Independent Campsite Reviews

An excellent site for real campers. The owner allows you to have a camp fire and is more than happy for you to collect branches and twigs from around the site. Chantilly chateau is only a few minutes away and is an excellent day out. There is a small beach and park area in the village and the local people from the village are very friendly and helpful. There is all you need in the village including 2 supermarkets.

We were in France 14 July 2005, and we had a wonderful time at CAMPIX.

Love from Norway!

(Originally submitted 2001. Updated 2005)

Campix is situated in an old quarry. The ground is therefore rather stony, and very hilly in places. There are many mature trees and bushes, and the pitches are slotted in to clearings here and there. This can give quite a lot of privacy (if you're lucky to find a pitch on its own), but it can also be difficult to find a pitch which matches your needs. The site does not allocate a pitch for you, but lets you select your own. This gives you the freedom to choose where you want to be, but also means there is a race for the best pitches. We had trouble finding one which was of adequate size, sufficiently level, and with electricity, and we eventually settled for one without electricity, even though we had paid the full fee. We might have got help if we'd asked, but we were exhausted after a long trip, and couldn't be bothered.

People with large caravans or motor homes should beware, as some of the site roads are steep, narrow and twisty, with a very rough and loose surface.

It is a short walk to the village of St Leu d'Esserent, but I can't comment further, as we didn't use the village.

You can take the train from St Leu to Paris (changing at Creil) but the trains are a bit rare out of peak hours, so we chose to drive to Creil (only a few minutes) and take the direct train from there.

Parc Asterix is a 15-minute drive, and in our opinion is much better value for money than Disneyland.