The Campsite

 

An appealing campsite
for a stay in the heart
of the Chartreuse nature.

Our pitches are created on the meadows of an ancient carthusian farm with visible stones. Over the years we planted trees, bushes, hedges and plants (port of refuge for birds and bees…) in the grassy meadow that delimits the spacious pitches. A comfortable toilet block was built in the centuries-old barn. Old wood and items from the past give a typical mountain atmosphere to our bar-restaurant” l’Atelier” where you can taste local dishes!

Families welcomed by families

Everything started in 1969, when Marc and Bernadette, Brice’s parents, started helping an old parent with his farm. At that time, campsites were rather rare, and Marc decided to transform the agricultural exploitation into a campsite, which should equal the campsite his mother runned since 1961 in Saint Hugues de Chartreuse. In the beginning, campers only asked for a place to set up their tent or caravan; they used the wood stove to heat water in a kettle which they used to wash themselves or to do the dishes.  But very quickly the old barn was transformed into a toilet block. Over the years, trees were planted to delimit the pitches and to create shadow, and new infrastructure was created to satisfy the families that came more and more to the campsite.

Nowadays the Martinière campsite prospers in the area. We continued the arrangement started by our parents and try to conceptualise the campsite according to our dreams and convictions. We used the old items we found in the attic of the ancient farm: you can find them in the reception area, the restaurant and the wooden rentals. Some items even became bird statues! La Martinière is still a small scaled and genuine family campsite, connected to nature, where the new generation welcomes you.

Our sustainable campsite actions

  • The use of low energy lights outside, in the common area and in the rentals
  • Motion sensors in the common area of the toilet blocks, solar and/or dawn lights along the campsite lanes.
  • Sustainable mobility on the campsite
  • Heat pump and thermal cover for the swimming pool
  • Well-reasoned watering of the flowers by using non-potable water
  • Waste sorting, composting of the biodegradable waste and the use of this compost to nourish the campsite plants
  • Resource centre space for item’s recovery and revalorisation
  • Plants’ chopping, and its use as compost for the flower beds
  • The choice of trees and alpine plants that respect biodiversity 
  • The use of a thermal weed sprayer, prohibition of the use of pesticide
  • The use of electric machines (hedge trimmer, chainsaw)
  • Time delayed taps in the common toilet blocks for extra comfort and water economy 
  • The use of ecolabelled products for the cleaning of the toilet blocks, the common area, the rentals and the restaurant’s kitchen
  • The use of sustainable material for construction, arrangement and decoration (homemade, reuse, second-hand…)
  • We try to do most of the work ourselfs or we ask local companies
  • Maximisation of the use of local products in the kitchen of our restaurant
  • Inform our guests how to respect nature and mountains by using posters on the campsite
  • Teaching our employees how to spare water and energy
  • No use of disposable sheets in the rentals
  • Sane and sustainable management by supporting local economy and using local products and hence limiting our impact on the environment