L'Etape en Forêt

For more outdoorsy shenanigans, make your way to the Souleuvre Viaduct (half an hour's drive) for things like ziplining, rope swinging and bungee jumping. Or make a splash at Lake Dathée (15 minutes) with various watersports. For kid-friendly days out, lead the gang to Ange Michel leisure park (50 minutes), with energetic things like bumper boats, karting and tobogganing; Raptor Park (50 minutes), an indoor place with laser games, miniature golf, trampolines and rollerskating; or Parc Festyland theme park (an hour). If animal sightings are the order of the day, head to Zoo de Champrépus, Zoo de Jurques (both 35 minutes) or Alligator Bay (55 minutes). L'Etape en Forêt is also a good base if you fancy heading to the coast. The seaside resort of Granville is 55 minutes away – as well as a beach, there’s a Christian Dior museum here for label lovers – while Mont Saint-Michel and its abbey are about an hour. You can also visit the D-Day landing beaches, which are all about an hour and 10 minutes’ drive away. And, for more history, the trio of the Bayeux Tapestry Museum, Memorial Museum of the Battle of Normandy and the MAHB – Baron Gérard Museum of Art and History are an hour’s drive away.