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28th June - 12th July, 2008 Organisers - Paul and Jean Fettes
The
Quiberon peninsula is on the south coast of Brittany and the nearest largish
town is Vannes.
Camping Municipal de Penthievre is about halfway down the peninsula adjacent
to the east facing beach, a large campsite with a small snack bar, bakers
shop etc. At the snack bar you can buy chips, roast chicken, burgers etc.
Close by there is also a pizza shop. There is a good supermarket, the
Utile in Plouharnel, a few minutes drive away, and large supermarkets
in Camac and Quiberon (both about 4/5 miles away).
The facilities on the site are good with shower blocks (which include
toilets, washing up and laundry facilities) situated every 50 yards or
so. Nowhere is more than about 100 yards from the beach but a "Humpit"
trolley is useful for carting boards and gear about. If you haven't got
one you can always borrow mine.
The campsite does not take bookings, but this has never been a problem, and we always manage to camp together in "Seavets Alley". Everyone makes their own travel arrangements.
For those not in camping mode there are two local hotels. The Petit Matelot,
virtually opposite the campsite entrance, is a fairly modern hotel with
a restaurant and bar and is well recommended by our holiday makers who
have stayed there. The Grand Hotel des Deux Mers, rather a posh title
for an old hotel, has some lovely sea veiws and is comfortable. If you
are into old houses, this is the place for you - it must have been very
grand in its day and is also recommended if you like the quiet life. We
have the details of the hotels, but you will have to book direct with
them. There are also apartments for rent in and around Penthievre; contact
the Tourist Information for details: http://www.quiberon.com
The
beach is sandy and slopes gently to the water and there is a roped off
bathing area. You can launch wind surfers from anywhere along the beach
apart from the bathing area. The sailing is best about 3 hours either
side of high tide when there is plenty of water. About 400 yards south
of the site the peninsular becomes very narrow and here the wind is strongest
during the prevailing west/south westerlies with dead flat water.
When the tide is low there are plenty of other activities to occupy you.
A local railway line has a station almost within the site. You can use
this to visit Quiberon itself at the southern end of the peninsula or
to go the other way to Auray which is a very pretty town situated on an
inlet of the Gulf of Moroihan. From Quiberon for the very adventurous
early risers you could even catch a boat to Belle Isle for the day. Otherwise
there are cycle rides galore with the local standing stones and Cote Sauvage
within easy reach and sand yachting or kite surfing available on the other
beach on the west side of the peninsula.
Travelwise
the shortest route by car is via the ferry to Cherbourg, Caen or St Malo
but even from Calais you can easily reach the site with one overnight
stop, with most of the route being by motorway.
Hope to see you there!
Paul
