The Pays d’Auge

Our favourite places around the cottages

Things to do nearby



In the heart of the Pays d’Auge, among orchards and hedgerows, our cottages are 10 minutes from Beuzeville for shopping and 1 h 45 from the Paris ring road.

Here are our favourite spots, from the Côte Fleurie to the best local restaurants.

Villages and seaside



Charming harbor at Le Verger en Auge with moored sailboats and traditional French waterfront architecture.

Honfleur



25 min

The Old Harbour, its narrow houses and the all-wooden Sainte-Catherine church.

Crowded beach promenade with French flag and visitors near Le Verger en Auge, Normandy

Deauville and Trouville



30 min

The famous boardwalk, wide sandy beaches and the Trouville fish market.

Charming French village square at Le Verger en Auge with half-timbered buildings, church, and parked cars

Beaumont-en-Auge



20 min

A hilltop village with a beautiful view over the Touques valley.

Cheese and crackers platter at Le Verger en Auge hotel in Normandy, France

Pont-l’Évêque



15 min

Home of the cheese of the same name, and the Calvados Experience to learn all about calvados.

Medieval half-timbered buildings line a charming courtyard alley at Le Verger en Auge, Normandy France

Cormeilles



15 min

A pretty town of half-timbered houses, with its shops and market.

With the family



Two blue macaws perched on a branch near Le Verger en Auge's rustic wooden structure in Normandy

Cerza Zoo



20 min

A safari-style wildlife park to explore on foot or by little train.

Black butterfly with red and white wing markings perched on green leaf at Le Verger en Auge hotel

Naturospace



30 min

A large tropical greenhouse full of butterflies, ideal on rainy days.

Piscine chauffée et couvrable de 13 × 5 m avec transats au Verger en Auge

Le Verger en Auge pool



On site, for guests of Le Verger en Auge and Le Domaine du Verger en Auge

Heated and covered (13 × 5 m), from April to mid-October, with pétanque, table tennis and trampoline. Not available when Le p’tit Verger is rented on its own.

Our favourite addresses



Cider and calvados
Boissel Père et Fils in Saint-André-d’Hébertot (3 min): cider and calvados straight from the producer, right next door.
La Ferme des Parquets in Fourneville (15 min): cider, pommeau and calvados sold direct from the farm.

Our favourite restaurants
Il Gusto d’Italia, Pont-l’Évêque (15 min): Italian cuisine
La Cantine des Fanfarons, Manneville-la-Pipard (15 min)
Auberge de Valsemé, Valsemé (25 min): “Maître Restaurateur”
SaQaNa, Honfleur (25 min): fine dining
Entre Terre et Mer, Honfleur (25 min)

And at Le p’tit Verger
A terrace under a large pergola, garden furniture, barbecue and sun loungers. When both cottages are booked together, the whole group enjoys the pool and games of the large cottage.

Photo credits (Wikimedia Commons): Honfleur – Zairon, CC BY-SA 4.0; Deauville – Guillaume Paumier, CC BY 3.0; Beaumont-en-Auge – DimiTalen, CC0; Pont-l’Évêque cheese – Jon Sullivan, public domain; Cormeilles – isamiga76, CC BY 2.0; Cerza Zoo – Olivier Duquesne, CC BY-SA 2.0; Naturospace – Elke Wetzig, CC BY-SA 4.0.