Around the cottage
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Nearby places of tourist interest
Here are a few local activities and outdoor adventure places within approximately 50 kms from the cottage (except Mont-Saint-Michel and the D-Day landing beaches which are at one hour drive).
To go into more details, please visit the Tourist Office in Villers Bocage http://www.bocage-normand.com
After your stay, any suggestions regarding other tourist places are welcome. We shall be pleased to add them to the list
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A few suggestions:
Sports activities
- Walking on the GR 221 path towards the Suisse Normande
- Rock climbing and paragliding in the Suisse Normande www.parapente-normandie.com
- Canoeing on the Orne river in the Suisse Normande www.canoe-clecy.fr
- Bungy jumping, flying fox rides and swing in the Viaduc de la Souleuvre www.ajhackett.com/normandie
- Horseriding at Manuel Gallais’s riding school in Cahagnes www.ce-bief-cahagnes.fr (06 16 23 82 34) or at Pascal’s in Culey-le-Patry (06 19 17 74 55)
- Swimming pools in Thury-Harcourt and in Villers-Bocage
Cultural activities
- The D-Day landing beaches
- Le Mont-Saint-Michel
- The Bayeux tapestry www.tapisseriedebayeux.fr
- The Mémorial de Caen museum www.memorial-caen.fr
- Le château de Caen
- The museum and archeological site of Vieux-la-Romaine www.vieuxlaromaine.fr
- Visit to an educational farm of Escures www.fermedescures.com
- Visit to the zoo in Jurques www.zoodejurques.fr
- Cinema in Aunay-sur-Odon www.cineparadiso.fr