Campsites opening times

[JimmyLM]

Hi all,

I will be getting into Le Mans at around midnight this Sunday. Does anyone know if ACO campsites are open 24 hours a day? i.e. Will I be able to check in on the gate at that time and find a pitch.

Thanks in advance.

[Kev_Mk3]

Don't think they open till Monday

[Dukla2000]

I think most of the campsites are opening Friday 5 June @ 09:00 as per ticket below. (FWIW sign on the gate @ Arnage last year said 08:00, the gates actually opened at 09:00)

And yes, at least for Arnage there tends to be security about who may let you in if you catch them awake Think this really depends on the campsite - BSJ is so big I doubt they close the gates. Arnage there are possibly no gate controllers, just the security chap, so you may need to park outside for a couple of hours.

[JimmyLM]

Dukla2000 said:

I think most of the campsites are opening Friday 5 June @ 09:00 as per ticket below. (FWIW sign on the gate @ Arnage last year said 08:00, the gates actually opened at 09:00)

And yes, at least for Arnage there tends to be security about who may let you in if you catch them awake Think this really depends on the campsite - BSJ is so big I doubt they close the gates. Arnage there are possibly no gate controllers, just the security chap, so you may need to park outside for a couple of hours.

Many thanks for this. I will be camping at Mulsanne, so imagine it will be a similar situation to Arnage.

Will see if anyone's on the gate when we get there and if they want to let us in. Fingers crossed.

[volks al]

Mulsanne for me too, arriving Saturday afternoon or early evening, depending on stopping in the town or not. First time at Mulsanne, and unsure if its sensible or not to be closer to trackside, or is there a bank and bugger all view anyway?

[early_911]

I always used to camp a Mulsanne . . . loved it there. Big screen, nice bank, decent corner (pizza and cold beer at https://www.lazzaro-pizza.fr/ )

For me it lost a tiny bit of it's magic when they cut a loads of trees down . . . and also when they enlarged the run off area . . . but it's still good.

[//j17]

I think the changes at Mulsanne have largely been benificial (for once). Significantly more spectator banking than there used to be, unlike say Maison Blanch where hospitality has eaten more and more every year till there's almost nothing left - and they haven't blocked off the track side section between the car park and corner, which has to be about the closest you can get to the cars going at any speed.


I take it you have to 'loop around' to get to Lazzaro Pizza - don't think there's a way out at the corner end of the viewing area is there?

[JimmyLM]

There is a gate on the southern edge of the Mulsanne site (near the spectator bank and food tent) that spits you out onto the industrial estate. 2 minute walk to Lazzaro from there.

[//j17]

JimmyLM said:

There is a gate on the southern edge of the Mulsanne site (near the spectator bank and food tent) that spits you out onto the industrial estate. 2 minute walk to Lazzaro from there.

Another Le Mans secret learned.

And looks like there should be places to get a fresh croissant for breakfast not much further away too, to round out the night racing...

[DMN]

Lazzaro isn't always open. It was last year, and was very busy. The year before the owners were away on Holiday, so it was shut all weekend.

[FredericRobinson]

I take it Mulsanne campsite is open to anyone who want to walk through?

[JimmyLM]

DMN said:

Lazzaro isn't always open. It was last year, and was very busy. The year before the owners were away on Holiday, so it was shut all weekend.

According to some Google reviews, it's also under new ownership, and the quality of food has gone downhill too.

[//j17]

FredericRobinson said:

I take it Mulsanne campsite is open to anyone who want to walk through?

Depends.

If you're just a specator walking in with a GA ticket then yes, as the spectator banking is accessed via the campsite.

If you rock up dragging a tent and full camping gear behind you, well you might find someone following you to make sure you're not trying to camp for free. (Although all the gate staff seem to be interested in are that vehicles have passes so I sometimes wonder how much you could carry/drag in before someone said anything!)

[FredericRobinson]

//j17 said:

Depends.

If you're just a specator walking in with a GA ticket then yes, as the spectator banking is accessed via the campsite.

If you rock up dragging a tent and full camping gear behind you, well you might find someone following you to make sure you're not trying to camp for free. (Although all the gate staff seem to be interested in are that vehicles have passes so I sometimes wonder how much you could carry/drag in before someone said anything!)

Ta, I’ve considered Mulsanne if I stop sulking over the loss of Tertre Rouge and go back to Le Mans, the lack of security puts me off though

[early_911]

//j17 said:

Another Le Mans secret learned.
And looks like there should be places to get a fresh croissant for breakfast not much further away too, to round out the night racing...

Yes, there's a friendly bakery next to the supermarket the other side of the corner/roundabout - but due to the road closures, it's a bit of a hike (better with a bike)

[//j17]

Google suggests there's a patisserie called Saveurs Gourmandes open from 7AM on Sundays, opposite L'Artisan Gourmand (which isn't) on your map. Question is do they take the weekend off...