Camping Les Roches d'Agde

Agde (five minutes' drive) is a top tourist town with a historic centre and plenty of options for strolls along some of the 240 kilometres of the Canal du Midi. This well-preserved waterway is home to the round lock (10 minutes), a rather special sluice that dates way back to the 17th century. The nearby castle ramparts and volcanic rock buildings of the old town (five minutes) are also well worth an explore. Kids visiting the area and who feel the need for a little non-architectural stimulation might fancy a jaunt to Dino World Cap d'Agde (10 minutes), a jurassic-themed theme park with a play area, splash zone and larger than life animatronic models. Critters of the non-extinct sort can also be perused at Cap d'Agde's aquarium (10 minutes). Spreading your holiday wings and getting out to other southern French seaside spots is also an option – Sète, with its old port vibes and swing bridges, is 35 minutes' drive away; the old fishing town of Marseillan is 10. On the off chance that you get a bit ocean fatigued, there's also the botanical gardens at Jardin de Saint Adrien (30 minutes) to bring you back to terra firma.