Camping La Réserve

Up for some watersports action? You need only skip next door to the activity centre that offers sailing lessons, windsurfing, paddleboarding and kayaking to fill your days with. Once you’ve had a taste of that, take your newfound skills off to Mimizan (15 minutes’ drive) for sea-bound watersports or barrel up to Biscarrosse beach (half an hour) for surf lessons, land yachting and kitesurfing. If you fancy a bit of time on dry land, make for Mimizan’s pretty La Promenade Fleurie trail or set off to explore the stunning Dune du Pilat (45 minutes’ drive), where you can scramble up 110 metres of Europe’s tallest sand dune if you’re feeling strong. If that’s a tad too high, maybe take on the treetop trails of Hostens Aventure activity park instead (50 minutes). Back down at ground level, guests may like to learn a little about the local way of life at Musée Des Traditions (25 minutes) and Écomusée de Marquèze (40 minutes), or take sips of some of the world’s top wines on an outing to Bordeaux (an hour and a half).