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Sports and leisure activities

Lower Normandy offers a wide range of sports and leisure activities. From mere walking to bungee jumping, from hiking to water sports and horse-riding, just name it!

Here is a small sample of activities whether you’re staying in the BnbB in Bretteville l’Orgueilleuse or the cottage in Gateville. Of course, do not hesitate to ask for advice. I’ll be more than happy to help!

Next to the BnB in Bretteville l'orgueilleuse

  • - Canoeing and kayaking along the Orne river, on a pond or at sea.
  • - Water walking and hiking (Dives sur mer, Ouistreham)
  • - Cruise
  • - Kite Surf (Merville-Franceville)
  • - Surfing (Trouville)
  • - Sailing (all along the Côte de Nacre)
  • - Diving (many wrecks from WW2 !)
  • - Sand yachting
  • - And also kites, stand-up paddle, water skiing, ...
  • - Everything about horses: visit a racecourse, a stud farm, practice horse-riding (many schools, they all organize rides in the countryside or on the sea side)
  • - Visit farms
  • - Zoos: Jurques, Cerza, Champrépus, Equatorial Naturospace in Honfleur
  • - Festyland, amusement park close to Caen, 10 minutes from the house
  • - Aquatic centres (Caen, Carpiquet, Douvres la Délivrande, Falaise, …)
  • - Natural parks and leisure centres (Girafou in Bénouville, Capa’Venture in Clécy, Royal Kids in Hérouville St Clair, L’ilôt Z’Enfants in Mondeville, …)
  • - Mazes (Labyparc in Bayeux, Labyrinth of Caen)
  • - Paintball, Lasergame,rail sledging,...
  • - Adventure trails (Hérouville St Clair, Mosles, Reviers, …)
  • - Golf (Bieville-Beuville, Garcelles-Secqueville, Louvigny, Port-en-Bessin, ...)
  • - Bungee jumping (Viaduc de la Souleuvre)
  • - Via Ferrata (Clécy)
  • - Climbing (Houlgate)
  • - Flying (Carpiquet)
  • - Parachuting, Paragliding,Ballooning, ...
  • - To be more original: Normandy in a cabriolet, in 2CV, on a Solex- Mecanical sports in Asnelles (jeep, quad, buggy), Cabourg (racecourse, karting, ...), Ouistreham (karting), ...
  • - Spa and thalassotherapy in Luc-sur-mer, Ouistreham, ..
  • - Casinos (Luc-sur-mer, St Aubin-sur-mer, Ouistreham, Cabourg, ...)
  • - Bowling in Mondeville
  • - Pitch and putt (Caen, Luc-sur-mer, Courseulles-sur-mer, Ouistreham, ...)
  • - Beach clubs (St Aubin-sur-mer, Varaville, Cabourg, ...)

Next to the cottage in Gatteville-Phare

  • - Zoos: Champrépus, St-Symphorien-des-Monts
  • - Alligator Bay near the Mt-Saint-Michel
  • - Vivarium, aquarium in Granville
  • - Horse-riding (many clubs)
  • - Fishing (sea shells on the beach, fish at sea, in a pond, in a river, …)
  • - Amusement parks : Marchésieux, Bellefontaine, St-Martin -de-Landelles
  • - Paintball, lasergame, laser ball : St-Marie-du-Mont, Lessay, Cérences
  • -Adventure parks : Torigni, St-Sauveur-le-Vicomte, Cérences
  • - Mazes : Yvetot-Bocage, ...
  • - Golf : La Glacerie/Cherbourg, Fontenay s/mer, Granville, ...
  • -Air sports: paragliding, ballooning, flying, ULM, parachuting, gliding ...
  • - Climbing : Cherbourg, Gréville hague, ...
  • - Mecanical sports: karting, mini-bikes, ...
  • - Swimming
  • - Traditional ships : tall ships, newfoundland fishing vessels in St Vasst la Hougue
  • - Canoeing : Gatteville/Barfleur,Cherbourg, ...
  • - Kayaking : St Vasst la Hougue
  • - Water-hiking : St-Vaast-la-Hougue, Quinéville, ...
  • - Stand-up paddle : Cherbourg, Urville-Nacqueville
  • - Sailing : Gatteville/Barfleur, St-Vaast-la-Hougue, ...
  • - Rowing: Cherbourg
  • - Diving: Barfleur, Tourlaville, ...
  • - Surfing : Cherbourg
  • - Rent a boat for a few days to go to the Tatihou island, Chausey, Jersey, Guernesey, from Cherbourg, Granville, …
  • - Mononautisme, wakeboard, ski nautique, wave-ski à Cherbourg, Tourlaville
  • - Speedboat, wakeboard, skiing, wave-ski: Cherbourg, Tourlaville
  • - Tourist train, stroll-boat, rail-bike, …
  • - Pitch and putt: Gatteville, Ste Marie-du-Mont, Carentan
  • - Bowling : Cherbourg, St Lô
  • - Beach clubs: Barneville, Pirou
  • - Casinos : Cherbourg, Granville, ...
  • - Spas and relaxation centres: St Vast la Hougue, Cherbourg, …
  • - Thalassotherapy : Donville-les-Bains