Our favourite campsites around Deauville and Honfleur
If you want to make the most of the Côte Fleurie, here is our selection of campsites arount Deauville and Honfleur to suit all tastes, from family comfort to unusual stays in historic locations.
Camping Les Haras – Touques
Located a few minutes from Deauville and the sea, Les Haras**** campsite offers a green and relaxing setting. With its swimming pool, playground and children's entertainment, it is ideal for families looking for relaxation and activities. Visitors appreciate the comfort of the pitches and the quality of the services, which make for a pleasant and carefree stay.
Château d'Arvid – Villerville
For an unusual stay in a historic setting, the Château d'Arvid**** campsite immerses you in the atmosphere of an authentic Norman castle. A swimming pool, entertainment and modern comforts combine with the charm and history of the place, just a few steps from the sea. An original and memorable experience for those looking for an extraordinary stay.
Camping L'Odyssée - Villers-sur-Mer
Choose the L'Odyssée**** campsite, located 1.5 km from the sea, perfect for enjoying the beach and water sports.
Campsites in Houlgate and Gonneville-sur-Mer (15 km from Deauville)
In Houlgate, Les Chevaliers**** and La Vallée***** campsites are perfect for families and nature lovers, offering a green setting and numerous activities for young and old alike. Finally, in Gonneville-sur-Mer, Les Falaises**** campsite, located 2 km from the beaches, allows you to discover the black cliffs.
Deauville: elegance and nature
Deauville's rise to prominence dates back to 1860, when the Duke of Morny, Napoleon III's half-brother, decided to drain the local marshes to create a prestigious seaside resort close to Paris. Soon, a port, a railway station, a casino, a racecourse, palaces and ostentatious mansions rose up into the Normandy sky between the beach and the banks of the Touques, illustrating the city's ambition for greatness.
Luxury and glamour
Deauville is famous for its chic atmosphere and high-end facilities: celebrities, painters and musicians, filmmakers and designers flock to Deauville every year.
On the seafront, enjoy the Art Deco atmosphere of the Promenade des Planches, made of azobé wood. It is punctuated by 400 bathing cabins and 600 parasols in five immutable colours. From there, it is easy to reach the bustling town centre. Casinos, luxury boutiques, restaurants and prestigious hotels are all part of the town's charm. Don't miss the lively market and horse racing at the Deauville-La Touques racecourse.
Horses and nature
Deauville is also an international centre for horses, spurring the 75 stud farms in the region, with a multitude of top races.
Just a few kilometres from the seaside resort, nature reclaim its rights: horse riding, hiking in the forests and along the beach, and water sports such as paddleboarding and kayaking. Thrill seekers will also enjoy the golf courses and fishing.
On the other side of the river is the seaside resort of Trouville-sur-Mer and Mont Canisy, a sensitive natural area ideal for walks, fertile with orchids and more than 200 other plants, Here you will find superb views of all the marine cities of the Côte Fleurie, even as far as Le Havre. Behind it, it is easy to escape to Pont-L'Évêque and the hedged hills of the Pays d'Auge, dotted with apple trees, manor houses and thatched cottages with their characteristic iris-shaped ridge plants.
Heading for Honfleur: art and landscapes
Opposite Le Havre, camped on the left bank of the Seine estuary, Honfleur is the star of the Côte de Grâce.
A charming village that has inspired many artists
You are first attracted by the charm of the narrow, slate-covered facades of the picturesque historic buildings. Seagulls, trawlers and old rigging enliven the quays. This decor has served as inspiration for many landscape and impressionist painters, such as Monet, Boudin, Courbet, Signac, Seurat, etc., whose works can be seen in the Eugène Boudin museum.
Nearby is the venerable St. Catherine's Church, made entirely of wood, with its framework in the shape of a ship's hull. Imposing salt granaries were built in the 17th century, first to store the salt of the codfish, then for the tax on the gabelle.
Honfleur is also the birthplace of the humorist Alphonse Allais and the musician Erik Satie, whose eclectic universe is told in the vast museum space of three old houses. The collections of the maritime museum, the old Honfleur museum and the Normandy Folk Art museum are just as interesting.
The escape from the Naturospace
Thousands of tropical birds and butterflies fly freely in a huge greenhouse 700 m from Honfleur city centre, accompanied by the warm colours of exotic equatorial plants. A perfect activity for families and nature lovers.
A breathtaking view of the Seine
Climb the Mont Joli overlooking Honfleur. From the square in front of the Notre-Dame de Grâce chapel, dedicated to the sailors, enjoy the superb panorama over the Seine and the proud Normandy suspension bridge, which since 1995, has allowed you to reach Le Havre and the Côte d'Albâtre. Under the shadows as well as under the foliage of the nearby forest of Saint-Gatien are hidden a number of manor houses and charming properties. On the west coast you can finally dawdle towards the Conti de Vasouy manor house and the church of Pennedepie.