Le Neufbourg is 1 mile from Mortain, a small French market town, well resourced with plenty of local shops, bars and restaurants and several patisseries and boulangeries. There is also an open air swimming pool open from June to September. Locally there are Tennis courts and a Go Kart circuit as well as a well stocked mid size Carrefour supermarket. Within a 3 mile drive there is a leisure park (Village Enchanted) which has an 800m long zipwire circuit (Tyrolienne), dodgem cars, rope bridges, paintball and the like and a very reasonable entry fee. Please visit their website for more details including entry costs: www.village-enchante.fr For those that are really adventurous we are 40 minutes by car from the world renouned Hackett bungy jumping at Viaduc de la Souleuvre. There are 3 exhilerating choices, The 60m bungy jump into the valley from the remains of the bridge, the 400m 100km/h Scable or the 55m giant swing. Please see their web site for more details: www.ajhackett.fr  If it's a hot day and you don't fancy the beach then the waterpark and other activities at Ange Michel should be very appealing. With a mixture of rides including a summer taboggan run and theme park rides, it is only 25 minutes away. Full details can be found on their web page. www.ange-michel-attractions.com/index_gb.htm Mortain is right on the edge of a French National Park and the GR22 long distance footpath passes right through Mortain and Le Neufbourg. From La Petite Chapelle high above Mortain the view extends as far as Mont Saint Michel on a clear day. The main attraction of the area are the 2 magnificent waterfalls, La Petite Cascade and La Grande Cascade. Both are a short walk from the cottage. L'Abbaye Blanche is an old monastery building which in itself is a pleasure to stroll round but equally plays host to many exhibitions throughout the year. There are other easily accesible towns, such as Domfront and Vire, within a short drive but equally Le Neufbourg is a good base to travel further afield to attractions, such as Mont St Michel (1 hour), Bayeux and its famous tapestry (80 minutes), The Normandy WW2 landing beaches (90 minutes), Champrepus Zoo (50 minutes), Sandy beaches (50 minutes), Coastal towns and The Swiss Normandy (just over 1 hour). Other useful links: Go Kart circuit : http://kartingdumortainais.free.fr/ Mortain tourist info: www.ville-mortain.fr Mont St Michel: www.mont-saint-michel.net Bungy Jumping in Normandy: www.ajhackett.fr Leisure Park (Ange Michel): www.ange-michel-attractions.com Zoo at Champrepus: www.zoo-champrepus.com Canoeing at Torchamp: www.pleinenature-normandie.com Village enchanted: www.village-enchante.fr Mortain swimming pool opening hours and charges: www.guide-piscine.fr/manche/piscine-cantonale-a-mortain-2127_P Bayeux Tapestry www.tapisserie-bayeux.fr |