Camping - Independent

Specialist Reports Holiday by Accommodation Camping - Independent Information 

Guides

Alan Rogers Guides

Fairly selective (adding and dropping at least 20 per guide each year), reporting with good detail, including suitability for children and facilities. The majority are three and four star but there are some two star and in France for example municipal sites with sizes ranging from 12 pitches up to all singing all dancing numbers with 2,000-plus. Researchers look above all for quality, that pitches are well-sized (minimum 100sq metres), level and well drained, that site staff are welcoming, and that all toilet blocks are clean, with hot showers, and there are sufficient for the number of pitches/visitors. The range of titles seems to be growing but includes Britain and Ireland, France, Europe, Italy, Spain and Portugal, and Central Europe.

Michelin Camping and Caravanning France

Published annually covers up to 3,500 of the approximately 11,000 found throughout the country. There are notes, explanations and a glossary of camping terms in a variety of languages including English. Facilities and prices are listed and each site is awarded points out of five with top marks going to facilities like supermarkets and discos.

On-line Listings

Castels et Camping Caravanning

A chain of 40+ elite sites, generally on the site of a manor house or chateaux. The site enables you to search for frequent or occasional activities for children and teens.

Countryside Discovery

A consortium of family run caravan, camping and holiday parks in peaceful rural locations.