Domaine de Kerlann Holiday Park

6 readers found this review helpful

Went there for the 1st time with our 2 kids aged 2 and 5 and they loved it. We got the basic mobile home and were surprised at how spacious it was and very clean. The swimming pool and splashzone are brilliant. The weather wasnt great the week we were there so the indoor pool was ideal. Some things on the site are a bit old and worn but the kids didnt mind. They were so upset when they were leaving. We'll probably go there again. Really enjoyed it. The restaurant there was nice but the takeaway wasnt great. The meat was precooked and heated in a microwave when ordered. We ate off site most evenings.
The staff were lovely and very helpful. The site seemed to be infested with wasps. It put a bit of a downer on the week when after just arriving at the site 10 mins before, my 5yr old was stung by a wasp. She was very distressd as you can imagine but the staff in the medical centre at the pool were great with her and disinfected it and put a cream on to cool the pain. They were very good with her and helped calm her down. We were on edge all week after that over the wasps. They were everywhere.
The pirate kids club was good fun for the kids and there are a few small playground areas dotted around the park which the little guy enjoyed.
Check out Parc Odets Loisirs near Quimper (bout 35 min drive) Really worth the spin. Had a great day out there. Great for kids, teenagers and adults. 7 euro each to enter. Bring a packed lunch and swimming gear and spend the day there. Quimper is a beautiful city. Great for shopping. Pont Aven was a bit too busy and boring. Great zoo nearby too.
Overall I wouldn't hesitate to go back there.

1 reader found this review helpful

2 Bedroom self catering with terrace
We found the accommoadtion as described very clean and tidy inside but a tad small, outside plenty of space. The overall apperance of the site is worn and need of a make over, garden areas need attention and was not impressed to find dog poo on the play parks.
on site supermarket: Ideal for the bread in the morning but anything eles fresh forget it unless you are use to eating carrots that bend without snapping. They do sell engish magazines so you don't to pack loads, also in reception there is a box where you can pickup or leave books or magazines.
The rental areas: Pitch and Putt, Tennis courts and bouls where run down and where they had attempted to make repairs bits of brick and rocks had been used to hold things down or together not proplerly repaired.
The entertainment was good but it was so loud you could here it all over the site when you where sitting out on the patio.
The indoor swimmng pool closed at 6.30 a bit to early if you had been out all day and wanted to finish the day off with a swim.
A bit sad to see the circus amimals tied up at the entrance between the show homes.
For the overall cost for a 4 star rating I did not find it value for money.

3 readers found this review helpful

We had a 10 day holiday here this year with 2 kids age 4 and 8. All in all we had a great time and the kids were gutted to leave on the last day. The caravan we had wasn't the ultra modern one pictured in the brochure (a lot weren't) but it was absolutely spotless and more the adequate for the week. The kitchen was fully equipped, the shower hot and the decking got the sun each evening.
The site itself was very safe and the older kids were able to go around by themselves to the play parks or up to the shop. The pool is great, if a bit chilly to start with and the indoor pool is very useful - we went every day. There was loads of room outside the caravan for the kids to play with the friends they made from the nearby caravans.
The surrounding area and beaches were great, as was Quimper for a days visit.
Re some of the other comments in other reviews - when we were there the entertainment ended at 11 and then moved inside and we didn't hear it. The fact that the small outdoor pool was closed didn't bother my little one a bit - he went inside and was quite happy. There were a lot of wasps on the entertainment area - but if you ignore them they ignore you! The shop was fine (bread didn't sell out) but I agree the restaurant wasn't great.
We would recommend it to others.

1 reader found this review helpful

This was our first mobile home holiday with our son (4) - we had a lovely mobile home with all mod cons, and a large outside deck. We were close to the entertainment (so if you don't want to take your kids to a show ending at 1am take ear plugs) but from walking the park one evening pitches further away were less noisy. I too feel that the little pool shouldn't have the net up all day and should open earlier and later - I could see no reason for this and it was very annoying as it was a good way to spend 20 minutes while deciding where to go for the rest of the day, or to play when we returned to the park. We played with a ball in the small pool with no issues, although there were no inflatables in pools. No issues with 2 piece swimwear. We didn't use the kids club as our son was unwell while we were there. The surrounding area is beautiful - definitely worth getting in the car and discovering the pretty and almost deserted coves. We were pleasantly surprised that French banks don't charge commission on converting travellers cheques - you get what they are worth. However when changing them at reception they charge 9%!!!!! All in all a lovely holiday, despite wet weather, and we are definitely returning next year.

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We have just returned from a 10 day stay at Domaine de Kerlann, a Siblu run holiday park just outside the beautiful village of Pont Aven. We travelled over on the fast Brittany Ferries crossing from Portsmouth to Cherbourg and made our way (via good instructions from Siblu) to the park. The roads are a dream to drive on. On arrival we were told that we had received an upgrade (strange as we had paid for the best accomodation at the park!!??) - on first impressions the mobile home was very clean and fairly modern with terracing (which we had paid for) but having seen others accomodation ours was definitley not that new so we weren't sure what the upgrade was??? The caravan was "owner owned" (if you know what I mean!) so the garden was full of baskets of dead plants and the whole site needed a good cut/ tidy. Our mobile home was right next to the security barrier, Reception, entertainment which was handy as our kids (four of them aged from 1 - 9 years) were able to find us easily and we never had far to go walk but there a few downsides! On arriving at the park we discovered the circus had pitched up RIGHT NEXT to our caravan so we had camels and llamas grazing outside our window - great for the kids but not great when one llama found to it's delight that it was not tethered and almost ended up in our caravan! A sprightly teenager a few pitches down managed to catch it and took it back to whence it came. Other downsides were that it was not very private! Every Tom, Dick and Pierre had a good look through the doors and windows (no nets!)of our caravan as they walked to and from the main area of the site plus night time was really noisy as the music from the disco (ending at 1am each night) blared out, as did the revving of mopeds, tooting of horns and general noise from the local teenage boys who seemed to hang around the club - on the whole the actual holiday makers (mainly a mixture of English and French) on the site were really well behaved and mindful of the other residents. The facilities for kids seemed good. Our older boys went along to the Pirates Club a few times and really enjoyed themselves. Our younger two boys (aged 3 and 1) were able to attend the Bubbles Club which was basically a playroom supervised by one member of the entertainments staff. Parents had to stay and play with their children but to be honest it wasn't particularly exciting - no sign of the promised "painting and making things" acitivities on the website. The toys were pretty old and tatty but it made a change from the inside of the caravan on the few wet days. Other facilities included a superb swimming complex, which was busy but very, very well supervised by lifeguards. Our boys prefered the inside pools and slide but loved the water play area on warmer days. To be fair , there were lots of sun lougers available for those lucky enough to have children who could look after themselves and the outside pools looked really clean but a bit cold for me - brrrr! There was a small park area, a football pitch in the middle of a track which our kids loved to ride around on their bikes. There was the chance to play boules (if you could stand the withering looks from the French who didn't like having the kids making too much noise whilst they enjoyed their game!). The park operates a ticket/ voucher system for the activities (bouncy castles, crazy golf, Gladiators style games and I think, the tennis!) the vouchers have to be bought at the Reception which is a bit of a hike if you forget. We didn't bother with the restuarant as it was a bit pricey and went right off the take away when we saw all of the meat products were cooked beforehand and left in a cabinet (not a cold cabinet) and reheated in the microwave. The whole area seemed to be suffereing from a wasp invasion (take lots of insect repellent!!!) whilst we were there and they were literally crawling over the food which really turned our stomachs! The French didn't seem to bat an eyelid though. The onsite shop was handy for the odd thing or for bread in the mornings (set your alarms though as it went really quickly- she opened at 8am!). We found lots of supermarkets nearby in Nevez, on the road to Concarneau and on the road to Pont Aven that had a good choice and was better value. If you like your fresh milk be disappointed! We managed to find what we took as fresh milk (fraise demi-creme) in chiller cabinets at the Intermarche but it didn't taste quite like our British fresh milk but the kids were happy to drink it (andwe were in France after all!). I'm a veggie and wasn't able to find much veggie fayre in the supermarkets. Loads of lovely fresh veg available though (but the grapes were vile - prob save the best for wine!!) We visited Pont Aven (lots of times), Concarneau and lots of the beaches (Rospico being the best). Pont Aven is so beautiful - we prefered it after the crowds had left - make sure you wanderdown the little alleyways - we discovered magical bridges and waterfalls! The best place for families to eat was the Moulin du Poulguin (it has a water wheel outside) Lots of choice of food (kids menu), a menu in English and fast service. Itwas always packed in the evenings so it might be worth popping in a little earlier and making a reservation. The staff were very tolerant of our pigeon French and were happy to speak English when things got tough! Check out the festivalsas well,wewent to Fest Noz which was held one evening, with lots of local musicians and nosh (great if you like moules and frites and crepes!!) and another a little further away (can't remember the name of the place now!!). Opening hours on the site (shop, activities etc) are a little odd and reflect the opening times of shops locally - generally shutting after lunch and opening at 3 - 4pm. Oh, and make sure you're equipped with provisions for Sundays (and on Feast Days) as the shops were closed all day. We had a good holiday on the whole at Domain de Kerlann - I see that many people gush about it but it wasn't all roses and there were some negatives (entertainment, circus' parading distressed lions in cages around the site, wasps (can't be helped, I supposed), limited stuff for younger kids to do, poor onsite catering) but - hey - a holiday is what you make of it and there is more to Domain de Kerlann than the park! PS Did you know you can pay for your holiday via Tesco vouchers?

1 reader found this review helpful

This was our third visit to this site and it didn't dissappoint. We have three children aged between 1 and 9 and found that there was something for all of them.
If you decide to go here outside of the main summer holidays then expect it to be fairly quiet and low key. The kids clubs still run and the entertainment is still on most nights. It was actually quite nice to go in June as previously we have been in August and the site does tend to be nosier and more lively at that time of year.
The only gripe was with the weather. It rained nearly every day the week that we were there and our only saving grace was the indoor pool and the kids club.
Overall an excellent site, very clean and well kept. We hope to return again next year.

1 reader found this review helpful

Having just returned from a fabulous 2 week holiday at Domaine de Kerlann, needed to write a review to let others know what a great site it is.
The site is just amazing and very well laid out. The majority of the pitches are sectioned off with hedging and trees and are all set out in avenues. Each evening on a walk we seemed to discover a new part of the site.
The pool complex is brilliant - perhaps it could be open a little longer than 6pm but the small outdoor pool and the splash zone was a big hit with my kids.
Entertainment was A1. The variety of shows was great and enjoyed by all the family and the Tiger club and T-Co clubs were spot on for my older children.
My only concern was the varying standard of caravans. We had an excellence (top of the range) with terrace which was very new and modern but friends who also had an excellence had one which was a lot older and shabbier - perhaps it’s just pot luck when you arrive.
The children cried their eyes out on the last night and we have decided to return to the site next year as it just seemed to accommodate everyone’s needs from ages 2-38!!
A really great site and now the next 50 weeks until we return will seem like an eternity!

We have just returned home from a week at Domaine De Kerlann and all I can say is that it was fantastic. We did not have enough time, and next year we will go for two weeks.
The park itself is clean, tidy, shady, organised. The staff are helpful and friendly, they went out of their way to be nice. If we needed anything they helped straight away.
The kids clubs (paws and tiger) are well organised and great fun. The beach is only 15 mins away, lovely area, plenty towns to explore, fantastic zoo only 45 mins away - great for a day out.
All in all this holiday was great - it did exactly what it said on the tin!

1 reader found this review helpful

Domain de Kerlann is a lovely site with a relaxing atmosphere and plenty to do.
I have been going to a privately owned caravan for many years now (about 10 times in total) firstly with my parents at a young age and still continue to go now with friends at 21, and I am never disappointed.
I would recommend going to see local sites though rather than staying on the site all of your time there.
Even with the bar and restaurant on site there are plenty of shops, restaurants and cafes in nearby towns (driving distance) or Nevez where you are able to cycle too with out to much effort.
There are places such as Pont- Aven where I would recommend the restaurant with the water wheel and to walk around the town is beautiful and Concarneu with a walled city museum and market days both with plenty of souvenir shops and traditional Breton Goods.
The beautiful city on Quimperle with lots of shops and restaurants takes about an hour to get to but well worth it.
The beaches are all beautiful and clean and with plenty of them and never to crowded.
There is a chateau just near Concarneau that is open to the public in season.

Stunning location- such a relaxing place to go away. Kerlann is in the middle of the countryside, and strangely enough is the perfect place for a haven/siblu park to be.
Our son is too old for kids clubs, but him and his dad found so much to do...and turned into kids again anyway! They played volleyball, lots of football and they even headed down to the beach for some windsurfing! They managed to get me up playing boules, but to be honest I was happy relaxing in the sun!
To be honest, some of the other mobile homes looked like they had a bit more space outside, but that's not a big problem. We didn’t really spend too much time in the mobile anyway, we quite like venturing out of the campsite. Saying that, the evening entertainment looked great and the reps were very friendly and helpful.
Happy holidays!