What to do?
La Brenne Natural Regional Park – 15 minutes
Park with 1001 ponds – numerous activities, including walking, hiking and cycling.
For example :
- Etang of Bellebouche (restaurant nearby)
- Natural regional reserve of Bois des Roches in Pouligny
Zoological Garden of Haute-Touche – 20 minutes
1000 ac., 1500 animals
Fontgombault Abbey – 20 minutes
Magnificent abbey in a village along the Creuse inhabited by Benedictine monks. Prayers and Gregorian chants.
National Natural Reserve of Pinail – 45 minutes
The Pinail Natural Reserve is a heather moorland with thousands of ponds.
Saint-Benoît-du-Sault – 1 hour
Medieval village – Heritage site
Futuroscope in Poitiers – 1 hour
Attractions and shows
Castles in the vicinity and Loire Valley Castles
Azay-le Ferron Castle – 15 minutes
Grand-Pressigny Castle – 25 minutes
Bridoré Castle – 30 minutes
Touffou Castle – 45 minutes
Chenonceau, Azay-Le-Rideau, Chinon Loire Valley Castles – 1 hour
Bossay-sur-Claise
Four castles
Romanesque Saint Martin church
Wash house
Nearby
Walking and cycling paths
Canoeing and kayaking on nearby rivers
Villages with typical churches and beautiful castles
Playground area of La Bussière – 30 minutes
Places to eat (in the evening)
- Guinguette in Preuilly-sur-Claise (10 minutes) – in Summer only
- La Claise à Preuilly-sur-Claise (10 minutes) – bar and restaurant – lunch and dinner except on Sunday night and Monday – 02 47 91 16 70
- Le Relais de La Mothe in Yzeures-sur-Creuse (10 minutes)
- Le Manoir de Pierre Levée à Tournon-Saint-Martin – semi-gastronomic restaurant nestled in a beautiful scenery (10 minutes)
- L’Auberge du Grèbe à Lureuil (10 minutes)
- Le Duguesclin – bar-brasserie in La Roche-Posay (15 minutes)
- Les Douves – pizzeria in La Roche-Posay (15 minutes)
- L’Auberge de La Roche – restaurant in La Roche-Posay (15 minutes)
- La Promenade – Maison Dallais in Petit-Pressigny – Starred restaurant, three generations of chefs since 1960 – (20 minutes)
- La maison de La Brenne in Rosnay (20 minutes)
- Auberge de Gabrière à Étang de la Gabrière (30 minutes)
- La Foucaudière by the chef Richard Robe in Saint-Sauveur (40 minutes)
05 49 86 70 92
06 14 47 59 14
Cycling
Cycle Hire:
- Blanc Cabri (5.5 km)
- La Brenne Regional Park (10 km)
- Cycl’Evasion Châtellerault (30 km)
Green Path Sud Touraine : Descartes/Tournon-Saint-Martin and other paths
Green Path La Brenne Regional Park :
Tournon-Saint-Martin/Le Blanc in La Brenne Regional Park
Boucle des Baronnies (from Bossay-sur-Claise)
Les Bertaulières are handy for the Green Path.
Walking
Canoeing and Kayaking
La Fourmy Saint-Pierre-de-Maillé – 25 minutes
Canoë-kayak Club Le Blanc – 02 54 37 77 99 – 30 minutes
Canoë Val de Creuse Le Blanc – 30 minutes
Club de Kayak de Descartes – 30 minutes
The Claise
