Family Activities

With an assortment of activities for the whole family, Brenne and the surrounding area offer a broad range of great

experiences for every taste. By no means an exhaustive list, these include hiking, cycling, horse riding, rock climbing,

caving, golf, angling, tennis, mountain biking, sailing, archery, paintball, moto-cross, quad biking and more. 

To compliment your itinerary, you may also want to consider visiting some of the

France’s officially ‘prettiest’ villages with their local markets, medieval architecture, fairytale chateaux and vineyards.

With Futuroscopes (a multimedia, audio-visual theme park attraction) only 40 minutes drive away, zoos, etc; you’re

literally spoilt for choice.

Hiking/running

There are 107 marked Short Hikes, cross country, within the Brenne

 that can befollowed using a plastic covered map and markers on

trees. Use our marked runs, leaving from the house. From 2.5 miles to 10 miles.

On a bike

In the Brenne most roads are undulating and there is relatively little

traffic. Ideal for a family bike ride. There is a choice of eleven marked

circuits to follow in the Brenne National Park. We have marked 100's

of km of good routes also for you to choose from. Use our Garmin

devices to find your way. You can also hire bikes and kiddy

trailers from us.
 
 
Mountain biking

The Creuse and Anglin valleys have a varied enough terrain to allow

for challenging mountain bike rides.There are plenty of tracks for

Mountain bikers from the more callenging to easy. Use our Garmin

devices to map your ride.

Horse riding

There are quite a few centres that organize lessons,courses    

and treks or horse-drawn tours in the Brenne for groups or individuals.

We have singled out the companies we think are the best.

Horse trekking can be done on all of the marked trails for hikers

remembering to be courteous to

other users.

Rock climbing

The Anglin valley is lined with limestone cliffs,very suitable for

rock-climbing. There are a number of sites on our doorstep.

Climbing in France can be fun with bolted climbs giving you

more freedom. Activities in the company of an expert are

organised for groups or individuals.

Caving

The area around Le Blanc has many caves. Caving

throughout the year but only in the company of a guide (in order

not to disturb bats that use the caves) is possible. 

Caving can be organised with a local expert.
 

Golf

Not far from us, St Cyr hosts an 18-hole course. Within the Brenne

there is a mini-golf, a practice course and a

 swin-golf

(a sort of simplified golf, played using a soft ball and a special

club with a three-sided head, the choice of surface depending

on the shot to be played). Lots of fun. 

 Angling

Thanks to the abundance of lakes and rivers there are various types

of fishing activity, river fishing: the rivers in the park are well stocked.

Fishing is possible on the Creuse, Anglin and Claise as well as

some of their tributaries. Classic lake fishing: most of the lakes

in Brenne are private and angling is not permitted However, the rivers and a few lakes are

open to the public for No-kill fishing for Carp or Wels Catfish.

Kayaking/canoe

There is great canoeing on the Creuse and Anglin rivers, and to a lesser degree the Claise. Anyone is allowed to use the river,

sometimes it is necessary to carry the canoe around obstacles

or dams. It's possible to hire a canoe, and to go down the Creuse

or Anglin alone, discover the rivers by in an organized excursion.
  
Bellebouche lake

Bellebouche is one of the most picturesque lakes of the Brenne.

There is an assortment of activities of for the whole family,

supervised swimming in summer, hire of fun-canoes, sail

and pedal-boats, mini-golf, angling (normal and carp),

childrens

play areas, picnic sites, walkbeach-sides, exercise circuits and restaurant.

We visit this lake to set up mini tri's with our beginners. We swim in the lake, bike a loop on the road  and then run the trail

around the lake.(6.8km)

Its a great day out for everyone.