Forest View

My sons and I thoroughly enjoyed or three nights under canvas on this lovely peaceful and friendly site. We had a lakeside pitch which was huge and our neighbour offered us a cup of tea as we pitched our tent. Throughout our stay we found the other campers very friendly which was an added bonus. Three nights was not long enough to spend on this site and explore the region.

This is a perfect site for anyone who likes to be on a rural site with the sounds of owls hooting in the night. My favourite time was the middle of the night and being able to see the stars. We all enjoyed the visits from the duck. 

We would definitely come and stay here again.

I picked Forest View from my recently purchased copy of Cool Camping for an overnight stop on the return leg of our holiday road trip based on the usual criteria .... location, description & published price (13 Euros).

All good, in this case.

Arrived very hot and slightly fractious, met by Sarah at the door with an effusive welcome and a handshake.  Booked in (car, 2 adults,tent, no electricity), chose lakeside pitch, supplied e-mail address etc and then the surprise ... "That'll be 25 Euros, please".

Peter guided us to our allocated pitch at the far side of the lake and explained the various rules of the site in a very friendly manner and took our Boulangerie orders fot the following morning.

We did have a very relaxing evening sitting by the lakeside and, true to Peter's word, we weren't assaulted by stinging or biting insects .... a major achievment on his part considering the proximity of the lake and the time of year.

In the morning I engaged Peter in a frank but civilised discussion about the absurdity of charging 25 euros for the nights camping. His arguement was basicaly that they had invested heavily in the new wash-house, they didn't want to encourage short stay guests and if I didn't like the price I could go to the nearby Municipal in future "if it's open, that is"! He did stress that he'd made numerous efforts to get both the text of the review in the Cool Camping book updated (he's a different Peter Wilson to the one in the review .. that Peter Wilson was the previous Peter Wilson) and the published price changed.

So, if you want to stay for a few days, want on on-site cafe (which I have no reason whatsoever to think would be anything other than splendid but didn't actually try myself), don't mind quite a walk to the single toilet/wash house and really don't want to have to deal with any foreigners then this site will certainly fit the bill.

Not very "Cool", though.

We thoroughly enjoyed our stay at Forest View. The campground is spacious, the area invites exploration, and the owners are enthusiastic. We stayed in the Family Orchard for a week and had plenty of space. The kids (3 & 5) had a blast meeting and playing with fellow campers. We alternated camp days with a walk in the woods, a visit to Chartres, and a visit to the Maison du Parc. The area has a lot to offer if you're willing to explore.

The bathhouse is new and nicely done. It could have used more frequent cleaning while we were there. Debris tracked in on the bottom of shoes collected on the floors and in the showers during our visit and was only cleaned the day we departed.

Our pitch (25 in the Orchard) had a minor slug problem that seemed to be confined to our location. Slugs crawled all over our tent at night and left lovely souvenirs for us. It didn't cause any real problems but it was a bit icky and did mean we had to give the exterior of the tent a thorough cleaning upon our return home. We'd book a different pitch next time.

Peter and Sarah are kind folks. Peter went into full problem fixing mode when we managed to get a soccer ball caught rather high in an apple tree. After listening to the full, annotated story from our littles, he appeared the next day with his patented Ball Removal System and took care of it for us. The kids were still talking about it a day later and wanted to say a second thank you to bask in the attention!

Overall, a very nice place to stay and we had a great time!

We were only able to stay two nights because we had to get south for a wedding, but we wished we could have stayed longer. Forest View is a perfect place to stay - relaxed, pretty, well-serviced and run by truly lovely people. We also benefited from Sarah's excellent cooking! Shower block is immaculate; pitches nice and private (and there aren't too many either) and some nice added touches like loo roll and washing up liquid that make all the difference to budget campers like us! Would definitely recommend this wonderful, peaceful place. 

Many thanks to Peter and Sarah for a warm welcome to their brilliant camp site. We had a lovely stay, relaxing and peaceful. Great facilities and a many nice walking trails through the beautiful forest, which Peter will gladly advise you about. Don't miss the sunset from the brand new shower block! We're very happy to have stopped by and it was really amazing to see someone so happy and passionate about their job. 

We've just got back from a wonderful relaxing week with Peter and Sarah .

From the plat du jour on our arrival day , to ice creams at regular intervals, pain au chocolate orders each morning , everything worked wonderfully. Nothing was too much hassle for our hosts. My daughter and fiancee both had a great time winding down after a busy few months. 

So many other guests who were stopping just a night or two expressed that they should have stayed longer rather than rushing south or north. I think it is a relatively undiscovered gem of a site. The new showers and washing block is lovely and clean and new, with plenty of space, we never waited for anything.

It was also the first time I'd managed to get out and do some fishing for the first time in about 6 years and I really appreciated it. While the lake is quite small there is plenty of room for a number of anglers. It's not an easy water though ! It took a number of days to find out where they were feeding and a change of bait to get the first one out. After that I had 3 doubles and 4 over 20lb in 3 days, just doing a few hours in the morning and evening before it got too hot.  There is a tackle shop in Nogent le Rotrou if you need any items apparently.

We'll be back soon. 

Awesome welcome from Peter, we instantly relaxed and fell In love with Forest View. Bread and croissants delivered fresh in the morning and a great chilled vibe started our holiday off to a great start . We would love to return with our fishing rods next year. Xx

I stopped at this site in March of this year although officially closed the owner Peter and Sarah Wilson made me feel welcome and part of the family the shower block was closed and due to be demolished (to be honest I would not have kept chickens in it) and they were having a brand new septic tank installed. I stayed a few days and promised to return later in the year.

Well I am now back at Forest view in July and what a difference 4 months makes the old shower block gone and a modern clean building in its place although clean and modern being a wooden construction it fits in well the the organic nature of the site. I didn't think the owner would remember me but it was like being welcomed by old friends. The site now looks fresh and gone is the old drainage and the problem brought about by it.

I would warmly recommend this site to young old and families alike the hospitality of the owners is second to none the facilities clean and modern and I can't praise Sarah's cooking highly enough after a long drive from Calais her Plat de jour was a culinary delight with the added bonus of me not having to bother cooking.

After my March stop I would have rated the site 4 out of 10 but with the improvements 10 out of 10 only just does it justice.

We had a great stay at Forest View - in large part due to new owners, Sarah & Peter. They are warm, welcoming and made sure we were well fed and watered. The family-style dinner was a lovely touch. The site itself is top notch - beautiful location, great grounds and facilities. Highly recommended!

We stayed here in June 2012. Its a very handy place to stop on the way south from the channel ports and we will certainly stay here again next time we are passing through. A couple of handy hints though - there are a few ants nests around near the long grass at the bottom end of the site so have a good look before you pitch, and the signing to the site itself is misleading. The entrance to the site is off the main road, don't go down the lane the sign appears to point you down!