Camping à l'Orée du Bois de Montalan

One particularly sweet day out in the surroundings is a trip to the Chocolaterie - Comptoir du Cacao chocolaterie in Bazoche-sur-le-Betz (10 minutes' drive), where chocolate connoisseurs can tour the factory and have a go at making their own chocolate. (Yes, chocolate is also for sale here...) Sweet treats of a different kind are at the Gâtinais Apiculture museum (15 minutes), a living museum of honey and beekeeping on a farm near Château-Renard. Tours all end with a tasting session (tailored towards grownups or kids) and honey of all sorts as well as honey sweets, honey soap and beeswax candles are in the museum shop. For outdoor days, have hours' worth of swimming, canoeing, diving and fishing at Souppes Leisure Centre half an hour away, or book a guided rock climbing trip to clamber up the nearby crags. Canoes, pedalos and mountain bikes can all be hired in high season.