Beautiful Brittany
Les Ormes is a great campsite, with countless activities for all ages, including an 18-hole golf course. Our highlights: • Treehouse Adventure Park: Zip lines, rope bridges, and climbing fun for all ages. • Indoor & Outdoor Pools: The indoor pool complex had a wave pool, lazy river, and several water slides! The attached outdoor pool which was also heated has a current to swim against, giving you a nice workout! • Mini Golf, Pony Rides & Horse-Riding Lessons: Great for winding down after a busy day. Other activities; kids’ club, astro turf pitch, basketball court, tennis court, pedalos, fishing, arts & crafts. TIP: Book activities in advance during peak season – they fill up fast!
Les Ormes has a supermarket onsite (refurbed 2025) open daily, and because we arrived on a Sunday, all the major chain supermarkets and everything else really, were closed in neighbouring towns, so we got the essentials on-site after check-in, but the next day we went to Comburg for the “shop” for our week’s stay (15 mins’ drive away). There was a local market as well where we picked up some fab local fruit and veg. Les Ormes has several eateries and bars, the main resort bar is Bar Moulin, serves drinks only, there is a casual pizzeria “Chez Madeleine”, which also serves burgers, pastas and chicken dishes and their slightly more formal restaurant is located at the golf club house “Le Club”. There is also a brasserie but is not open all year round. In high-season, it would be advised to book your table in advance; at least at the pizzeria, if you can’t get a table, take your pizza back to your cabin! The Bar Moulin had activities most evenings and in high-season, the resort prepares a more extensive entertainment programme with shows etc. A short stroll away, is the pretty village of St Leonard, dating back to as early as the 13th century! The private house at Les Ormes served as the Dol bishops’ summer residence, escaping the unpleasant smells from the Dol marshes! St. Leonard has a small “bar tabac” and bistro to get a refreshing drink before heading back to Les Ormes.
We went on several day trips in the car, most notably to Saint-Malo and Mont Saint-Michel. On the day we visited Saint-Malo, it was drizzling, but we could still see how beautiful it is. We had our 2nd breakfast at Bakery Maison Hector and devoured some of the crunchiest croissants we’ve ever had, be rude not to! After that we took a stroll through the cobbled streets, and along most of the ramparts, then took a tour inside the thick walls at the Micro Zoo, where our girls “embarked” on an expedition to see over 400 small animals from all around the world! On another day, we drove to Mont Saint-Michel. Rising from the tidal flats like a castle in the clouds, we were all wide-eyed from the moment we arrived. There are a lot of steps to get to the abbey, but certainly worth it. There are several hotels, restaurants, creperies and cafes to have some well-earned food after your abbey tour. Some of you might remember being allowed to park right at the monument when you went to France as a kid! However, this is no longer permitted and if driving, you need to use the carparks off road D776 and take a shuttle or if you’re feeling especially active, why not cycle to the Mont.
Travelled: May 2025
