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Le Pouldu is a small port town in Southern Brittany at the mouth of the La Laita river. There are many beautiful beaches in easy reach of Camping du Quinquis. The area is unspoiled with large tracts of forest.
Perhaps Le Pouldu is best known outside France for its association with the symbolist artist Paul Gauguin and other artists of the Pont Aven School.
There is a hypermarket is in Guidel and the larger towns of Lorient and Quimperle have several hypermarkets and other facilities.
Brittany Leisure Breaks is a small holiday business run by our daughter and son-
However, we feel it is also ideal for the “unencumbered” couple who may simply want to relax in their own way surrounded by peace and beauty. You can enjoy good food and the pool complex, maybe walk a bit, or be much more energetic if that’s your thing.
There are many similarities to Cornwall although this area is even quieter, less densely populated, cleaner and lacks the traffic jams. The roads are a dream!
Walkers have a wonderful range of breathtaking cliff paths, riverside walks, smugglers tracks and forest paths. For cyclists, of all energy levels, this area is a paradise!
If you are a beach lover there are sandy south facing beaches and secluded coves and rock pools bordering a crystal sea. Or you can enjoy fishing trips, sailing, surfing or jet skiing without travelling very far. There’s a riding stables ½km from the site, and more tennis courts near the beach.
For those interested in menhirs or megaliths, The small town of Carnac is not that
far away. Carnac is world-
run by an English family -
Andrew and Carol Munro have worked tirelessly since taking over at Quinquis. Each year we have seen improvements to the site and its facilities.
Camping du Quinquis facilities include:
Reception/Shop
Bar & Club Room
Claude’s Gourmet Takeaway
Swimming Pool Complex
Children's Paddling Pool
Children's Play Areas
Tennis Court
Crazy Golf
Volleyball
Basketball
Boules
Sport's Field
Games Room
Mole Club
(Kid's Club main season)
Coin Laundry
From the N165 near Lorient you will pass through the pretty town of Guidel on the way to Le Pouldu. The road will be signposted, but hey! Who doesn’t get confused?
After you leave Guidel you will pass over this bridge, the
Pont de St. Maurice, and
admire the view across the Laita estuary, if it’s light. The photo shows the bridge
from the riverside path.
About a mile after the bridge you will come to a crossroads where you turn left for Le Pouldu and Camping du Quinquis.
Count the minor crossroads signs -
As it is a no through road, you’ll always drive out the same way you came in.
Turn right at the end of the road and you will come to Le Pouldu. There is a boulangerie and small general store about half a mile from the camp road.
Just beyond the shop on the left is a road to Port Posmoric on the river. There’s nothing there but a car park, a seat and a landing stage.
The riverside footpath goes off to Pouldu Harbour to the right, and Pont de St. Maurice and the Abbey beyond to the left.
It’s a nice spot to sit and look, or simply be...
A Most Important Bridge!
Pont de St. Maurice
Getting Your Bearings
The Pont de St. Maurice is most important as a land mark. It marks the border between Finistere and Morbihan and is about half way between the crossroads for Le Pouldu and the first Guidel roundabout.
The Mairee at Clohars-
The Mairee at Clohars-
There is a market here on Saturday, and a couple of boulangeries. You also turn down alongside the “Mairee” to go to Doelan.
Doelan
For all other destinations you should turn left at the end of the camp road:
Guidel
Keep on the road until the crossroads and turn right, continue over the bridge.
Guidel has a Shopi and a good Super-
Lorient
Well signposted from Guidel. Several hypermarkets and other superstores. It is the home of the summer Celtic Festival attended by 500,000+ people from all over the world ~ Festival Interceltique de Lorient.
Gestel
Has a small Leclerc hypermarket. Leave Guidel on the road to Lorient, but cross the main road instead of turning on to it.
Pont-
Either go via Gestel, or take the Lorient route and turn off left through Queven.
Abbaye de St. Maurice (and creperie)
Turn right at the crossroads, then left into the park about half way to the bridge.
Quimperle
Go straight across the crossroads. This takes you through the forest and brings you
out on the riverside in Quimperle. Alternatively you can go or return via Clohars-
Clohars-
1) Turn left at the crossroads.
2) A prettier way is to take the first on the left after you leave the site. You
will eventually come to a minor crossroads on the edge of Clohars-
Doelan
Turn left at the crossroads, turn left in Clohars-
You can also go to Doelan from the coast road at Le Pouldu.
Moelan-
Turn left at the crossroads, pass through Clohars-
Pont-
Alternatively, for a scenic drive, go via Doelan. (But not if you’re in a hurry!)
The rest of this page will help you find your way around by car.
Even if you stay elsewhere, it should be helpful.
Scroll down for a menu of other pages, which are a photo journal
with brief comments on eateries, scenery and such.
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