Out and About in Normandy
We live in a small village called St. Malo de la Lande, which is around 5 minutes from the nearest beach by car.
Nice fruit and veg markets in the village 2 to 3 times per week. Pharmacy, Doctors, Churches, Mont St. Michel (70 Kms). D-Day beaches at 40 Kms.
There is a coastal town called Agon-Coutainville and just off this lovely little town, there are some beautiful little islands called Chaussey Islands. You also have Jersey just opposite.
Agon-Coutainville is a seaside town and is a very popular holiday resort with French Families. There are lots of attractions, such as an 18 hole Golf Club just beside the beach (and a few other 18 hole Golf Courses not far from Coutainville), restaurants, Tennis Clubs, Equestrian Centre, omni sports, 2 cinemas, Boule, Petanque, Golf, Sailing Club, Casino, Fishing, Lake, Pedalos etc. There is also a club which runs during the whole summer for the children called 'Club Mickey'.
You can rent bicycles at the local garage for a reasonable price. You can book boat trips to the local islands called 'Chaussey' (weather permitting), the prices for this will be on a brochure in your cottage. We will also do a Friday night aperitif.
There is a little 'épicerie' (Grocery Shop) in the nearest village, which is just about 1 km away and it is open every day from 8 am until 9 pm, EXCEPT Wednesday - Sunday - Open only in the morning until 1pm.There are some lovely restaurants nearby; there will be brochures in your cottages explaining where they are situated along with the directions on how to get to the nearest supermarket.
We have two farms opposite us and they welcome the visitors. You can take the children to see the daily parade of the cows leaving their field just opposite the cottages. They walk just in front of the cottages and into the farm to be milked. You can even take the children to watch the milking. They have chickens, rabbits, ducks etc. The children love this. They sometimes have fresh eggs for sale and other farm produce.