Camping du Vieux Moulin

There are lots of ways to fill your days with active pursuits around here – perhaps saddling up for a beach ride from a local horse riding centre (15 minutes’ drive), tackling the treetop courses at Là Haut Aventure Park (half an hour), playing miniature golf (half an hour) or heading up to Mimizan (15 minutes) to take surf lessons or hit the waves. Down at the coast you may simply like to lie on the beach, paddle in the shallows or take a dip, but there are also options for various watersports and some lovely bike rides to be had along the coastal cycle routes. Heading north along the coast, a drive of around an hour and 15 minutes gets you to the popular town of Arcachon and the vast sight of the Dune du Pilat (Europe’s tallest sand dune, no less). For a bit of town time, make your way to Dax (45 minutes’ drive) to try the thermal waters, or Bayonne (an hour) for some time sampling the town’s ham and chocolates in between museum visits. Alternatively you might like to see what life was like in the 19th century with a visit to the Écomusée de Marquèze (40 minutes).