Many families are looking for beach campsites with the many facets campsites by the beach have to offer holidaymakers of all ages. The lure of the coast, and the beach in particular, is a strong campsite holiday motivation.
There are thousands of beach campsites across Europe, with many on or close to a great beach either on the coast or beside a shimmering lake.
So whether you're planning an out-of-season, invigorating seaside break or the full, sandy, bucket and spade extravaganza this summer, you are sure to find your ideal beach campsite from our selection below.
101 inspected & selected campsites found.
Las Dunas is an extremely large, impressive and well organised resort style site with many on-site activities and an ongoing programme of improvements. It has direct access to a superb sandy beach that stretches along the site for...
Camp du Domaine, 3 km. south of Le Lavandou, is a large, attractive beachside site with 1,200 pitches set in 45 hectares of pinewood, although surprisingly it does not give the impression of being so big. The pitches are large and...
Les Sablons is an impressive and popular site with lots going on, a village in itself. Most of the facilities are arranged around the entrance with shops, a restaurant, a bar and a large pool complex with no less than five slides ...
This is a relaxed, informal, spacious site alongside an extremely long and beautiful beach. Riva Bella is naturist from 16 May to 19 September only. It offers a variety of pitches situated in beautiful countryside and seaside. The...
A well established destination appealing particularly to families with teenage children, this lively site has 1,546 pitches of mixed sizes, most with electricity (6A). The camping area is well shaded by pines and pitches are gener...
Ideal for family beach holidays, this large, friendly site is just 600 m. from the beach. Most of the 450 pitches here are taken by mobile homes; at present there are 40 available for touring, although some of these are destined f...
Côte d’Argent is a large, well equipped site for leisurely family holidays. It makes an ideal base for walkers and cyclists with over 100 km. of cycle lanes in the area. Hourtin-Plage is a pleasant invigorating resort on the Atlan...
Situated on the west coast of the island of Ile d’Oléron, les Gros Joncs is owned and run by the Cavel family who work hard to keep the site up to date and of high quality. There are 50 or so touring pitches of a good size (some e...
Situated across the yacht harbour from the upmarket resort of Canet-Plage, le Brasilia is an impressive, well managed family site directly beside the beach. It is pretty, neat and well kept with an amazingly wide range of faciliti...
Surrounded by pine woods, la Rive has a superb beach-side location on Lac de Sanguinet. It provides 250 mostly level, numbered and clearly defined touring pitches of 100 sq.m. all with electricity connections (10A). The swimming p...
This welcoming, environmentally friendly, family run site, close to Cherbourg and Caen, is situated just across the road from a long sandy beach. It is also close to Utah beach and is ideally located for those wishing to visit the...
Close to Cap d’Agde, this is a popular, well equipped site with many facilities. The pool area is particularly attractive with large palm trees, a whirlpool and slides as well as a gym and wellness centre. An upstairs restaurant o...
This is a mature but pleasant site in a fine hilltop situation offering wonderful views over Florence in the distance – on some evenings you can hear music from the nearby Roman amphitheatre famous for its classical entertainment in summer.
Camping Kovacine is located on a peninsula on the beautiful Kvarner island of Cres, just 2 km. from the town of the same name. The site has 750 numbered, mostly level pitches, of which 632 are for tourers (300 with 12A electricity...
A pleasant site, Blue Bayou is situated at the far end of Vendres Plage near Le Grau Vendres (the port of Vendres). It is therefore in a much quieter location than many other sites, away from the more hectic, built-up areas of Ven...
Mme. Guyader and her family will ensure you receive a warm welcome on arrival at this well kept and pleasant site. Le Raguénès-Plage is an attractive and well laid out campsite with many shrubs and trees. The 287 pitches are a goo...
Sites with access to the beach are difficult to find and, even though le Littoral is not directly beside the beach, it is only 800 metres away by footpath. It offers much accommodation in mobile homes as well as 20 good sized, lev...
Camping la Forêt is an attractive, well run site with a friendly family atmosphere, thanks to the hard working owners, M. and Mme. Jolivet. It provides just 61 pitches with 46 for touring units. They are of a reasonable size and s...
Occupying an eight-hectare site, just 800 metres from the sandy beaches, this campsite has plenty to offer. Of the 300 pitches, 107 are for touring and are set amongst high pine trees and one metre high hedges give plenty of shade...
A family site aimed mainly at couples and young families, le Saint-Martin is a welcome change from most of the sites in this area in that it has only a relatively small number of mobile homes (127) compared to the number of tourin...
Camping Oasi is a traditional, friendly, family site where many Italian families return for the summer – you could certainly practise your Italian language skills here. The Tiozzi family will make you feel very welcome. The flat, ...
This is a well managed site with a wide range of facilities and a varied programme of high season entertainment for all the family. A busy site in high season, there are plenty of activities to keep children happy and occupied. In...
The Guyader family have ensured that this excellent and attractive site has plenty to offer for all the family. With a charming ambience, the site on the outskirts of the popular resort of Bénodet spreads over 22 acres with 493 pi...
From the moment you step into the hotel-like reception area you realise that this large site offers the holiday maker everything they could want in a well managed and convenient location close to Argelès-sur-Mer and the beaches. T...
On the Ile de Ré, you are never far from the sea and the location of this campsite is no exception. It is just 800 metres from the sea with sea views from some of the pitches. English is spoken at reception and the staff go out of...
A former municipal site, le Petit Rocher is now under the same management (M. Guignard) as another local campsite, les Brunelles. With its seaside location set in a pine forest, there is an air of peace and tranquillity. Although ...
This medium sized, traditional site is situated on quite a steep, ten-acre hillside with fine views. It is personally run by M. Jacq and his family who all speak good English. The 200 pitches are arranged on flat, shady terraces, ...
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