Location: Manche in France
Nearest Airport:
Cherbourg at 50
Miles
Nearest Ferry:
Cherbourg at 50
Miles
Nearest Beach:
beach at 2.0
Miles
Car: recommended
Creance is an ideal location to explore Normandy. Within 80 kms you can visit Bayeux, Caen,S t Michael's Mount and all the WW2 beaches. There are many museums our favourites being at St Mere Eglise and Arromanche. Creance plage is 2kms and is a beautiful unspoilt sandy beach. St Germain and Pirou plage are also very close and you can watch the local fishing boats going out to collect the oysters and mussells. There is good access by rail to Paris from Carentan, and ferry to Jersey from Granville. The village is on the regional nature park of the Cotentin Marshes and offers country walks and bird watching. There are markets selling fresh local grown produce around the area practically every day of the week. In the summer months their are many local festivals in August Creance hosts the annual carrot festival.