Location & Access: Great spot to watch, with Mulsanne corner at one end of the site. If you have ‘proper’ transport, you can access the village/pits, & getting about during the race itself is relatively good. Easy ‘dart’ post-race, travel south to Eccomoy to hit the Peage. Good shopping facilities (Champion) 50 yards from site.  

Camping: Good. Ground OK, lots of trees for some respite from the sun (or rain!). Early arrivals get closest to the track. Not massively busy (by MB standards), so late arrivals will find a spot. No marked pitches as yet. There are a lot of non-campers around because the viewing area is in the campsite. Mix of tents & caravans/motorhomes. 

Security: OK (it seems) before & during, once the race has finished, it’s probably more accessible than those sites inside the circuit. Gendarmes patrol on Mulsanne corner itself & on race day 1 of the 3 entrances is closed. A couple of pikies were chased off after the race – standard stuff. (Be aware of the fact that there is a large turnover of people during the race & we had a rule that at least one of our crew had to be ‘on-pitch’ at any given time.) 

Facilities: Good. Portacabin bogs  - Trad English stylee!. Good showers with plenty of hot water. Queues not so bad, because it’s not a huge site. Careful planning/timing will ensure no queuing. As is the norm, toilets/showers cleaned regularly. There’s also an open drain for those wanting to dispose of ‘stuff’ from caravans/campers. 

Atmosphere: Pretty quiet (bar them blasted cars). For those who want a party site, I wouldn’t bother. Having previously stayed on KN, I’d say it was a lot quieter than that. That said you don’t get all the gopeds etc, so if you want somewhere ‘less active’ – it’s good. 
 

If you aren’t bothered about being at the heart of the action, it’s pretty good. We ended up there last year because we had to, having previously stayed on KN – we’ll be back on Mulsanne in 2009.