Less than 2 hours from Le Vieux Manoir
Le Mans (1hr 15)
The highly picturesque Old Town of Le Mans, known as Le Vieux Mans, has cobbled streets lined with 15th and 16th Century architecture interspersed with Renaissance mansions. The streets can only be explored by foot and are well worth it. At no 11 Rue des Chanoines there is the 12th Century St Martin's Priory. You may also find the house built for Richard the Lionheart's queen, Berengonia, although it was built 250 years after her death.
On the sidewall of L'hôtel Aubert de Clairaulney in Le Mans, you will see the sundial placed by Claude Chappe in 1789 - Claude being the inventor of semaphore.
At the Cathédrale St-Julien there is a prehistoric standing stone - a menhir. Tradition has it that visitors should place their fingers in one of the little cavities in the menhir and make a wish.
Mont St. Michel – (1 hour 40 mins)
Le Mont St Michel is called The Wonder of the Western World and it forms a tower in the heart of an immense bay invaded by the highest tides in Europe.
We cannot do this beautiful place justice by describing it in a few sentences so here are a few websites that will provide you with an insight into this magical place.
http://www.lemontsaintmichel.info/
http://www.ot-montsaintmichel.com/accueil_gb.htm
La Fleche
( 1 hr 35mins)Situated off the A11 not far from Sablé, La Flèche is an historic area. At the tourist office you can join a guided tour of historical buildings where legendary French scholars studied. Some of those buildings include l'église Saint-Louis du Prytanée, the national military conservatoire, and Marie de Médicis ui889where Marie Pape-Carpantier founded the écoles maternelles in 1848. There is a theatre, which dates 1839, and the Tertre Rouge, a zoological park with over 120 different animals situated in 14 hectares of land.
Saumur – (2 hours)
Troglodyte Village
This is a beautiful city in the Loire Valley France and a place you could spend days looking around, the people who live in Saumur are very proud of their city and it is one of the jewels in the crown of the Loire valley France. If you are visiting the Saumur area for the wines Saumur Brut is the king of the wines of the region but there are other less known wines that are just as nice, almost one to suit every palette
Bayeux – (2 hours)
Bayeux has preserved the old historic centre with its medieval structure. Its exceptional architectural heritage emerged unscathed from the Allied bombing raids of 1944. The "p'tit train" (little train) invites you to explore the old part of Bayeux, its historic monuments with a visit to the Battle of Normandy Museum, Military Cemetery and British Memorial.
Of course Bayeux is most famous for its tapestry. Dating back almost a millennium, this vast wool embroidery spans the centuries, illustrating the Conquest of England by William, Duke of Normandy. A comic strip as such, it will transport you back to mediaeval times in the midst of Vikings boats and Norman knights
LE VILLAGE ENCHANTE - BELLEFONTAINE
This enchanting village is a set in beautiful surroundings
and magical for young children. Enjoy the steam train and the
animals that can be fed. Very reasonable entry fees.
1hour 10 mins
http://www.village-enchante.fr/
Cobac Parc
1hr 50 mins away
http://www.cobac-parc.com/us_visite-cobac-parc.html
12 hectares of wooded environment offering thirty different
activities for children and adults to come and enjoy with the
family, as a group,