Castel Camping Parc de Fierbois
France, Indre-et-Loire, Sainte Catherine De Fierbois Locate on map 766 customers reviews Information about the campsite
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Place was clean and well maintained, pool was lovely and lots to do.
Wi-Fi is patchy and we had none at our pitch despite complaining for 10 of our 14 days. Golf is dated and on a massive slant with broken edges. Needs more sun beds and drinks hugely over priced. Water on pitch was cloudy and undrinkable.
Was on a massive slant with no drinkable water and no wi fi.
All of the above.
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We stay at Parc de Feirbois to break up out longer journey further south! It was brilliant, our two daughter thoroughly enjoyed all the park had to offer, from evening entrainment, to swimming in the lake.! So much included with the stay! Our night away in the tree cabins was just perfect and hoisting up breakfast just the pinical of our stay! Would highly recommend anyone to experience it, we'd definitely return for longer or use again for an overnight stop.
To be overly critical the bedding in the cabins could be more comfortable.
Incredible! Just a brilliant place to stay!
The bedding, even with the hired sheets, could be improved with a better mattress.
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There were a wide range of activities for the family to enjoy-just make sure you look at the timetable as not always available. Staff were all brilliant, always seemed so helpful. The shop was well stocked, we especially enjoyed the fresh pastries. Sanitary blocks were fantastic, well cleaned and felt luxurious compared to come campsite toilet blocks!
The evening entertainment was so so noisy at night, our caravan even vibrating from the base, not finishing until 11pm. So whilst great if you want to enjoy it, not great if you have young children that needed their sleep. The pool areas were great, yet in need of TLC, with lots of cracks and broken tiles/floor etc, and quite grubby looking for what you would expect for a 5*
Fantastic, large pitches we were really impressed and pleased with the size and the shade. Especially needed in the heatwave!
We would have rather the ability to request a pitch further from the entertainment, as the 11pm finishes were really draining on our children who just wanted sleep. But we understand this may not be possible.
Hello Madam, Thank you for your positive feedback! We have taken note of your comments to improve. Regarding the cracks in the paving of the Water Park, it was completely renovated in the spring of 2025. Unfortunately, the drought caused ground movement that damaged this beautiful structure just before the season! We therefore have to redo everything for next season...
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The size of the pool was great and my boys loved the slide, but the cold water meant they were freezing after 10 minutes which was a real shame. The lake is excellent along with the space for boules and table tennis. Lovely big pitch and the fridge inside the shed was excellent. The toilet and shower facilities were also excellent.
It was so loud at night......11pm for quiet is too late when you have small children, whi every so often need to go to bed slightly earlier. The music from the entertainment was ridiculously loud and completely changed the atmosphere when we were sitting out playing cards. I felt like we were at a nightclub and not at a lovely campsite in nature. This was a real dissapointment for us having stayed in 3 other campsites just before our stay, this was by far the noisiest. There was no one enforcing the quiet rule after 11, or signs anywhere.
Big pitch and fridge great
Ants!
Merci pour votre avis. Nous sommes désolés que les soirées vous aient autant gênés. Nous prenons note concernant le bruit même si la règle des 23h est effectivement appliquée.
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Lots to do. Fabulous lake. Brilliant pool area. Large pitches.
Service in the bar area was very slow. Not nearly enough staff behind the bar.
Our own facilities.
Merci pour votre avis. Nous prenons note pour améliorer le Bar.
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Everything you need is on tje campside. Also very nice employees. We had booked a stay with our folding tent, but due to the weather conditions, we wanted to change to an airconditioned caravan. That was no problem en was arranged just hours before we arrived.
The only thing i can think of (due to temperature) is more shadow places near the swiming pool.
Everything
There was no watercoocker.
Merci pour votre avis positif. Nous prenons votre point concernant les espaces entourant la piscine !
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I wouldn't return. It's not awful. But lots of little disappointments. The Good - Premium Chalet layout is nice. 6 person chalet for 2 adults 2 kids was comfortable. The Lake and water sports - Really nice addition. Laser Tag - amazing, great fun, great space and ran by a very nice man who was extremely inclusive. Good value for money.
Clean the pools. Get the chemical levels right to stop Algee growth, regularly clean the indoor pool area Daily. Improve the shop. Sell more food over toys and clothes, add an automatic coffee machine and a fresh orange juice squeezer. Train your staff and improve customer service. Give them full knowledge and enthusiasm of the site. Many felt like they didn't care didn't want to be there. Tired site - mini golf old, table tennis old, arcade old. All run down. Lack of space - you've crammed pitches everywhere. More space needed for play
Premium 6 person.
The decking - lovely size deck. Awful decking furniture. Uncomfortable. Add more soft furbashibgs to the decking. The cost - €300 eur a night for the site, location and quality of amenities it's too high. €150-225 would be more appropriate.
Merci pour votre avis qui mérite quelques précisions. Nos piscines sont nettoyées tous les matins et tous les soirs (heureusement avec cette canicule !). Elles ne sont pas pleines d'algues sinon elles n'auraient pas autant de succès et seraient fermées pour des raisons règlementaires. Ok pour la boutique mais je rappelle qu'elle propose tous les matins des expresso et des vienoiseries.. Concernant notre équipe, je vois que vous avez une grande expérience du management. Concernant notre site, sachez que tout ce qui est vieux n'est pas forcément délabré. Un vieil arbre c'est beau même si c'est pas neuf ! Manque d'espaces : 40ha d'espace camping + 100ha de fprêt privative à disposition de nos clients y compris les parcours enfants en forêt, les cabanes du kids club etc... C'est déjà pas mal. Terrasse ; nous prenons votre point en sachant qu'il faudra changer (et donc jeter) les jolis coussins à chaque location car ils ne seront plus neufs. Prix : on va donc tout refaire à neuf à moitié prix !
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Lovely toilets and wash area
Little tired around the bar area and pool not enough loungers
Pitch was lovely and spacious in the trees very peaceful
Big spacious plot in the trees, nice campsite, bins a long way at the entrance not ideal and the bar area looking old and tired. Expensive for what you got
Thank you for the constructive feedback!
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We liked the large pool and access to the lake with the inflatables. The high wire ropes were a good challenge for my teenage children. It was also wonderful to see a hedgehog on our pitch one evening.
More sun beds and parasols by pool, parasol with base for pitch, less noisy doors at main wash block. Less noise generally in the evening.
Flat pitch
Castel adv pitch very noisy - next to large wash block with banging doors night and day. Evening entertainment on every night until 11pm-very loud. When we arrived, we were told that as a result of the wildfires, the prefecture had banned any kind of bbq. We did not have a bbq, but a very small two ring portable gas stove. No one had told of this in advance of our arrival, despite the ban being in place. Having come from La Garangeoire in the Vendee - another Castel campsite, where they had the same ban, but had interpreted it differently, it was rather confusing! Our parasol-ripped
Merci pour votre avis, bien que sévère sur toutes ses dimensions !
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We enjoyed the campsite, there was plenty to do and see, with all the activities. A lovely walk around the lake, with wildlife to spot. And also nice just to relax, drink tea/wine and chat or play games on our balcony. Also in easy reach of the Loire chateaux and vineyards, to explore the local area.
Maybe send some information to clients in advance, about the activities & timings, to enable us to plan in advance.
The kitchen was quite well-equipped, and the balcony was spacious and well-furnished. The clothes dryer was very useful. And plenty of shelves to store things. Nice, big, fridge, plus good-sized freezer compartment too.
The pillows were not the most comfortable, could do with updating. And the toilet was smelly at times.
Thank you for your feedback. We will continue to improve.
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Very good site for families, good pool complex, good onsite activities eg laser tag, archery, tree top adventure, table tennis. Toilet block/showers very clean considering the amount of use they get. Lovely staff in the restaurant, very attentive.
More sun loungers around the pool and more parasols for shade around the pool area.
Excellent size pitch, flat, near toilet block. Everything we needed.
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Thank you very much for your feedback. We'll take note of the sun loungers and parasols!
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We loved the relaxed atmosphere and the lake was perfect for our 4 teenage children and dog! Really nice, clean facilities.
It was difficult to book the paddle boards and the hut was sometimes shut unexpectedly.
Decent sized pitch but they have moved these from the larger pitches closer to the lake which were much larger. Having our own fridge and shed was a real advantage.
The advantage pitch we had 2 years ago was much larger. It was a challenge to get the caravan into the pitch because of the tight right angled entrance to them.
Thank you for your feedback. We have taken note of your point regarding the Advantage Pitches and will strive to guarantee a minimum surface area for next season.
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El camping tiene unos baños muy cuidados y muy cómodos. La zona de la piscina muy bonita
adecuada
Poca sombra
Merci pour votre avis. Concernant l'ombrage, la moitié de nos emplacements sont dans la forêt. Désolé que vous n'ayez pu en profiter !
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We’ve had a great week here with out extended family. The pitches are really generously sized and lovely and shady too when it’s hot (we booked our own pitch for a VWT5 camper but our family booked 2 x Eurocamp pitches which are spacious and well maintained too). The lake is perfect for swimming / paddle boarding and they’ve a little inflatable park on the lake which is great fun for the kids. The restaurant and bar are really good in our opinion, the food at the restaurant was really nice, with good friendly service. The bar overlooking the pool is a great place to relax and enjoy a cold beer
The older toilet block could do with a little renovation and some soap dispensers but it was always clean and well serviced. Some people (not us) were using bbqs and cadacs despite the fire warnings and it didn’t seem that this was being monitored.
Nice shady pitch which was very welcome in the hot weather and pitch was a generous size.
No complaints at all.
Thank you for your feedback. We did indeed have a very difficult time enforcing the barbecue ban, despite the heatwave!
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We all really enjoyed our stay. The site seems family orientated and felt very safe. Lots of things for our six year-old to do and enough for us adults too. (The Pink Floyd tribute band were great!) The shower in the Lodge was absolutely fine, but the showers in the shower block were really good and readily available, so we often chose to use those instead. When the hot water heater failed, maintenance responded very promptly. Good size pitches mean that the site did not feel overcrowded, despite the number of people staying.
Should have brought the grandson's bicycle as, like many other children, he would have enjoyed riding around the site.
Worked well for us. Mini tent proved more spacious and robust than expected. Large fridge with separate freezer compartment was welcome. Initially felt the absence of aircon in the Lodge but after a day or so became accustomed and was not a problem.
Double bedroom quite cramped, but we coped.
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Excellent facilities. Daughter loved the pool and evening entertainment. Lots to see locally in the Loire valley. Will be back next year.
Too many mice/ rodent holes on our pitch. There’s was a lot of music being played very loud on one night until 3am in the morning.
First time we booked pitch with fridge etc, was definitely worth the extra money. Shower blocks were brilliant.
Again too many rodent holes on the the pitch and even around the grass by the pools. This is not something I’ve come across on other castel campsites that we have stayed at.
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Loved this site. Loads of facilities, something for all ages. Great family site.
Ladies toilet in bar needs some attention, it was extremely smelly.
Plenty of space. Convenience of water and drainage on pitch.
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Very disappointing stay. Our "Privilege" pitch was beside reception and the pool, making it one of the noisiest areas. Loud evening entertainment until 11pm was followed by excessive noise from the neighbouring pitch until 2am. The same neighbours allowed their two dogs onto our pitch, where they urinated on our chairs, table and pitch. Complaints were made to reception and Castel Head Office, but we have received no acknowledgement. Would not recommend.
Beyond improving, requires management
Awful location, although a good size
Dogs and noise
Bonjour Madame. Merci pour votre avis même si nous sommes bien désolés de votre mauvaise expérience. Nous avons plus de 150 emplacements de camping dont certains en pleine forêt, éloignés du centre voire au bord du i lac. Lors de la réservation, chaque client peur choisir son emplacement sur notre site web ou nous appeler pour faire son choix précisément.
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Friendly staff. Good sized pool. Nice walk around the lake. Modern, clean general facilities. Entertainment stops at 11pm and is varied.
Put some chairs around the pool
Some shady patches throughout the day. Clean and modern facilities with full sized fridge freezer
Water tap could do with a nozzle
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I liked the pitch size, the showers etc were excellent
More sun loungers and the pool water could do with more attention in hot weather.
Pitch was excellent
Nothing
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