Camping du Plan d'Eau

Starting close to home, you may like to take the 10-minute walk to the Grande Prairie lake for a swim (it’s supervised every day in July and August), a picnic or activities at the watersports centre (which has sailing, canoeing and windsurfing). You can also pick up the greenway here to walk or cycle along the Charente river for around 20 kilometres; local providers also organise canoe trips on the river. Keeping close to home, there’s also the Nautilis pool complex (10 minutes’ walk), with indoor and outdoor pools, waterslides and a spa. Venture a little further afield and you can visit Accroparc de Soyaux (20 minutes’ drive) and Jardins Du Logis De Forge (25 minutes) or take a taste of the local tipple at Bourgoin Cognac (15 minutes). Of course Angoulême must be on the schedule, too – for a boat trip, a cathedral visit or an arty day looking at street art and touring the Musée de la Bande Dessinée.