Charente Maritime, La Motte

We came, we saw, we stayed! having arrived at the beginning of May for a short stay with our 34 foot RV we have been so impressed by this site that we are still here on the 11th September. It has been a terrific base for our house searching activities and the only reason we will leave in a couple of weeks is because we found our permanent place in the sun. There's good dog walking in the local area, fun things to do in Montguyon and the owner couldn't have been more helpful. It is peaceful, secure with very reasonable facilities even extending to a vidange for emptying the RV tanks. We'll be sorry to leave.

It was just lovely to be able to sit and relax and not worry if my son was bored because there was loads for him to do and see and Beau Vallon which is literally five minutes up the road is a beautiful swimming lake. The restaurant there did really nice value for money meals so all in all a brilliant trip and the owner is going to e-mail us if there is anything good going on so we can pop down for the weekend. We thoroughly recommend the campsite (the best we have ever been too) and of course the owners hospitality which knew no bounds.

We really liked this site. It was a lovely relaxing site. Very good facilities. The owner, was really nice and couldn't do enough for us. You were treated like friends. We had fresh bread every morning. We would definitely recommend this campsite and will be back again.

With the initial plan only to stay one night at La Motte on our way down through France we ended up staying 5 days in the wonderful company of the owner and his friends and other camping guests. It was one of the absolute highlights of our vacation! This camping is definitely worth keeping a eye on as they have some grand plans for expanding the site.

Having stayed in many campsites in Ireland, England and in the Isle of Man in our camper my wife and 4 kids have not come across one as well run clean and as safe as La Motte. We never locked the camper or brought anything in while we stayed there. The toilets and shower blocks are cleaner than any 5 star hotel. Of all the places we have camped in it is the one that me and my family are really looking forward to returning to very soon. Plenty of space for the camper and more besides. The owner is one of the most helpful and genuine people we have come across in a very long time and made his campsite our home for the duration of our stay. Nice one. See ye soon. Thanks for making our holiday a very memorable one. WE would rate this campsite the "BEST" that we have stayed in as a family site for security cleanliness and relaxation and we have stayed in a lot. The owner is a gentleman very good with kids and a wealth of knowledge of France.

We would just like to say that it was a huge pleasure meeting some of the staff. They were great hosts and there was nothing they would or could not do to make our stay such a relaxing one. The site is of outstanding beauty with tranquill surroundings and we will definately be returning to stay and to see our new friend. Well done. (Only wished we stayed longer)

We did lots of cycling - good countryside around Charente Maritime and plenty of places to aim for. We also did much more socializing than we normally do thanks to a great family atmosphere on the site but this was not intrusive on our peace and quiet. Chris has lots of plans for the site and we will definitely try to get back and see the progress.

Very friendly owner who made us feel really welcome. He could also tell us of all the interesting places to visit in the area. As we only stayed 2 nights we will return to do the area justice. Highly recommended.

Recommended campsite, you will not be disappointed. Great campsite, excellent facilities and owner was very helpful and friendly.

We will definitely come back and are going to recommend our friends to stay here.