The Facilities

Swimming

Pride of place in terms of the sports facilities will be the twenty five metre pool which is being built into the hillside offering beautiful views over the meadows and forests down to the river Dronne.

Whilst this is without doubt one of the most picturesque settings for a pool, we would have to contest that the five hundred metres of private river frontage that delineates the edge of Les Granges estate is also the most perfect natural feature for open water swimming.

Either way, provisions by both nature and nurture mean swimming will be a delight at Les-Stables.

Biking

Within the fifty acre estate there is plenty of room to explore on your mountain bike and whilst there are no tarmac roads within the estate, the multitude of tracks through the privately owned woods and meadows means you will never be short of options or varied terrain.

However for road cycling, the local area is perfect for training with so little traffic that you can genuinely spend hours riding from picturesque village to picturesque village without hardly encountering a vehicle.

In addition we at Les-Stables have specially designed a number of routes around the area that vary from ten kilometer flat circuit type routes to one hundred kilometer leg burners with rolling hills and testing descents. Whichever your choice the surrounding terrain offers a multitude of courses sufficiently breathtaking in terms of both scenery and toughness to satisfy even the most demanding of riders.

Running

Les-Stables is probably the only facility in France that offers an eight hundred metre oval cinder track which traverses its way through the woods and open meadow. Situated only two hundred metres from the accommodation, and originally used for training horses this track now makes a perfect surface for speed work.

Les-Stables also offers a multitude of running trails set throughout the fifty acres for varied terrain sessions. In addition the surrounding countryside offers an abundance of ancient farm tracks and bridleways for longer runs.

Holistic

Apart from training, we at Les-Stables believe that rest and relaxation are a major component in developing both a healthy body and a healthy mind. Away from the running track, the pool and the bike courses, both Les Granges and the surrounding villages offer some of the most picturesque and relaxing venues to enjoy a glass of wine and a good meal. In an area that prides itself on its wine and cuisine you will literally be spoilt for choice when it comes to first class eating establishments suited to meet all budgets.

Alternatively the fifty acres of private estate in which Les-Stables is situated offers a perfect setting for a picnic, or for the more weary of you after a hard days training you may simply choose to rest in the shelter of the stables with a few beers, a barbeque and a few new friends.