Camping Le Moulin de Bidounet

Good news for folk who fancy a break from driving: you can fill plenty of time hereabouts without getting in the car. For starters, you can hire bikes on site to pedal your way along the Canal des Deux Mers voie verte bike path 500 metres away or join a guided bike tour through the region’s fruit orchards in summer. Yearning to get out on the Tarn? Watery escapades are a cinch too – hire small boats, canoes and paddleboards in town, take a week-long rowing course or try your hand at water-skiing (or just board a small cruise boat if that all sounds a bit exhausting). You’ll want to spend some time moseying around Moissac too, of course – don’t miss the UNESCO-listed 12th-century abbey and a saunter through the stylish Art Deco area. If you think you can manage a drive on the odd day or two, make tracks for the toy museum and old bridge in Montauban (half an hour's drive) or head to Toulouse (an hour) for museums, gardens and snacking on the city’s famed sausages.