Domaine de Scott

Thanks to its location in the Parc Naturel Régional du Morvan, Domaine de Scott is a hub of hiking, cycling, horse riding and climbing in hilly upland landscapes of granite rock formations and protected woodlands. If you’re keen to stay around base camp, you can chill on the lakeside beach at Lac de Pannecière (a couple of minutes’ walk), stroll the waterside trails and take refreshing dips in the pristine water. When the kids demand more action, let them loose on quad and trail bikes or engage in fiercely contested games of paintball at Cap Extreme adventure sports centre (25 minutes’ drive). When it’s time for some quiet downtime, grab the binoculars and go birdwatching at the Observatoire Ornithologique de Montigny-en-Morvan (five minutes). Change the pace of your days out with a visit to the Franco-British World War II cemetery at Coeuzon (25 minutes), where neatly tended graves sit in woodland, or take a guided tour of the village of Dun-les-Places (half an hour), where 27 residents were killed by the Nazis in June 1944.