You can come for a relaxing holiday or reading books and unwinding, as we do, or there are many wonderful places not to far away.

Here are just a few:
Futurescope     1¼ hrs   - theme park
Vouvant           ½ hr       - Medieval village
Mervent           ½ hr       - Forrest, river, zoo, Ecomuseum.
La Tardiere      ½ hr       - Lake, swimming, pedaloes, walks, bars.
Pescalis            5 mins   - fishing & Nature centre
Le Puy du Fou ¾ hr        - theme park
Miniature village 1¾ hr
Wildlife park     1 ¼ hr    - wildlife park
Bressuire           40 mins   - walled medieval town
Cognac & Jarnac 2 hours - visit and taste the best Cognac

We enjoyed visiting Emmaus which is French Charity. They have large warehouses selling furniture, clothes and anything else you can think of. The closest one is in Mauleon.

The local Tourist office is at Pescalis so only 5 minutes away. Click here for their website or call 0033 (0)5 49 72 78 83