PLACES TO VISIT - Sporting Activities
(also see natural history and walking)

Watersports & swimming

Val d'Ante lake at Givry en Argonne

Lac de Baron, north of Le Chesne - Boats, canoes, wind surfers, beach and picnic areas

Bouillon (just inside Belgium border) - canoes available for long river trips

Pedalos at St Menehould (5,15E per hour)

Canoeing at Sedan

Borrow our canoes if you wish - we still have to try out our local river the Aisne - it looks very inviting or canoe around St Menehould's waterway

Buzancy - Lac de Samaritan (near to camp site) - beach area and supervised swimming for children.

Charleville- Meziers. Brand new leisure pool - boys must wear proper swimming trunks (can be borrowed from pool attendant). Excellent reports about the pool

Indoor swimming pools
Suippes
Vouziers
St Ménèhould
Brand new leisure pool at Charleville-Meziers - boys must wear proper swimming trunks (can be borrowed from pool attendant). Excellent reports about the pool
Leisure pool at Rocroi

Cycling
Borrow our (not so new) bikes at no extra charge
Maps available for local bikes rides of varying lengths
Recently explored - is an easy route around Eclaire (southern Argonne). Lots of little villages with timbered houses, cafés and a créperie

Golf
Sept Fontaines 9 holes at Fagnon - St Wolfgang at Margriet (03 24 37 77 27)

Golf des Ardennes - Base Departmentale des Poursades 18 holes (practice & putting green) at Les Poursaudes - Villers le Tilleul (o3 24 35 64 65)

Golf Franco-Belge De Saint Walfroy 9 holes (03 24 22 64 82) at Villers le Tilleul

Carriage drives & horse riding
Buzancy
Cost 11.45 euros for adults
Driving 8.5 euros
Children (30mins) 6 euros
03 24 30 52 53 (Natalie or Raymond) If you want to ride let Liz know and she'll ring and book for you

Neuville en Argonne

Donkey rides at Evres en Argonne

Go-karts
Attigny - every weekend 3 - 8.00pm (just after station). Open every day in season. Best to book first
Chaumont sur Aire

Quad bikes
Vienne-le-Chateau

Fishing
Attigny trout fishing - half day, 7 - 1.00pm or 1 - 7.00pm (15E)
- full day 28E
- free for children under 13 if accompanied
- café (closed on Tues)
- just past station
Val d'Ante (Givry en Argonne)
Bercettes pond ( Neuvilly en Argonne)
Deux Business pon (St Rouin)
River Aisne (between Autrecourt & Varennes) at Regneville sur Meuse (school of fishing) & Bouirevilles
Etang de la Semaritaine at Buzancy
Fisheries at Vendresse together with Iron Foundry visit