Domaine Le Chêne Vert

La Base de Loisirs de Vere-Gresigne amusement park 300 metres from the site is a good option for family days close to base, around its 20 hectares of miniature golf, tennis, an orientation course, fishing, pedalo, canoe and kayak hire, and supervised areas for swimming including a toddlers' slide. The bastide town of Castelnau-de-Montmiral is two kilometres away, a spectacular medieval Tarn town on a hill high above the Vère valley. Among its sights are the central square of the Place des Arcades, the painted ceiling of the Church of Notre Dame of the Assumption, and half-timbered houses all around. Two more scenic villages, Puycelsi and Bruniquel are 12 and 16 kilometres from here. The region around Castelnau-de-Montmiral is tiptop too for investigating the wines of the region, particularly at the old town of Gaillac, developed over a thousand years ago on its Tarn river setting. Make for the Maisons des Vins to find out more about Gaillac wines and to pick from a vast range of local wines to bring back as souvenirs. More essential regional produce is at the Art of Chocolate Museum in Lisle-sur-Tarn (15 kilometres) and its exhibition of chocolate sculptures by artists and chocolate artisans (licking the sculptures is not allowed, but you'll get to taste some chocolate at the end of the tour).