Showing posts with label summer holiday. Show all posts
Showing posts with label summer holiday. Show all posts

Wednesday, 13 November 2013

Oh to be back at La Grande Metairie...

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It's cold and its wet and all it took to make me wish I was back at La Grande Metairie was the arrival of a case of the beer that my dad and I enjoyed drinking in Brittany:


Pelforth blonde

It takes me back to the week we spent on the campsite with my parents enjoying its 5 star facilities including the pool complex:


la grande metairie water slides


La Grande Metairie
Only the Brits wanted to swim on wet days!

My children just had so much fun getting water confident jumping into the water that was deeper than they could stand up in:
Child jumping into swimming pool

Or just messing about in the rings we bought at the campsite shop:


Swimming pool fun

There was even a chance to try out pony trekking:

Saturday, 21 September 2013

#CountryKids in Carnac

Country Kids from Coombe Mill Family Farm Holidays Cornwall

It's going to take a while to get through all our French adventures! Luckily they are ideal for Country Kids as we were out and about a lot. The first week of our holiday was at La Grande Metairie near Carnac staying in a caravan belonging to Canvas Holidays. So glad we were not in a tent as some of the weather was horrendous:


Not much chance of an alfresco meal on this day! No-one really fancied a scoot around the site either:


Luckily the town of Carnac was a short drive away and we could explore its old town centre:


Then as my mum and I had spotted a park and play area when we got lost looking for the supermarket earlier we went on a mission to find it. On the way we saw lots of beautiful flowers bejewelled by rain drops as the town was having a flower celebration:


Once we found the park my daughter headed straight for the wonderful climbing frame and quickly got to the top:


The park is located on the edge of the town at the base of the hill and had something for children of all ages as well as adults:


They had a lovely wildflower meadow in the middle planted to attract bees and butterflies:


Eventually my son was tempted from the main play area into attempting the climbing frame. He didn't get as high as his sister but a lot higher than he has ever gone before:


I love the way that this was such an eco friendly park with even a big house built in a shady spot:


All in all Carnac is a great little town for Country loving people!

Wednesday, 11 September 2013

#CountryKids: Postcard from Brittany Number 1

Country Kids from Coombe Mill Family Farm Holidays Cornwall

It really seems a lifetime away but here are some of the fab things we got up to in Brittany (one of which was not the basic squat loos on the autoroute!):


Watching sun rise over the English Channel


Giant hot dogs for a belated breakfast


Intriguing sculptures at motorway stop

Played table tennis


Had fun on the waterslides


Watched bizarre French/English entertainment
Played on the beach at Carnac


Swam in the Atlantic Ocean


Looked in rock pools


Discovered that steak hache et frites was burger and chips


Ate a few galettes


Drank some cider


Jumped waves at sunset

And that was just the first couple of days! More to follow...