Atlantic cycle route runs alongside the beach … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Camping des Pins?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  2 p.m. –  7 p.m.
    Depart by:  12 p.m.
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