It’s fun at France’s answer to Butlins – but there’s a catch

I’m currently at a French campsite in the Languedoc, having been persuaded by my wife that it would be a good place to spend our summer holiday. She described the campsite as ‘a French Butlins’, which she knew would appeal to me. If I can’t afford to stay at the Hotel du Cap, which I can’t, I’d prefer to be at the bottom of the social pyramid rather than somewhere in the middle.

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Toby Young is associate editor of The Spectator.

Taggedamusement arcade, bar, British abroad, Butlins, Caroline, Cornwall, disappointing food, French campsite, Languedoc, Phil Mitchell, verruca lake, waterpark, Wine

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It's fun at France's answer to Butlins – but there's a catch

The staff are great, and so is the water park. The wine, on the other hand, is shocking

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