thinking of getting a cheap flight to Marseille (as the weather here is somewhat bobbins) – looking for somewhere near(ish) to Mont Ventoux – any recommendations? anything from camping to gite to b&b, but would need to have bike storage and would like to have access to somewhere to swim and not too expensive! (if that's possible in mid summer)

cheers

There is a cheap municipal campsite in Bedoin. It has a pool next to it and is just a short walk from the village.

We've only camped near sualt in a basic campsite.
VeloVentoux good good reviews. Craig Entwistle or 'Enty' is the man there.

pretty much nowhere available I would guess this weekend!

Buis les Baronnies is nice, about 10-15k north of Ventoux:

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?hl=en&safe=off&ei=g31oSuPsB8qrjAeHqcmrCw&resnum=0&q=buis%20les%20baronnies&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wl