Camping Les Pommiers

The Pays d'Auge area of Normandy is famed across the land for its production of cider, calvados, pommeau and cheese, and is thus a truly top spot for foodies to tour. Topping days out include trying tipples of calvados apple brandy and exploring the ageing cellars and museum at Busnel Distillery in nearby Cormeilles; wobbling one’s merry way along the Cider Route between Caen and Lisieux; and visiting the Graindorge cheese dairy in Livarot to sample locally produced camembert, pont l'évêque and livarot (prepare yourself for some rather vivd cheese dreams). Highly scenic local tours à la trot are on the cards around the site too, for as well as food and drink, the the Pays d'Auge is an equestrian heritage hotspot, so lots of stud farms and racecourses offering tours and horse riding excursions are around the area. For a spot of local culture or lake-based antics, round up the family and pack them carefully into the car for a trip out to the lively town of Pont l'Évêque, where there’s an award-winning lake that’s popular for swimming, fishing and watersports of all sorts including sailing, yachting, jetskiing, canoeing and kayaking. Also worth stopping off at for a look see around the town are its 15th-century church of Saint Michel, as well as a former convent that now showcases local events and contemporary art exhibitions, plus several cheese farms where you can learn about the age-old method of making the town’s cheesey namesake. History buffs will be able to find plenty of monuments within easy reach too, such as Château du Breuil, Domaine d'Harcourt, Château de Caen and the Basilica of St. Thérèse in Lisieux. Other sights and activities within 25 kilometres include the Clos de Chanchore gardens, Cerza Zoo, fishing at Calonne fish farm and nature spotting at the Vernier Marsh nature reserve.