At the bend in the river

27 September 2026 at 13:38:18
The location, on the Dordogne, is relatively remote and, except in peak season, has no shop or restaurant, not even bread for sale, so you need a vehicle if you need to get something to eat during your stay. The campsite is accessed from a rather potholed and bumpy road off the D18 and is 5km from Argentat.... Accordingly it is fairly quiet. The river is barely flowing due to being dammed, so it is safe for swimming and boating. There is a boat ramp and vessels including pedalos which apparently are available for hire during peak season.
The setting is very pleasant, in the grounds of an old Chateau [where the restaurant was said to be located]
The main accommodation units are at the back, with the camping emplacements and some 'Coco Sweet' units on or close to the riverbank.
Many of the mobile homes were crowded in together with no open space and frequently no adjacent parking. When we arrived we were given the wrong instructions to find our parking space, which was rather confusing and meant we wasted a few minutes checking the various numbers on different parking areas. To access the unit allocated to us from the parking area, we had to walk right past the next door unit, and the window at the back of the main room looked out on to the decking of the unit close behind us, so it wasn't very private.
The accommodation itself was good, although we chose a better spec option to our usual . There was plenty of space for [the two of] us with a separate sitting and dining area and it was equipped with an electric kettle and toaster.
There was a notice on the office door saying it was closed on Mondays and Tuesdays. Not a problem for us, because we checked in on a Saturday and when we left on the Tuesday, we put the keys in a box for the purpose, but it could be a problem if you turned up unbooked. However, it appeared that there were staff around the site who could be found.
Wifi was available around the swimming pool, the office and the front of the chateau and seemed to work well.
The pool was good but unheated [21.5C], with a separate children's area at one end, and, at least for September, plenty of sunloungers.
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