Our customers can challenge themselves over three courses of the famous Club, which mixes outstanding sea views with striking age-old scenery, glimpses of the ancient Bayeux Cathedral and testing water hazards. The offer cuts green fees from €55 to just €31.50 per person and with week long holidays from as little as £180, that’s great value.

I have actually hacked my way around 18 holes of the course and it is great fun, provided you’re prepared to lose lots of balls (although that could be attributed to my playing style). There are three 9-hole courses, themed around the Sea, Ponds and Hedgerows. The views on many of the holes really are outstanding, with glimpses of the Channel, the D-Day beaches and even the Bayeux Cathedral.

Combine the Sea and Hedgerow courses and you have a Scottish style links course, whereas the Pond holes features lots of water (hence the name) and hills. Amateurs, like me, are probably best to avoid this stretch if they want their holiday to stay relaxed.

A colleague also pointed out that a week in France is a great chance to learn golf and there are a variety of courses available at Omaha, staring from just 220 Euros for 10 hours over five days.

Brittany, the Vendee and Loire Valley are awash with fantastic courses, so why not tell us about the best, and worst of those.

Even if you’re not into classical music, the sheer extravagance of this spectacle is well worth seeing – plus it’s free! 

I went with friends a couple of years ago and here’s the advice. 

Head over to Royan beach early in the afternoon because the setting will get packed with people – the event has been taking place for 30 years. Take a rug, picnic basket, plenty to drink (it will be hot in the day), suncream and swimming costumes.   Bag yourself a good space mid-way back from the stage (you can’t miss the stage, it will be right in the middle of the beach) and set out your rug and picnic.  And then enjoy an afternoon in the sun by the sea! 

The concert starts around 8pm, so remember to pack evening clothes with a jumper, as it will turn a bit fresh by then. The concert itself consists of a professional orchestra with singers and dancers, culminating in a spectacular firework display that actually fires in time with the music. It will finish around 10.30 – 11pm; allow yourself time for a drink or maybe an ice-cream from one of the many beachside restaurants after the concert, or you could be caught in traffic heading out of town. 

A fantastic event, highly recommended.

Have you been – why not tell us your tips for a enjoying the concert.