Campsites in the Dordogne

Can anyone recommend good campsites in Dordogne for family with 3 and 7 year old for next Summer? Interests, Fishing, Cycling, Canoes, Swimming.

Has anyone tried Soleil-Plage or Le Moulin de Paulhiac or St. Avit Loisirs?

When is best time to go for Reasonable weather?

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Good choice -- for a great Dordogne website ---- Go to www.best-of-perigord.tm.fr then on the main page , click the %26quot;Accomodations%26quot; tab (then %26quot;campsites%26quot; sub-tab) for camping ---- then, back on the main page --- click the %26quot;leisure and sports%26quot; tab (then %26quot;canoeing%26quot; sub-tab) for boating options. You%26#39;ll also see some great alternative activities as well (ballooning , boating , cycling etc.). The beautiful riverside villages of La Roque Gageac and Beynac would be a great places to stay. The weather database at www.wunderground.com can give you the weather info you%26#39;re after.

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Are you taking your own tent or are you looking for a campsite with pre-erected tents?

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We are also considering the Dordogne for next july and also contemplating solieil plage and st. avits. I like Soleil plage as it has a river beach and is in a great location with cycle hire , canoeing on site etc. However, I believe that the vast majority of its customers are dutch and I would like my kids to have somebody to play with. we would like a site that has a good mix of nationalities. Has anybody been to either of these sites or maybe la palombiere? Some advice would be great.

Also considering doing a two center with a coastal site. Any comments welcome

Thanks.

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Any time from May through at least early September should be good for weather (although this year, which was an aberration, there was bad weather most of the time all over Europe - we were in the Dordogne in late May and early June, and it rained every day, including some thunderstorms). We don%26#39;t do camping, but there certainly are many signs for it all along the Dordogne valley so you should be able to get knowledgeable help here. The area is fantastic - enjoy it.

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Went to La Palombiere in August. Excellent site with lots to do for children. Good pools. Reataurant Very good. Canoeing is good fun and close to site -about 20mins drive. Plenty of sights to see. Sarlat beautiful town. Weather hot some days but all over france pretty bad last year!!

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we stayed in Limeuel at the convergence of the Dordogne and Vezere a summer ago and there is camping there -- you can book a canoe trip down either river and just end up back %26#39;home%26#39; -- they drive you upstream (I definitely recommend the Dordogne from Le Roc Gageac or so on down for the most scenic area to drift down -- the Vezere was a bit of a bore

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I am also thinking of going to the Dordogne next summer, but with two teenagers (they will be 16), and am wondering if anyone can reccomend any good teenager-friendly sites?

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this year will be our 7th year returning to St Avit de Loisirs, first went with eurocamp, now fully independant with caravan, excellent campsite for children and teenagers, my eldest i have 3 children 15, 19 and 21 and they all still want to come with us, they meet up with friends they have made over the years. The weather has always been good with the occasional storm. Wood definitely recommend. There is somehing for everyone. heck out st avits web site gives you full details of all the facilities . www.saint-avit-loisirs.com

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We also have booked with Keycamp for 2 weeks at St Avit for the first 2 weeks in July. The campsite looks great - but i hope to put a review here afterwards. It appears from my Rough Guide to the Dordogne that there is at leat 1 month;s worth of sightseeing in the area so I hope I can drag my 4 year old away from the pool long enough to at least scrape the surface. Looking forward to some good food too. No reviews on Tripadvisor for St Avit - anyone stayed there?

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St avit is one of the best campsites we have stayed at now our 7 th year