Camping La Vallée de Gardeleau

If you like your bike rides with more bite, ask the site team about the local trails: there are three circuits nearby, between 10 and 22 kilometres in length. Should you fancy frolics of an aquatic kind, the recreation centre at La Sauvetat du Dropt (20 minutes’ drive) is one of many places where you can take to the waters in canoes and kayaks. For gentler times on the water, Bergerac (half an hour away) is a handy spot for a barque (traditional barge) cruise down the Dordogne river. Dally a while in the city too for tours of its museums of wine and tobacco, wanders round the cobbles and half-timbered houses of the Old Town, and lazy outdoor lunching in the Place Pellissière. Just south of the city, the Château of Montbazillac makes a top combination of history and tippling, with tours of the Renaissance pile, plus vineyard walks and cellar tastings. For antics at height, try testing your nerve on the ropes and zipwires at Parc en Ciel (40 minutes), or for a total subterranean contrast take a tour through the stalactite-filled cave network of Fontirou (50 minutes). Top it all off with every kind of ride, slide and scream-inducing experience at Walibi Sud-Ouest amusement park, an hour and 10 minutes away.