The Glade of the Armistice is a French national and war memorial in the Forest of Compiègne in Picardy, France, near the city of Compiègne and approximately 60 kilometres north of Paris. It was built at the location where the Germans signed the Armistice of 11 November 1918 that ended World War I. Our children had never ridden horses before, and it was something I used to love about our holidays in France, so I was really keen to try this particular activity with them. It's location makes camping La Croix du Vieux Pont ideal for a holiday in early, peak or late season. Disneyland Paris and the romantic city of Paris are just a short distance away from the camping. Just think how delighted your children will be when you take them to the amusement park for a day or two. You will find there is plenty to keep you amused here for a few days. A bus runs from the camping to the amusement park a few times a week (the bus only runs when there is sufficient interest).The small town of Vic-sur-Aisne, about 1.5 km from the camping, is also certainly worth a visit. Among other places, you can visit the solemn French First World War Cemetery. Or, visit the historic town of Compiègne, with its 15th century castle and a First World War museum. The shower room was a lot roomier than I’d imagined – there was no bath in our particular mobile home, but there are accommodation options available if one is required. There were also sinks and washroom areas suitable for washing a baby just a short walk away from our pitch.

If you don’t have your own car, or you simply don’t fancy driving yourself, Eurocamp put on coaches to Paris and Disneyland Paris, leaving at 8am and returning around 9pm. Bumper Boats, trampoline, mini-golf, Kids go Kart, Bouncy Castle, Pikachu Ride, trampoline elastic, Ejector, 9D Cinema Virtuel. The journey from London to La Croix Du Vieux Pont was simple, and around the same length of time as it takes us to drive to Cornwall– making us think, why don’t we come to France more often? We didn’t choose to head to Disneyland Paris this time as we had recently spent a long weekend at Puy Du Fou near Nantes (incidentally that’s amazing) but Disneyland Paris is accessible from La Croix du Vieux Pont in a number of ways. How to get to Disneyland Paris from La Croix du Vieux Pont Our kids spotted the pedalos as soon as they arrived and started debating which one they wanted to go on, for the girls in our group the pink flamingo won. After initially fighting over who was to drive, they gave up after a time and didn’t ask to go on again. A one off activity for us.We spent the morning pottering around the pretty cobbled streets of Montmartre and the artist’s quarter. It’s hard to know where to start with the entertainment options at La Croix Du Vieux Pont, as there is just so much to do! Between the bowling alley, laser quest, soft play, playgrounds, discos and evening entertainment, we thought there was a great selection of activities to suit all age ranges.

One thing that we really loved about our Eurocamp holiday is that by nature it is a very outdoorsy sort of stay. The children spent 90% of their time outside, soaking up the vitamin D and running around with friends they’d made. It felt like a completely different vibe to our usual family life at home – which is exactly what we like from a holiday. Cheaper and less busy than Disneyland Paris. You can get to Parc Asterix in 1hr from La Croix Du Vieux Pont.You can play 18 holes at Golf du château d’humières save 50% on the green fee for customer La Croix Du Vieux Pont 16 Soissonais Caves We felt that the Camping La Croix Du Vieux Pont parc was a very social and safe space for the kids. At 8, 6, and 3 years old, we didn’t let them out of our line of sight, but even just on the path in front of our mobile home, there was never a shortage of children to play with from the mobile homes in our row of pitches. Would you like to combine a trip to Disneyland Paris with a luxury camping holiday with the whole family? If so, take a look at camping La Croix du Vieux Pont. This camping is located close to Paris, on the Aisne river with a fantastic pool complex with long slides, a swimming lagoon and mobile homes on grassy pitches. There's plenty to do for young and old alike, and a trip to the city of Paris or Disneyland Paris is the icing on the cake. The amusement park is just over an hour away from this camping. Relax in our deluxe mobile homes after a day at the amusement park, city or on the camping itself. Swimming for all ages Over May half term our family spent a week at Camping La Croix Du Vieux Pont, staying in a Eurocamp Azure mobile home. Camping La Croix Du Vieux Pont is situated 1 hour from Disneyland Paris, 1.5 hours from Paris city centre, and an easy 2.5 hour drive from Calais.