Camping Smile et Braudières

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Swimming pool
Site entrance
Piscine extérieure ouverte en juillet et août
Espace de jeux pour petits et grands

  • Surrounded by hiking and cycling trails and a short drive from Le Mans
  • Short drive to miniature golf, pony rides, tree climbing and ziplining
  • Fishing lake, pool and playground with bouncy castle and trampoline
Direct access to a fishing lake? Yep. A packed programme of entertainment and activities? Got that. Outdoor pool? Got that one too. On site, Camping Smile et Braudières has plenty to keep all ages amused… And off? Get ready for lots of family walks and bike rides, for this site’s locale is positively brimming with pretty hiking and cycling trails; further afield is a leisure base in Sillé-le-Guillaume, a zoo in La Flèche and tours around the historic core of Le Mans. Should you be partial to catching poisson or two, the on-site fishing lake is free for guests to use; and as well as a pool there’s a playground with a trampoline, a ping pong table and a bouncy castle too, plus swings, slides and other stuff to clamber on. Of course, it wouldn’t be fair to leave the grownups sans piles to do too, so for all ages there’s also a football field plus pétanque and badminton courts, and during summer an evening entertainment programme consists most crackingly of dance parties, karaoke nights, darkened pool dips and swanky cocktail soirees, plus pétanque, fishing and other sporty tournaments. The seasonal snack bar serves simple evening fodder plus breakfast eats too, and a bread delivery is available as an alternative morning option.

Site type

Tent sites 10
Travel trailer sites 10
RV sites 3
Open all year
Opens

Tourist board rating

Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • Your dog must be tattooed or microchipped.
  • The outdoor swimming pool is open between 30/06 and 15/09 (subject to weather conditions).
  • The restaurant is open between 15/04 and 30/09.
  • The grocery shop is open between 01/01 and 31/12.
  • Twin axle vehicles are not permitted on site.
  • A cable measuring at least 10 metres is needed for the electric hook-ups.

Languages spoken

English

French

Pitch types & availability

Reviews

82%

would recommend this site to a friend

82%

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Lovely rural campsite with amenities within 30 mins of Le Mans.

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

Power optional gravel RV campsite

Liked: Very welcoming owners, ability to order fresh croissants (the best we've had!) For breakfast and evening snack bar. Hot showers, good size level pitches for campervans. Accessible water and power . Lovely walks around the area.

Disliked: No dislikes, be aware there is no wi'fi and the site is very rural although there is an Aldi and services within 4 miles. The site is peaceful and quite homely but that is quite charming.

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From the manager: Thank you very much for coming in our campsite. See you soon

One to return to

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
Kate C. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Power optional gravel RV campsite

Liked: Lovely site in a peaceful location. The owners are a lovely couple, very friendly and helpful. Will definitely be returning here😀

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Met Passie beheerde Camping.

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 2
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Power optional gravel RV campsite

Liked: Het vriendelijke ontvangst van Yannick en Dominique, mooie ruime plek, prachtige rustige omgeving heerlijk wandelen en fietsen. RUST

Disliked: Niks

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From the manager: Nous avons été ravis de vous rencontré et avons passé un bon moment. A une prochaine fois
Janick et Dominique

great for nature lovers.

Overall 6/10
Location 8
Value for money 10
Accommodation 6
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 2
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Power optional grass tent, travel trailer or trailer tent campsite

Liked: The friendly helpful owners. Warm shower facility, clean facilties, beautiful peaceful location.

Disliked: Grass pitches a bit muddy in this early season.

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Great stop over to get peace and continue journey next day

Overall 6/10
Location 6
Value for money 8
Accommodation 6
Facilities / Activities 6
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 8
Cleanliness 4
Wifi 2
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Power optional gravel RV campsite

Liked: Large pitch.
Really friendly staff and helpful.
Quiet

Disliked: Seen better days.
The pitch was covered in Dog mess.

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Easy to find, ownr lives on site, very welcoming and helpful.…

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
GAIL S. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Power optional gravel RV campsite

Liked: Easy to find, ownr lives on site, very welcoming and helpful.

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Clean facility’s owners speak some englist

Overall 8/10
Location 8
Value for money 8
Accommodation 6
Facilities / Activities 6
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 8
Wifi No rating
philip b. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Power optional grass tent, travel trailer or trailer tent campsite

Liked: Very friendly stayed twice now always raining, toilet block is warm and clean have only used as a stop over but would recomend very rural

Disliked: only thing no Wi-Fi v poor phone signal

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The farm shop is awesome and the customer service is second to…

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

Power optional gravel RV campsite

Liked: The farm shop is awesome and the customer service is second to none, look forward to returning

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A good first night stop from a Dieppe ferry.

Overall 6/10
Location 10
Value for money 6
Accommodation 6
Facilities / Activities No rating
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness No rating
Wifi No rating
Cheryl S. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Power optional grass tent, travel trailer or trailer tent campsite

Liked: The owners allowed us to turn up at 8pm from a late ferry. We appreciated that. It was easy to find.

Disliked: It was January, so the site was very muddy and it was difficult to get the caravan out. Nobody’s fault, just an observation when a site doesn’t have hard standing. The entrance was waterlogged too. If you arrive on a cold, dark, wet night, as we did, make sure you are properly prepared.
We turned our heater on and it blew the power, so we had a freezing cold night, and no power, which we had paid for.

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Extremely rural location, nice pitches and friendly owners who made us feel…

Overall 8/10
Location 6
Value for money 10
Accommodation 6
Facilities / Activities 6
Customer service 8
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 8
Wifi 2
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Power optional gravel RV campsite

Liked: Extremely rural location, nice pitches and friendly owners who made us feel welcome. They happily lent us a 2 pin to 3 pin EHU adapter when it became apparent we were ill equipped!

Disliked: Lack of phone signal is a disappointment.

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Features

Leisure on park

Bar or club house Cycle hire Evening entertainment Fishing Fitness centre Indoor swimming pool Kids' club On-site restaurant/cafe Outdoor swimming pool Playground Pétanque Recreation room/arcade TV room Takeout Tennis Watersports

Amenities on park

Bath available Car parking by site/unit Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Free wifi Grocery store Ice pack freezing Internet access Laundromat Parent & baby washroom Payphone Pick-up from public transport Portable toilet Pub toilets Restrooms Shower available Washing-up area Wifi

Groups welcome

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

Rules

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

Themes

Forest Hikers’ paradise Peaceful Remote location Wildlife haven

Utilities

Charging facilities Dump station Electric car charging point(s) Propane/gas cylinders available Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby

Type

Medium (26-50 sites)

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Climbing nearby Cycling nearby Leisure/theme park nearby Mountain biking nearby

Location

Camping Smile et Braudières

30 Route de Boisouge

Lieu-dit Les Braudières

Mézières-sous-Lavardin

Sarthe

France

72240

Directions

Timezone

Europe/Paris +0200 (GMT+02:00)

GPS

48.15764°N
0.06267°W

Route directions

GPS coordinates: 48.157493 / 0.064223 On the A11, take exit 7 for Le Mans Nord in the direction of Alençon, then to Saint Jean d'Assé. Drive in the direction of Camping Les Braudières, then follow the signs.

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

Lots of splendid hiking and cycling trails start right on site for easy exploration of these scenic surrounds, and should you fancy something further afield the famed hiking trails around Saint-Léonard-des-Bois in the Mancelles Alps are a scenic 40 minute pootle by car. The vast leisure base a mere 25 minutes’ drive away in Sillé-le-Guillaume has plenty of fun family pursuits to get stuck into both in and out of the water, like boating, pedalo rides, fishing and canoeing, plus a tree-climbing and ziplining park, tiny-train tours, pony rides and miniature golf. The handsome and historic centre of Le Mans and its Bugatti circuit – home of the world's longest-running endurance car race – is 40 minutes’ drive away, and for further history-based day trips visit L'Epau Abbey, just outside the city, or an hour’s drive south of Smile et Braudières the Château du Lude, one of the many famed Loire Valley châteaux. Guests with tiddlers in tow can whisk them off to the 14-hectare Zoo de la Flèche, to gaze upon animal shows and meet the likes of rhinos, monkeys, panthers and elephants, all among a menagerie of 1,500 birds, reptiles and mammals settled into habitats among the zoo's thoughtfully laid-out enclosures.

Offers

Conditions apply - see pitch type section for details

Nearest sites

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable sites.

Frequently asked questions

  • Does Camping Smile et Braudières have a swimming pool? Yes View all features
  • Is Camping Smile et Braudières dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Camping Smile et Braudières? Lots of splendid hiking and cycling trails start right on site for easy exploration of these scenic surrounds, and should you fancy something further afield the famed hiking trails around Saint-Léonard-des-Bois in … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Camping Smile et Braudières?
    RV, travel trailer and tent sites
    Arrive:  2:30 p.m. –  6:30 p.m.
    Depart by:  10 a.m.
    On-park accommodation
    Arrive:  2:30 p.m. –  6:30 p.m.
    Depart by:  10 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Camping Smile et Braudières? From $26.60 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.