Location of the Tamaris villa
117 boulevard Aristide Briand, 14150 Ouistreham, opposite the Malo slipway.
Access
- 2 h 15 from Paris via the A13 motorway.
- 20 minutes from Caen.
- Caen SNCF train station.
- Ferry: 3 daily departures to Portsmouth (England), in 6 or 8 hours.
Shops and services
- Bakery 700 m away.
- Auchan 1 km away, with hairdresser, florist, cobbler, launderette and pizzeria.
- Rue de la Mer, 1.2 km away: a lively shopping street (newsagent, bookshop, restaurants).
- A fish and seafood market every day, 2.4 km away. Ouistreham fishermen sell their night’s catch there.
- Two local farmers’ markets.
- Numerous restaurants and shops.
Things to do
- The beach right outside the gate, with a slipway, children’s playground and pétanque courts (50 m). At sunset, the “La Paillotte” beach bar is 80 m away.
- Many walks (seawall, marshes, woods) or bike rides: the cycle path along the seawall, in front of the house, runs 15 km to Courseulles-sur-Mer on one side, and along the Orne canal to Caen on the other.
- Sailing school and equipment rental 100 m away: windsurfing, paddleboarding, jet-ski, land sailing, kitesurfing.
- Within 1 km: aquatic centre, thalassotherapy, arcade, cinema, Barrière casino, nightclub, riding centre with beach rides, go-karting, skatepark, tennis.
- In the region: golf course 15 minutes away, mini-golf, amusement parks, zoos, museums, D-Day beaches.
- Caen (20 min), Bayeux (30 min), Cabourg (28 min), Deauville (40 min), Pont-l’Évêque (40 min), Mont-Saint-Michel (1 h 20).
