Les Terrasses Occitanes

Get your bearings in the area with a walk or cycle ride on the banks of the Canal Lateral à la Garonne, a kilometre and a half away. If you’d rather get out on the water, there’s a kayak rental place 20 minutes’ drive away for paddles on the Garonne. More lovely days out can be had cycling or walking between the vineyards around Fronton (15 minutes’ drive). For town-based walks, head to Montauban (25 minutes), a fortified medieval settlement that’s home to the excellent Ingres Bourdelle Museum, or the foodie hotspot Moissac (35 minutes). You should also plan to spend a day in Toulouse (40 minutes), working your way around its museums and lovely old churches, strolling by the Canal du Midi and visiting the Cité de l’Espace. Elsewhere around the area, take the kids to meet animals and huge dinosaurs at Animaparc, challenge them to whizz through the treetops at Agrip Aventure or take them to get lost in the maze at Château de Merville – all these are about 20 minutes away.