Local Area Information

Situated just 45 minutes from Limoges, Le Dorat is a small medieval town famous for it's spectacular 12th century Saint-Pierre Collegiale. Classified as a 'Petite Cité de Caractère' the town is home to shops, restaurants and bars including two boulangeries, a charcuterie and a supermarket. There are weekly outdoor markets including the very popular Producers Market which takes place fortnightly during the summer months. Together with a cinema and its own race course, the town also benefits from a train station with frequent services to Limoges, Poitiers and beyond.

The larger town of Bellac is just 15 minutes away, and has a wider selection of shops and supermarkets including Carrefour and Lidl.

Other places of interest:

CULTURAL/HISTORICAL

Oradour-sur-Glane Memorial Village

Rochechouart Château and Museum of Contemporary Art

Montrol-Sénard 

Chateau Azay-le-Ferron

FAMILY DAYS OUT

Limoges Aquarium

Futuroscope Theme Park

Parc & Zoo du Reynou

Parc Bellevue

Feeriland

The City of Insects

SWIMMING LAKES & RIVERSIDE ACTIVITES

Saint-Pardoux Lake

Vassivière Lake

Roc d'Enfer River & Activity Centre

GOLF & BIKE HIRE

Golf de la Porcelaine

Golf Saint Junien

Limoges Golf Club

Mortemart Golf Course

Bike Hire Direct