Espace Fouletot

If tree top adventures on site aren’t enough, never fear: it’s a 25-minute drive from base to Acro Isis in Dole, where tree climbing courses, paintball, canoeing and kayaking are all waiting to be conquered. Need to cool off after all that activity? Head for the slides and pool (and miniature golf, pétanque and volleyball) at Aquaparc Isis right next door to the Acro. Big fans of vaccines and pasteurised milk may want to pay homage to their inventor with explores of his home and laboratory at the Maison de Louis Pasteur, 25 minutes away. Stick with the past with a trip to the UNESCO-listed Arc-et-Senans Royal Saltworks (25 minutes) – a stunning factory and residential complex first built in the 18th century – or to the 8th-century Great Saltwork of Salins-les-Bains or the vineyard and 18th-century castle of Château d’Arlay, both 35 minutes from the site. City days are a cinch hereabouts too. Start with Dole, half an hour away, where spectacular architecture, museums of fine arts and science, canals, winding streets and plenty of gardens beckon, or travel a little further to Dijon (an hour) and its palaces, museums, galleries, planetarium and, of course, as much mustard as one person can stomach. Got a bit more time to kill? The Swiss border is about an hour and a half away, and the cities of Geneva, Lausanne and Bern are within roughly two and a half hours.