Recommendations for campsites for visiting the D-Day landing beaches and museums?

[PlacidoD]

I am on the 08:00 ferry out of Newhaven next Sunday for a bare week visiting the Normandy Coast/D-Day landings sites and museums.

I have not ventured in this direction before and I have been going cross-eyed this evening trying to find campsites I like that suit my needs.

I am travelling solo and like to eat out nights for entertainment. I plan to move on each day and have my Ebike with me so I can get about leaving the Van behind.

First problem I have is that a lot of the better sites seem to have a 2 nights minimum even this early in the season.

Anyway so far I have booked just the one site for the Sunday night at Fécamp - Camping de Reneville a Fécamp

I had hoped to venture further on the Sunday but everywhere I tried around Honfleur was problematic - mainly because of a two night minimum even in April. Either that or they were in the middle of nowhere with zero restaurant facilities locally.

So suggestions for later nights through to the following weekend would be much appreciated. Given the limited length of my stay I don't mind paying a bit and ideally would welcome an EHU but can live without. But I draw the line at paying 50 Euros for two nights but only staying the one!!!

Time that I read the brochures for the various museums that have been sat in the van all Winter. Suggestions on that score also welcome!!

 

[DBK]

Most of the D Day beaches are in the middle of nowhere which I think was why they were chosen. They wouldn't have wanted to be street fighting straight after landing.

I would just use aires and eat in although you could stop for lunch at restaurants during the day.

Camping Car Park (CCP) have a few in the area.

 

[Imala615]

i don't use campsites and there are plenty of decent aires on that route, link may be of interest. Arromanches aire did have a campsite attached to it and it also has a museum and nice village also the mulbury harbours. Your problem could be the 80th anniversary, i will be in the area myself in august so hopefully it will have quietened down by then.

https://www.normandie-tourisme.fr/preparer-son-sejour/hebergements/campings-hotellerie-plein-air/

 

[Orion]

We have stayed at the municipal camping Quintefeuille at Asnelles on Gold Beach and adjacent to Arromanches - we cycled along the beach at low tide to the centre.

We’re on the same Newhaven sailing on Sunday if you want to meet in the bar for a chat.

More pics from that trip with Mulberry Harbour remains in the background and including Madame’s Soldats Français helpers to get her bike to the top of the hill!

 

[PlacidoD]

Most of the D Day beaches are in the middle of nowhere which I think was why they were chosen. They wouldn't have wanted to be street fighting straight after landing.

I would just use aires and eat in although you could stop for lunch at restaurants during the day.

Camping Car Park (CCP) have a few in the area.

Thanks John!

I booked the ferry last September but have been laid back about sorting where to stay.
Being in the middle of nowhere certainly makes sense as you say!
I am just there to relax and explore and do not feel that I need to "do the tour".
I am an early riser so maybe museum visiting in the morning if I can park near then heading for a campsite away from the landing sites in the afternoon might work.
Enjoying the scenery will be pleasant in itself.
I am not after covering big miles. I will do that in September as I did last year making it down to the Italian Lakes (My plans for that holiday are actually better advanced than for this one!!).

I suppose I could even change my mind completely and chase good weather but the weather looks set fair on the Normandy coast so likely I will stick with Plan A but maybe modify it heavily.

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[PlacidoD]

We’re on the same Newhaven sailing on Sunday if you want to meet in the bar for a chat.

Sounds like plan!!

 

[BaileySteve]

Camping Municipal des Bords de l’Aure in Bayeux is well placed and 20 mins walk along the river into the town. Stayed there last year for a couple of nights in September and they have visiting food vans in the evenings.

I couldn’t book two nights on their website but could through Pitch up.

 

[Kups]

We visited the British memorial last year and stayed in the Bayeux municipal site. Close to the centre of town and plenty of restaurants to choose from. http://www.camping-bayeux.fr/fr/accueil-sp1.php

 

[15edward]

We used Scottish Canadian campsite at Graye Sue mer- juno beach
Not the prettiest of campsites s but right on the beach
And we cycled into Courseilies sur mer- loads of restaurants -i remember one meal of oysters on the seafront!!
And last year we enjoyed camping at Chateau de Martragny - a lovely site with its own restaurant and it was full of DD buffs and vehicles from q number of countries
Bit far to cycle to sites though

 

[Roby2008]

Another one for Bayeux, next to the D day museum is a small 10-15 van car park, no facilites apart from a very big bin but Ok for a night, the museum is right next to the big cemetery.

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[St3v3]

The aire at Honfleur is huge and great for a visit to the town. Busy though, so arrive early. Even some EHU.

 

[MichaelT]

Arromanches we stayed here. Nice views over the mulberry harbour and there's a great new museum in town and lots of restaurants.

Arromanches Les Bains

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