Camping Le Bel Été d'Anduze

This site’s a fantastically located spot for setting off on saunters around the Cévennes National Park, a space of low-rising mountains and the towering bamboo displays at the La Bambouseraie en Cévennes botanical garden (10 minutes’ drive). If the youngsters aren’t so keen on pottering around plant-filled places, let them loose on the Forest Parc treetop adventure courses (10 minutes) with its rope-based activities, or organise underground expeditions at the Caves of Trabuc (20 minutes) and Grotte des Demoiselles cave (40 minutes). An activity to please both nippers and parents alike is a ride on the Steam Train of the Cévennes, starting from 20 minutes away, where visitors chug from Anduze to Saint-Jean-du-Gard along a 13-kilometre journey through tunnels and atop viaducts with smashing views of the Gardon valleys all around. Historical spots are easy to access as well – regional highlight the Pont du Gard, a massive Roman aqueduct (50 minutes), and the Arena of Nîmes (40 minutes) – one of the world best-preserved amphitheatres – are both must-visits for cultural buffs.