Camping Au Coeur de Vendôme ***

Interesting old town. Quiet campsite, no pool, pitches unmarked, facilities all ok plenty of hot water an ideal overnight stop.

Nice campsite with very large pitches.
Beautiful town set on river banks with many restaurants.
Quiet and clean campsite.

This is a very quiet site about 5 minutes walk from the centre of the very pleasant town of Vendome. When we were there is May it was almost deserted and we were able to pick a pitch right by the river. With no-one on either side of us, we had a huge space to ourselves. But pitches are divided just by bare grass lines, so I would imagine in the high season with people either side of you it might feel very crowded. Le Loir is very pretty but there were a few midges around in the evening. Vendome is an interesting town and definitely worth a visit. Sanitaires were clean but a bit outdated and no loo paper. There was a bit of traffic noise but it wasn\'t too intrusive. A good stopover site. Oh, by the way, on the road into the site from the town there is a high sleeping policeman which bottomed our camper.

Having read other reviews here, this site did not quite live up to our expectations. It has a lot going for it - spacious level grassed area, with mature trees providing a ‘parkland’ setting, with a number of riverside pitches (NB the Loir, not Loire with an ‘e’!) The rather pleasant town centre is c.400m easy walk away. Although pitches are fairly even, the lay-out is confusing, with little in the way of demarcation between them & you may find some neighbours parking a little close for comfort. Of most concern to us was the traffic noise & an incessantly barking dog nearby - really quite intrusive, especially at night. Basic sanitary facilities (mixed) are adequate & clean, but the shower water temperature was extremely variable & never ‘hot‘. Madame in reception was friendly & helpful - wi-fi is available, not included in rate as may be inferred from the Acsi book.

This evaluation has been obtained by our inspector from a questionnaire at the camp site.

Used as stop over (twice) site relaxed and close to town and good shopping services. Nice area and would use again.

Stayed here in early July on the banks of the river Loire. This is a stopover camping. It is in a lovely town and will always have room for latecomers. No set out emplacements, just pitch camp/caravan wherever you like. No shop. Walk 10 minutes to town center.

Very good site to visit Vendome as you can walk in. Staff very helpful and appologised because of the very wet weather had not been able to cut the grass. They pointed out where it was best to park our campervan which was helpful. The facilities were dated, but were very clean and sufficient opened for the number of campers. The free swimming pool was still not opened as still being made ready and being painted. Was not a problem as frankly it would have been too cold to use anyway. Worth a visit to see Vendome.

Des Grande Près is a very well placed campsite for walking into Vendôme and seeing a very pretty medieval town. The campsite is very spacious and a lovely setting beside the river. It may have been municipal but appears now to be in private ownership. Very good place to stay for a couple of nights - would recommend.

This evaluation has been obtained by our inspector from a questionnaire at the camp site.