Information about camping holidays in Normandy.
To start with a little background: Normandy is essentially two halves, Upper and Lower, or Haute and Basse. Upper Normandy consists of Seine-Maritime and Eure whilst Lower Normandy is made up Of Calvados and Manche.
You may think that Normandy is just one of those places which you merely pass through on the way to somewhere else without a second thought, and if you are in a rush to get to your campsite before the barrier comes down for the evening, or you're rushing the other way to catch the ferry to get back home then I suppose that you can be forgiven for thinking that. Normandy has it's own recognition in the camping holiday stakes though, and deservedly so because there is so much history in that area of Northern France apart from the famous Normandy Beaches of WW11.
Getting to Normandy is easy, though like any camping holiday taken in France it all depends on where you set off from in the UK. Most UK tour operators include a Dover/calais return ferry crossing in their holiday packages, and if you are going to Normandy then that isn't a bad option at all, and it's just a hop, skip and ajump down the coast. Of course that is highly suitable for anyone living in the South of UK but some of us (like our family) are about 5 hours drive from Calais or any Southern port, so it may be worthwhile checking with your tour operator to to see what the costs are for other crossings.
Dieppe would be a good bet, and Le Havre would be much better, whilst Caen hits it right on the button. Get off the ferry at Caen and all you have to do is find your campsite. On the otherhand you may get a better deal by taking the ferry to Cherbourg, or even St Malo, though I pesonally would choose Malo because it is so near to a major dual carriageway which passes straight through Normandy. Our link to a Normandy map shows it in more detail.
Camping in Normandy: Stacks of camping websites out there including camping around the coast, inland and on farmland. If you are going on spec, so to speak, then we are fairly sure you will be able to find a camping site with ease, and if you are booking with a tour operator then your site will be reserved for you, but if you intend to go in the high season and make your own way then you may have to email the site owners at some stage, and if you can do it in French then they will love you for it.
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