Walygator and Aqualand
Theme parks, 15 to 20 minutes
Roller coasters and a water park at Roquefort: the go-to day out for children and family reunions, from May to September.
Welcome guide: things to do around La Métairie, near Agen
Parks, nature, golf and good food, all within 20 minutes of the gîtes
From Castelculier, everything is just a few minutes’ drive away: Agen and its market, the Canal de Garonne by bike, the theme parks around Agen, golf, the bastide towns and the producers of Lot-et-Garonne. This guide brings together our own recommendations – the ones we share with guests when they arrive – and it grows with every season.
Our favourite places around the gîte
One page per outing, with distances from La Métairie
Happy Forest and animal park
Pont-du-Casse, a few minutes away
Treetop adventure courses in the oaks and an educational farm: half a day in nature, right on the gîte’s doorstep.
Local food and produce
Pruneaux d’Agen (Agen prunes), markets, producers
Agen market, the local farms and the Buzet wine cellars: everything you need to fill the big kitchen at La Maison de Ninette.
Golf
Agen Bon-Encontre, 5 minutes
A 9-hole course five minutes from the house, plus other courses across Nouvelle-Aquitaine for a golfing break with friends.
Cycling the Canal des 2 Mers
Greenway 5 km away
The greenway along the Canal de Garonne, completely flat, from Buzet to Moissac by way of the Agen aqueduct (pont-canal).
On the estate
No car needed
The estate’s paths on foot or by bike, the heated lap pool in the warmer months, and the table football and bookcase in the English-style sitting room.
Distances from La Métairie
- Agen town centre and TGV station: 10 km, 15 minutes. By train, Paris is 3 hours 12 minutes away, Bordeaux 1 hour 20 minutes and Toulouse 1 hour 10 minutes.
- Agen Bon-Encontre golf course: 5 minutes.
- Canal de Garonne greenway: 5 km.
- Happy Forest and the Pont-du-Casse animal park: a few minutes.
- Walygator Sud-Ouest and Aqualand: 15 to 20 minutes.
- Bordeaux and Toulouse via the A62 motorway: 1 hour 30 minutes.
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