Mas des Lavandes

Le Mas des Lavandes stretches across a wooded 6-hectare estate on the road to Valras-Plage, in Sérignan (Hérault). Valras beach, awarded the Blue Flag, is about a fifteen-minute walk away, Sérignan-Plage beach is less than 4 km away, and a shuttle links both resorts every day. Béziers station is 12 km away and Béziers-Cap d’Agde airport 14 km.

Rated 4 stars and holding the Qualité Tourisme label, the site has 300 pitches and a range of mobile homes with 2 or 3 bedrooms (31 to 33 m² for the Prestige models, up to 6 people), with Privilège and Premium versions, some air-conditioned. A two-bedroom Premium mobile home is adapted for guests with reduced mobility, with access ramps and a spacious bathroom. The campsite is enclosed, and security staff are on site all year round, day and night.

On opening dates, the website describes itself as open all year round. Off-season, arrivals are accepted until 10:30pm, “Mas Malin” offers give up to 11 free nights on long stays, and entertainment resumes during the Easter and All Saints’ holidays, including a special Halloween programme. However, the restaurant and grocery shop operate from April to September (with an exceptional opening during the All Saints’ holidays), and reception is closed on Sundays from November to April.

The estate suits family holidays as well as off-season getaways on the Languedoc coast, between the Orb, the Canal du Midi and sandy beaches.

Entertainment during the Easter and All Saints' holidays (kids' club, Halloween programme), Valras-Plage beaches 15 minutes on foot, cycle paths to the Orb and the Canal du Midi.

The restaurant Le Patio du Mas, located near the water area, serves traditional à la carte cuisine, at lunch and dinner, with a terrace and themed evening meals; it welcomes guests from April to the end of September and during the All Saints’ holidays. It also offers snacks and pizzas to take away. The grocery shop, open the same periods, sells bread, pastries and regional products.

The 2,300 m² water park is described as a set of heated pools: slides and Pentagliss in a dedicated area, a lazy river that circles the site, a paddling pool with water games for the little ones and a solarium with free sun loungers. A separate relaxation area includes a whirlpool, hydro-massage jets and benches. The website gives no opening dates for the pools; lifeguard supervision is provided in July and August.

A wellness area, L’Or d’Égypte, offers massages, rituals and holistic treatments. The concierge lends equipment, takes bookings for activities or taxis and manages luggage storage. There is also a laundry open from 8am to 8pm (coin-operated washing machines and tumble dryers, ironing boards and irons lent out), hire of children’s, junior and adult bikes, hire of linen, sheets, baby equipment and barbecues, two charging points for electric vehicles and paid Wi-Fi across the estate. Dogs are accepted for an extra charge, one per rental, and cats are not allowed.

The kids’ club welcomes 4 to 12 year olds during the Easter and All Saints’ holidays and in high season: treasure hunts, modelling, creative workshops, tournaments and mini disco. A teen club, from age 12, has a space near the beach volleyball court and offers sport, film evenings, pool activities and outings (karting, treetop adventure, towed tube rides, jet ski). Outside club hours, children move freely around the Acro’Brik structure (7 m high, castle and course), with a slide, a swing, a climbing wall and ropes as well.

For sports fans, the campsite has a multi-sports pitch (tennis, basketball, football, volleyball, badminton), a padel court, a beach volleyball court, table tennis tables and a pétanque court, with fitness classes and, at the pool, aqua aerobics, volleyball tournaments and a pool party. In July and August, the entertainment team puts on dance shows, foam parties, night-time pool parties, concerts, cabaret and karaoke evenings on the village square.

Around the campsite, cycle paths link Valras-Plage, Sérignan, the banks of the Orb and the Canal du Midi. The Orpellières nature reserve, between Valras and Sérignan, covers 150 hectares of beach, dunes and salt meadows; Sète, its old port and its corniche can be visited in a day. Off-season, entertainment centres on the Easter and All Saints’ holidays, with the Halloween programme (night of terror, trick-or-treating, mobile home decoration contest).