Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
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Amphibious craft to the Île de Tatihou
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Musée Christian Dior
Family Outings
La Cité de la Mer,
Cherbourg
Man's conquest of the deep is
the theme of Cherbourg's former
Gare Maritime Transatlantique,
an Art Deco jewel. Experience
what it's like to descend to the
bottom of the ocean and live
aboard a nuclear submarine (no
children under six)
(see p52)
.
Île de Tatihou
Children enjoy the amphibious
craft that takes them across to
this tiny pleasure island with a
fascinating history, just off St-
Vaast-la-Hougue
(see p100)
.
Boating round St-Lô
As a reminder of the ferocity
of war, St-Lô's Notre-Dame church
has been left virtually untouched
after its bombardment
(see
p100)
; the ramparts also remain,
and you can see these sights
while gliding by on a barge on
the River Vire.
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Map C4
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For
information: 02 33 77 60 35
L'Attelage des Grandes
Marées, Gouville-sur-Mer
In remembrance of the olden
days, here you can visit an oyster
park at low tide by horse-drawn
carriage.
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Map B4
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02 33 46 65 27
Manoir de Dur-Ecu
This lovely ancestral manor
house hides a delightful surprise
for children: a maize maze,
designed by English maze-maker
Adrian Fisher.
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Map A2
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Open mid-
Jul-Sep: 11am-1pm & 2-7pm daily
Ferme aux 5 Saisons,
Flamanville
A farm for children: visit the
animals; see an apple press in
action; bake bread for a splendid
tea.
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Map A2
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02 33 04 56 84
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Open
Jun: Sun pm; Jul-Aug: Tue, Thu, Sun pm
Mini-trains
Two mini-trains operate in
the region: one along the coast
from Carteret to Portbail, the
other through marshland from
St-Lô to Periers.
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Train du Cotentin:
Map A3. 02 33 04 70 08
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Mini-train des
Marais: C3-B3. 02 33 05 15 54
Musée Christian Dior
Mothers and daughters in
particular will be drawn to the
exhibition of designs by Dior and
other top couturiers in Dior's
childhood house, set in a lovely
clifftop garden.
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Map B5
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Les
Rhumbs, Granville. 02 33 61 48 21
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Open
mid-May-end Sep: daily
•
Adm charge
Sea Trips
Cruise on a traditional ship
(Les Vieux Gréements) under full
sail, visit the fortifications in
Cherbourg harbour, or take the
Jolie France
from Granville for a
picnic day on Chausey's Grand-
Île.
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For information: 0800 06 50 50
Véloroutes
A network of circular cycle
paths, each about 20 km (12
miles), has been developed all
over rural Manche especially for
family bike rides.
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For information:
0800 06 50 50
For more children's activities
See pp68-9
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