Family Camping Holidays
Bringing your car on holidays is the perfect way for families. You can pack all the necessary children’s equipment without worry about luggage and weight and you are also free to explore your destination. You can even bring the dog too. Campsites are the perfect holiday for families, the range of entertainment is great and there are kids clubs too. Many of them have water parks and extensive outdoor pool area. It is also a lovely holiday for your children to be out and about in the sunshine, on the beach, climbing trees and making new friends.
Brittany Ferries
The annual sailings for Brittany Ferries begin on the 1st April with the weekly service from Cork to Roscoff. It is the fastest sailing times to France at 14 hours. Boarding in the afternoon and arriving in France in the morning after a nice night on board.
Best thing about Brittany Ferries is the choice of accommodation. They do the traditional family campsites, cottages and villa holidays and hotels, a wide choice for everyone. Some of the holidays also allow you take your dog. Very busy in June and July, some sailings booked out.
Easter is booked out with Brittany Ferries but we have a special offer for May Bank holidays, travelling on April 29 to May 5 Car and four passengers, ferry and campsite from €528 return for all.
June 10 for a week in Port de Plaisance campsite, €926 for two adults and two children. Just two hours from Roscoff. Or August 19 for a week at Camping Atlantique from €1647 for four. Both camps in Brittany and a two hour drive from Roscoff.
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Kellair Campotel
Have been taking Irish families to France, Spain and Italy for nearly 40 years the Keller family have been making memories for Irish families. When everyone headed off on holidays with their tents and camping equipment Kelair Campotel were helping them get there and find the right places to stay.
Now no need to bring all your stuff, and erect tents, instead fly or drive to your campsite of choice and everything will be ready and waiting for you. This Easter you could be camping in Playa Montroig or Camping Park Villanova for seven nights from only €357 per family, plus flights to Barcelona. These are two particularly popular beachside Costa Brava campsites. Book your summer holidays in June for 12 days with ferry and mobile home in France from €1,230 for five, campotel.com.
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Eurocamp
Based in Cork Eurocamp have the most extensive range of campsites around Europe and includes Austria, Switzerland, Holland, Luxembourg, Germany and Croatia. Take your time choosing which campsite is right for you. Most campsite have kids clubs for all different ages. The website is very helpful for giving you a good idea of what to expect. They have good discounts right through the season, beginning at Easter with a mobile in a terrific site Bella Italia in Lake Garda from €288 April 18 for two adults and up to four kids. Eurocamp.ie
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Alfresco-holidays.ie
These campsites are in great coastal locations in France, Italy and Croatia but also in the Italian lake area, Adriatic and Tuscany. There are campsites close to Paris, Rome and Venice, ideal for doing some city sight-seeing too. Alfresco Holidays do have tents on a number of sites and if you are looking to keep costs down is an ideal way to have a holiday in the sun. Stay at the 4* Adriano Resort, on the Adriatic coast, Italy from 10 June, for 7 nights in a 2 bedroom mobile which sleeps up to 6 persons, from €533.
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Ferry companies
Irish Ferries and Stena Line operate all year round to France from Rosslare. Irish Ferries have one sailing a week from Dublin to Cherbourg on the Epsilon. At Easter a return crossing with cabins will cost around €550 for a family of four.
Brittany Ferries operates the Pont Aven ship from Cork and begins from April 1 to November 4. A return trip in summer for four will cost from €800.