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School and Youth Groups

Discover the Bay of Mont Saint-Michel from the Granville Terre et Mer side

Choose Destination Granville Terre & Mer and together we can plan a visit, a day out or a holiday at the heart of Europe’s highest tides, between the Bay of Granville-Chausey and the Bay of Mont Saint-Michel.

The assets of Destination Granville Terre & Mer
    • Tailor-made for a programme to suit your budget
      budget
    • Costed programmes with no administration fees
    • Personalised care from the moment you make your request until your return home
    • The guarantee of a serious process to prepare and organise your visit
    • A rigorous choice of service providers.
    • Free access to our photo library
    • The possibility of arranging your transport on site or from your region
Do you have an educational project?

With over 20 years’ experience and our knowledge of the region, we organise school trips and educational or fun breaks.
As well as enjoying an exceptional natural setting, children will discover :

    • Granville, a busy fishing port and ancient privateer town steeped in
      history.
    • The Chausey Islands, where you can play Robinsons Crusoe
    • Other islands, the Channel Islands: British culture just 1? hours from Granville
    • The wide open spaces of the Bay of Mont-Saint-Michel
    • The joys of water sports
    • Our educational farms: nature and environmental workshops for all cycles
    • Our cider-making estates: discover the traditional way of making apple juice
      ….. and so much more!

5 good reasons

go on a school trip
    • Rallying people around a project
    • Teaching differently
    • Establish a new student/teacher relationship
    • Having fun
    • Encourage curiosity
The main educational objectivesour visits and programmes
Human activities

Fishing; The resources of the sea: seaweed, fish, shellfish, etc.; Discovering different fishing techniques; The impact of fishing on natural resources: preserving species; Farming: Trades and skills; Getting to know animals; The importance of animal welfare; Plants: aromatic garden, vegetable garden and orchard; Learning about taste: tasting.

Heritage

Understand a region by discovering its sites, history, architecture and traditions.

The maritime environment

Observe and study the marine fauna and flora: collect, identify and sort the elements of the seashore – animal, vegetable, mineral; Raise awareness of the fragility and protection of an eco-system: Learn how to respect the fragility of the environment; Introduction to fishing on foot: observation on site at high and low tide, collecting live animals while respecting the environment; Understanding the phenomenon of the tides : Learn about the geology of Chausey: Europe’s largest archipelago; Learn about water sports.

Our discovery days

Fun ways to learn
DayFrom €12/person.

Morning: free discovery of the Roc des Curiosités (1h30 to 2h): wander through the 4 areas of this unusual museum located at the gateway to Granville’s Old Town / Lunch break
at the gateway to Granville’s Old Town / Lunch break / Afternoon: explore the sandy and rocky foreshore
(approx. 2 hours).
The foreshore is the part of the coast uncovered by low tide. The area becomes an immense observation and learning ground…

DayFrom €9.50/pers.

Morning: guided tour of the Ferme de la Chèvre-Rit in Saint-Planchers (2 hrs): the Ferme de la Chèvre-Rit is an educational farm of 60 organically-farmed Alpine goats with daily cheese production, located in Saint-Planchers / Lunch break / Afternoon: guided tour of the Ferme des Cara-Meuh in Vains (2h): an adventure and a family business that transforms its milk into caramels: since 1929, it has been handed down from generation to generation!

DayFrom €28/pers.

Morning: departure from Granville for the Chausey Islands aboard a speedboat. On arrival: guided tour “On foot, between the islets! “. Pupils will be able to observe biodiversity at low tide, using nets / Lunch break /Afternoon: visit to the “Grande Ile”: a tour covering a wide range of subjects: history, geography, geology, the highest tides in Europe, human activities, fauna, flora, etc. / Snack break / At the end of the day, return to Granville.

The activities

especially for you

Extend

your stay

Spend one or more nights in one of our group accommodation centres and complete your stay with water sports activities, an excursion to Jersey, a crossing of the bay’s shores or a visit to Mont Saint-Michel…

A dedicated service

For all your requests

Need advice or support for your project?
Contact our department to receive a free quote.

commercialisation@otgtm.fr / +33(0)2 33 91 83 72
Monday to Friday, excluding public holidays, 9am to 12pm and 1.30pm to 5pm