Camping du Bois de Saint Hilaire à Chalandray

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Below are links to other websites, containing information on local areas and activities:

Leisure & Tourism

Futuroscope - One of France's largest theme parks, in Poitiers (just 20miles/30km away);
Puy du Fou - Medieval theme park with Roman Stadium and additional evening light shows;
La Vallée des Singes - « Valley of the Monkeys » park (50 miles/80km away);
Les Geants du Ciel - Bird Show, at the medieval Chateau of Chauvigny;
La Domaine de Dienné - Activities in the woods, including equestrian centre and adventure park;
La Planète des Crocodiles - Indoor Crocodile Centre (40 miles/65km away);
Château des Forges - Golf Club (8 miles/12km away);
Le Marais Poitevin » - Large open country park of land and water with beautiful scenery;
Pescalis - International Nature and Fishing Centre, at Moncoutant;
Fun Forest - Adventure park set in a forest;
Le Cadre Noir de Saumur - National Horse Centre at Saumur;
Zoo de Doué - At Doué-la-Fontaine, a fun day for all the family;
Oradour-sur-Glane - Visitor centre and martyred village memorial.

Regional Information

Tourism in Vienne - For the département of the Vienne;
Tourism Deux-Sèvres - For the adjacent département of the Deux-Sèvres;
Tourism Poitou-Charentes - For the region of the Poitou-Charentes area;
Parthenay - The closest major town to Chalandray, in the département de la Deux-Sèvres (20km);
Poitiers - The ancient city of art and history (30km);
Saumur - Beautiful Town in the Loire Valley (80km);
La Rochelle - Picturesque seaside town on the Atlantic Coast (140km).

Travelling to France

Contrôle Radar - Map and location of all automatic safety radars in France, plus driving information;
LD Lines - Low price sailings from Portsmouth to Le Havre (recommended), and Newhaven to Dieppe;
Brittany Ferries - Sailing from Portsmouth to Caen-Ouistreham plus Poole and Plymouth;
P&O Ferries - Sailing from Dover to Calais;
DFDS Seaways - Sailing from Dover to Dunkirk;
Irish Ferries - Sailing from Rosslare to Roscoff and Cherbourg;
Eurotunnel - Take your car on the train, with direct links to both the M20 and A26 motorways;
Ryanair - Low Price Flights from Edinburgh, and Stansted-London to Poitiers (30km from the campsite).

Everything Else

The Connexion - The Newspaper for English-Speakers in France;
theFrenchPaper - France's new English-language paper;
French Entrée - A guide to property and living in France;
Living Poitou Charentes - Bi-monthly free English magazine with information on the local region - read the magazine now online;
Living France - The longest established monthly magazine that is exclusively devoted to France and all things French;
France Magazine - Britain and North America's best-selling magazine about France;
TheCampingMap.com - Campsites in Europe easily clickable using a Google Map.