Le Clos des Hautes Loges

Strap up your comfiest hiking boots, because Hautes Loges is very close to the long-distance GR21 hiking trail; precisely 46 coastal and inland walking circuits ranging from six to 22 kilometres lie along this long coastal laneway between Le Tréport and Le Havre, and all are detailed in a brochure available from tourist offices across Normandy’s land. A 10-minute trip by car will bring you to the Ecomuseum of Apples and Cider, where you can fill your head with knowledge of about the various stages of the artisanal cider-making process (and fill your mouth with actual cider), while kids (and/or animal-adoring adults) feed the museum’s flock of resident Norman geese. The splendid little port settlement of Fécamp – famed for its Benedictine liqueur, still brewed today in distilleries around the town – is 13 kilometres away, and is filled with smashing seafood restaurants and attractions such as a fishing museum, a 10th-century castle and an abbey church and Benedictine palace. Also worth an explore are the villages of the Côte d'Albâtre along the road to Dieppe, through the floral coastline of Honfleur and then on to the coastal communes of Trouville and Deauville. For more history-based sightseeing, the major port town and UNESCO World Heritage Site of Le Havre is an easy 33 kilometres away; the town is filled to the gills with spectacular buildings designed by renowned architect, Auguste Perret, and has a swimming pool created by architect Jean Nouvel; other must-see attractions include St Joseph's Church and the Oscar Niemeyer International Cultural Centre, as well as the merveilleux André Malraux Museum of Modern Art ('MuMa') for its collection of impressionist paintings (one of France’s largest, no less).