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Angling

There are miles of first category waters where trouts are particularly dominant while the many lakes (formerly gravel pits) are home to some very large carps. Licences are required, especially for first category rivers but assistance is always at hand at the local tackle shop or bar. 

Contact : Fédérations départementales des associations agréées de pêche et de protection des milieux aquatiques :

-         Manche: tel. 0033 233 469 650/ 0033 233 469 662

-         Calvados: tel. 0033 231 446 300/ 0033 231 448 163

-         Orne: tel. 0033 233 261 066

-         Seine-Maritime: tel. 0033 235 620 155/ 0033 235 627 119

-         Eure : tel. 0033 232 571 073/ 0033 232 577 110

 

Bungy Jumping

Contact :Viaduc de la Souleuvre : tel. 0033 231 663 166 www.ajhakett.fr

 

 

Cycling 

Follow the pre-planned routes or take to the back roads; there is very little traffic to bother you. Contact : Fédération française de cyclotourisme: tel. 0033 156 208 888

 

 

Hot-air Ballooning

  • Association « les Vents d’Ouest » (Manche) : tel. at Les Veys 0033 233 424 908

  • Montgolfières Clubs de l’Orne (Orne) : tel. at Moulins-sur-Orne 0033 608 728 841

  • Orne Montgolfière : tel. at La Ferté Macé 0033 233 373 308

     

     

    Go-Karting in Normandy

    Contact:

    •  F. Kart at Airel (Manche): tel. 0033 233 554 545

    • ASK Circuit de la Hague at Gréville-Hague: tel. 0033 233 084 54

    • Evasion Kart 50 at Lessay: tel. 0033 233 476 92

    •  Karting de Montmartin: tel. 0033 233 565 883

    • Circuit du Parc Espace de Loisirs at Sainte Pience: tel. 0033 233 585 03

    • DLS Cabourg (Calvados): tel. 0033 231 242 44

    • Caen-Démouville Karting: tel. 0033 231 722 000

    • Karting indoor at Mondeville: tel. 0033 231 687 077

    • Karting Riva Belle at Ouistreham: tel. 0033 231 966 562

    •  EIA Karting at Pont-l’Evêque: tel. 0033 231  643 901

    • Mobs Kart Pays d’Auge in Vendeuvre: tel. 0033 231 201 423

    • Individual go-karts and cross-country go karts on the circuits at Essay : tel. 0033 233 817 373

     

    Golf

    Normandy has almost 40 courses, which are as varied as the landscapes they occupy

Gliding  

Contact :

  • Glinding center of Lessay : tel. 0033 233 464 422/ 0033 233 048 33

  • Glinding School of Vauville: tel. 0033 233 527 772

Horse-riding

The horse is king in Normandy. Whether you fancy a guided trek across the sand on the Bay of Mont-Saint-Michel, witnessing the weekly parades at the Haras du pin national Stud or enjoying an evening at the trotting races in Cabourg, you’ll not go far before you notice Normandy’s love of horses.  Contact : Comité national de tourisme équestre: tel. 0033 153 261 550  

Parachuting

Contact:

  • The Para-club de la Manche: tel. at Orglandes 0033 233 410 741

  • Centre école régionale de parachutisme de Normandie Granville Baie du Mont Saint Michel 

 tel. 0033 233 917 602. www.normandieparachutisme.fr

-         Abeille-parachutisme (Calvados) : tel. 0033 231 897 766. www.abeille-parachutisme.com

 

Paragliding and Handgliding

Contact :

  • Association Cotentin Vol Libre : (Vauville, Ecalgrain, Omonville, Diélette, Landemer, Le Rozel and Carteret) te. at Vauville 0033 608 686 917

  • Plaine Altitude (Calvados) : tel. at Pont d’Ouilly 0033 231 693 931

 Walking  

The well-established Randonnée Network of trails covers some of the most spectacular scenery in Normandy with its numbered “GR” routes. While at the other end of the scale, local tourist offices will be able to suggest interesting circuits around their particular town or village. 

Contact : Fédération française de randonnée pédestre: tel. 0033 144 899 393

 

 

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