Domaine L'Écrin Vert

Bring a bike, hire one on site or set out on foot to explore your surrounds – there are easy paths galore nearby, including woodland walks and riverside rambles. Prefer to survey the land from the water? The Tarn river is just a couple of minutes’ walk away, and canoes can be hired nearby to paddle at your own pace. Albi, just under an hour away by car, is worth a trip – it’d be easy to spend a whole day here, roaming around the traffic-free medieval centre, visiting the 13th-century cathedral (look closely to see thumbprints in the handmade bricks) and admiring the art at the Toulouse-Lautrec Museum. Also around an hour away is the Millau Viaduct, the world’s tallest cable-stayed bridge – a short hike into the hills gives ace views of the towering structure. Bit of a long way to go just to see a bridge? The town itself is a good place for a wander and a meal, and the surrounding Grands Causses Regional Natural Park is full of great walks and vistas.