Use our Travel forum for recommendations on everything from day trips to the best family-friendly holiday destinations. We are looking to holiday there this summer with a 3year old and 16mth old? This doesn't help.. I remember swimming out to a sunken boat that became visible when the tide went out.. My neighbours went last summer with their girls aged 5 and 3 and had a great time.
They stayed on a Eurocamp site. Beaches were perfect and quiet and they hired bikes all week - Loads of safe bike tracks. We're planning on going on their recommendation. Hi We've been a couple of times - once just outside La Rochelle and once a bit further south near Royan.
The Il de Re is beautiful but if you are going in the main holiday season it is practically gridlocked and unbelievably busy and crowded. The bridge is also pretty pricy if you are coming and going a lot! The mainland in that area is beatiful though with fantastic beaches.
There is a fantastic zoo in Royan which you really must visit if you go, out children absolutely loved it there. The animals are really well looked after with spacious clean enclosures, unlike a lot of other zoo's we've been to in France. There is a lovely aquarium but I can't remember where it is - possibly in La Rochelle itself.
La Rochelle is very pretty with fab shops and restaurants - although the children did not like shopping. Log in to update your newsletter preferences. Catan - just caught up on this thread so hope you're still there? How old were your children? Was the house "young child" friendly?? Wouldn't mind more details please - that would be good. Article in this weekends Mail re: Ile De Re, family with children age 4 and 2, they loved it and are returning.
