Camping Le Pic

Kids will be thrilled by the prospect of a stay here, for lots of family-friendly attractions are around: Quercyland waterpark in Souillac is a short and simple drive away for poolside days among slides, tropical pools and wave machines, and a couple of ace animal parks are in the locale too: take your family of animal fanciers to the menagerie at Meyrangle Farm, which houses lots of happy donkeys, sheep, goats, Chinese pigs, and fine feathered critters such as geese and ducks. Otherwise, you can go to goggle the likes of snakes, lizards, crocodiles, turtles and creepy crawly spiders at Reptiland over in Martel – if, of course, you’re a fan of scaled and slimy things. Should one fancy something more active, then the banks of the Dordogne river are perhaps your first port of call, for several watery pursuits like fishing, canoeing and swimming are available here. If you’re more of a landlubbing type, then that’s sorted too around the Dordogne valley and the Causses du Quercy Regional Nature Park, with lots of highly scenic bridleways and walking and cycling trails around their smashing lands. Elsewhere, the floodlit rock formations and crystalline natural water pools of the Padriac Cave make for an especially ethereal experience deep below ground. Make sure you wear something warm and shoes with good tread, for the caves can be cold and some of the walkways slippery, and it’s also a good idea to book in advance to avoid queuing. Also worth a little wander around are the cave’s local little clifftop village of Rocamadour, as well as the medieval towns of Martel and Carennac.