The 12 best campsites in Normandy

Want to spend an unforgettable family holiday? The best campsites in Normandy are waiting for you!

Known for its beaches of fine sand, its eclectic gastronomy, its exceptional panoramas, its majestic cliffs, its rich historical heritage, Normandy continues to please and attract tourists from all over the world.

Afternoon Farniente , museum visits or famous historical places, walks through the alleys of small seaside villages or port cities, wine tastings... In Normandy, we don’t get bored... What’s more if you stay in a campsite!

Welcoming and warm, campsites are places of a must-see for activities and to live together... Ideal for holidays in successful families! To help you in your search, Wanderlix has therefore selected for you the best campsites in Normandy.

In the Calvados

1. Camping Omaha Beach

Join our selection with one of the best campsites in Normandy by the sea. Located in Vierville sur Mer in Finistère, Camping Omaha Beach offers all the comforts necessary for a successful holiday. The day, you can enjoy the heated pool or the beach less than 300m away. In the evening, we meet with its bungalow neighbours around the table football, billiards or table tennis for a convivial moment.

Loging to Omaha Beach campsite is also making a trip in time. Indeed, the beach of Omaha is a decisive and landmark place in the Second World War, since it is here that in the night of June 6, 1944, the Allies landed. Not far from the site, you will find the Omaha Beach Memorial Museum, the vast American cemetery of Colleville and the Overlord Museum, which retraces the history of the landing in its entirety.

2. Camping MV Resort

A true haven of peace, the MV Resort campsite has all the elements to satisfy you during your holidays under the sign of relaxation and dislocation. Indoor and outdoor pool, sauna, steam room with chrome therapy, spa, jacuzzi, solarium, fitness room... You want more? So know that the campsite is located in Langrune-sur-mer, a charming fishing village, just a few minutes from the most beautiful beaches in the area.

During your stay, enjoy it also to visit the city of Caen , head of the department of Calvados. If she is one of the most important cities in Normandy, it is surely for her rich historical past. Citée de Guillaume the Conqueror in the Middle Ages, a decisive place during the Second World War, the city of Caen is a place marked by history and a must in the region.

3. Camping La Reine Mathilde

Let's continue our selection with a campsite in Lower Normandy that will meet all your expectations. Welcome to the campsite of La Reine Mathilde, a unique place where holidays laugh with friendliness. If adults take advantage of the heated outdoor pool, the smallest will not be left behind: the campsite has a playground and a paddling pool. And in the evening, what better than getting together with the family around a barbecue made available by the establishment to find themselves away from the tumults of the daily life?

During the day, activities are not missing. Indeed, the campsite is only a few kilometres from some of the must-sees in the region. Among them are the city of Arromanches-les-bains, a major site of the Second World War with its Museum of Landing.

In the Orne

4. Camping du Perche Bellemois

Our top of the best campsites in Normandy continues in the Orne, one of the most bucolic departments in the region. Nestled in a veritable green setting, the Camping du Perche Bellemois is proof of it. The pitches are treed and the dwellings seem to be completely melted in the surrounding natural setting.

To relax, visitors can enjoy the outdoor pool or tap a few balls at the tennis court. The smallest of them will have fun at the playground or during activities proposed by the establishment. Also, don’t miss visiting Bellemia, a charming village located at the top of a hill and exploring its state forest during a revitalizing family walk.

In the Channel

5. Camping Côté O Mont Saint Michel

Comfortable accommodation, an indoor and outdoor swimming pool, a restaurant and laundry service, a steam room, a sauna, table tennis tables, a games room, a water slide, inflatable structures... this is what awaits you at Camping Coté O Mont Saint Michel, one of the best in Lower Normandy.

But despite these ultra-comfort and luxurious amenities, the true must of the place is surely the view on the Mont Saint-Michel . It is therefore an opportunity to go on a trip to visit this unmissable Norman monument... (or Breton?). Often considered as one of the most beautiful sites of France , this abbey with a thousand secrets impresses by its size and the various roles it has played over time. Walk around the city, observe the architectural buildings and delight yourself from this unique and magical place embalmed by the sea air.

6. Camping d’Utah Beach

Located in the heart of the department of the Channel, the Camping d’Utah Beach welcomes you in a friendly and relaxed atmosphere. Here, all visitors enjoy the heated pool and the water slide. In the evening, it’s a family discussion about a social game and a good homemade pizza that comes directly from the campground booth.

But if this establishment is one of the best seaside campsites in Normandy, it is also for its location, in the heart of a historic area. Indeed, as its name suggests, the campsite Utah Beach is located next to the beach of the same name. extending over more than 5 km, it is the most west beach of the landing on June 6, 1944. To better understand this place so special, do not miss visiting the Airborne Museum or the Utah Beach Museum in Sainte-Mère-Eglise, located less than 15 minutes from the campsite.

7. Camping de la Plage

Welcome to the beach campsite, one of the best campsites in Normandy. Indeed, this one offers you all the comfort you need during a family holiday. Living and relaxing, will be the drivers of your stay. Enjoy the facilities provided by the campsite such as access to Wi-Fi, a catering service, a playground, a table football...

Only 20 kilometers from there is the city Cherbourg , true Norman gem and star of Jacques Demi's film. Visit Cherbourg is lost in its narrow alleys, the “boëls”, taste the specialties of the Cotentin, stroll around the city’s Rade and wander through its museums dedicated to the history of the city and the landing.

In the Seine Maritime

8. Camping Barre y va

First campsite in the Haute-Normandie of our selection, Barre y va is a place full of life that embodies the perfection of the “camping spirit”. Plot of petanque, table football, swimming pool, activities for children... the opportunity to meet with family during an unusual stay.

In addition, the setting is the most soothing: a river crosses the estate adding a crazy charm to the establishment. And for a return to even more disturbing sources, go to the Parc Naturel des Bouches de la Seine Normande, not far from the campsite. On the programme: bucolic and canoeing on the lake.

9. Camping Le Grand Hameau

If, according to you, holiday riment with conviviality, then the campsite Le Grand Hameau is the must-see place to stay. While your children will have fun with their new friends at the playground, you can enjoy it to relax at the camping café. Then it will be afternoon beach with family: the coast is only one kilometre away.

If the beach is not your taste, then enjoy it to visit Le Havre less than 20 kilometers. Classified at Unesco, the Norman city has a unique architecture and a tumultuous history that it is worth to be an arched destination taken by tourists.

10. Camping de la Forêt Jumièges

Nestled in the heart of a small village of Seine-Maritime, the campsite of the Jumièges forest has all the facilities to make you spend a pleasant stay. Between its heated pool, its facilities for children, its restaurant, fitness room and billiards, we no longer know where to give head.

In addition, the campsite is about 30 minutes away. Rouen the capital of Normandy. Paved streets, half-timbered houses, gothic churches... both traditional and modern, the city has not finished dazzling you.

In Eure

11. Camping Ile des Trois Rois

The Camping Ile des Trois Rois, one of the best campsites in Normandy, perfectly corresponds to the idea that one could make a vacation in a really bad way. Located in an exceptional setting, it houses a pond and a river. Ideal for refreshing during the summer season.

In addition, the campsite has activities of all kinds, for small and large, that allow you to share unforgettable family moments. Isn’t this the essence of the campsite? So, don’t waste any more time, the Ile des Trois Rois hotel is waiting for you on a firm foot!

12. Domaine de la Catinière

This top of the best campsites in Normandy closes with one of the favourite shots of the writing. A member of the network "Sites and Landscapes", the Domaine de la Catinière is a true setting of greenery, friendly and welcoming. Moreover, the camping team is a real pleasure in organizing theme nights for fun and recreational moments.

Your days will be rhymed by the discovery of the surroundings. Start your visit by Honfleur, a typical Norman town with slate houses and flowery neighborhoods that inspired many artists. Then why not go make a plouf at the campsite pool or at the sea 5 km from the estate?

So, your bags are ready for your stay in one of the best campsites in Normandy?