Camping Des Étangs

Get active in the local area with several outdoorsy options: if you’re after something water-based, there’s a waterpark within 16 kilometres, while an outdoor pool and a lake with pedalos, motor boats, fishing and sailing is at St Nicolas de la Grave, 15 minutes’ drive away; if you’re up for travelling further afield, then can head to the Aveyron Gorges, an hour’s drive away, for a spot of canoeing. Out of the water, a treetop adventure park is in Montech, go-karting in Caudecoste, golf in Espalais and – for braver souls – an aerodrome in Gandalou. For a spot of history and culture, lots more is around to gawp and goggle at: the 12th-century abbeys of Belleperche and (UNESCO-listed) Moissac, the award-winning city of art and history, Montauban, and the pretty little village of Auvillar are all well worth checking out, as is Beaumont-de-Lomagne’s huge Gothic church and 14th-century timber market hall. For something educational and kid-friendly, Fermat Science is a good shout and well within reach: interactive museum exhibitions, games and workshops should keep the tiddlers suitably amused without cottoning on to the fact that they’re simultaneously being fed knowledge about maths and science.