Le Camp des Roses

It's a short walk to the village centre and the local lakes. The pitches are on the small side, though ours had enough room for a car and a large tent. There's a pool and a small bar, but unfortunately the bar is closed on Mondays. A lovely little campsite.

We stopped in Bethune and enjoyed its lovely square, with cafes and restaurants. At the campsite, the owners were friendly and hedges between the pitches gave us a good sense of privacy. The shower ran hot and the token gave you plenty of time. It was clean and very quiet, a great place for our overnight stop on the way back to Calais. We'd happily stay longer next time and highly recommend it.

The pool water was quite cold, there were lots of restrictions on what you could do in the pool, and staff enforced them very strictly. Showers cost extra and ours seemed very cold too. The sanitary facilities were old, though clean. We camped in tents with our kids for three nights, but were given a muddy spot even though plenty of nice grassy ones were empty. Most of the site is taken up by regular chalets, and we would have preferred a spot among other campers. One family hoping to camp together was placed far apart, despite, from what I could see, no more than a third of the pitches being occupied. I absolutely can't recommend this campsite.

We had a tent, and there was easily enough room for two tents and a car, though the camping area isn't very big. The pool is deep but quite small, with lots of rules about what you can do in it. The sanitary facilities are new, but you have to pay to use the shower.