Cheese – The Pays d’Auge is renowned for its four cheeses – Neufchâtel, Pont l’Evêque, Livarot, and Camembert.  At the Village Fromager in Livarot, children can learn about the art of cheese-making with tastings at the end.

Chocolate – The Drakkar Chocolate Museum in Bayeux organise tours for children to learn about these famous regional delicacies.

Market Morning – A linguistic activity whereby the children visit one of the busy markets in teams to purchase a list of produce directly from the market stalls, which is then used for their dinner at the accommodation.

The viking-themed amusement park Festyland is always a hit with school groups, with a lovely range of rides suitable for all levels of confidence. 

The stunning Suisse Normande (the area of Normandy reminiscent of the Swiss Alps) is home to the Ouilly Loisirs activity centre, proposing aerial trekking, kayaking, geo-caching and archery. 

Not forgetting Normandy’s one-and-only children’s bobsleigh circuit Clecy Gliss!

We have close relationships with several of the schools in our area and can integrate a half-day school visit into your itinerary. 

Your children can spend time in-class with French children of the same school year-group to engage with linguistic activities, and in advance of the tour we can arrange a video link-up as a fun way to prepare the visit. 

All the children can then enjoy a traditional French school canteen four-course lunch together (starter/main/cheese/dessert)!

An entirely optional (but potentially very exciting!), part of the tour could be a musical element organised through our musical connections. 

This might be a tour of a music conservatoire with a short performance given by the conservatoire’s senior students, or attending a concert given by one of the visiting UK school orchestras or choirs at one of the region’s heritage sites.

We could alternatively organise a collaborative singing project, bringing your school alongside a local school to meet, rehearse, and perform some songs together, which have been prepared in advance by both schools.

       We work with a range of fabulous accommodation centres, and with over 350 beds available we can welcome groups of all shapes and sizes.  Our centres are ideally equipped for children and youth groups, with sports facilities and extensive grounds for quality down-time, and complete security regarding dietary requirements and safeguarding. 

Domaine de Soignolles is perfect for smaller groups, a popular wedding venue with beautiful grounds and facilities for children.

Orangerie Bourg-Saint-Leonard is a large centre built within the grounds of an 18th century chateau which can be visited during your stay.

Maison Saint Georges can accommodate very large groups, and is based within school grounds in the pretty countryside town of Orbec.

“Musique Anglo-Normande were fantastic. The itinerary put together worked perfectly. Similarly the activities were all lots of fun and the accommodation worked perfectly. Having Chris around most of the time meant that everything ran incredibly smoothly. I could not name a single negative about Musique Anglo-Normande and would highly recommend them.” 

Jeremy Franklin, Director of Music, Royal Russell School.  July 2023