Information about camping resources for holidays in and around the Bordeaux area

Bordeaux lies on the river Gironde in the Gironde department of Aquitaine in South West France as our link to the map of the region shows.

The name of Bordeaux has been synonymous with wine producing and grape growing as far back as the 3rd century BC, when the Romans introduced wine to the region, and when King Henry II of England married Eleanor of Aquitaine he gained control of the Bordeaux region. The King gained favour with the citizens of Bordeaux by allowing them, among other concessions, tax-free trade with England. As a result, Bordeaux wine became the cheapest imported wine in England and, unsurprisingly, very popular with the English. Good old Henry I say!

Bordeaux is a doddle to get to from any of the northern ferry ports, though it is a longish drive from Calais and you could well be in need of a night's lodging en route. That distance is 870 km or 544 miles on top of the distance you've had to travel to Dover - our link shows distances between major cities in France.

The Bordeaux region is vast and there are masses of camping sites to be found both for take your own tent camping and also for mobile homes and the renting of fully kitted out tents. The south west area is also one of a few in France which has a Yurt camping site.

The name of Bordeaux has been synonymous with wine producing and grape growing as far back as the 3rd century BC, when the Romans introduced wine to the region and when King Henry II of England married Eleanor of Aquitaine he gained control of the Bordeaux region. The King gained favour with the citizens of Bordeaux by allowing them, among other concessions, tax-free trade with England. As a result, Bordeaux wine became the cheapest imported wine in England and, unsurprisingly, very popular with the English. Good old Henry I say!

The city has history too as Bordeaux has more than 350 classified buildings and buildings listed as Historic Monuments, including 3 religious World Heritage buildings since 1998 as part of the Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France.

You will find most of the camping sites in the Bordeaux region near to the Atlantic coast. Lacanau-Ocean and Arcachon are two such towns and they face the Atlantic head on. The name of the game in this region is watersports for which Lacanau is especially famous as it hosts one of the most prestigious events in the yearly surfing calendar.