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luci

West coast - Evandee area should be quite good - try Keycamp / siblu for static caravans there really rather nice these days!

Ur. I think Barry means VENDEE - the region of south west France on the Atlantic ocean near La Rochelle.

You could also look at Brittany or further south in Aquitaine - say near Arcachon. This is NOT easily drivable from Calais though!

Incidentally French schools are back in session on 1 September if that helps.

Agree Vendee area has lots to offer. Aquarium at La Rochelle and Puy du Fou are must visits. I am sure you will find a decent Gite quote cheaply as it is out of season.

Hi MoorDown, have you found anything? Be aware that much of France closes down after about 15 September, we've stayed on campsites where the shops, kids clubs and even the pool has been closed! I think that you might find that anywhere south of the Vendee is very quiet. Several years ago we stayed in Brittany in late September. It's a long drive from Calais (but so is just about everywhere) but a short drive if you take a west coast crossing to St Malo or Roscoff. There should be plenty to do with your kids, the beaches are really beautiful and great for crabbing, plus there's lots of very interesting towns to see. There's a huge aquarium called Oceanopolis in Brest and lots of castles about. We always stay with siblu and they have a parc called Domaine de Kerlann, but you could also try Eurcamp for holiday parcs. My personal opinion is that gites can be really boring for children, where's the pool or tenis courts when you need them!