Derek Uzzell Posted June 16, 2017 Share Posted June 16, 2017 Towards the end of 2016 it was reported in the French press that the municipal campsite "CAMPING DU CHATEAU” at BLAIN in the Loire-Atlantique region http://www.campingfrance.com/recherchez-votre-camping/pays-de-la-loire/loire-atlantique/blain/camping-du-chateau was to be sold to a private company for €265,000. This company proposed to totally overhaul the campsite (Make it open all-year-round, install chalets, build a ’spa’, sauna and launderette, provide bicycle rental and a grocery service, improve the camping-car area, etc.) However, there was opposition to the planned sale from certain municipal council members who preferred a lease-management approach. I don’t know what the result of the Blain council’s deliberations were, but we planned to stay for one night at the campsite last week and found it shut, obviously unmaintained and with no indication that it had changed hands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StuartO Posted June 16, 2017 Share Posted June 16, 2017 It sounds like the Council want the money but without reliquishing control or somesuch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek Uzzell Posted June 18, 2017 Author Share Posted June 18, 2017 A follow-up... Based on the minutes of the Blain town-council’s meetings, a 2016 prospective buyer of the campsite pulled out of the deal as financing could not be arranged. The council then chose to reduce the original asking-price and a married couple based near St. Malo expressed an interest. In March 2017 the Blain council voted (21 for: 8 against) to sell the campsite to that buyer for €240,000 Assuming that the latest deal goes ahead, there is still no indication when the campsite will reopen. The nearest alternative campsite is probably at Guémené-Penfao, about 12 miles north of Blain. http://en.campinglhermitage.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek Uzzell Posted July 16, 2019 Author Share Posted July 16, 2019 The campsite at Blain is evidently now back in business https://www.campingchateaublain.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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