Campotel at Domaine des Ormes

Families with younger offspring, jump in the car and make for Cobac Parc (15 minutes’ drive), where there are kid-friendly water rides, a unicorn-themed sculpture walk and mini-trains chugging between the various attractions. For higher-octane days out, Karting de Saint-Malo (25 minutes) has a selection of go-karting and biking tracks suitable for all levels and abilities, or give sand-yachting a go on the sandy expanse at Plage de Cherrueix (20 minutes). The seaside resort of Saint-Malo (35 minutes) on the Emerald Coast makes a great family day out for its clutch of sandy beaches, harbourside seafood restaurants, self-guided heritage walks through Intra Muros old town and the Grand Aquarium full of sharks, turtles and rays. Cultural excursions might include a trip to the soaring Gothic-style Cathédrale Saint-Samson in historic Dol-de-Bretagne (10 minutes), where the streets are packed with brightly painted, half-timbered medieval houses – and you can climb the town’s 12th-century ramparts to glimpse Mont-Saint-Michel Bay on the horizon.