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I'm contemplating a last minute trip over to France with my family for a spot of camping next week. Given we'll only have a 2-3 days, I don't want to spend long in the car - so wondered if anyone had any recommendations for nice, family friendly sites within 1-2 hours of Calais?


Would love to find somewhere with nice pool on site (for 3 and 1 year olds), good site facilities (fresh croissants for breakfast please) and ideally near the coast / nice villages for a couple of excursions.


Any recommendations / places to avoid?

Hi, we stayed here last year:


http://en.camping-la-bien-assise.com/


It's 10k from Calais. We wanted to be close as it was our first camping trip in france with two young children. It was great. So easy to find and get to from the Eurotunnel, which was a plus. Also the coast was close by and we had lots of glorious days out on the beach - see here:


http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/destinations/europe/france/north/8308183/France-Beyond-Calais-lie-the-fruits-of-the-Opal-Coast.html


Hope that helps

Yes La bien Assise is good, has good swimming pools for kids and water slide for older ones, we were in the Chalets last year. Near the coast and shops/supermarkets not too far. Was really nice. We also went to Drancourt (part of the same group)another year which is a bit further but has more entertainment (free) - magicians, pony rides, singing, caberet, etc. Had great time there too. I found booking direct was a lot cheaper.

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