Camping & mobile home holidays in Normandy, northern France
Normandy is the region on the central north coast of France, ideal for camping and mobile home holidays and perfect for any holiday in France.
Normandy is undoubtedly a pretty area of the country and one much favoured by Brits for their holidays for a number of reasons, one of which is because it is so near to our southern coast so driving time is far less than for most other areas, and another is because the region contains so much history.
There are pretty little Gites nestling in the Normandy countryside and holiday homes dotted along the Normandy coast so no wonder Normandy is a favourite holiday destination for Parisians. If you are looking for holiday rentals in France, Normandy is the most easily accessed of all the French regions from the UK.
The Normandy coast stretches from Le Tréport, westwards past Dieppe and St Valery, a famous holiday resort, Fécamp, Étretat, Le Havre and the mouth of the river Seine on its way to Paris and beyond.
On the west bank of the Seine lies Honfleur, the very upmarket resort where lots of wealthy Brits and French live, and going westwards again we reach Deauville which is another very upmarket town.
Further along the Normandy coast are Houlgate and Carbourg – nothing really special about these two places other than they act as overnight staging posts for those on camping holidays who are wanting to reach the ferry port of Caen which is nearby. We always call Caen the ferry port but in actuality the port is at Ouistreham just to the north of the city where the river Orne reaches the sea.
Further west along the coast is the little camping holiday resort of St Aubin-sur-Mer which faces the Plateau de Calvados out to sea. St Aubin has a wonderful beach, is very accessible from either Caen or St Malo ports and has become a favourite with British holidaymakers taking camping holidays.
Westwards again and we reach Bayeux which is just a few short KMs south of the coastline but a “must see” place because of it’s association with the famous Bayeux Tapestry which is housed there.
Normandy also encompasses the Cherbourg Peninsular, and of course, the famous port of Cherbourg itself. This region is not really on the tourist map as far as holidays go and it is fair to say that most of the vehicular traffic there is either to or from the port.
The Normandy coastline ends just a tad to the west of Le Mont St. Michel, the most visited place in the whole of France. This again is a must see place because of the history which is attached to it and the fact that it was built just a tiny distance into the sea. It does get busy here, very busy, and it is also very expensive both to park your car and to go round the Mont, so beware.
The Normandy coastline provides an amazing variety of landscapes. The sea has sculpted the cliffs with the pounding of its waves and created an incredible architecture that no architect could have created. The sea seems stretch forever and comes to rest on long beaches of golden sands that have been a favourite haunt of chic Parisians and wealthy British ex pats.
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