Pays de Joie

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Pitches
Pitches
Bar
Apero on front terrace
Site entrance
Swimmingpool by night
Swimming pool
Dining and bat area.
Bar
1/30
Bar
Apero on front terrace
Site entrance

  • Peaceful, family-friendly glamping site on a small, wooded estate
  • A 15-minute drive to Verteuil-sur-Charente; 50 minutes to Futuroscope
  • Fresh breakfast pastries and communal dinner available; outdoor pool
Heading down to the Med or looking to linger in the spectacular Poitou-Charentes countryside? Whether you’re just passing through (the N10 to Bordeaux is five minutes’ drive away) or intending to hang around for a few days, you’re guaranteed a warm welcome from the owners of Pays de Joie, a small, peaceful site on the outskirts of sleepy Montalembert village on the west coast of France between Bordeaux and Poitiers. Set in three and a half acres of privately owned woodland surrounding a historic farmhouse, the site is under two hours' drive from La Rochelle. There are grassy nooks and crannies in the trees for extra seclusion, as well as an inviting outdoor pool. Kick back and enjoy the quiet, play pétanque with the kids and the traditional Flemish dice game of “pietjesbak”, walk any four-legged chums in the woods, or simply spend the afternoon reading a novel while swinging in a hammock. After a couple of days, you’ll be so chilled you won’t want to move. Luckily breakfast is taken care of with freshly baked croissants and baguettes available every morning, and if prepping meals seems like a step too far, no problem, you can join in with the shared set-menu supper (tables d'hotes) – dishes include paella – in the evening. And any musicians among you, do feel free to bring your instruments with you and join in with a spontaneous song or two around the campfire. Guests can also de-stress by walking with the glamping site's pig.

Site type

Tent pitches 6
Touring caravan pitches 6
Motorhome pitches 6
Opens 1 May
Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • The site does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Dangerous Dogs Act (i.e. XL Bully, Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro) and/or any of the following: Staffordshire bull terrier, American Staffordshire terrier, Rottweiler, any Mastiff or Tosa.
  • No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • There is no reception on-site: on arrival please contact the number provided on your booking confirmation.
  • Fires, barbecues and/or firepits will not be permitted in dry, windy and/or hot weather conditions.

Languages spoken

Dutch

English

French

German

Open from Thu, 1 May to

Open from Fri, 1 May to

Reviews

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Very friendly welcome, good sized pitch, clean facilities. A nice evening meal…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Fully-serviced grass pitch

Liked: Very friendly welcome, good sized pitch, clean facilities. A nice evening meal prepared by the owners, breakfast available on request. Highly recommend.

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True Rustic French Style

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Jill H. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Fully-serviced grass pitch

Liked: Extremely relaxed and rustic layout with an amazing dining and bar facilitity. Lovely interesting hard working couple.

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Super friendly boutique campsite

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
Chris R. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Fully-serviced grass pitch

Liked: Amazing place. From the moment we arrived we where treated like part of the family. The host are so friendly and couldn’t do enough for us.
It was like camping at a friends house.
We didn’t have the home cooked evening meal as we had already eaten but wish we had as it looked amazing.
The breakfast was lovely, lots of fresh croissants, freshly backed warm bread, home made jam,s, fresh coffee and orange juice.
The bar was reasonably priced with a Leffe beer at €3 and a Gin and tonic just €6.
Pet friendly, they have 2 Brown labradors (Ozzie & Bruce), 2 Cats and a friendly Pig (Barbara) who are all very friendly and played with our dog.
Toilets and showers were very clean and had plenty of hot water.
Will definitely stay again when passing through next year

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Super camping !!! on reviendra...…

Overall 10/10
Location 8
Value for money 8
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 8
Cedric M. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Fully-serviced grass pitch

Liked: Super camping !!! on reviendra...

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Zeer aangename eigenaars. Mooie groene natuurcamping. Super leuke bar/resto.…

Overall 10/10
Location No rating
Value for money 10
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Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness No rating
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Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Fully-serviced grass pitch

Liked: Zeer aangename eigenaars. Mooie groene natuurcamping. Super leuke bar/resto.

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Will add to return again sites.

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 8
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 8
Alan L. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Fully-serviced grass pitch

Liked: Very pleasant stay, hosts were very friendly and accommodating .

Disliked: Nothing

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Toller Platz, viel Ruhe, grüne Umgebung.

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 6
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Fully-serviced grass pitch

Liked: Grüne Umgebung, liebevoll eingerichtet, große Stellplätze, gutes Essen (bei vorheriger Anmeldung).

Disliked: Nichts

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Worth a visit, it was a good one night stop over.

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Fully-serviced grass pitch

Liked: The site was very attractive and it felt like we were camping in a garden. The owners were lovely, and we enjoyed a lovely evening meal with other campers on the garden terrace, prepared by them.

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Twit twooooo La La!

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Gareth W. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Fully-serviced grass pitch

Liked: A beautiful setting with a wonderfully warm reception. Especially from the 2 woofers 🐾 Facilities were spotless and the communal area inside was like home from home. Cannot fault anything and to experience the 2 baby owls chatting away was priceless! 🦉🦉Hope to return again one day!

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Fantastique! 🤩

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Helen S. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Fully-serviced grass pitch

Liked: Really lovely campsite and made to feel so welcome. Thank you for a lovely stay! 🤩❤️

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Features

Dogs allowed

Leisure on site

Bar or club house Covered terrace area Cycle hire Evening entertainment Fishing Fitness centre Games room Indoor swimming pool Kids' club On-site cafe On-site restaurant On-site restaurant/cafe Outdoor swimming pool Play area Pétanque TV room Take away Tennis Watersports

Amenities on site

Baby-changing facilities Bath available Car parking by pitch/unit Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Food shop Free wifi Ice pack freezing Internet access Launderette Local produce Off licence Parent & baby washroom Pick-up from public transport Picnic table Portable toilet Pub toilets Public internet workstation(s) Public telephone Shower available Toilet block Washing-up area Wifi

Groups welcome

Family friendly Motorcycle friendly Single-sex groups welcome Student groups welcome

Rules

Barbecue provided Barbecues allowed Campfires allowed Commercial vehicles allowed Dogs allowed Dogs allowed all year

Camping 2.0

Jumbo tent pitches

Themes

Budget/backpacker Luxury Peaceful Remote location Walkers' paradise Wildlife haven

Utilities

Charging facilities Chemical disposal Electric car charging point(s) Gas cylinders available Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby Nearby farmers' market Shop nearby

Type

Farm Tiny (1-10 pitches)

Accessibility

Bathrooms: Large spacious shower Bathrooms: Step-free access Bathrooms: Wheelchair accessible shower Bathrooms: Wide doorways (over 30 inches/75cm) Level site, no steep slopes

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Horse riding nearby Indoor pool nearby Leisure/theme park nearby Mountain biking nearby Outdoor pool nearby Restaurant nearby Watersports nearby

Location

Pays de Joie

1

Chemin de La Couarde

Lieu-dit Champmagnan

Montalembert

Deux-Sèvres

France

79190

Directions

Timezone

Europe/Paris CEST (GMT+02:00)

GPS

46.11449°N
0.19411°W

Please note: All distances on this page are calculated "as the crow flies" - please check actual distance depending on your mode of travel using the Get directions button above.

Local attractions

When the kids hear about the 4D rides and IMAX screens at Futuroscope (50 minutes’ drive), you probably won’t get a moment’s peace until you agree to spend the day there. Animal-mad youngsters may well love the free-ranging primates at La Vallée des Singes monkey sanctuary (20 minutes), and you can sneak in a history lesson when visiting the Grottes du Chaffaud (15 minutes), where prehistoric bones and tools have been found. Need to work off energy? Head for the waterslides at lakeside Plan d’eau de Saint-Macoux (five minutes), or go kayaking on the Charente River from Ruffec (10 minutes). If you hit a rare cooler day, distract the kids with laps of the indoor pool at Oda Aquatic Centre (15 minutes). For a tour of Poitou-Charentes towns and villages start off in riverside Verteuil-sur-Charente (15 minutes), dominated by its castle, and then hit the 12th-century abbey and half-timbered houses of Nanteuil-en-Vallée (20 minutes). Historic Angoulême (45 minutes) is worth a day trip for its stunning medieval architecture, while Poitiers (50 minutes) has an ancient baptistry, gothic-era cathedral and works by Rodin in the Musée Sainte-Croix.

Offers

Conditions apply - see pitch type section for details

Nearest sites

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable sites.

Frequently asked questions

  • Does Pays de Joie have a swimming pool? Yes View all features
  • Is Pays de Joie dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Pays de Joie? When the kids hear about the 4D rides and IMAX screens at Futuroscope (50 minutes’ drive), you probably won’t get a moment’s peace until you agree to spend the day there. Animal-mad … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Pays de Joie?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  3 p.m. –  10 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
    On-site accommodation
    Arrive:  2 p.m. –  10 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Pays de Joie? From £19.11 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.