If you are heading to France for a short break or holiday then you will find a super selection of caravan holidays to choose from that are close to fishing.

Perfect for families, couples and groups, holiday parks in France that are close to fishing offer mobile home (static caravan) and camping that will work for all budgets. Of course, caravan parks in France that are close to fishing have excellent facilities including swimming pools, covered and heated pools, restaurants, bars and Internet WiFi.

La Grande Metairie at Carnac, Brittany

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This campsite is set in the beautiful parklands of an old Breton Manor just a few miles from the coast, putting numerous splendid beaches and other attractions within easy reach. The parks fantastic pool complex with its lazy river, waterslides and indoor pool that first catches your eye at La Grande Matairie. But there's so much more to do here than just splash about. There's a wide range of first class amenities available throughout the season, together with activities for children of all ages, including evening entertainment that range from Breton soirees to barbecues.

Val de Cantobre at Cantobre, Ardeche

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Spectacularly positioned in the Dourbie Valley between the Tarn Gorges and the Cevennes National Park, you are assured of a warm welcome at this exceptional park. Access has never been easier due to the new Millau Viaduct. Though quite steep, the open terraced pitches offer fantastic views looking out over the nearby village of Cantobre which clings to the rock face. The park offers many amenities, including a restaurant, bar and pizzeria housed in the medieval farm buildings at the bottom of the park. Yet the real beauty of Cantobre is the breadth of outdoor activities on offer. This is also a Walking and Wildlife park.

Mandelieu at Mandelieu, Riviera

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Perfectly placed for water sports and golf lovers, Mandelieu is a fascinating, historic port in its own right with a large, busy harbour, sprawling castle and great restaurants. Look out to sea, and count the white sails in the bay of Cannes. From Mandelieu's teeming harbour, strike out and discover an isolated cove, or traditional seaside villages like Theoule, where development is kept strictly under control or Cannes, which is quite the opposite. Idyllically situated on a loop of the Siagne River just 800 metres from the coast, your residence is a real find.

Le Bois Dormant at Saint-Jean-de-Monts, Vendee

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This beautiful parc, located in one of the best seaside resorts of the Vendee, offers both a relaxing retreat together with a lively break. Le Bois Dormant feels spacious and well-thought out.  The holiday homes are spaced out across the parc, but not too far away from the hub of activity around the pool and restaurant area. The outdoor pool complex offers something for everyone, from a main swimming pool, to waterslides, a toddler splash pool and even a spa bath.

L'Orangie de Lanniron at Quimper, Brittany

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The original stone buildings have been converted to house the bar and restaurant. A fantastic new pool complex with waterslides opened in 2008 and includes a balneo spa and hydrotherapy centre. Customers can explore the park and gardens at leisure and children have acres of woods and meadows to play in, with activities organised for them in peak season. The sports centre, Creach Gwen, adjacent to the site offers a wide range of high season activities, including water sports for the more energetic. The river I'Odet hosts a wealth of water based activities and provides a stunning setting for this picturesque site.

Camping la Croix du Pont at Berny Riviere, Paris

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This is a fantastic site to wander around; meet the birdlife along the riverside or the friendly ducklings in the grounds of the adjacent chateau. At the centre of the site there are two lakes for fishing and water sports, plus a small lake complete with a sandy beach. This flat site offers a playground for children along with fun trampolines. There are first class facilities, including a well run restaurant with a children's menu, high chairs and early eating times. A sunny terrace overlooks the fantastic pool complex with a superb heated indoor pool with waterslides and a brand new lagoon style outdoor pool.

Le Moulin de Paulhiac at Daglan, Dordogne

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The facilities at this park are very modern, including a fabulous pool complex with three slides, covered pool, impeccable wash blocks and an excellent take-away and restaurant. Le Moulin de Paulhiac has a beautifully restored watermill that welcomes you at the entrance and is a rural park with large grassy pitches set amidst the dappled shade of walnut, oak and apple trees. The owners also organise activities in high season, which include popular canoe trips. This is the real heart of the Dordogne too, with rolling wooded hillsides, sleepy, honey-coloured villages, crumbling old farmhouses and castles galore to discover.

Chateau des Ormes at Dol-de-Bretagne, Brittany

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Chateau des Ormes is for you if you like water with a fantastic outdoor wave pool; two outdoor swimming pools; a tropical outdoor pool with waterslides; an indoor pool complex with water slides, lazy river and jacuzzi baths as well as a children's splash pool. Should the children bore of the water there is a children's club run by Al Fresco for 4-12 year olds. There are so many outdoor activities available you will have to work hard to find time to relax. There is the A la carte restaurant to help with the relaxing as will as the pizzeria/take away, plus the evening entertainment with a regular program of events including a disco. Near by you will find boat trips to the Channel Islands and sailing from St Malo, the chateau and lake at Combourg is 6miles away. Further afield is Mont St Michel with its beautiful abbey and museum.

Camping la Grenouillere at Blois, Loire Valley

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Camping la Grenouillere is set in countryside close to the banks of the Loire, this Castels site has a relaxed atmosphere, ideal for a quiet holiday. The large pitches are positioned in both wooded and open areas. At the centre of the site is a rustic chateau surrounded by a moat, which houses a cosy bar and restaurant with a patio area overlooking the pool. The tropical pool complex offers three pools, bridges, slides and water chutes. Theres also a covered pool, a jacuzzi and a sauna. The sporting activities here are excellent. The energetic can enjoy floodlit tennis, volleyball, archery and football, while the more sedate can spend an afternoon fishing at the chateau moat.

Le Val de Bonnal at Rougemont, Jura

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Perfectly located in beautiful countryside, the jewels in Le Val de Bonnal's crown are undoubtedly its natural lakes, one of which has its own beach. Should you tire of swimming in the lakes, you will find that the park offers a fantastic pool complex, complete with water slides. Golfers will be overjoyed with the facilities in the grounds of nearby Chateau de Bournel, while the whole family will welcome the efforts of the park's entertainment with organised sporting events for children of all ages, discos for teenagers and lively evening entertainment for the whole family in high season. The magnificent 'Seigneurial' Chateau lies just 8km distant and the weekly organised trips are highly recommended.

Camping le Ruisseau at Biarritz, Gascony

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Camping le Ruisseau is a well equipped, top quality family run site. Situated in the Basque country and close to the sea, the majestic peaks of the Pyrenees rise in the distance. The pitches here are set in shady oak land and the site boasts its own lake, which is ideal for a quiet spot of carp fishing. The fantastic pool complex incorporates waterslides, a jacuzzi, sauna and an expansive sun terrace. Sports opportunities are plentiful take to the tennis courts or the gymnasium, while young children will love the excellent play area and trampolines. In the evenings, entertainment is laid on during the height of the summer in the popular lively bar and on the terrace. The site lies close to a motorway but traffic noise is minimal.

La Reserve at Parentis-en-Born, Gascony

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As its name suggests, it feels almost like a sophisticated retreat, a place to go to unwind, relax and fully recharge the batteries. The park is packed with outstanding facilities. There are indoor and outdoor pools, waterslides and a stack of play facilities that will keep everyone entertained. There are concealed walks to uncover and cycle routes to explore, and those who venture further a field will discover a sprawling region that offers a new environment around every turn.

Ty Nadan at Arzano, Brittany

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Ty Nadan offers excellent facilities, not least of which are three outdoor pools, an indoor pool and spa with an impressive waterslide and twisting water chute. With an indoor complex for badminton and rock climbing this park is perfect for active families, with evening entertainment for everyone organised throughout the season. Its wooded parkland setting is ideal for exploring on foot or on horseback and more energetic activities such as river canoeing, sea kayaking and guided mountain bike tours are also available. Despite these varied activities it's still a relaxing setting. In fact, in early and late summer the park is especially suited to those wanting a quiet holiday with small children and having direct access to the sandy banks of the river Elle it really comes into it's own.

La Pergola at Lac de Chalain, Jura

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Situated alongside the turquoise green waters of the Lac de Chalain and awarded the prestigious La Clef Verte award, this steeply terraced park has a friendly, family atmosphere with a range of well-maintained facilities. These include a superb pool complex with sunbathing area and a flower decked bar restaurant terrace. The Jura is a wonderful region for exploring; the Herisson Waterfalls make for a spectacular day out. There's also a lakeside beach where you can swim or canoe and the area is a walker's paradise, with rolling countryside and cascading waterfalls just waiting to be discovered.

Parc de Fierbois at Tours, Loire Valley

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Le Parc de Fierbois offers a host of activities, many of which take place in and around the park's central square. Away from the square you will find an impressive modern poolside bar complex to please all the family, with entertainment in high season. The estate also features a charming lake where you can hire pedalos and canoes in high season, or simply enjoy a stroll around it. The many possibilities for days out include a wide choice of nearby chateaux, and of course the vineyards of Chinon and Vouvray. The town of Tours, perfect for shopping and sightseeing is close by.

Domaine du Verdon at Castellane, Riviera

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Lying on the banks of the river Verdon, this excellent Castels park offers you both first class facilities and unsurpassed opportunities for an active, adventurous holiday. If you're in the mood for relaxing, there are two swimming pools, waterslides, a restaurant and pizzeria offering a variety of meals and a charming terrace on which to enjoy a leisurely drink. In high summer, there are activities for both adults and children, including indoor and outdoor discos. Yet it would be a shame not to sample some of the many outdoor activities on offer in the region. With rambling, horse-riding, river fishing, rafting, bungee jumping, and more besides, the choices really are endless.

Biscarosse at Biscarosse, Gascony

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Le Domaine de Gascogne resort offers a superb 18 hole golf course, activities including horse riding for all levels and a stunning beach near by. The little ones will love the "Aventure Parc", a leisure and nature park at Biscarrosse-Plage approximately 6 km away. There are 17 hiking trails and 100km of cycle paths nearby, perfect for day trips. The apartments are pleasantly laid out around the golf course, many with attractive open views of the green, swimming pool or pine forest.

Le Val de Durance at Cadenet, Riviera

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Le Val de Durance is situated in the relaxing surroundings of the Luberon National Park in Provence. There is plent of countryisde for you to explore on this 9 acre site of lush woodland and private lake with a supervised sandy beach. The holiday park has a great pool complex with a new twisting water slide to the larger swimming pool and paddling pool. Le Val de Durance is a friendly park with childrens facilities such as a games room and playground with other useful amenities including a small shop and snack bar/ takeaway. For those looking for an active holiday, beyond the park there is lots of great cycling and hiking routes in the Natural Park.

Les Grottes de Roffey at Sarlat, Dordogne

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Les Grottes de Roffy is a family favourite. It has three pools in an excellent complex which is the park's centrepiece and the facilities here are good all round, with tennis as well as a children's play area. There is also a charming and reasonably priced restaurant which is so good it's even enjoyed by the locals, despite the presence of many first rate alternatives nearby. Pitches here are on a series of terraces, some with views over the idyllic countryside that surrounds the park and the rural setting also offers many delightful walks amongst the patchwork woods and fields.

La Pointe St Gilles at Benodet, Brittany

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With a small beach just outside the entrance and the bustling resort of Benodet a lovely coastal walk away, this park offers you the best of both worlds. Awarded the prestigious La Clef Verte award, this family run park has great facilities including a superb pool complex, with waterslides, spa, jacuzzi and indoor pool. There's also an impressive new health and beauty centre, which is ideal if you fancy a bit of pampering. For the livelier there are popular discos, organised by the park owners. Nearby Benodet is well worth a visit, with its multitude of promenade cafes, creperies and restaurants. And if you want to discover Brittany's historic and rustic charms, they're also within easy to reach from here.