Camping du Chateau de Belon

Only a woodland stroll away from your pitch, the Bélon riverside (10 minutes’ walk) is a popular spot for sunset views over bobbing boats. If you prefer a longer walk, it’s lucky old you as the site has direct access to the GR34 long-distance footpath. Known as the Custom Officers’ Path (Le Sentier des Douaniers), it wends its way around the Brittany coastline from the bay opposite Mont-Saint-Michel to Saint-Nazaire. If you’re keen to learn more about Breton history, head to the Carnac Alignments to see more than 3,000 standing stones and tombs dating from around 6,000 years ago, or tour the megaliths at La Trinité-sur-Mer (both an hour’s drive). When (and if) you’ve had your fill of Breton oysters, try some other local specialities: crêpes savoury or sweet (a real treat for the kids) can be sampled in the seafront cafés of Concarneau (half an hour). If you’re partial to Breton cider, head to a waterside bar in pretty, medieval Pont-Aven (10 minutes), where you can also buy buttery galette biscuits and tour the workshops that make them.