Les Ecureuils, St Hilaire-de-Riez, Vendee, France

Overview

Customer rating

Parc highlights

This small friendly, family-run parc is well maintained and always in great demand.

Those looking for the perfect beach holiday and families with younger children will find Les Ecureuils an ideal choice. Just opposite the parc, a sandy beach backed by dunes stretches for miles. St Hilaire-de-Riez is just a short drive away. On-parc, the attractive swimming pool complex features a waterchute, indoor pool and poolside bar sheltered from sea breezes. In addition, the parc has just added an indoor playcentre offering arts, crafts and activities for creative kids. The bar and restaurant has also been extended and refurbished. Some pitches are separated by tall poplar trees and mature hedges, providing shade from the hot Vendéen sun.

Keycamp extras

• Welcome Pack
• Rumble Trucks
• Linen Hire
• Charcoal BBQ provided
• Junior Tents
• All-terrain Buggy
• Cycling Notes

On site

The following facilities are available:

Reception

• Languages spoken: French and English.
• Other services: Fax machine, photocopier, telephone, postcards, stamps and postbox.
• Internet available
• Wifi available at a charge
• Credit cards accepted: Visa, Mastercard
• ID Cards or bracelets given on arrival

Shops

• Minimarket: Open 28/04/2013 - 08/09/2013
• Main shop: Open 28/04/2013 - 08/09/2013

Dining

• Restaurant: Modern. Childrens Menu. Regional Specialities. Location: At the front of the campsite Open 28/04/2013 - 08/09/2013
• Take-away: Pizzas, burgers, chips, mussels, sandwiches, salad. Open 28/04/2013 - 08/09/2013

Bars

• Bar Recently refurbished and extended (2012) Open 28/04/2013 - 08/09/2013 Location: By the pool.

Discos

• Family Disco: Open 01/06/2013 - 31/08/2013

Other

• Animation Team: Activities for all the family such as bingo, quizzes, discos, aquagym. Open 01/07/2013 - 31/08/2013
• Television Room: French
• Games Room: Pinball and various arcade games.

Laundry

• Washers: 3 x machines €4.50 per load
• Dryers: 1 x machines €3.50 per load

Sanitation

• Hot Showers
• Baby Baths
• Baby Changing Facilities
• Toilets
• Children's Toilets
• Dish Washing Sinks
• Irons

Some facilities remain closed in low season, please check at the time of booking if there is an activity or facility which is key for your holiday.

Pools

Spas

Extra information

• Sunloungers (Free)
• Sun Terrace
• No shoes, smoking, eating, drinking, running, chewing gum, water pistols or flippers

Accommodation

We know that the essential ingredient to a relaxing holiday is the standard of accommodation. And with Keycamp you'll find the very best. Our variety of accommodation is of a very high standard, designed with comfort and style in mind and are fully-equipped with everything you need for a relaxed self-catering holiday.

Details of accommodation which can found on this parc is listed below. Use the search form to check availability of accommodation (with or without decking/air conditioning) for your chosen holiday dates.

Pitches

There are 215 pitches on this site.

Getting to Les Ecureuils

A Keycamp holiday is all about doing your own thing, at your own pace, in your own time....and that includes the way you travel to your parc.

However you wish to get there, we can help create the ideal itinerary to suit you

Address

• Camping Les Ecureuils
  100 Av de la Pège
  85270 St Hilaire de Riez
  
• GPS Co-ordinates
  N 46° 44' 41.1246''
  E -2° 0' 30.1458''

Airport(s)

• La Rochelle (LRH): 148km
• Nantes (NTE): 86km

Port(s)

• Caen Ouistreham (CAE): 379km
• Cherbourg (CHB): 412km
• Le Havre (LEH): 472km
• Roscoff (RSC): 403km
• St Malo (STM): 268km

Public transport

• Local Railway: St Gilles Croix de Vie, 3km
• Services to: Nantes

Planning your route

Activities

The following activities are available:

Equipment hire

Cycle hire

• 2.5km from the campsite

Specialist activities

• Aquagym

Children's clubs

Kids just want to have fun...whatever age they are. With our holiday clubs there's fun and games to keep everyone happy. Our fantastic kids' clubs provide the perfect place to let them have bags of fun and expend some of that boundless energy in a safe and happy environment.

Sports and games on offer are geared to the different age groups, so there's no chance of the kids getting bored. The relaxed and friendly nature of parc life makes it easy for them to mingle and make new friends.
Our children's clubs are a brilliant rendezvous for socialising and some serious fun under the watchful eye of our children's couriers. Our clubs offer a safe and secure environment for all ages.

Parc run children's activities

Games, competitions and sports.

Languages spoken: All welcome but main languages are French and English.

• Open 03/07/2013 - 26/08/2013

Local attractions

The following local attractions are available:

Out and about

Shops, restaurants and the Atlantic Toboggan Waterpark are just minutes away at Merlin Plage. Here the sands are golden and fine and the beach shelves gently into the sea. For surfers, Les Sables d’Olonne offers big waves and the largest beach in the Vendée, an ideal area for exploring the coast and quiet villages by bike.

Nearby

• Nearest beach: Plage de la Pège 300m
• Nearest river: 12.0km

Shopping

• Nearest town/village: St Hilaire de Riez: 6km

Places of interest

• St Gilles Croix de Vie: 4km
• St Jean de Monts: 14km
• Challans: 19km
• IIe de Noirmoutier: 41km
• Nantes: 75km
• La Rochelle: 136km

Attractions

Sealand Aquarium de Noirmoutier

A good aquarium with an excellent selection of fish from around the world including warm and cold water fish plus a number of tropical aquariums

Le Grand Parc Puy du Fou

A reconstruction of an 18th century village with villagers in costume. The ruins of a 13th century chateau where you can watch a fabulous falconry display or see the Vikings at war. You can spend hours wandering the grounds and gardens. The evening show is an incredible open-air night show with 850 people and 50 horsemen.

Zoo des Sables d'Olonne

Only a short distance from the enormous Atlantic beaches, the zoo at Les Sables d'Olonne is the home to hundreds of animals living in a luxurious setting. Animals include penguins, monkeys, otters, lions, tigers and pandas.

Planète Sauvage

Animal Safari park where you can discover more than 2000 animals by car as you drive through over 100 hectares of park.

Futuroscope

Theme park for media and technology.

Translation headsets are available

Oceanile

This waterpark in the heart of Noirmoutier is over 37000m and has more than 20 aquatic amusements. With slides and waves there is plenty to ensure that the whole family is entertained.

Le Vélo Rail

This journey through the countryside is on a 'vélo rail' which runs on old train lines. 10 kilometres of track can be explored for up to 4 hours.

Château de Talmont St Hilaire

Located on a rock, surrounded by water, the fortress of Talmont played an important part in the defence of Poitou against the invading Normans. Years later, several kings of France were made welcome along with Richard the Lion Heart during the crusade years. Nowadays you can attend medieval demonstrations during the festival period.

Find out more about Vendee, France

Parc information

Only conventional swimwear, such as swimming trunks are allowed in the pool.

Exceptions

• Max. 6 per tent
• Max. 8 per mobile home
• Charcoal barbecue: provided

Vehicles

• Vehicles are allowed on pitches

Dogs

Dogs are allowed on this site. Must be kept on a leash. Maximum of 1. Dogs are allowed in : All accommodation types except Prestiges and Vistas.

Accessibility

This Parc has facilities for disabled people. Please contact our Customer Sales Staff for more information.

Pitches

There are 215 pitches on this site.

Customer Suggestions

Take a look at some of the local recommendations for days out and activities our customers have shared with us following their holiday at Les Ecureuils

"The Feeling Forest was great fun for the kids and adults, although our children were a little young for the quad biking and paintballing. The beach was great too, the kids loved collecting the thousands of hermit crabs in the morning!"
P. Lear, Northamptonshire

"The beach is fabulous - very clean and not too crowded. Would recommend the Feeling Forest tree climbing adventure park, a fantastic way to spend the day!"
E. Pausey, Middlesex

"Oceanile at Noirmoutier is a good day out, especially if you've got good weather. Gets very busy though so would recommend you take a packed lunch. St Gilles Croix de Vie is a lovely town with some good markets and shops, and is great for sight-seeing and restaurants."
J. Grainger, Gateshead

"St Jean de Monts has a lovely beach - very big and very clean. On a poor weather day we went over to Noirmoutier and visited the butterfly park and aquarium which were both excellent. There was a great choice of places to eat as well. Slightly further out was the zoo at les Sables d'Olonne which was also brilliant - really nice with plenty to see."
S. Dyer, Staffordshire

"Puy du Fou was a great day out, we really enjoyed sitting in a roman amphitheatre watching the chariot racing! St Gilles Croix de Vie is a pretty town too, just 5 minutes' drive from the site."
N. Ball, Staffordshire

"St Gilles Croix de Vie was lovely with lots of restaurants and bars, a great market and a large sandy beach. St Jean de Monts is quite 'touristy' and has a great beach and lovely esplanade, close to the parc. The zoo at les Sables d'Olonne made for a lovely day out; it's nice and shady, you can get close to the animals and it's a good size for children. It took just under an hour to drive there from the parc. So many sandy beaches in the area."
W. Couper, Kent