Le Bois Dormant ****
4-Star Holiday Park in the Vendée
Le Bois Dormant holiday park on France’s Atlantic coast is the ideal spot for a relaxing family holiday near the beach. The pool complex at Le Bois Dormant includes a heated indoor pool, outdoor pool, racer slides and a heated paddling pool for younger kids. There are also free children's clubs and evening entertainment, a playground and sports pitches. Phew!
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The park is only 2.5 km from the beach, with a shuttle bus taking guests during the summer months. Or, you can take to two wheels and follow the network of brilliant cycle paths through a pine forest to the nearby seaside resort of Saint Jean de Monts. Your kids will love the fairground-style big wheel which gives you brilliant views over this charming little town.
When you stay at Le Bois Dormant, you also get free access to all the amazing facilities at our neighbouring Siblu park, Le Bois Masson. which means extra pools, slides and sports!
*Swimming shorts welcome in the pool complex*
Where to find them: Siblu holiday parks in France
Going Local
For an incredible day of swashbuckling adventure, medieval villages and breathtaking shows, head to Puy du Fou, a live-action theme park that takes visitors through hundreds of years of history. For those looking to explore the present, there are almost 30km of safe cycle paths just 200 metres from Le Bois Dormant, and leading through forest, along the Atlantic coast and into the Poitevin marshes that are also known as Green Venice.
The Pool Complex
Our charming pool complex is accessed via the Vanilla Café and includes indoor and outdoor heated pools, waterslides and a paddling pool for toddlers, with our lifeguards providing a watchful eye all day long. Perfect for relaxing the summer sun.
Pool highlights:
- indoor and outdoor heated pools
- toddlers pool
- waterslides
- swimming shorts are welcome in the pool complex
Free Children's Clubs
From arts and crafts to group games, sports and even shows, your kids can try lots of cool activities and meet new friends at the free kids clubs, which run in the mornings and afternoons 5.5 days per week.
Four free children's clubs,
Activities, Entertainments & Shows
The entertainment team organises an action-packed programme of activities during the day, with evening fun moving to the Vanilla Café where there is singing, dancing and visiting musicians. Guests can also head over to the larger entertainment venue at Le Bois Masson, which is our sister-site over the road.
On-site activities
- outdoor stage
- daytime and evening entertainment
- play pitches
- pool tables
- outdoor gym
- bike hire
- petanque
- table tennis
- video games room
- sports hall
- multisports pitch
On-site services
- grocery store
- snack bar
- bar
- free wifi access at the bar
- tickets for local attractions
- laundry
Nearby activities
- tree-top adventure course < 5 km
- water sports base < 5 km
- horse riding < 5 km
- golf course < 5km
- go-karting < 5 km
- mini-farm < 15 km
- mini-golf < 5 km
- amusement park < 5 km
- fishing < 15 km
- cycle paths 200 m
- nearest beach 2.5km
- quad bikes < 5 km
Practical Information
- Open from 02 April to 31 October
- 563 pitches
- Nearest beach: 2.5 km / 1.5 miles away
- Nearest town: Saint Jean de Monts (2.5km / 1.5 miles)
- Nantes airport is a 1h drive (75 km / 47 miles)
- St-Malo ferry port is a 3h drive (249 km / 155 miles)
- Caen ferry port is a 4h drive (376 km / 234 miles)
- Cherbourg ferry port is a 4h15 drive (411 km / 256 miles)
