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1st Edition<br />
france<br />
better family holidays<br />
2018<br />
JANUARY<br />
BOOKING DISCOUNT!<br />
Book in January<br />
to claim up to<br />
35% off your holiday<br />
LOYALTY<br />
DISCOUNTS<br />
Our previous customers<br />
get 5% off all<br />
our holidays<br />
matthews france<br />
self drive mobile home holidays
welcome<br />
to a French holiday concept which we hope you will enjoy. Catering<br />
for families who enjoy an informal holiday, the great outdoors and<br />
time to explore the beaches and surrounding countryside.<br />
Contents<br />
Welcome<br />
The freedom of France<br />
Making holidays easy<br />
Choosing a campsite<br />
Fabulous France<br />
The Focus<br />
The Lodge<br />
The Magnum<br />
Campsite Locations<br />
Brittany<br />
Landudec<br />
Benodet<br />
Beg Meil<br />
Vendee<br />
St Jean de Monts - Les Genets<br />
La Tranche<br />
South West<br />
Royan<br />
Lacanau Ocean<br />
Campsite prices<br />
Pricing your holiday<br />
Planning your journey<br />
Choosing ferry crossings<br />
Ferry timetables<br />
Holiday information<br />
Holiday contract<br />
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Matthews Holidays Limited is a full Tour Operator<br />
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Agents. The money you pay for your holiday is fully<br />
protected by the bond we have lodged with ABTA.<br />
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JANUARY<br />
BOOKING DISCOUNT!<br />
Book in January<br />
to claim up to<br />
35% off your holiday<br />
LOYALTY<br />
DISCOUNTS<br />
Our previous customers<br />
get 5% off all<br />
our holidays<br />
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the freedom of france<br />
The campsites we feature are varied in<br />
atmosphere, character and style, so read<br />
each site description to select one to suit your<br />
family. Each is managed by a professional<br />
team with the aim of providing a relaxing and<br />
pleasurable holiday.<br />
We value the cooperation and trust we get<br />
from our campsite owners and they are<br />
delighted to have our clients staying on their<br />
sites. If you are planning a trip to a campsite<br />
you have previously stayed on, you will be<br />
most welcome and if you wish to try another<br />
site this year, every effort will be made to<br />
acquaint you with the day to day activities<br />
from the first day of your holiday.<br />
Best Campsites<br />
Each campsite we feature in our brochure<br />
has been specifically chosen because it<br />
offers top quality facilities to compliment the<br />
standard of our Mobile Homes and service.<br />
Our policy is to only use campsites which<br />
we consider to be the very best available<br />
in a particular area or resort. Because this<br />
is often a subjective judgement, we quote<br />
the name and location of each campsite<br />
as well as the official star rating so that you<br />
may check for yourself their standing in the<br />
recognised guides.<br />
Our campsite descriptions contain up-to-date,<br />
factual information resulting from frequent<br />
personal visits. They are selected after<br />
considerable research, and only when we are<br />
satisfied that the campsite management is<br />
capable of maintaining their standards under<br />
pressure throughout the season.<br />
Getting There<br />
Plan your holiday to be the way you want<br />
it. Our dedicated team of reservations staff<br />
are here to help you by suggesting the most<br />
convenient travel routes. Whether you just<br />
want to go straight to your holiday resort or<br />
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if you want to add some sightseeing to one<br />
or both journeys (eg the Mont St Michel,<br />
Paris or Disneyland) our reservations staff<br />
will be pleased to help you put the package<br />
together to give you the holiday you want.<br />
Sketch out your ideal holiday and give our<br />
sales team a call.<br />
When To Go<br />
July and August are always popular and like<br />
all top class campsites, ours will be busy then<br />
(but not overcrowded). Many people prefer<br />
May or June, the traditionally sunny months<br />
with long evenings, and September because<br />
nearby shops, restaurants and beaches are<br />
less crowded and our low season rates are so<br />
attractive. Day to day management of a site is<br />
arranged by the campsite owners and outside<br />
our direct control. We print on each campsite<br />
page the dates that site is planning to open<br />
to the public and also when they expect the<br />
campsite shops, bars, restaurant, cooked<br />
meals service, etc. to be open and available.<br />
Traditionally, most of the French campsites<br />
operate some of their ancillary services<br />
according to demand. They may consider that<br />
there is insufficient demand for a particular<br />
ancillary service such as the shop, cooked<br />
meals service or bar very early or later on<br />
in the season and the service may operate<br />
only during a restricted period of the day, or<br />
sometimes not at all if demand is very low.<br />
On campsites with both indoor and outdoor<br />
swimming pools, it will usually be the indoor<br />
pool which opens first and closes last during<br />
the season. Outdoor swimming pools are<br />
available for a shorter period of the season,<br />
subject to the weather conditions and the<br />
number of people staying on a campsite.<br />
At least one pool will normally operate from<br />
mid May through to early September, unless<br />
the site opening/closing dates offer a shorter<br />
period.<br />
Our greatly reduced low season prices<br />
reflect these possibilities. If it is important<br />
to you that the campsite bar, shop, cooked<br />
meals service, swimming pool, onsite<br />
entertainment, or similar should be open and<br />
available throughout your holiday, please<br />
book during the peak period. This is normally<br />
from early July to late August.<br />
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making holidays easy<br />
Matthews Holidays Ltd is one of the<br />
longest established, independent Tour<br />
Operators offering Mobile Home Holidays<br />
to sites in France. We have a dedicated and<br />
experienced team to advise and assist when<br />
planning your summer holiday to France.<br />
January Booking Discount<br />
Book and pay the deposit on your holiday<br />
during January 2018 and receive up to 35%<br />
off the basic cost of your holiday. March<br />
discount applies to all campsites except Beg<br />
Meil or Lacanau Ocean.<br />
Arrival on Site:<br />
Up to 30th June ............................. 35% off<br />
1st July - 15th July ......................... 30% off<br />
16th July - 23rd July ....................... 20% off<br />
24th July - 24th August .................. 10% off<br />
25th August onwards ..................... 25% off<br />
Past Customer Booking Discount<br />
If you’ve previously taken a Matthews<br />
Holiday (since 1995) you can benefit from<br />
our Past Customer Discount of 5%. Loyalty<br />
Discounts apply to the basic cost shown in<br />
the price table on page 29. They do not apply<br />
to Mobile Home upgrades, ferry supplements<br />
or other supplementary items.<br />
Reservations Staff<br />
Call one of our friendly reservations team<br />
to help plan your holiday the way you want<br />
it to be. Our staff travel to France regularly<br />
and have visited most of our campsites, so<br />
we can give you advice based on personal<br />
experience.<br />
Whilst talking through your holiday plans,<br />
our reservations staff will be able to check<br />
availability on your chosen channel crossings<br />
so that you will pay the deposit for your<br />
holiday knowing that your chosen crossings<br />
are available.<br />
Please note that channel crossings will not<br />
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e held on option without a minimum deposit<br />
payment.<br />
On Site Staff<br />
We’re dedicated to giving you individual<br />
attention and better service - from the first<br />
enquiry, all the way through to your actual<br />
holiday.<br />
On arrival in France you will be greeted by<br />
English speaking staff - either our own, or the<br />
site’s own staff where we are offering holiday<br />
homes owned by the site itself. Either way<br />
the on-site staff are there to show you into<br />
your Mobile Home, ensure you’re familiar<br />
with everything and provide information<br />
about local events and attractions.<br />
During your stay they are available for advice<br />
and plenty of information about the campsite<br />
and visits within the surrounding area.<br />
Our Supervisors<br />
Our resort staff are managed by our area<br />
managers who are key members of our<br />
team, each responsible for a small group<br />
of campsites. They’re experienced and fully<br />
trained in maintenance of both the electrical<br />
and mechanical services in our Mobile<br />
Homes, ensuring that day to day service<br />
requirements can always be attended to<br />
quickly and efficiently.<br />
Barbecues<br />
Not all campsites allow charcoal barbecues<br />
and during a dry summer the use of these<br />
may be forbidden for fire safety reasons.<br />
Matthews Holidays provide either charcoal<br />
or gas barbecues (as appropriate) for hire<br />
on each campsite, which can be arranged<br />
directly with our own courier.<br />
On-Site Activities<br />
The children’s clubs and entertainment<br />
operated by the campsites will usually be<br />
conducted in French, however organisers<br />
are mindful that participants are of mixed<br />
nationalities.<br />
Smoking<br />
This is not permitted inside our Mobile<br />
Homes, nor in any buildings and/or public<br />
areas of the campsites we use.<br />
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choosing a campsite<br />
Our campsites have been chosen<br />
for their location, facilities and their<br />
atmosphere. On each of our site pages<br />
we have provided as much factual<br />
information as possible so that you can<br />
select a campsite that will be suitable for<br />
you and your family.<br />
Once you have chosen which part<br />
of France you want to visit, we are<br />
confident that you will be able to find<br />
a campsite that will be a good holiday<br />
base.<br />
Waterparks<br />
Waterparks on sites can be amazing.<br />
It would be difficult to think of an hotel<br />
that would be able to offer your children<br />
waterslides and themed swimming pool<br />
complexes such as you can find on a<br />
French site, and if you were to stay in a<br />
villa the chances are that any swimming<br />
pool would be very basic by comparison.<br />
Evening Entertainment<br />
Each site has a bar where you can<br />
meet up in the evenings with other<br />
holidaymakers. In addition, throughout<br />
July and August this is usually an area<br />
where evening entertainment is held.<br />
This can range from family discos, to<br />
an evening with a magician, live music,<br />
karaoke, etc., but always aimed at giving<br />
enjoyment to families because in July &<br />
August it is mainly families that are on<br />
the campsites.<br />
Children’s Activities<br />
During the main school holiday period<br />
– which for the French is between<br />
July and August – campsites provide<br />
activities for children. These ‘clubs’ offer<br />
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a wide range of interesting projects and<br />
competitions appropriate to the age of<br />
the child attending.<br />
The Camping Atlantique at Beg Meil<br />
offers a wide range of activities from<br />
football to archery, water polo, etc., as<br />
well as water sports that adults can join<br />
in with as well.<br />
Cooked Meals Service<br />
All of our campsites provide this service.<br />
Two or three ‘Plats du Jour’ (daily<br />
specials) will be prepared so that if you<br />
don’t want to cook, you can buy dishes<br />
to take back to your Mobile Home. You<br />
can buy just a bowl of chips (very handy<br />
if you are having a salad and want<br />
something hot with it) or you can buy a<br />
fish or meat dish plus vegetables. It is a<br />
very useful service and makes providing<br />
an evening meal very easy.<br />
Terrain<br />
Our Lacanau Ocean site has terraced<br />
emplacement areas where our Holiday<br />
Homes are sited due to sloping ground.<br />
Please bear this in mind when choosing<br />
your campsite if a member of your party<br />
has restricted mobility.<br />
Distances<br />
We always quote the distance (in yards)<br />
to the beach etc. from the nearest site<br />
gate.<br />
To bring with you<br />
Sheets, (duvet covers for Lodge &<br />
Magnum grades) pillowslips and towels<br />
are not provided in the Mobile Home, so<br />
remember to include these when packing.<br />
Campsite Shops<br />
These are usually very good value and<br />
will save you the need to go off resort<br />
to a shop<br />
This is not permitted inside our Mobile<br />
Homes, nor in any buildings and/or<br />
public areas of the campsites we use.<br />
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fabulous france<br />
Why do so many families choose<br />
France for their holiday? It’s a wonderful<br />
country that is close and easy to reach,<br />
yet so very different.<br />
Many regular visitors go there to revel<br />
in the French way of life, where quality<br />
is of the utmost importance and where<br />
spending time in the countryside relaxing<br />
is a ‘must’ to re-charge their batteries,<br />
chill out and take in the atmosphere.<br />
In the local village markets you will<br />
see shoppers carefully selecting their<br />
vegetables and fruit, the quality of food<br />
reigns supreme and so does the more<br />
relaxed life style.<br />
Which part of France to visit for your<br />
holiday can be a difficult choice. Most<br />
first time visitors go to Brittany or the<br />
Vendee as both areas are within a<br />
reasonable day’s drive from the French<br />
ferry ports. Before each campsite<br />
page there is an area summary which<br />
highlights the attractions and activities<br />
to be found - places of interest, regional<br />
food and drink specialities, etc. This<br />
should make your choice easier.<br />
Shopping<br />
One of the easiest places to shop if you<br />
don’t speak very much French will be in<br />
one of the huge hypermarkets or even<br />
a local supermarket. However, a not to<br />
be missed pleasure is always a visit to a<br />
local market. You can be confident that<br />
the fruit, vegetables, fish, breads and<br />
cheeses will be the freshest possible<br />
and will usually have been produced by<br />
the seller. Stall holders are very friendly<br />
and will be delighted to help you – some<br />
will speak enough English to help you<br />
with your choice. Not to be forgotten is<br />
the campsite shop which will stock all<br />
the items that families staying there are<br />
likely to need - bread, croissants and<br />
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milk in the mornings, as well as enough<br />
ingredients to make self catering easy.<br />
Eating Out<br />
Every town and village has a selection<br />
of restaurants and what better way of<br />
getting to know the regional specialities<br />
than to dine out at one of them. Most<br />
restaurants offer a range of set menus<br />
offering great value and a variety of<br />
food to choose from. A busy restaurant<br />
is usually a good sign and worth a visit.<br />
You will normally be offered a menu in<br />
French and English so that if you don’t<br />
speak French it will be easy for you to<br />
follow and make your choice. In France<br />
children are made welcome.<br />
The Language<br />
French of course! No-one expects a<br />
tourist, especially one visiting for the<br />
first time to speak the local language,<br />
but if you make the effort before you<br />
go to learn how to say just one or two<br />
words such as ‘hello’, and ‘thank you’<br />
the locals - as in any other country -<br />
will appreciate the gesture and will be<br />
friendly in return.<br />
Motoring in France<br />
Traffic is far less dense than on UK<br />
roads. In fact many times when we talk<br />
to a holiday maker who has just returned<br />
from a first visit to France they will say<br />
‘there is so little on the roads’.<br />
When you are driving from or returning<br />
to the ferry port, you will want to take<br />
the most direct route, but do take<br />
time during your holiday to explore<br />
the region. Driving through France’s<br />
beautiful countryside is a pleasure, and<br />
the finest way of getting to know the<br />
area of France that you have chosen to<br />
visit.<br />
With your ticketing details, we will also<br />
give you the latest information on items<br />
to pack in your car, and general advice<br />
such as ‘driving on the right’, speed<br />
limits, etc. as well as information on<br />
preparing your car before you go. Our<br />
website is also a fantastic source of<br />
information.<br />
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the focus<br />
The Focus<br />
The Focus Mobile Home is the first in our<br />
range and has continually proved to be a<br />
huge success with both new and returning<br />
clients.<br />
The standard Focus has a double bedroom,<br />
a second bedroom with twin beds, and<br />
shower/toilet facilities. A camping cot can<br />
be provided by our couriers for use in the<br />
twin bedroom in place of one of the twin<br />
beds.<br />
The kitchen area has a full oven, with grill<br />
and four burner hob, along with a family<br />
size refrigerator and plenty of storage for<br />
utensils and food. There is a comfortable<br />
lounge/dining area with a foldaway table,<br />
and the lounge seating will convert into<br />
one full size single bed and one smaller<br />
single bed at night. There is a gas fire in<br />
the living area.<br />
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The Focus Duo<br />
For couples who prefer to take their<br />
holiday during the quieter part of the<br />
season we have designed the Focus<br />
Duo, providing you with more living<br />
space than the standard Focus Mobile<br />
Home.<br />
It has the same lounge and kitchen<br />
area as the standard Focus, but with<br />
the addition of a separate dining room<br />
in place of a twin bedroom. This gives<br />
the space to lay the table in advance<br />
of meal times.<br />
Floor plan of Focus:<br />
Approx. 26ft in length & 10ft wide. NB: The Focus Duo layout is similar, except the<br />
twin beds are removed to convert the space into a dining room.<br />
We are continually improving all<br />
of our Mobile Home specifications.<br />
Consequently, there may be minor<br />
differences of colour scheme and/<br />
or layout between individual Homes<br />
with the same grading.<br />
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the lodge<br />
The Lodge<br />
Our mid range model, the Lodge<br />
grade Mobile Home, provides 20%<br />
m o r e f l o o r a r e a t h a n t h e F o c u s<br />
Mobile Home and is ideal for families<br />
or couples who are looking for a little<br />
more space and comfort.<br />
The living area includes a lounge<br />
with a dining table and fitted kitchen<br />
complete with a microwave. The<br />
sofa seat in the lounge area can<br />
be used as a single bed and like all<br />
our Mobile Homes, the Lodge grade<br />
has a gas fire in the lounge for extra<br />
warmth for clients staying out of the<br />
main holiday season.<br />
The bedrooms, the shower room<br />
and separate toilet with its own<br />
washbasin are similar in style and<br />
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Home. The double bedroom has<br />
fitted cupboards and wardrobes too,<br />
providing plenty of storage space<br />
for everyone. The twin room has a<br />
full length drop down bunk, which is<br />
ideal for a larger family with three<br />
children. A cotside can be used in<br />
the twin bedroom.<br />
The layout of this Mobile Home is<br />
very popular with families who have<br />
three young children who would<br />
all enjoy sharing a bedroom when<br />
on holiday. It is also popular with<br />
couples who want a larger master<br />
bedroom as well as the extra space<br />
in the living area which this grade<br />
of Mobile Home can provide.<br />
The whole of the open plan living<br />
area has a light and spacious feel<br />
to it.<br />
Floor plan of Lodge:<br />
(All campsites apart from Bretignolles)<br />
Approx. 25ft in length & 12ft wide.<br />
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the magnum<br />
The Magnum<br />
If you’re looking for a bit more space for<br />
you and your family, then the obvious<br />
choice will be one of our Magnum Mobile<br />
Homes. It is over 40% larger than the<br />
standard Focus model and specifically<br />
designed to offer additional comfort and<br />
living space.<br />
The light and spacious lounge area has<br />
been carefully designed to give a larger<br />
area for relaxation. It features a large<br />
pine dining table along with contemporary<br />
chairs to finish off the stylish living area.<br />
The sofa seats in the lounge area can be<br />
converted into two separate single beds.<br />
There is also a fitted gas fire for use if<br />
the evenings are slightly cooler out of the<br />
main holiday season.<br />
Preparing meals is always a pleasure in<br />
the open plan fitted kitchen, with plenty<br />
of cupboard space and work surfaces.<br />
It also has the benefit of a microwave<br />
oven, as well as a full cooker with an<br />
oven and grill.<br />
The master bedroom has fitted wardrobes<br />
along with a dressing table unit and ensuite<br />
shower room (this also has a door<br />
into the hall). The toilet is separate from<br />
the shower room.<br />
The second bedroom features wider twin<br />
beds than in our standard grade of Mobile<br />
Home, and a full length drop down bunk<br />
for a third child. A cot side can be fitted<br />
to one of the twin beds.<br />
Our Magnums are designed to give<br />
families with older children more living<br />
space and they have also become a firm<br />
favourite with couples travelling in June<br />
who enjoy the spacious and comfortable<br />
accommodation.<br />
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Floor plan of Magnum:<br />
Approx. 33ft in length and 12ft wide.<br />
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campsite locations<br />
NB. Map not to scale<br />
Map Key:<br />
Campsite Ferry port Airport Disneyland Paris ®<br />
Approximate distances of<br />
campsites from ports<br />
(in miles):<br />
Landudec<br />
Benodet<br />
Beg Meil<br />
Les Genets<br />
La Tranche<br />
Royan<br />
Lacanau Ocean<br />
Roscoff<br />
73<br />
76<br />
74<br />
263<br />
290<br />
372<br />
455<br />
St Malo<br />
152<br />
150<br />
148<br />
172<br />
186<br />
282<br />
365<br />
Cherbourg<br />
290<br />
254<br />
252<br />
244<br />
252<br />
346<br />
429<br />
Caen<br />
268<br />
249<br />
247<br />
241<br />
248<br />
343<br />
426<br />
Le Havre<br />
317<br />
302<br />
302<br />
289<br />
306<br />
380<br />
458<br />
Calais<br />
473<br />
441<br />
438<br />
433<br />
440<br />
494<br />
584<br />
Santander<br />
641<br />
624<br />
622<br />
485<br />
436<br />
373<br />
283<br />
Bilbao<br />
581<br />
563<br />
561<br />
423<br />
374<br />
313<br />
222<br />
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ittany<br />
Brittany is a land of tradition, blessed with a favourable climate and, being so<br />
easy to reach from Britain, makes an ideal holiday area. The coastline offers<br />
countless sandy beaches, rock pools and breathtaking views.<br />
Spring is mild and the countryside is possibly at its most beautiful - ablaze with<br />
the golden hue of gorse, the hedgerows full of an abundance of wild flowers<br />
and alive to the song of birds. Nature lovers enjoy the peace of long, spring<br />
days and little country roads, that even today see few cars.<br />
During July and August the atmosphere changes, as resorts welcome the<br />
many tourists to the area, with beaches and restaurants brimming full of life.<br />
Mileage<br />
Ferry Ports<br />
Roscoff<br />
St Malo<br />
Cherbourg<br />
Caen<br />
Le Havre<br />
Calais<br />
Airports<br />
Brest<br />
Nantes<br />
Rennes<br />
Benodet<br />
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150<br />
254<br />
249<br />
441<br />
55<br />
42<br />
144<br />
129<br />
Beg Meil<br />
76<br />
150<br />
254<br />
249<br />
441<br />
55<br />
42<br />
144<br />
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Things to do in Brittany<br />
There are some wonderful medieval towns and villages to visit, such as Dinan,<br />
Locrononan, Quimper, the walled city of Concarneau, Vannes, the old port at<br />
Auray (St Goustan) and Rochefort-en-Terre to name just a few. Wander round<br />
their cobbled streets, see their ancient buildings and fortifications.<br />
Food<br />
Take advantage of the abundance of shellfish and seafood of this region. Many<br />
restaurants specialise in “Fruits de la Mer” - large platters are served piled high<br />
with shrimps, langoustine, crayfish, crabs, mussels and oysters.<br />
A contrasting gourmet delight can be found in the “Creperies”, which are small<br />
family restaurants, often in delightful thatched cottages offering an entire menu<br />
of savoury or sweet pancakes. They are reasonably priced and appealing to<br />
children and adults alike.<br />
Getting to Brittany<br />
Brittany is easily accessible by car or plane and the short travelling time from<br />
the south coast of England makes it a popular destination for families. Why<br />
not take a longer sea crossing to St Malo or Roscoff to reduce the driving time<br />
to our campsites once you’re in France?<br />
Most sites are within an easy drive of an airport too, so it’s worth considering<br />
a flight to somewhere like Rennes or Quimper, especially in low season when<br />
the fares are cheaper.<br />
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Landudec Domaine de Bel Air*****<br />
LANDUDEC FACT FILE<br />
MOBILES OPEN 24 May CLOSE 16 Sep<br />
MOBILE HOMES Lodge Magnum<br />
CHANGEOVERS Tue Thu Fri Sat Sun<br />
EMPLACEMENTS 197<br />
DISTANCE FROM BEACH 4 miles<br />
TARIFF E<br />
CAMPSITE FACILITIES<br />
Onsite shop (01/7-31/8)<br />
Bar (01/7-31/8)<br />
Cooked meals service (01/7-31/8)<br />
BBQ’s (gas)*<br />
Washing* / Drying machines*<br />
Outdoor swimming pool (24/5-16/9)<br />
Waterslides - pm low season(24/5-16/9)<br />
Covered swimming pool (24/5-16/9)<br />
Fun Park - free to guests staying at the site<br />
Trampolines<br />
Giant Chess<br />
Mini train rides<br />
Bouncy Castle<br />
Childrens play area<br />
Tennis*<br />
Mini golf*<br />
Pedalo hire*<br />
Fishing*<br />
Bike hire*<br />
Recreational room<br />
Family Evening entertainment (Jul-Aug)<br />
Safety deposit boxes*<br />
Internet / WiFi (Across the site)*<br />
Tourist Tax included<br />
*Paid direct to site<br />
Things to do Nearby<br />
Golf<br />
Nearby Towns to Visit<br />
Quimper (13 miles)<br />
Concarneau (31 miles)<br />
Landudec Domaine de Bel Air*****<br />
Domaine de Bel Air is a 5 star<br />
campsite with it’s own amazing<br />
‘Fun Park’ set in 42 acres of<br />
terraced floral landscaped<br />
avenues with amazing views<br />
across unspoilt countryside. A<br />
short distance from the site are<br />
the long beaches of the Bay of<br />
Audierne – great for walking,<br />
rockpool fishing or relaxing –<br />
pause at a beachside bar and<br />
drink in the view.<br />
The site is located between<br />
Pointe du Raz and Quimper,<br />
less than 6 miles from the<br />
beaches and a short drive<br />
of some beautiful towns and<br />
villages. The residential area<br />
has a relaxing swimming pool,<br />
a covered area and plenty of<br />
space for sunbathing to top up<br />
your tan!<br />
During July and August there<br />
is a programme of activities<br />
for all the family, theme nights,<br />
football tournaments, tennis,<br />
ping-pong, boule competitions<br />
and aerobics.<br />
Away from the Residential area,<br />
follow the path that will take you<br />
to the amazing Fun Park for<br />
children and entrance is FREE<br />
for our clients. Water slides,<br />
toboggan run, trampoline,<br />
bouncy castle, climbing and<br />
tumbling challenges, and a large<br />
lake for pedalo fun or fishing. A<br />
truly tranquil setting surrounds<br />
the lake – hydrangeas, graceful<br />
willows and a wealth of floral<br />
shrubs native to the area. Jump<br />
on Bel Air Land’s own little train<br />
and explore the park – children<br />
love it.<br />
This site is terraced, hence the<br />
stunning views, but may not be<br />
suitable for people with mobility<br />
difficulties.<br />
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Benodet Camping Pointe St Gilles*****<br />
BENODET FACT FILE<br />
MOBILES OPEN 20 May CLOSE 17 Sep<br />
MOBILE HOMES 2 or 3 Bedroom Confort<br />
CHANGEOVERS Tue Thu Fri Sat Sun<br />
EMPLACEMENTS 470<br />
DISTANCE FROM BEACH 140 metres<br />
TARIFF C<br />
Benodet Camping Pointe St Gilles*****<br />
The seaside town of Benodet is<br />
located on a picturesque south<br />
facing bay and this campsite<br />
is recognised as one of the<br />
best in Finistere, with a great<br />
swimming pool complex and<br />
waterslides, both inside and<br />
outside.<br />
The beach is opposite the<br />
campsite. The village has<br />
plenty of restaurants, bars and<br />
shops just an easy stroll away<br />
as well as another glorious<br />
beach on the bay. Simply ask<br />
at the campsite office for further<br />
information.<br />
The high standard of facilities<br />
on the campsite brings many<br />
clients back again and again.<br />
It’s lively, with plenty of evening<br />
entertainment for families<br />
during July and August held<br />
in the bar area. There’s also<br />
a sports and games area to<br />
the rear of the campsite with<br />
tennis courts, a sports course<br />
with different exercises to try, a<br />
football field and games area.<br />
An excellent choice for families<br />
with children of all ages.<br />
Spa Centre: This is a new<br />
complex that was built in 2010<br />
which has an indoor pool,<br />
hamman, facial treatments and<br />
specialist massages. A great<br />
place for a ‘pamper day’.<br />
Introducing a different range of<br />
Mobile Home accommodation<br />
on this site – The two and three<br />
bedroom Confort. All have<br />
decking & TVs can be hired. For<br />
further information, photographs<br />
and prices, visit the Benodet<br />
page on our website. Reception/<br />
assistance will be provided by<br />
the site’s own English speaking<br />
staff.<br />
CAMPSITE FACILITIES<br />
Onsite shop (20/5-17/9)<br />
Bar (20/5-17/9)<br />
Cooked meals service (20/5-17/9)<br />
BBQ’s*<br />
Washing* / Drying machines*<br />
Irons<br />
Outdoor swimming pool (20/5-17/9)<br />
Waterslides - pm low season(20/5-17/9)<br />
Indoor swimming pool (13/6-13/9)<br />
Children’s club (Jul-Aug)<br />
Animateur (Jul-Aug)<br />
Childrens play area<br />
Tennis* / Table tennis<br />
Mini golf nearby*<br />
Volleyball<br />
Bike hire*<br />
Satellite Television / Recreational room<br />
Evening entertainment / Disco<br />
(Jul-Aug. Operates less frequently at other times)<br />
Safety deposit boxes*<br />
Internet / WiFi (Site office area only)*<br />
Spa centre / Fitness centre*<br />
Tourist Tax included<br />
*Paid direct to site<br />
Things to do Nearby<br />
Fishing<br />
Golf<br />
Nearby Towns to Visit<br />
Quimper (11 miles)<br />
Concarneau (13 miles)<br />
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Beg Meil Camping Atlantique****<br />
BEG MEIL FACT FILE<br />
MOBILES OPEN 20 May CLOSE 03 Sep<br />
MOBILE HOMES Confort Family Declik<br />
CHANGEOVERS Tue Thu Fri Sat Sun<br />
EMPLACEMENTS 432<br />
DISTANCE FROM BEACH 400 metres<br />
TARIFF D<br />
CAMPSITE FACILITIES<br />
Onsite shop (20/5-03/9)<br />
Bar (20/5-03/9)<br />
Cooked meals service (20/5-03/9)<br />
Bistro (01/7-31/8)<br />
BBQ’s*<br />
Washing* / Drying machines* / Irons<br />
Outdoor swimming pool (20/5-03/9)<br />
Waterslides (20/5-03/9 - only pm low season)<br />
Covered swimming pool (20/5-03/9)<br />
Children’s club (Jul-Aug)<br />
Childrens’s play area<br />
Animateur (Jul-Aug)<br />
Tennis* / Table tennis<br />
Mini golf*<br />
Volleyball<br />
Sauna / Fitness centre*<br />
Bike hire*<br />
Satellite Television / Recreational room<br />
Evening entertainment / Disco (Jul-Aug)<br />
Football area<br />
Safety deposit boxes*<br />
Internet / WiFi (Vicinity bar/reception)*<br />
Tourist Tax not included*<br />
Damage/Cleaning Deposit*<br />
*Paid direct to site<br />
Things to do Nearby<br />
Canoeing<br />
Nearby Towns to Visit<br />
Concarneau (11 miles)<br />
Lorient (39 miles)<br />
Beg Meil Camping Atlantique****<br />
One of the best sandy beaches ages. (Restricted opening hours<br />
in Finistere stretches from Beg during low season.) Within the<br />
Meil to Mousterlin. Beg Meil is swimming pool complex is a<br />
a pretty village with restaurants, good sized covered pool.<br />
shops, cafes and children’s The kid’s activities in July and<br />
beach club in high season. August are great. There’s archery,<br />
Camping Atlantique is a family pool games, football, waterpolo,<br />
run site situated in green fields competitions and more.<br />
beside an area designated There’s direct access via a<br />
as a nature reserve. It has a footpath to a fabulous beach,<br />
fabulous waterpark with large drenched in sand and stretching<br />
and small waterslides, providing as far as the eye can see, with<br />
endless fun for children of all no roads to cross or cars in<br />
sight. Perfect for sunbathing,<br />
swimming or windsurfing.<br />
Introducing a different range of<br />
Mobile Home accommodation<br />
on this site – The Declik, Cottage<br />
Family and Cottage Confort.<br />
All have decking & TVs can be<br />
hired. For further information,<br />
photographs and prices, visit<br />
the Beg Meil page on our<br />
website. Reception/assistance<br />
will be provided by the site’s own<br />
English speaking staff.<br />
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vendee<br />
Cross the River Loire, head south and you’ll quickly sense a change of scenery.<br />
You’ll discover a much flatter countryside with long sweeps of beautiful sandy<br />
beach edged with dunes and pine woods, and a very mild climate. This, then is<br />
the Vendee, boasting sunshine averages only marginally less than the Riviera.<br />
One of the most fascinating areas of this region is La Venise Verte - a maze of<br />
dykes and canals used instead of roads to transport produce and locals from<br />
one area to another by punt. Today, tourists come to see for themselves this<br />
hidden waterway and can either hire a boat or hire a guide for an hour or so,<br />
to hear some of the history of this unique area.<br />
Mileage<br />
Ferry Ports<br />
Roscoff<br />
St Malo<br />
Cherbourg<br />
Caen<br />
Le Havre<br />
Calais<br />
Les Genets<br />
263<br />
172<br />
244<br />
241<br />
289<br />
433<br />
La Tranche<br />
290<br />
186<br />
252<br />
248<br />
306<br />
440<br />
Things to do in the Vendee<br />
Venise Verte, Apremont, Ile de Re, Noirmoutier and the Loire Chateaux.<br />
A great day out is a visit to the Puy de Fou. There’s shows throughout the day,<br />
falconry, a gladiator display in the Roman Amphitheatre, a Viking raid with laser<br />
displays, and more. Once night falls, there is an outstanding son et lumiere on<br />
most Friday and Saturday evenings from mid-June until the end of September.<br />
Food<br />
There is a wide range of excellent traditional French cooking at very reasonable<br />
prices throughout the Vendee. Muscadet and Gros Plant wines are produced<br />
near the Loire, and the range of Bordeaux wines are produced further south.<br />
Highlights<br />
Some Loire Chateaux can easily be visited from our sites in the Vendee, and<br />
throughout this region wine can be tasted and bought from local producers. A<br />
day’s outing to Futuroscope at Poitiers is also popular with families.<br />
Airports<br />
Nantes<br />
La Rochelle<br />
Poitiers<br />
46<br />
93<br />
137<br />
71<br />
40<br />
110<br />
Getting to the Vendee<br />
The Vendee is ideally located for many ferry ports and airports. By ferry to<br />
Caen is always popular, or there is the Fastcraft to Cherbourg. If you wish to<br />
fly, Nantes is very close to most of our campsites, but there are other airports<br />
within easy reach as well. Hiring a car from the airport couldn’t be easier, so<br />
remember to organise this before you leave.<br />
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St Jean de Monts Camping les Genets*****<br />
LES GENETS FACT FILE<br />
MOBILES OPEN 20 May CLOSE 03 Sep<br />
MOBILE HOMES Focus Lodge Magnum<br />
CHANGEOVERS Tue Thu Fri Sat Sun<br />
EMPLACEMENTS 392<br />
DISTANCE FROM BEACH 800 metres<br />
TARIFF B<br />
CAMPSITE FACILITIES<br />
Onsite shop (20/5-31/8)<br />
Bar (20/5-31/8)<br />
Cooked meals service (20/5-31/8)<br />
Restaurant (20/5-31/8)<br />
BBQ’s (gas)*<br />
Washing* / Drying machines* / Irons<br />
Outdoor swimming pool (20/5-03/9)<br />
Indoor swimming pool (20/5-03/9)<br />
Waterslides (20/5-03/9)<br />
Children’s club (Jul-Aug)<br />
Childrens’s play area<br />
Animateur (Jul-Aug)<br />
Tennis* / Table Tennis<br />
Mini golf (nearby)*<br />
Volleyball<br />
Bike hire*<br />
Television - Sky<br />
Recreational room<br />
Multi sports pitch<br />
Entertainment / Family disco (Jul-Aug)<br />
Safety deposit boxes*<br />
Internet / WiFi (Fixed terminal)*<br />
Tourist Tax included<br />
*Paid direct to site<br />
Things to do Nearby<br />
Day trips to Ile de Noirmoutier<br />
Quad Biking<br />
Aqua Park<br />
Puy de Fou<br />
Nearby Towns to Visit<br />
St Gilles Croix de Vie (10 miles)<br />
Nantes (45 miles)<br />
St Jean de Monts Camping les Genets*****<br />
Camping Les Genets is a well<br />
run, modern site with sandy<br />
emplacements, mostly set in<br />
light shade.<br />
The large, modern swimming<br />
pool complex is the focal<br />
point of the campsite. There<br />
is a childrens pool, main pool,<br />
waterslide, a river cascade and<br />
an indoor swimming pool.<br />
In July and August the campsite<br />
has an animateur to organise<br />
various activities which are run<br />
during the day and evening.<br />
A great campsite for relaxing,<br />
knowing that there are plenty of<br />
activities for the children.<br />
Long stretches of glorious, sandy<br />
beach are within easy walking<br />
distance of the campsite. The<br />
sea front bars and cafes along<br />
the promenade of St Jean de<br />
Monts are only a short drive<br />
away. A great place to spend<br />
an evening with a wide choice<br />
of restaurants. We had no idea<br />
how many ways there were to<br />
cook mussels until we went to<br />
the specialist mussel restaurant<br />
by the beach!<br />
Bike hire is organised on the<br />
campsite and there are many<br />
cycle paths close by. From there<br />
you can cycle along the coast,<br />
meander inland, or venture off<br />
into the pine forests.<br />
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La Tranche Camping les Dunes****<br />
LA TRANCHE FACT FILE<br />
MOBILES OPEN 15 May CLOSE 06 Sep<br />
MOBILE HOMES Focus Lodge Magnum<br />
CHANGEOVERS Tue Thu Fri Sat Sun<br />
EMPLACEMENTS 256<br />
DISTANCE FROM BEACH 900 metres<br />
TARIFF A<br />
La Tranche Camping les Dunes****<br />
Camping les Dunes is a friendly leads through the woods to the<br />
site situated at Les Conches beach. It will take about fifteen<br />
de Longeville about five miles minutes to walk to the beach.<br />
from La Tranche-sur-Mer, Alternatively, you can drive down<br />
between Sables d’Olonne and the road and find ample parking<br />
La Rochelle.<br />
space behind a long, sandy<br />
The site is attractively laid out beach backed by the sand dunes<br />
in a forest clearing, with pine and pine forests.<br />
trees dotted among the partially There is a pedestrian area<br />
shaded, sandy emplacements. located by the bar which gives a<br />
From the rear of the campsite really continental feel and this is<br />
there is a sandy path which where the evening entertainment<br />
takes place during July and<br />
August, usually twice a week.<br />
There are two separate excellent<br />
swimming pools, one covered<br />
and one open air, the outside<br />
pool having waterslides and<br />
there’s a children’s paddling pool<br />
too. There is a children’s play<br />
area, a small, a cooked meals<br />
service and family bar.<br />
Only electric barbecues may be<br />
used on this campsite.<br />
CAMPSITE FACILITIES<br />
Bar (15/5-06/9)<br />
Cooked meals service (15/5-06/9)<br />
BBQ’s (electric)*<br />
Washing* / Drying machines* / Irons<br />
Indoor swimming pool (15/5-06/9)<br />
Outdoor swimming pool (16/5-06/9)<br />
Outdoor waterslides (16/5-06/9)<br />
Children’s club (Jul-Aug)<br />
Children’s play area<br />
Animateur (Jul-Aug)<br />
Table tennis<br />
Volleyball<br />
Satellite Television and Recreational room<br />
Multi sports pitch<br />
Entertainment / Family disco (Jul-Aug)<br />
Safety deposit boxes*<br />
Internet / WiFi (Vicinity of bar)*<br />
Tourist Tax included<br />
*Paid direct to site<br />
Things to do Nearby<br />
Cycling<br />
Body boarding<br />
Indian Forest<br />
Ogliss Park<br />
Nearby Towns to Visit<br />
La Rochelle (41 miles)<br />
Les Sables d’Olonne (20 miles)<br />
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south west<br />
Travelling further south from the channel ports, most families will have an<br />
en-route hotel stop unless flying. As a result, this area is still relatively<br />
‘undiscovered’.<br />
This coastline offers a fantastic choice of superb beaches, from the<br />
majestic grande cote with its long stretch of sand backed by the pine<br />
forests giving welcome shade to the protected bays and coves.<br />
Surfing is the main water sport throughout the region, particularly in the<br />
Lacanau area but also cycling too, with a massive network of cycling<br />
tracks to explore.<br />
Mileage<br />
Ferry Ports<br />
Roscoff<br />
St Malo<br />
Cherbourg<br />
Caen<br />
Le Havre<br />
Calais<br />
Royan<br />
372<br />
282<br />
346<br />
343<br />
380<br />
494<br />
Lacanau Ocean<br />
455<br />
365<br />
429<br />
426<br />
458<br />
584<br />
Things to do in the South<br />
There are large sweeps of pine forests throughout this region. You will also<br />
be close enough to take a trip inland into the Dordogne to see some of the<br />
ancient villages perched high in the hills amidst staggering scenery. Surfing<br />
is a very popular sport around this area, and there are an abundance of great<br />
beaches to visit where you can pratice or simply watch the experts in action!<br />
Food<br />
There’s a wide range of traditional French cooking throughout this beautiful<br />
region. Bordeaux is the prime wine of the Lacanau region. Regional dishes in<br />
the South West have a Spanish/Catalan influence. The paellas and cassoulets<br />
are delicious.<br />
Highlights<br />
Pineau and Cognac are produced in the southern area in Charente, and both<br />
Hennessey and Martell organise tours round their distilleries at Cognac. A visit<br />
to the city of Bordeaux is a ‘must’. It is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site.<br />
Airports<br />
La Rochelle<br />
Poitiers<br />
Bordeaux<br />
51<br />
110<br />
80<br />
152<br />
190<br />
36<br />
Getting to the South<br />
More and more people are flying to our more southerly resorts as there are<br />
convenient airports located close to all of our campsites. However, Calais is<br />
still the most popular ferry route for those wishing to drive.<br />
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Royan Aquatique Club Camping la Pinede****<br />
ROYAN FACT FILE<br />
MOBILES OPEN 19 May CLOSE 17 Sep<br />
MOBILE HOMES Lodge Magnum<br />
CHANGEOVERS Tue Thu Fri Sat Sun<br />
EMPLACEMENTS 501<br />
DISTANCE FROM BEACH 5kms<br />
TARIFF C<br />
CAMPSITE FACILITIES<br />
Onsite shop<br />
Bar<br />
Cooked meals service<br />
Restaurant<br />
BBQ’s * Communal area provided by site<br />
Washing* / Drying machines*<br />
Royan Aquatique Club Camping la Pinede****<br />
This fantastic campsite at La staying on the campsite . As<br />
Palmyre, Les Mathes, just a well as all these water based<br />
short distance from Royan has activities, there is a restaurant,<br />
its own amazing Aqua Park. bar & shop, plus a full range of<br />
Four ‘Giant Waterslides’ organised activities throughout<br />
between 10 and 12m high, the main high season including<br />
as well as a quadruple slide the evenings. Young children<br />
so that four members of the will enjoy visiting the ‘mini farm’<br />
family can slide down together! & getting to know Esméralda the<br />
There is an outdoor pool and goat and her many companions.<br />
a large heated covered pool, The emplacements here are<br />
rapid river, waterfalls, fountains sandy and set in a pine forest<br />
and many more water delights. clearing, only one car is permitted<br />
It has been said that this is the by each mobile home. For safety<br />
best Aquaparc in the region reasons BBQs cannot be used<br />
and can only be used if you are beside your Mobile Home, there<br />
is an area of the campsite that is<br />
set aside for BBQs.<br />
Unless otherwise noted, all<br />
the Activities and Facilities<br />
of the campsite are available<br />
throughout the time that our<br />
mobile homes are available for<br />
hire.<br />
This region has vast forests with<br />
wonderful cycle paths through<br />
it and long stretches of sandy<br />
beaches backed by the pine<br />
forests. Nearby La Palmyre Zoo<br />
is set in 44 acres of pine forest<br />
and provides habitat for more<br />
than 100 different species.<br />
Covered swimming pool<br />
Main Outdoor swimming pool<br />
2nd Outdoor Pool<br />
Waterslides<br />
Children’s club (Jul-Aug)<br />
Children’s play area<br />
Animateur (Jul-Aug)<br />
Bicycle hire*<br />
Table tennis<br />
Mini golf*<br />
Archery (Jul-Aug)*<br />
Satellite Television and Electronic games room<br />
Mini Farm<br />
Multi sports pitch<br />
Entertainment / Family disco (Jul-Aug)<br />
Safety deposit boxes*<br />
Internet / WiFi (Available across the site)*<br />
Tourist Tax included<br />
*Paid direct to site<br />
Things to do Nearby<br />
La Palmyre Zoo<br />
La Rochelle Aquarium<br />
Nearby Towns to Visit<br />
La Rochelle (51 miles)<br />
Ile de Re (61 miles)<br />
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Lacanau Ocean Airotel de l’Ocean****<br />
LACANAU FACT FILE<br />
MOBILES OPEN 15 May CLOSE 18 Sep<br />
MOBILE HOMES Focus Lodge Magnum<br />
CHANGEOVERS Tue Thu Fri Sat Sun<br />
EMPLACEMENTS 550<br />
DISTANCE FROM BEACH 500 metres<br />
TARIFF C<br />
CAMPSITE FACILITIES<br />
Onsite shop (15/5-05/9)<br />
Bar (15/5-05/9)<br />
Cooked meals service (15/5-05/9)<br />
Restaurant (15/5-05/9)<br />
BBQ’s (gas)*<br />
Washing* / Drying machines* / Irons<br />
Outdoor swimming pool (15/5-18/9)<br />
Indoor swimming pool (15/5-18/9)<br />
Waterslides (15/5-18/9)<br />
Children’s club (Jul-Aug)<br />
Children’s play area<br />
Tennis*<br />
Animateur (Jul-Aug)<br />
Table tennis<br />
Fitness room<br />
Bicycle hire*<br />
Satellite Television<br />
Recreational room<br />
Multi sports pitch<br />
Family disco/Evening entertainment (Jul-Aug)<br />
Safety deposit boxes*<br />
Internet / WiFi (Terminal site office)*<br />
Terraced site<br />
Tourist Tax included<br />
*Paid direct to site<br />
Things to do Nearby<br />
Body boarding<br />
Surfing<br />
Nearby Towns to Visit<br />
Bordeaux (37 miles)<br />
Pilat-Plage (53 miles)<br />
Lacanau Ocean Airotel de l’Ocean****<br />
The south west coast of France<br />
is beautiful. Long beaches of<br />
fine sand divide the Atlantic from<br />
the dark green of the forests,<br />
providing lovely shaded picnic<br />
spots for a hot afternoon.<br />
The ‘Ville’ of Lacanau Ocean<br />
abounds with restaurants,<br />
bistros, brasseries, bars and<br />
cafes. Yes, there is certainly<br />
plenty of surf, but there is also an<br />
area reserved only for swimming,<br />
which is surveilled. Locally known<br />
as ‘Surf City’, Lacanau Ocean<br />
always attracts a large number of<br />
enthusiastic surfers - experts and<br />
learners. Many young surfers<br />
stay on the campsite during July<br />
and August bringing a lively,<br />
French, sporting atmosphere.<br />
And there are the lakes - superb<br />
stretches of water edged by pine<br />
forests interspersed with sandy<br />
beaches, perfect for windsurfing<br />
and sailing.<br />
The campsite is attractively<br />
laid out, with the sandy<br />
emplacements set out in and<br />
amongst the shade of the pine<br />
trees.<br />
The magnificent swimming pool<br />
complex is heated throughout<br />
the season. It has waterslides,<br />
children’s paddling area, and in<br />
addition a large covered pool,<br />
lagoons meandering through<br />
palm trees, an extensive<br />
sunbathing area and a spa<br />
centre.<br />
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campsite prices<br />
Arrival Date at Site<br />
01 May - 08 May<br />
09 May - 13 May<br />
14 May - 03 Jun<br />
04 Jun - 05 Jun<br />
06 Jun - 12 Jun<br />
13 Jun - 19 Jun<br />
20 Jun - 26 Jun<br />
27 Jun - 02 Jul<br />
03 Jul - 09 Jul<br />
10 Jul - 16 Jul<br />
17 Jul - 06 Aug<br />
07 Aug - 13 Aug<br />
14 Aug - 22 Aug<br />
23 Aug - 27 Aug<br />
28 Aug - 01 Sep<br />
02 Sep onwards<br />
7 Nights<br />
£267<br />
£267<br />
£354<br />
£242<br />
£263<br />
£300<br />
£321<br />
£545<br />
£653<br />
£733<br />
£1051<br />
£1051<br />
£1043<br />
£852<br />
£428<br />
£321<br />
TARIFF A<br />
14 Nights<br />
£515<br />
£536<br />
£568<br />
£461<br />
£504<br />
£536<br />
£568<br />
£878<br />
£1082<br />
£1742<br />
£2109<br />
£2109<br />
£2047<br />
£1071<br />
£665<br />
£451<br />
Extra<br />
Nights<br />
£45<br />
£53<br />
£53<br />
£53<br />
£45<br />
£46<br />
£57<br />
£74<br />
£131<br />
£151<br />
£151<br />
£151<br />
£151<br />
£151<br />
£151<br />
£124<br />
Extra<br />
Adults<br />
£40<br />
£40<br />
£40<br />
£40<br />
£40<br />
£40<br />
£40<br />
£40<br />
£40<br />
£40<br />
£40<br />
£40<br />
£40<br />
£40<br />
£40<br />
£40<br />
Upgrade Supplement<br />
(per night)<br />
Lodge Magnum<br />
£5<br />
£10<br />
£5<br />
£10<br />
£5<br />
£10<br />
£6<br />
£12<br />
£8<br />
£16<br />
£8<br />
£17<br />
£10<br />
£18<br />
£12<br />
£21<br />
£14<br />
£24<br />
£14<br />
£24<br />
£14<br />
£24<br />
£14<br />
£24<br />
£13<br />
£22<br />
£8<br />
£14<br />
£8<br />
£14<br />
£5<br />
£10<br />
Valid to 31/01/2018<br />
Holiday Prices:<br />
Prices are per party in<br />
£ Sterling, based on a<br />
Focus Mobile Home.<br />
Ferry crossing are extra<br />
and supplements can<br />
be found on page 32.<br />
Up to Three Children<br />
under 18 can travel<br />
FREE - All Dates. Other<br />
durations are available.<br />
Please telephone our<br />
Reservations team for an<br />
individual quote.<br />
Arrival days are any day<br />
except Mondays and<br />
Wednesdays.<br />
Arrival Date at Site<br />
01 May - 08 May<br />
09 May - 13 May<br />
14 May - 03 Jun<br />
04 Jun - 05 Jun<br />
06 Jun - 12 Jun<br />
13 Jun - 19 Jun<br />
20 Jun - 26 Jun<br />
27 Jun - 02 Jul<br />
03 Jul - 09 Jul<br />
10 Jul - 16 Jul<br />
17 Jul - 06 Aug<br />
07 Aug - 13 Aug<br />
14 Aug - 22 Aug<br />
23 Aug - 27 Aug<br />
28 Aug - 01 Sep<br />
02 Sep onwards<br />
Arrival Date at Site<br />
01 May - 08 May<br />
09 May - 13 May<br />
14 May - 03 Jun<br />
04 Jun - 05 Jun<br />
06 Jun - 12 Jun<br />
13 Jun - 19 Jun<br />
20 Jun - 26 Jun<br />
27 Jun - 02 Jul<br />
03 Jul - 09 Jul<br />
10 Jul - 16 Jul<br />
17 Jul - 06 Aug<br />
07 Aug - 13 Aug<br />
14 Aug - 22 Aug<br />
23 Aug - 27 Aug<br />
28 Aug - 01 Sep<br />
02 Sep onwards<br />
7 Nights<br />
£267<br />
£267<br />
£354<br />
£242<br />
£263<br />
£300<br />
£321<br />
£567<br />
£675<br />
£754<br />
£1076<br />
£1076<br />
£1064<br />
£874<br />
£451<br />
£343<br />
7 Nights<br />
£267<br />
£267<br />
£354<br />
£242<br />
£263<br />
£300<br />
£321<br />
£588<br />
£696<br />
£776<br />
£1097<br />
£1097<br />
£1097<br />
£895<br />
£472<br />
£364<br />
TARIFF B<br />
14 Nights<br />
£515<br />
£536<br />
£568<br />
£461<br />
£504<br />
£536<br />
£568<br />
£920<br />
£1124<br />
£1785<br />
£2152<br />
£2152<br />
£2091<br />
£1113<br />
£707<br />
£472<br />
TARIFF C<br />
14 Nights<br />
£515<br />
£536<br />
£568<br />
£461<br />
£504<br />
£536<br />
£568<br />
£963<br />
£1167<br />
£1828<br />
£2195<br />
£2195<br />
£2134<br />
£1156<br />
£751<br />
£536<br />
Extra<br />
Nights<br />
£45<br />
£53<br />
£53<br />
£53<br />
£45<br />
£46<br />
£57<br />
£76<br />
£134<br />
£154<br />
£154<br />
£154<br />
£154<br />
£154<br />
£154<br />
£124<br />
Extra<br />
Nights<br />
£45<br />
£53<br />
£53<br />
£53<br />
£45<br />
£46<br />
£57<br />
£78<br />
£137<br />
£158<br />
£158<br />
£158<br />
£158<br />
£158<br />
£158<br />
£124<br />
Extra<br />
Adults<br />
£40<br />
£40<br />
£40<br />
£40<br />
£40<br />
£40<br />
£40<br />
£40<br />
£40<br />
£40<br />
£40<br />
£40<br />
£40<br />
£40<br />
£40<br />
£40<br />
Extra<br />
Adults<br />
£40<br />
£40<br />
£40<br />
£40<br />
£40<br />
£40<br />
£40<br />
£40<br />
£40<br />
£40<br />
£40<br />
£40<br />
£40<br />
£40<br />
£40<br />
£40<br />
Upgrade Supplement<br />
(per night)<br />
Lodge Magnum<br />
£5<br />
£10<br />
£5<br />
£10<br />
£5<br />
£10<br />
£6<br />
£12<br />
£8<br />
£16<br />
£8<br />
£17<br />
£10<br />
£18<br />
£12<br />
£21<br />
£14<br />
£24<br />
£14<br />
£24<br />
£14<br />
£24<br />
£14<br />
£24<br />
£13<br />
£22<br />
£8<br />
£14<br />
£8<br />
£14<br />
£5<br />
£10<br />
Upgrade Supplement<br />
(per night)<br />
Lodge Magnum<br />
£5<br />
£10<br />
£5<br />
£10<br />
£5<br />
£10<br />
£6<br />
£12<br />
£8<br />
£16<br />
£8<br />
£17<br />
£10<br />
£18<br />
£12<br />
£21<br />
£14<br />
£24<br />
£14<br />
£24<br />
£14<br />
£24<br />
£14<br />
£24<br />
£13<br />
£22<br />
£8<br />
£14<br />
£8<br />
£14<br />
£5<br />
£10<br />
2018 CALENDAR<br />
MAY<br />
Mon<br />
Tue<br />
Wed<br />
Thu<br />
Fri<br />
Sat<br />
Sun<br />
JUNE<br />
Mon<br />
Tue<br />
Wed<br />
Thu<br />
Fri<br />
Sat<br />
Sun<br />
JULY<br />
Mon<br />
Tue<br />
Wed<br />
Thu<br />
Fri<br />
Sat<br />
Sun<br />
1<br />
2<br />
3<br />
4<br />
5<br />
6<br />
AUGUST<br />
Mon<br />
Tue<br />
Wed<br />
Thu<br />
Fri<br />
Sat<br />
Sun<br />
1<br />
2<br />
3<br />
1<br />
1<br />
2<br />
3<br />
4<br />
5<br />
7<br />
8<br />
9<br />
10<br />
11<br />
12<br />
13<br />
4<br />
5<br />
6<br />
7<br />
8<br />
9<br />
10<br />
2<br />
3<br />
4<br />
5<br />
6<br />
7<br />
8<br />
6<br />
7<br />
8<br />
9<br />
10<br />
11<br />
12<br />
SEPTEMBER<br />
Mon<br />
Tue<br />
Wed<br />
Thu<br />
Fri<br />
Sat<br />
Sun<br />
1<br />
2<br />
3<br />
4<br />
5<br />
6<br />
7<br />
8<br />
9<br />
14<br />
15<br />
16<br />
17<br />
18<br />
19<br />
20<br />
11<br />
12<br />
13<br />
14<br />
15<br />
16<br />
17<br />
9<br />
10<br />
11<br />
12<br />
13<br />
14<br />
15<br />
13<br />
14<br />
15<br />
16<br />
17<br />
18<br />
19<br />
10<br />
11<br />
12<br />
13<br />
14<br />
15<br />
16<br />
21<br />
22<br />
23<br />
24<br />
25<br />
26<br />
27<br />
18<br />
19<br />
20<br />
21<br />
22<br />
23<br />
24<br />
16<br />
17<br />
18<br />
19<br />
20<br />
21<br />
22<br />
20<br />
21<br />
22<br />
23<br />
24<br />
25<br />
26<br />
17<br />
18<br />
19<br />
20<br />
21<br />
22<br />
23<br />
28<br />
29<br />
30<br />
31<br />
25<br />
26<br />
27<br />
28<br />
29<br />
30<br />
23<br />
24<br />
25<br />
26<br />
27<br />
28<br />
29<br />
27<br />
28<br />
29<br />
30<br />
31<br />
24<br />
25<br />
26<br />
27<br />
28<br />
29<br />
30<br />
30<br />
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pricing your holiday<br />
Book your holiday through an ABTA bonded<br />
Travel Agency or by calling our reservations<br />
staff direct. When booking by telephone,<br />
always have ready the name of the resort you<br />
want, the grade of Mobile Home and holiday<br />
dates you require. You will also need to decide<br />
on ferry crossings and sailing times. Our sales<br />
team can help you choose the most suitable<br />
sailings available. We are always happy to<br />
advise on holiday availability, costings and<br />
ferries. Calls may be monitored for training<br />
purposes.<br />
Our holiday availability is constantly changing,<br />
so we always advise you to make a telephone<br />
reservation first.<br />
Correspondence<br />
All communication from us will be sent by<br />
email. It is the clients responsibility to check<br />
carefully the details confirmed to them and<br />
inform us immediately if corrections need<br />
to be made. If you do not wish to receive<br />
documentation by this method, there will be a<br />
charge of £15 added to the cost of your holiday<br />
to send it by post.<br />
Pricing an Inclusive Holiday<br />
The price table on page 29 gives the basic cost<br />
of your holiday. This includes the Mobile Home<br />
rental for the stated period, site fees, tourist<br />
tax (where included), UK/French V.A.T.,<br />
parking, gas and electricity two adults. Extra<br />
adults are added on at the rate shown on the<br />
price table, which is a ‘one off’ price for any<br />
duration. Three children under 18 travel free.<br />
All seasonal variations have already been<br />
made - simply read the price according to the<br />
date you wish to commence your holiday at<br />
the resort and the duration of your stay. Extra<br />
nights are added at the appropriate rate on<br />
which they actually fall.<br />
If you require a higher grade of Home simply<br />
add the appropriate supplement for the<br />
correct model, at the appropriate rate for each<br />
night. The per night accommodation upgrade<br />
supplements are listed on each tariff table for<br />
each grade of Mobile Home.<br />
Add any additional ferry route supplements<br />
for each sailing from the table on page 32.<br />
Then add any cabin / seat costs for all party<br />
members (including any free children).<br />
As an example, we have costed a holiday for 2<br />
adults and 3 children travelling to our campsite<br />
at Les Genets on 13th July, using a Brittany<br />
Ferries ship from Portsmouth to Caen staying<br />
in a Lodge Mobile Home for 9 nights, returning<br />
from Cherbourg to Portsmouth by Fastcraft on<br />
22nd July. The cost will be £1706.00 including<br />
the damage waiver. This is printed in the<br />
costing box above.<br />
direct to the campsiste on arrival.<br />
See campsite facilities box for details.<br />
Outdoor Furniture<br />
Each of our Matthews own Mobile Homes<br />
come fully equipped with outdoor furniture (a<br />
sun umbrella, table, chairs, two sunloungers<br />
and a rotary clothes dryer).<br />
Equipment<br />
We provide a comprehensive inventory in<br />
each of our Mobile Homes. This includes<br />
blankets, (duvets in Lodge & Magnum) pillows,<br />
cooking utensils, teapot, crockery and cutlery.<br />
It’s all there, right down to coat hangers in a<br />
proper wardrobe.<br />
Please be aware that we do not provide bed<br />
sheets, duvet covers, pillowslips or towels in<br />
any grade of Mobile Home.<br />
If staying in the campsites own Mobile<br />
Home accommodation equipment and<br />
YOUR HOLIDAY COST<br />
Use the grid below to calculate the cost<br />
of your holiday.<br />
The figures refer to the calculated<br />
example on the opposite page.<br />
Basic Cost 7 Nights (2 ads) (£754)<br />
Extra Adults (18 years +) (-)<br />
Extra Nights (2 x £154) (£308)<br />
Accom Supp (9 x 14) (£126)<br />
Route Supp (out) (£260)<br />
Route Supp (in) (£243)<br />
Cabins (out)<br />
(-)<br />
Cabins (in)<br />
(-)<br />
Highchair Hire<br />
(-)<br />
Damage Waiver<br />
(£15)<br />
Total: (1706.00)<br />
(Add 2% if paying by credit card.)<br />
inventory will differ. Please ask our sales<br />
staff for full details of this at time of booking.<br />
Cotsides or Cots<br />
Cotsides are available in the Lodge and<br />
Magnum Mobile Homes. The Focus can<br />
accommodate a camping cot in the twin<br />
bedroom. When a cotside or a camping cot<br />
is in use there will be one less bed in that<br />
bedroom.<br />
We do not recommend the use of our cotsides<br />
or cots for children more than 12-15 months<br />
old.<br />
Highchairs<br />
We provide highchairs which must be ordered<br />
in advance of your holiday and cost £1.50 per<br />
night. Make sure you order one with a member<br />
of our staff when making a booking.<br />
Tourist Tax<br />
On certain campsites tourist tax is not<br />
included in the base price and is paid<br />
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At the time of going to press there were<br />
no requirements for inoculations or Visas<br />
imposed by the French Authorities on<br />
U.K. travellers with a British Passport.<br />
Visit www.fco.gov.uk/knowbeforeyougo<br />
(tel:0845 850 2829) to check the latest<br />
information. Non British (or non E.U.)<br />
passport holders, may require a Visa.<br />
Contact the French Embassy in London<br />
for guidance.<br />
A full passport, valid for the duration of<br />
your holiday, is required for each party<br />
member - infants included. Visit www.gov.<br />
uk for further information. We recommend<br />
you travel with an EHIC (European Health<br />
Insurance Card) which gives reciprocal<br />
medical care in France - this is not a<br />
substitute for health insurance. Visit www.<br />
ehic.org.uk (tel: 0191 218 1999) for further<br />
information.<br />
Insurance<br />
For more information, visit our website at<br />
www.matthewsfrance.co.uk/insurance.html.<br />
Arrivals and Departures<br />
Please plan your journey to arrive at<br />
your chosen campsite between 4pm and<br />
7.30pm (French time). Either our own<br />
representative or the campsites staff will<br />
be available to meet you and show you<br />
into your Holiday Home. If you arrive after<br />
the main gate closes (usually 10.30pm)<br />
you’ll need to park outside the site and<br />
walk through to your accommodation.<br />
Your Holiday Home will be left ready<br />
for your occupation, with instructions<br />
of how to locate your Mobile Home.<br />
We do not accept late arrivals without<br />
prior arrangement. Please vacate your<br />
Holiday Home by 09.00 on the day of your<br />
departure.<br />
Flights and Car Hire<br />
There are several airlines that fly to many<br />
airports in France. It’s quick and easy to<br />
book online direct.<br />
You’ll need to hire a car at your destination<br />
airport. Please ensure your flight allows<br />
you enough time to collect your hire<br />
car and to arrive at the site before the<br />
gates close (normally by 10.30pm in high<br />
season). We have lots of links to airlines,<br />
car hire, route planners and much more<br />
on our website.<br />
planning your journey<br />
We offer a wide choice of ferry routes to France as well as Eurotunnel. The route best<br />
suited to you will depend on your starting point in the UK and your destination resort.<br />
Ferry Routes<br />
Dover routes offer the shortest crossing time and sailings around the clock. These are<br />
very convenient if you live on the East side of the UK or want the minimum crossing time.<br />
Alternatively, if you live on the West side of the UK, you’ll find the longer sea crossings<br />
from Portsmouth, Poole or Plymouth will save you up to 200 miles. Generally the road<br />
network in France is less crowded than the UK.<br />
P&O Ferries<br />
Taking only 90 minutes, P&O’s Dover<br />
to Calais route is a quick and enjoyable<br />
way to hit the continent. With up to 25<br />
crossings each way per day, around<br />
the clock, you can come and go at your<br />
leisure.<br />
If you’re travelling from the North of<br />
England, then why not take the Hull to<br />
Zeebrugge crossing to Belgium - the easy,<br />
stress-free way to arrive on the continent<br />
and start your holiday.<br />
Brittany Ferries<br />
The Classic Cruise and High Speed<br />
services from Poole, Portsmouth, and<br />
Plymouth will take you much closer to the<br />
best regions of France, saving you miles<br />
of driving.<br />
They have a fleet of superb ferries and<br />
state of the art high speed craft.<br />
On many of their conventional ferries, they<br />
offer a choice of delicious food, served<br />
in either their self service cafeteria or<br />
alternatively in their chic main restaurant.<br />
A different way to France?<br />
Taking your car to the continent offers you complete independence. Folkestone to Calais<br />
with Eurotunnel is the fastest cross-channel route so you arrive on the continent in only 35<br />
minutes. On leaving the shuttle you can exit directly onto the French motorway network.<br />
Crossings are frequent - up to three departures per hour during peak times.<br />
Supplements: Only £78 per crossing throughout low season. £78 extra per crossing<br />
midweek high season and £97 extra per crossing weekend high season.<br />
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choosing ferry crossings<br />
It is possible to choose any of the ferry sailing<br />
routes listed for your holiday, provided the<br />
outward and return sailings are operated by<br />
the same ferry company.<br />
Read the basic price of your holiday from<br />
the price table according to arrival date<br />
on the campsite, then add the ferry route<br />
supplement for each sailing you have chosen<br />
from the adjacent tables.<br />
Please note:<br />
1) The cost of an extra vehicle (all channel<br />
routes) is £100 plus any appropriate ferry<br />
route supplements.<br />
2) All Operators may levy an amendment fee<br />
for any changes made at the port, which is<br />
payable direct at the terminal.<br />
3) Eurotunnel. Clients must travel on the<br />
service for which they have pre-booked or<br />
an amendment fee may be charged.<br />
Vehicles powered or dual powered by LPG<br />
cannot be carried by Eurotunnel.<br />
4) Minimiser sailings are great value but you’ll<br />
probably need a hotel stop for most sites.<br />
5) It’s possible for residents of the Republic<br />
of Ireland to book our Mobile Homes<br />
however, due to local legislation all clients<br />
must make their own travel arrangements.<br />
6) Brittany Ferries apply a supplement to<br />
cars over 1.83m high, for vehicles over 5m in<br />
length and vehicles with a rear cycle carrier.<br />
Eurotunnel has a height restriction of 1.83m.<br />
Higher cars are charged as minibuses with<br />
the exception of certain people carriers. On<br />
extended sea crossings the rates will vary.<br />
Please ask our sales team for information.<br />
One way supplements for vehicles<br />
travelling with Brittany Ferries:<br />
Cars over 1.83m high .......................... £27<br />
Cars over 2.6m high ............................ £39<br />
Cars over 5m in length -<br />
per metre or part metre ....................... £15<br />
Cars under 5m in length -<br />
including rear cycle rack ....................... £8<br />
Weekends all routes except Brittany Ferries:<br />
Ex UK Fri/Sat Ex France Sat/Sun<br />
Brittany Ferries:<br />
Por / St Malo Ex UK Fri/Sat Ex France Sat<br />
Poole / C’bourg Ex UK Sat Ex France Sat/Sun<br />
All other ferry routes<br />
Ex UK Fri/Sat Ex France Sat/Sun<br />
Fastcraft routes Ex UK Sat Ex France Sat<br />
Other Route Supplements<br />
(Add per vehicle per crossing)<br />
Route<br />
Folkestone/Calais<br />
Dover/Calais<br />
Portsmouth/Cherbourg (Fastcraft)<br />
Cherbourg/Portsmouth (Fastcraft)<br />
Portsmouth/LeHavre (Economie)<br />
LeHavre/Portsmouth (Economie)<br />
Portsmouth/Caen<br />
Portsmouth/Caen Minimiser times<br />
Caen/Portsmouth<br />
Poole/Cherbourg<br />
Cherbourg/Poole<br />
Plymouth/Roscoff<br />
Plymouth/Roscoff Minimiser times<br />
Roscoff/Plymouth<br />
Roscoff/Plymouth Minimiser times<br />
Portsmouth/St Malo - Night<br />
St Malo/Portsmouth - Day<br />
Operator<br />
EuroTunnel<br />
P&O Ferries<br />
Brittany Ferries<br />
Brittany Ferries<br />
Brittany Ferries<br />
Brittany Ferries<br />
Brittany Ferries<br />
Brittany Ferries<br />
Brittany Ferries<br />
Brittany Ferries<br />
Brittany Ferries<br />
Brittany Ferries<br />
Brittany Ferries<br />
Brittany Ferries<br />
Brittany Ferries<br />
Brittany Ferries<br />
Brittany Ferries<br />
Midweek<br />
£80<br />
£68<br />
£188<br />
£188<br />
£138<br />
£138<br />
£204<br />
£127<br />
£204<br />
£154<br />
£171<br />
£204<br />
£127<br />
£204<br />
£127<br />
£271<br />
£227<br />
HIGH SEASON DATE BANDS<br />
FOR 2018 ROUTES:<br />
Eurotunnel<br />
Eurotunnel<br />
P&O Ferries<br />
P&O Ferries<br />
Brittany Ferries<br />
Brittany Ferries<br />
* 27/8 priced as weekend<br />
P&O Priority Loading & Seats each way<br />
Dover / Calais<br />
Priority loading ............................. £12 per car each way<br />
Club seat in lounge ........... £12 each - adult/child /infant<br />
Club seat in lounge inc. Priority ..... £6 each way per car<br />
P&O Meals Hull/Zeebrugge<br />
Pre-booked Dinner & Breakfast each way<br />
Adult<br />
(16 yrs plus)<br />
Each Way ........ £26<br />
High Season<br />
Weekend<br />
£99<br />
£96<br />
£243<br />
£243<br />
£177<br />
£177<br />
£260<br />
£166<br />
£249<br />
£243<br />
£243<br />
£249<br />
£232<br />
£249<br />
£177<br />
£349<br />
£288<br />
Ex UK<br />
25/5 - 26/5<br />
20/7 - 25/8<br />
25/5 - 26/5<br />
13/7 - 19/8<br />
24/5 - 26/5<br />
19/7 - 25/8<br />
Child<br />
(5-15 yrs)<br />
£12.50<br />
Midweek<br />
£80<br />
£68<br />
£116<br />
£116<br />
£82<br />
£82<br />
£149<br />
£93<br />
£149<br />
£116<br />
£116<br />
£149<br />
£93<br />
£149<br />
£93<br />
£166<br />
£154<br />
Low Season<br />
Ex France<br />
02/6 - 03/6<br />
28/7 - 02/9*<br />
02/6 - 03/6<br />
20/7 - 02/9<br />
02/6 - 03/6<br />
23/7 - 01/9<br />
Infant<br />
(Under4 yrs)<br />
Free<br />
Weekend<br />
£80<br />
£68<br />
£121<br />
£166<br />
£110<br />
£110<br />
£166<br />
£166<br />
£166<br />
£127<br />
£127<br />
£166<br />
£166<br />
£166<br />
£166<br />
£216<br />
£166<br />
EXTENDED SEA ROUTES Per single journey (max six in a car)<br />
Route<br />
Portsmouth/Plymouth/Santander (Brittany Ferries)<br />
Portsmouth/Bilbao<br />
(Brittany Ferries)<br />
Hull/Zeebrugge<br />
(P&O Ferries)<br />
£361<br />
£361<br />
£62<br />
£389<br />
£389<br />
£120<br />
£250<br />
£250<br />
£54<br />
£250<br />
£250<br />
£54<br />
Cabin & Seat<br />
Accommodation Prices<br />
For 2018<br />
Commodore (BF) .................................<br />
Premier Family 5 bth (P&O) .................<br />
Club Plus (Armorique) ..........................<br />
2 Bth Deluxe twin (outside) ..................<br />
Club 4 (outside) ....................................<br />
Club 4 (St Malo) ...................................<br />
4 Bth shower/toilet (outside) ................<br />
4 Bth shower/toilet (inside) ...................<br />
2 Bth shower/toilet (outside) ................<br />
2 Bth shower/toilet (inside) ...................<br />
Reclining Seat (main lounge) ...............<br />
Club Class Seat FastCraft ....................<br />
Cot on board ........................................<br />
Cabin<br />
Code<br />
(3Q)<br />
(4L)<br />
(4F)<br />
(2L)<br />
(C4)<br />
(C4)<br />
(4P)<br />
(4X)<br />
(2P)<br />
(2T)<br />
(1R)<br />
(1CF)<br />
(1R)<br />
BRITTANY FERRIES<br />
---------- NIGHT SAILINGS ----------<br />
UK / Santander UK / France<br />
Peak Low Peak Low<br />
£325<br />
n/a<br />
n/a<br />
£290<br />
£160<br />
n/a<br />
£140<br />
£125<br />
£110<br />
£95<br />
£10<br />
n/a<br />
8<br />
£295<br />
n/a<br />
n/a<br />
£265<br />
£149<br />
n/a<br />
£130<br />
£115<br />
£100<br />
£85<br />
£10<br />
n/a<br />
8<br />
£175<br />
n/a<br />
£119<br />
£142<br />
£109<br />
£119<br />
£99<br />
£89<br />
£79<br />
£69<br />
£5<br />
£18<br />
£5<br />
£165<br />
n/a<br />
£99<br />
£117<br />
£90<br />
£99<br />
£85<br />
£75<br />
£65<br />
£55<br />
£5<br />
£18<br />
£5<br />
All Day<br />
Sailings<br />
£70<br />
n/a<br />
£40<br />
£50<br />
£35<br />
£35<br />
£31<br />
£26<br />
£26<br />
£21<br />
£5<br />
£18<br />
£5<br />
P&O FERRIES<br />
UK / Zeebrugge<br />
All season<br />
n/a<br />
£163<br />
n/a<br />
n/a<br />
n/a<br />
n/a<br />
£108<br />
£98<br />
£108<br />
£98<br />
n/a<br />
n/a<br />
n/a<br />
Cabin Accommodation Notes:<br />
1. Not every ship offers all types of cabin or reclining seat.<br />
See appropriate operator’s brochure for more information.<br />
2. Most night sailings require you to book a cabin or seat for<br />
each passenger. It is only possible to travel without either<br />
when all cabins / seats have been booked.<br />
3. Dates for peak sailings cabin prices 2017:<br />
Brittany Ferries:<br />
(UK-France) Ex UK: 29/6 - 02/9<br />
Ex France: 29/6 - 02/9<br />
P&O:<br />
Same price all season<br />
4.Extended sea crossings. Please ask our Reservations<br />
staff for cabin costs.<br />
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visit our website at www.matthewsfrance.co.uk
timetables<br />
Medium Sea Crossing Timetable<br />
Eurotunnel Timetable<br />
FOLKESTONE - CALAIS<br />
Approximately 35 mins<br />
Up to three departures each way per hour. Departures vary according to time of day/season.<br />
Short Sea Crossing Timetable<br />
PORTSMOUTH - CAEN<br />
Day Ferry: 6hrs - Night: 8hrs<br />
18th May - 30th September<br />
Depart Portsmouth<br />
Daily<br />
Daily Minimiser ** (ex Wed)<br />
Daily (ex Wed)<br />
PORTSMOUTH - CHERBOURG<br />
Fastcraft: 3hrs<br />
23rd May - 6th September<br />
Depart Portsmouth<br />
Fri, Sat, Sun<br />
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thur<br />
Fri, Sat, Sun<br />
08.15<br />
14.45<br />
22.45<br />
07.30<br />
09.00<br />
15.15<br />
Depart Caen<br />
Daily (ex Wed) Minimiser **<br />
Daily (ex Wed)<br />
Daily<br />
Depart Cherbourg<br />
Fri, Sat, Sun<br />
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu<br />
Fri, Sat, Sun<br />
08.30<br />
16.30<br />
23.00<br />
12.30<br />
17.00<br />
20.15<br />
DOVER - CALAIS<br />
Approximately 90 mins<br />
Up to twenty five crossings each way per day. Departures vary according to time of day/season.<br />
POOLE - CHERBOURG<br />
Day Ferry: 4hrs 30mins - Night Ferry: 9hrs<br />
1st May - 30th September<br />
Depart Poole<br />
Daily<br />
08.30<br />
Depart Cherbourg<br />
Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun<br />
Tue, Wed<br />
18.30<br />
22.15<br />
DOVER - DUNKIRK Approx 2hrs and DOVER - CALAIS Approx 1hr 30mins<br />
Up to ten crossings each way per day. Departures vary according to time of day/season.<br />
Long Crossing Timetable<br />
PORTSMOUTH - LE HAVRE<br />
Day Ferry: 5hrs 45mins - Night Ferry: 8hrs 45mins<br />
8th May - 21st July and 27th August - 30th September<br />
Depart Portsmouth<br />
Daily<br />
22nd July - 26th August<br />
Depart Portsmouth<br />
Daily (ex Fri)<br />
Fri<br />
23.15<br />
23.15<br />
21.45<br />
Depart Le Havre<br />
Mon, Tue, Wed, Fri, Sat, Sun<br />
Thu, Fri<br />
Depart Le Havre<br />
Mon, Tue, Wed, Fri, Sat, Sun<br />
Thu, Fri<br />
17.15<br />
22.00<br />
17.15<br />
22.00<br />
HULL - ZEEBRUGGE<br />
Approximately 12hrs<br />
Depart Hull<br />
Daily<br />
Depart Zeebrugge<br />
18.30 Daily<br />
19.00<br />
PLYMOUTH - ROSCOFF<br />
Day Ferry: 6hrs - Night Ferry: 8hrs<br />
9th July - 8th September<br />
Depart Plymouth<br />
Thu, Fri, Sun<br />
08.00<br />
Wed, Sat (Minimiser)<br />
15.00<br />
Thu (does not run in August) 20.45<br />
Mon, Tue<br />
22.00<br />
Fri, Sat<br />
23.00<br />
1st May - 8th July and 9th - 30th September<br />
Depart Plymouth<br />
Fri<br />
Thu<br />
Mon, Tue, Wed, Sat, Sun<br />
Fri<br />
08.00<br />
20.45<br />
22.00<br />
23.00<br />
Depart Roscoff<br />
Wed, Sat (Minimiser)<br />
Sun<br />
Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri, Sun<br />
Wed, Sat<br />
Depart Roscoff<br />
Sun (Minimiser)<br />
Mon<br />
Daily<br />
08.30<br />
09.15<br />
15.00<br />
23.00<br />
09.15<br />
09.30<br />
15.00<br />
PORTSMOUTH - BILBAO<br />
Most crossings 24hrs<br />
Depart Portsmouth<br />
Tue (29hr sailing)<br />
Wed (24hr sailing)<br />
Sun (33hr sailing)<br />
PLYMOUTH - SANTANDER<br />
All Ferry crossings: 20hrs<br />
Depart Plymouth<br />
Sun<br />
PORTSMOUTH - SANTANDER<br />
All Ferry crossings: 26hrs<br />
Depart Portsmouth<br />
Sat<br />
Tue<br />
Fri<br />
08.45<br />
11.45<br />
22.30<br />
15.45<br />
08.45<br />
17.15<br />
17.00<br />
Depart Bilbao<br />
Tue (24hr sailing)<br />
Thu (24hr sailing)<br />
Wed (27hr sailing)<br />
Depart Santander<br />
Wed<br />
Depart Santander<br />
Mon<br />
Sat<br />
Sun<br />
10.30<br />
15.30<br />
17.15<br />
21.15<br />
15.15<br />
17.15<br />
20.30<br />
PORTSMOUTH - ST MALO<br />
Day Ferry: 9hrs - Night Ferry: 10hrs 45mins<br />
1st May - 5th July and 6th Sep - 30th Sep<br />
Depart Portsmouth<br />
Daily (ex Tue)<br />
6th July - 5th September<br />
Depart Portsmouth<br />
Daily<br />
20.15<br />
20.15<br />
Depart St Malo<br />
Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun<br />
Tue<br />
Depart St Malo<br />
Daily<br />
10.30<br />
20.30<br />
10.30<br />
NB. Ships may sail earlier/later than shown on this schedule. Please refer to our written holiday<br />
confirmation which will give the actual sailing times on the days you are booked to travel.<br />
These timetables are for guidance only and can be subject to change.<br />
Departure & crossing times can vary due to technical, tidal and/or weather-related reasons. In low<br />
season operators may have fewer sailings, with different timings from summer schedules. The timings<br />
that we confirm to you in writing are advised to us by the ferry company.<br />
Once you have confirmed your holiday, please refer to your confirmation/invoice for the exact<br />
departure times of your crossings.<br />
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holiday information<br />
Two centre Holidays<br />
When booking one week on one campsite<br />
and then a further week on a different site,<br />
it is calculated according to the seven<br />
night package price taken from the first<br />
site plus the appropriate nightly rate from<br />
the second.<br />
Our reservation staff will be happy to<br />
calculate these holiday prices for you.<br />
Please telephone the reservations<br />
department if you require any help with<br />
pricing your holiday.<br />
barrier cards which control access to<br />
pool areas and vehicle access to the site.<br />
Campsites do not usually have lifeguards<br />
on duty.<br />
Children remain the responsibility of their<br />
parents at all times. Please supervise your<br />
children, particularly on waterslides where<br />
height restrictions may apply. Some<br />
swimming pools and/or waterslides may<br />
be closed for part of the day, even in high<br />
season. Facilities are used at the clients<br />
own risk.<br />
Breakage / Damage Waiver<br />
There is a non-refundable damage waiver<br />
of £15 per Mobile Home to cover you<br />
against accidental damage to the Home<br />
and any equipment. Alternatively, you may<br />
pay an additional damage deposit of £250<br />
with your balance payment, which will be<br />
refunded, less the cost of any accidental<br />
damage or breakages after your return<br />
from holiday. On some campsites the<br />
damage waiver option is not available<br />
and the damage deposit is paid on arrival.<br />
We will advise you at time of booking.<br />
Our resort representative will be required<br />
to carry out a full inventory check prior to<br />
your departure on your last day.<br />
Swimming Trunks/Pools<br />
Generally, campsites do not permit long<br />
shorts in their swimming pools. Please<br />
take swimming trunks for all males who<br />
wish to use the pool facilities. Specifically<br />
designed two part male swimming shorts<br />
with minimal leg length (e.g. 5cm) are<br />
usually acceptable. Most campsites charge<br />
a (refundable) deposit for armbands and<br />
Credit Card payments<br />
There’s a 2% non refundable charge on<br />
credit card payments. There is no charge<br />
for payments made by debit card or<br />
cheque.<br />
Departure Delays<br />
We arrange your inclusive holiday<br />
using the scheduled services of your<br />
chosen ferry operator (or Eurotunnel).<br />
The transport element is subject to the<br />
carrier’s terms and conditions, which may<br />
be downloaded direct from their website.<br />
You must observe the minimum reporting<br />
time for your scheduled departure time<br />
(usually 45 minutes) and the carrier’s staff<br />
will deal with your check-in at the port.<br />
Occasionally, services may be delayed<br />
or interrupted by adverse weather<br />
conditions and/or technical problems, etc.<br />
If an interruption occurs which is likely<br />
to cause you serious delay, we will try<br />
to advise you as soon as possible, and<br />
will do our utmost to make alternative<br />
travel arrangements to minimise any<br />
inconvenience. If you intend to take a<br />
mobile phone with you, please let us<br />
know the number and keep it switched<br />
on during your outward as well as your<br />
return journey.<br />
We don’t accept liability for extra<br />
travelling expenses and/or additional<br />
hotel costs which might arise as a result<br />
of an interruption to a scheduled public<br />
transport service.<br />
Data Protection Act<br />
In order to process your booking and<br />
ensure that your travel arrangements run<br />
as smoothly as possible, we need to use<br />
the information you provide such as your<br />
name, address, the party members, any<br />
special needs, etc.<br />
We take full responsibility for ensuring<br />
that proper security measures are in<br />
place to protect your information. We must<br />
pass the information on to the relevant<br />
suppliers, such as ferry companies,<br />
campsites, etc. This may also be provided<br />
to public authorities such as customs/<br />
immigration, as required by law. If we<br />
cannot pass this information on to these<br />
persons, it will not be possible to confirm<br />
your booking.<br />
We will hold all your information, where<br />
collected by us and may use it to<br />
inform you of future relevant offers, or<br />
send you further brochures. If you do<br />
not want to receive such approaches<br />
please inform us in writing. Your Data<br />
Controller is: Matthews Holidays. You<br />
are entitled to a copy of your information<br />
held by us.<br />
Pets<br />
Unfortunately we are unable to accept pets<br />
in our Mobile Homes.<br />
34 visit our website at www.matthewsfrance.co.uk
Conditions of Booking<br />
Definitions: In these booking conditions the term “the<br />
Company” and “MHL” mean MATTHEWS HOLIDAYS LTD.<br />
and the term “client” means the party leader or any party<br />
member named on the MHL confirmation. The contract<br />
shall be made between MATTHEWS HOLIDAYS LTD, Co<br />
Reg No: 2050214, whose registered office is 8 Bishopsmead<br />
Parade, East Horsley, Surrey, and the party leader first<br />
named on the MHL confirmation and is subject to English law.<br />
1. A deposit of £120 per Mobile Home is required at the time<br />
of booking. Payment of the final balance is due ten weeks prior<br />
to departure. In the event of non-payment of the balance due<br />
for your holiday by the prescribed date, we reserve the right,<br />
after due notice, to cancel and re-let the booking. In those<br />
circumstances the deposit will be forfeited. For bookings<br />
made within ten weeks of departure, the full payment is due.<br />
2. The party leader must accept personal responsibility<br />
for the obligations of all party members and warrants that<br />
he has their authority to make the booking. No contract<br />
shall exist until written confirmation of acceptance of<br />
the booking has been issued by MHL. All our Mobile<br />
Home holidays are offered subject to availability.<br />
3. Price Guarantee.<br />
a) The price of your holiday is fully guaranteed and will<br />
not be subject to any surcharge once you have made<br />
your booking and paid your deposit, provided that you<br />
do not subsequently amend your booking.<br />
b) We reserve the right to change the brochure prices<br />
at any time, but no increase will be applied to existing<br />
bookings retrospectively.<br />
c) The prices shown in this brochure already include<br />
English V.A.T. and French T.V.A.<br />
4. Cancellation by Client: Cancellation can only be<br />
accepted in writing from the party leader, which should be<br />
sent recorded delivery and will be acknowledged by return<br />
of post. In the event of cancellation by the client, the deposit<br />
shall be forfeited and MHL shall be entitled to levy cancellation<br />
charges according to the following scale. This scale is based<br />
on the number of days before departure:<br />
More than 10 weeks ............................ Deposit forfeit<br />
57-70 days ............................. 30%* full holiday costs<br />
29-56 days .............................. 50% full holiday costs<br />
22-28 days .............................. 70% full holiday costs<br />
15-21 days .............................. 90% full holiday costs<br />
Up to 14 days ........................ 100% full holiday costs<br />
*Deposit or 30% - whichever is the higher amount. Please<br />
refer to your Personal Holiday Insurance Policy and the<br />
circumstances under which the cancellation charges may<br />
be reclaimed under the terms of that insurance (less any<br />
applicable excess).<br />
5. Cancellation by Matthews Holidays. MHL will only<br />
cancel your holiday in the event of Force Maujeure (see<br />
below). In the event of such cancellation the Company<br />
will make a full refund of your holiday payments.<br />
6. Force Majeure is defined as circumstances which prevent<br />
the performance of the contract which are totally outside<br />
our control, and include but are not limited to war, threat<br />
of war, riot, civil strife, terrorist activity, natural or nuclear<br />
disaster, fire, adverse weather conditions, industrial action<br />
or dispute, technical problems to transport, port closure,<br />
congestion at a port or airport, epidemic or disease.<br />
7. Alteration. We make arrangements for your holiday<br />
several months in advance and if there are any minor<br />
alterations which might affect your holiday in some way, we<br />
will inform you as soon as possible. Should a major alteration<br />
become necessary, for reasons other than Force Majeure we<br />
will advise you of the proposed change and ask you to decide<br />
between three courses of action:<br />
A. Accepting the change.<br />
B. Transferring to an alternative holiday that we are<br />
able to offer.<br />
C. Cancelling your holiday, with a full refund of all<br />
monies paid to us.<br />
your holiday contract<br />
Whichever course of action you choose we will pay you<br />
compensation per party as follows:<br />
Written notification more<br />
than 56 days before departure ............................ NIL<br />
14-56 days ........................................................... £40<br />
less than 14 days ................................................. £80<br />
A major alteration is defined as a change of resort, change of<br />
accommodation to a lower grade than that originally booked, a<br />
change of ferry route which involves more than 100 additional<br />
miles driving to the outward or return journey, or an alteration<br />
to a ferry sailing time by more than twelve hours.<br />
Where a client accepts an alternative holiday as a result of<br />
a major alteration the Company will refund the client any<br />
difference in cost where the alternative holiday is cheaper<br />
than that originally booked.<br />
8. Insurance. It is a condition of acceptance of a booking that<br />
acceptable cancellation, medical, legal expenses and third party<br />
risks insurance is effected immediately. Please supply Insurers<br />
name, policy number, and 24hr medical emergency number.<br />
9. Responsibility. The Company accepts complete<br />
responsibility for the acts and/or omissions of its employees<br />
and also accepts responsibility for those services furnished by<br />
its suppliers (e.g. campsites). We have taken all reasonable<br />
steps to ensure that the holidays advertised in this brochure<br />
have been properly and diligently arranged and we only use<br />
reputable organisations in this country and abroad to provide<br />
necessary services. Please supply Insurance name, policy<br />
number and 24hr medical emergency number. Subject to<br />
conditions a) and b) below, MHL will accept liability for such<br />
damages as a customer would be entitled to under English<br />
law in an English court for any personal injury to the customer,<br />
including illness, death, caused by negligence (as understood<br />
in English Law) either on the part of an employee of Matthews<br />
Holidays or a supplier of a service forming part of the booked<br />
holiday, other than air or sea transportation. Liability will be<br />
accepted subject to:<br />
a) The assignment by the customer to MHL of all rights<br />
to proceed against the supplier in respect of a claim<br />
involving a supplier.<br />
b) The customer agreeing to cooperate fully with MHL<br />
and/or its Insurers in the pursuit of any claim against<br />
the supplier, if the company or its Insurers proceed<br />
with such a claim.<br />
MHL acts as your appointed Agent in booking your ferry<br />
crossings or other requested services. Once we have<br />
confirmed your holiday to you in writing, we then act as<br />
agent for the ferry company (or other service provider). Your<br />
contract for the provision of transport by sea, rail or air is<br />
with the transport operator, and is subject to the provisions<br />
of the relevant international conventions and to the published<br />
conditions of carriage of the operator of the scheduled service<br />
you have chosen. For copies, please request from our office<br />
or service supplier.<br />
10. Excursions. Excursions or other tours that you may<br />
choose to book or pay for whilst you are on holiday are not<br />
part of your package holiday provided by us.<br />
11. The party leader is responsible for seeing that all<br />
members of his party abide by the general rules of the<br />
campsite. Only those persons named on the confirmation<br />
and on our Accommodation Access Document may use our<br />
holiday accommodation. Maximum occupancy is normally<br />
limited to six persons. The party leader accepts that totally<br />
unreasonable behaviour by himself or by any member of his<br />
party could in the limit result in the expulsion of the whole<br />
party from the campsite and/or from Matthews Holidays<br />
Accommodation, before the end of the booked holiday.<br />
The company will not accept liability for any loss, damage<br />
or expense incurred as a result of such expulsion and no<br />
refunds will be given. The party leader accepts that either<br />
MHL or the senior campsite management have the right to<br />
impose this sanction in the limit. MHL will not accept liability<br />
if the campsite management fails to enforce its own rules.<br />
12. Accommodation hire periods run from 4.00 pm on the<br />
stated takeover day until 9.00 am on the stated departure date.<br />
13. The hirer undertakes to leave the accommodation in a clean<br />
and tidy condition, and to report any damages or breakages<br />
occurring during his occupation. He undertakes to refund the<br />
cost of repair or replacement of any damage or breakage.<br />
14. Special Requirements. Please inform us of any<br />
special requirements in writing. We shall do our best<br />
to meet these requirements but there is no guarantee<br />
given. The party leader accepts that requests for an<br />
individual emplacement or a particular Mobile Home<br />
number will not be guaranteed under any circumstances.<br />
15. Amendments to Bookings. If you wish to make an<br />
alteration to your booking after confirmation has been issued<br />
we will do our utmost to satisfy your requirements. However,<br />
your request for the change must be in writing and must be<br />
accompanied by an administration fee of £15, or in the case<br />
of an alteration after your tickets have been issued, £25.<br />
Any alteration to your holiday accommodation date within<br />
ten weeks of your departure will incur cancellation charges.<br />
16. Dissatisfaction. In the event of any dissatisfaction with<br />
the accommodation or other service provided by MHL in the<br />
resort the matter should be reported immediately to the local<br />
representative/agent so that appropriate action can be taken<br />
to remedy the problem. If it can’t be put right immediately,<br />
obtain a customer report form from our courier, complete it<br />
and send a copy with your letter of complaint to our offices,<br />
should you decide to follow up your complaint on your return.<br />
Complaints should be submitted to our East Horsley offices<br />
in writing within 30 days of returning from your holiday. If you<br />
don’t provide the MHL site representative with timely written<br />
details of a complaint which can be rectified on site, MHL will<br />
not subsequently accept responsibility for that complaint.<br />
Disputes arising out of, or in connection with this contract,<br />
which cannot be amicably settled, may (if the customer so<br />
wishes) be referred to arbitration under a special scheme<br />
which, though devised by arrangement with the Association<br />
of British Travel Agents, is administered quite independently.<br />
The Scheme (details can be supplied on request or visit www.<br />
abta.com) provides for a simple and inexpensive method of<br />
arbitration on documents alone with restricted liability on the<br />
customer in respect of costs. The Scheme does not apply to<br />
claims greater than £5,000 per person or £25,000 per booking<br />
form or to claims which are solely or mainly in respect of<br />
physical injury or illness - or the consequences of such injury<br />
or illness. The rules of the scheme provide that the application<br />
for arbitration is received by ABTA within eighteen months of<br />
the date of return from the holiday but in special circumstances<br />
it may still be offered outside this period.<br />
17. Late Arrivals. Under no circumstances can MHL be held<br />
in any way responsible for personal expenses incurred as a<br />
result of arrivals after the time shown in your holiday itinerary.<br />
18. Delayed Departure. MHL do not accept liability<br />
for extra hotel or subsistence expenses which may<br />
be incurred as a result of the delay or suspension of<br />
scheduled transport services included in these holidays.<br />
1 9 . T h e d e s c r i p t i o n s i n t h i s b r o c h u r e h a v e<br />
been made in good faith and were correct at the<br />
time of going to press. Published December 2017.<br />
20. The carriers concerned assume no responsibility for the<br />
contents of this brochure.<br />
21. Your financial protection. The Package Holidays<br />
Regulations 1992 require us to provide security for the<br />
monies that you pay for the package holidays booked from<br />
this brochure and for your repatriation in the event of MHL’s<br />
insolvency. We provide this security by way of a bond held<br />
by A.B.T.A (V2927).<br />
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matthews holidays<br />
better family holidays<br />
MATTHEWS HOLIDAYS LIMITED<br />
8 Bishopsmead Parade<br />
East Horsley, Surrey, KT24 6RP<br />
Telephone<br />
(01483) 285213<br />
Web Site Address<br />
www.matthewsfrance.co.uk<br />
Design: K Matthews<br />
Photography: I Matthews, P Spencer, D Harvey,<br />
FAURE Daniel, CAOUDAL YR, Maison de la France,<br />
THIERRY Daniel, Hautemaniere & Beauvais, CRT<br />
Aquitaine, J. Lesage - CDT Vendee,<br />
Jean-Patrick Gratien - CRT Bretagne, A Goswell.<br />
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