St Avit Loisirs reviews

Spent two weeks in the Dordogne for our summer holiday and I must say, we would certainly return to this area of France again. The rolling countryside and manicured gardens really sets it apart from the other areas of France we have visited. The park we stayed at was St Avit Loisirs which was a 5 minute drive from the main town Le Bugue. A nice well cared for holiday park with a very good restaurant. We visited many sights in the area including the Benedictine Abbey, Sarlat historic town and the most memerable, Castelnaud fortress which is built on a rocky mountainside, ideal to see the views of the Dordogne valley.

Great campsite, lots of actvities for the kids and the staff very helpful. Nice food in the restaurant. A car is a necessity as the campsite is difficult to get to and the area has many sightseeing attractions to explore. Very well maintained grounds throughout with great views of the countryside. Would certainly return to the Dodogne and St Avit campsite.

Stayed here in July and the whole family had a wonderful time. Dordogne is full of fasinating places to visit and the coutryside is outstanding. We visited a castle, chateau, an aquarium and a underground crystal cave. The campsite was immaculate too. The restaurant was very nice and the takeaway was also decent. The best part of the park according to the kids was the crazy river that had two large slides branching off from a waterfall pool. I must admit, I loved it too! Would recommend this park to younger families. Try the canoe trips at Le Bugue, a cheap day of fun entertainment.

We stayed at Avit Loisirs in June, we got a last minute break with eurocamp. We flew to Bergerac with Ryanair, hired a car and drove the relatively short distance to the campsite (25 minutes), although would probably take longer in school holiday period).

The campsite itself is in a very quiet area, it was very well kept and clean. It’s a medium sized campsite, at the front is the reception, restaurant, bar (quite small), takeaway, food shop, gift shop, swimming pools, play areas and tennis court. Beyond that, to the right is all the park owned accommodation, and straight on and to the left is a mixture of eurocamp and keycamp mobile homes and tents as well as some nice separate pitches for tourers. At the far end of the park is where the kids clubs and huge action station is (think this was pgl). Whilst we were there the park was nice and quiet, although this could be because most of the holidaymakers there were either families with children under 5 or couples. There was no evening entertainment, but again that could be because we went out of season.

Most of the park facilities were open when we were there, the exceptions being the hut by the pool and the hut by the playground. I assume they sell ice creams and drinks from them, but I can’t be certain as they weren’t open (don’t worry – they still sell ice creams and drinks next to the takeaway). The main restaurant was a pricey but worth it. The food was that good even the locals from the village would visit, who were very pleasant and friendly. The other restaurant was very reasonably priced, although it has a slight strange set-up, you order and pay for your food inside, then take a seat at one of the tables outside, then when your number is called you have to go and collect your food from the take away! The outside food area was in a great spot and had a retractable roof.

Not only was we lucky with the weather, the sun was sorching most days, we also chose a fabulous park to stay at and we would definetly return to this delightful area of France again.