Château du Garde

View prices & book 8.9 32 reviews
The camp overlooks the vines
The camp overlooks the vines
Clairet 2020
Track to the camping field
Picnic area at the campsite
Campsite with vineyard views
Level grass pitches
Campsite surrounded by vineyards
Entrance to the site
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Clairet 2020
Track to the camping field
Picnic area at the campsite

  • Getaways on a wine estate in the countryside around Cénac
  • Historic Bordeaux 40 minutes’ drive; near to cycling trails
  • Wine tasting activities and bicycle hire on site; wine for sale
It’s not every day you have a chance to take part in a wine-tasting experience on your holiday, but at Château du Garde in Cénac, you can do exactly that. Every evening from 7pm, guests have the opportunity to participate in a tasting session of three Côtes-de-Bordeaux appellation wines on the on-site wine estate. And at this peaceful and leafy wine estate deep in Nouvelle-Aquitaine countryside, 40 minutes' drive from central Bordeaux, you can rest up at a no-frills site with views over rows of neatly planted vines. Perhaps set down for a splendid sunset from the garden furniture (with, as a bonus, a glass of wine in hand). If you're feeling active, rent a bicycle from the site and take the cycle path (800 metres away) to Bordeaux. Spacious, choose-your-own pitches are spread across a level field, with simple facilities running to a wooden toilet hut, composting toilets drinking water and a waste-emptying service. If you’d like to eat alfresco while you’re there, you can rent barbecues and buy kindling in the form of a bunch of vine twigs or visit the food trucks which are set up several evenings per week. The site can also arrange a four-hour guided bike tour and lunch in Bordeaux or Entre-Deux-Mers (for groups of two to 12 people), as well as return trips to Bordeaux every other Friday evening. They need to be booked in advance if you want to take part on your day of arrival.

Site type

Tent pitches 5
Touring caravan pitches 10
Motorhome pitches 10
Open all year
Opens
Please note
  • This site has no on-site shower facilities.
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • Bookings must not be for more than 3 consecutive nights.
  • Discount cards and gift vouchers cannot be applied to bookings made via Pitchup.com.
  • Please note that the toilet facilities are unisex.
  • There is no reception on-site: on arrival please contact the number provided on your booking confirmation.

Languages spoken

English

French

Spanish

German

Reviews

8.9

Overall rating based on 32 reviews View breakdown

Wild camping

Voted 71% of visitors View breakdown

94%

would recommend this site to a friend

84%

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Beautifully basic

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

Non-electric grass and earth touring pitch

Liked: Bernoit was the perfect host and it was fascinating to hear his family history on the vineyard. Delicious wines - we bought several boxes.

On arrival, we did find the ‘facilities’ highly amusing: A sentry box all on its own. However the compost toilet worked perfectly well and was nowhere near as bad as we had feared. All good.

Disliked: Just an observation rather than a dislike…. Caesar his dog is beautiful, well behaved & friendly. We are dog people. However, we were unable to eat outside as he was trying to get to our food, so 4 of us crammed into our T5 was a little cosy, and a bit of a shame as we’d rather sit outside and eat. Two ladies next to us were getting very frustrated with him and I think he nicked the food from their stove.

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Fantastic site

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

Non-electric grass and earth touring pitch

Liked: Stunning site, very open and great being next to the vineyard. Wine tasting was excellent and the host was very welcoming and we enjoyed hearing the history of the vineyard whilst drinking fantastic wine. Would definitely stay again.

Disliked: The dog, whilst friendly, stole our trash bag and ripped it to shreds. Would have been 5/5 if it wasn’t for that.

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Very good value for having our own personal campsite & wine tasting.

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

Non-electric grass and earth touring pitch

Liked: Relaxed, quiet & lovely views overlooking the vineyards. Wine tasting was great & cleverly done using Google translate so no language barriers.
Even loo was fine for a compost one...plenty room & no smells.

Disliked: Nothing

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Great place to stop.

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

Non-electric grass and earth touring pitch

Liked: What a beautiful place for a stay. This area is very peaceful and stunning views over the vineyard.

We were made most welcome by the host (and his great dog).

The wine tasting is a must and the passion from the owner is inspiring. His wine is fantastic.

This place is a must stop if you are in the area.

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Great for a peaceful safe stopover

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

Non-electric grass and earth touring pitch

Liked: Beautiful views and quiet. Very simple and basic. Composting toilet only. We did the wine tasting the owner was very informative, we bought 6 bottles of their red from the vines in front of our moho. The white is gorgeous, thank you

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The owner is a wonderful guy! Very knowledgeable about wine. He runs…

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

Non-electric grass and earth touring pitch

Liked: The owner is a wonderful guy! Very knowledgeable about wine. He runs the vineyard and makes excellent wine. Nice quiet location, we have stayed twice already.

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Enjoyed. Basic. Friendly and fun wine tasting with the vineyard owner

Overall 6/10
Location 8
Value for money 6
Accommodation 6
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 4
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 4
Wifi No rating
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass and earth touring pitch

Liked: Wine tasting. View over vines. Large field to exercise dog

Disliked: Very basic toilet with poorly fitting door. No washing facilities at all - not even a basin. Path poorly kept do extremely muddy walk to the toilet when it rained.

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La bienvenida, el paisaje, la calma, el viñedo.…

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

Non-electric grass and earth touring pitch

Liked: La bienvenida, el paisaje, la calma, el viñedo.

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We enjoy our night stay with very basic amenities, but found the…

Overall 8/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 4
Facilities / Activities 4
Customer service 8
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 4
Wifi 2
Beryl R. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass and earth touring pitch

Liked: We enjoy our night stay with very basic amenities, but found the owners knowledge of vines history of wine making on his vineyards was excellent 👍

Disliked: No showers,

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Excellent

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

Non-electric grass and earth touring pitch

Liked: Absolutely stunning views!
Great location & easy relaxed atmosphere
Would highly recommend a visit here & I plan to drop by again sometime

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Features

Dogs allowed

Leisure on site

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

Amenities on site

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 Parent & baby washroom Pick-up from public transport Picnic table Portable toilet Pub toilets 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 Peaceful Walkers' paradise Wild camping

Utilities

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

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby Shop nearby

Type

Farm Small (11-25 pitches) Vineyard

Accessibility

Dedicated quiet space Level site, no steep slopes Step-free or level access Uneven terrain; gravel or loose mud

Nearby leisure

Cycle hire nearby Mountain biking nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Seasonal pitches Water hook-up points for tourers

Location

Château du Garde

11 Allée du Garde

Cénac

Gironde

France

33360

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

44.79046°N
-0.45447°W

Route directions

For the easiest route, the site advises that you arrive via the D14 and then follow the D115E9.

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

Centre of its namesake wine-growing region, Bordeaux (40 minutes' drive) is just the spot for a day of big-city sightseeing; admire the “Water Mirror” installation in the vast Place de la Bourse, and have a nose around the 18th-century, UNESCO-listed city centre. If you’d like to learn more about local vintages, make for La Cité du Vin, a museum housed in a spectacular avant-garde edifice on the banks of the Garonne River. Still in Bordeaux, taste regional wines at bars in the lively Darwin Ecosystem dining hub, housed in a repurposed barracks. Alternatively, blow the budget on a glass of claret and a sharing platter of charcuterie and cheese in Place Pey-Berland, all the while enjoying views of the medieval, Gothic-style Cathédrale Saint-André. When the kids need a day off museums and culture to get active, take them to run about on treetop rope courses at Arbor Et Sens (10 minutes), or treat them to camel treks from La Ferme Exotique (25 minutes). Push the sporting gear up a notch for cable-skiing adventures on the lake at EXO 33 Baurech (15 minutes).

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Bassin Emile Ortel 46.5 km Sea ExcellentExcellentExcellentExcellent
Graveyron 47 km Sea ExcellentExcellentExcellentExcellent
Baignade Amenagee De Lanton 47.7 km Sea ExcellentExcellentExcellentExcellent
Camping Le Roumingue 48.1 km Sea ExcellentExcellentExcellentExcellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Offers

Conditions apply - see pitch type section for details

Nearest sites

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Château du Garde have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Château du Garde dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Château du Garde? Centre of its namesake wine-growing region, Bordeaux (40 minutes' drive) is just the spot for a day of big-city sightseeing; admire the “Water Mirror” installation in the vast Place de la Bourse, … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Château du Garde?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  10 a.m. –  6 p.m.
    Depart by:  3 p.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Château du Garde? From €10 (for 1 night, 5 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.