Quiet camping at Le Mans
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I was on Beausejour this year in our motorhome and to be fair it wasn't too bad but I really dont like the noise, partying, generators etc.
When I was cycling out to Arnage I spotted a house that had a few tents/motorhomes in their garden. It was not far from the circuit and looked ideal.
Question is - where to you find these private camping spots? Any suggestions for someone dull like me who just enjoys the racing and chilling without all the drunken rowdyness?
When I was cycling out to Arnage I spotted a house that had a few tents/motorhomes in their garden. It was not far from the circuit and looked ideal.
Question is - where to you find these private camping spots? Any suggestions for someone dull like me who just enjoys the racing and chilling without all the drunken rowdyness?
The campsites have been stirred up a bit, so its difficult to tell which one will have the loudest Dutch Tecno music next year.
My only thought is the Tourist Office. https://www.lemans-tourisme.com/en/
My only thought is the Tourist Office. https://www.lemans-tourisme.com/en/
Most of the 'camping in a locals garden' ones are very much down to being a friend/family of the property owner so your chances of getting into one of those are slim.
In general if you want to be close to the circuit you're looking at one of the public ACO sites, so noise will be completely dependent on who else books the same site as you/gets a pitch near yours.
If you want quiet camping look a little farther afield for a 'normal' campsite and accept having to drive in to the circuit (though harder with a motorhome).
In general if you want to be close to the circuit you're looking at one of the public ACO sites, so noise will be completely dependent on who else books the same site as you/gets a pitch near yours.
If you want quiet camping look a little farther afield for a 'normal' campsite and accept having to drive in to the circuit (though harder with a motorhome).
Lazing around the glowing embers of the BBQ, listening to a single car accelerating down the Mulsanne when you get one of those freak gaps in the traffic - yes.
Unable to hear anything but 90's techno playing at full volume from the group camped next to you, or the rattle of someone's generator that they've put as far away from themselves as they can so they aren't disturbed by the noise...and not giving a dingo's kidney that "as far away from them" means "2 inches from their neighbours head in their tent" - not so much.
Unable to hear anything but 90's techno playing at full volume from the group camped next to you, or the rattle of someone's generator that they've put as far away from themselves as they can so they aren't disturbed by the noise...and not giving a dingo's kidney that "as far away from them" means "2 inches from their neighbours head in their tent" - not so much.
Driving in daily was remarkably civilised this year. I don't camp, I have a hotel about half an hour out and despite dire warnings from the ACO and on social media, it was a breeze every day. The only traffic of any note that I encountered was at the Arnage bottleneck....
S600BSB said:
Isn't noise part of the LM experience?
From the cars, yes..... Some of us are now a bit older (!) than when we first went to Le Mans and opt for the quiet life..... //j17 said:
Lazing around the glowing embers of the BBQ, listening to a single car accelerating down the Mulsanne when you get one of those freak gaps in the traffic - yes.
Unable to hear anything but 90's techno playing at full volume from the group camped next to you, or the rattle of someone's generator that they've put as far away from themselves as they can so they aren't disturbed by the noise...and not giving a dingo's kidney that "as far away from them" means "2 inches from their neighbours head in their tent" - not so much.
This is one of the reasons I gave up camping many years ago. Unable to hear anything but 90's techno playing at full volume from the group camped next to you, or the rattle of someone's generator that they've put as far away from themselves as they can so they aren't disturbed by the noise...and not giving a dingo's kidney that "as far away from them" means "2 inches from their neighbours head in their tent" - not so much.
Edited by Aysedasi2 on Thursday 31st August 12:26
S600BSB said:
I found Epinetts reasonably civilised.
I was there in 2022 and moved once due to loud Dutch next to us only to have a group of 20 Brits arrive at our new 'quiet' spot with a PA system and partying until 4 am (pre race weekend) and hitting the rev limiter on their Audi RS 4. Etc.S600BSB said:
Isn't noise part of the LM experience?
I can sleep through the cars noise it's the neighbours blasting out crap music, getting drunk and shouting all night etc etc I can't stand. TBH we dropped on lucky at BJ in 2023. Nice little spot with some older, quieter, sensible folk around us. Can't be guaranteed though. 
Aysedasi2 said:
You need to park next to people that actually go to watch the race.......
That would be me. Two years in a row i've tried to stay up for the 24 hours, but this year it was far too busy to sleep by the trackside. So many people were walking past me kicking my feet it just wasn't possible.Vsix and Vtec said:
That would be me. Two years in a row i've tried to stay up for the 24 hours, but this year it was far too busy to sleep by the trackside. So many people were walking past me kicking my feet it just wasn't possible.
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