You will always find a warm welcome at Camping & Gîtes “en campagne”. however: contact us in low season before you come.

A unique holiday for those who love to get away from it all. Our hope is that you will leave "Essubras" loving it. Explore our web site to discover just how you can spend your time in the beautiful Charente Limousin.

On arrival at the Camp Site you'll immediately feel stress simply melt away as you relax and enjoy the good life!

You will find the hamlet of Essubras and our Camping and Gîtes, in the centre of Charente-Limousine and the ‘Pays de la Mandragore’.

Quiet streams, lively rivers and bucolic scenery the Charente Limousine is perfect for getting back to nature, on foot, horseback, or mountain bike. And Essubras is the perfect starting point for all your walking and cycle tours in the nearby… a beauty and hilly area in the middle of the ‘Campagne’ that is just waiting to be discovered.

The pays de la Mandragore in fact, is more than just a beautiful place to be. It is also reputed to be the home of a legendary monster… the Mandrake (or as the French call it, Mandragore)! In fact, the Mandrake is a poisonous plant that originally comes from Southern Italy and Greece. It possesses a root, once thought to resemble the human form and is said to shriek when plucked!

Our facilities:

The swimming pool on the Camp Site is an ideal "playing" paradise. More info of our swimming pool and other facilities such as, free wifi installation, the volleyball court, the table tennis table and the  jeux de boules court can be found at our page: "facilities".

Further attractions of the Essubras region include lakes and rivers. These feature excellent water quality and are ideal for swimming, rowing, canoeing or wind surfing

"En Campagne" is surrounded by very peaceful undulating wooded hills and fields. It is not densely populated, there being just small villages and hamlets and no main roads to drown out the bird song and where just the stars light up the night sky. More information on the nature around us at our page: nature

Together with the friendly local people, it means you can enjoy your holiday in an unspoiled and unhurried way in a place where time seems to stand still.

There are plenty of museums and historic places of interest to visit. Look for more details at our page "surroundings".

For  lovers of nature there are countless marked paths for walking, cycling and moutain biking of varying distances and difficulty. For the more energetic visitor there are also nearby facilities for tennis, rafting, canoeing, racing on a circuit,  cave exploration and abseiling. More details for activities on our page activities.

In our "mini-tourist" office you will find all kinds tourist information, maps, routes etc.

is our ‘petit restaurant’’ – – where you can enjoy a tasty yet simple meal. (meals only with pre-reservation) 

The ‘petit restaurant’ serves continental breakfast and evening dinner (only with pre-reservation) as well as quick items (also for takeaway) such as French fries, snacks.

At our cosy restaurant and terrace… the Essubrasserie  you can enjoy your day's menu with others in a cosy atmosphere.

In high season Alex creates his famous home made pizza's on Wednesday and on Sunday we usually have a huge barbecue.

Why not have a meal accompanied by a glass of regional Charentaise wine or a delicious Pineau des Charentes?

look for more details on our page facilities

Friendliness, relaxation and cosy surroundings are what we always strive to achieve.

You may come alone, with family or with a group. We can accommodate 30 persons. And in combination with the campsite the group can be larger also. There is enough accommodation and privacy for all.

Let us know your wishes. We are very flexible in what we can arrange for you: location of gîtes, meals, breakfast....