Around the house · Pays d’Auge
Christophe’s local favourites
Morning bread, dinner tables, markets and cider: our favourite places, most of them within 20 minutes of the house.
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Bakeries and patisseries
For breakfast and afternoon treats.
Photo : Raysonho, CC0 6 minMaison Conan
Artisan bakery and patisserie · Dozulé
The closest bakery to the house: fresh bread and pastries for breakfast.
Closed on Mondays
Photo : N i c o l a, CC BY 2.0 15 minL’Épi d’Or
Bakery and patisserie · Pont-l’Évêque
Known for its pastries and croissants. Pair it with a stroll around Pont-l’Évêque.
1 place Jean Bureau
Photo : Le Parisien 19 minDupont avec un Thé
Patisserie and tea room · Cabourg
A coastal institution for over 110 years: flaky brioche, madeleines, crackled macarons and house cakes, to take away or enjoy on site.
6 avenue de la Mer · also in Dives-sur-Mer, Deauville and Trouville
Restaurants
From a relaxed lunch to a special dinner, in the countryside or by the sea.
Photo : Tripadvisor 9 minLe Café des Arts
Café-restaurant · Beaumont-en-Auge
A covered terrace overlooking the Touques valley, with a glimpse of the sea on clear days. Try the camembert roasted with calvados.
Place de Verdun · +33 2 31 64 81 70
Photo : Auberge de l’Abbaye 9 minAuberge de l’Abbaye
Fine dining · Beaumont-en-Auge
A Pays d’Auge institution, for a dinner for two or a special occasion.
Closed Tuesday and Wednesday · booking advised
Photo : Calvados Attractivité 15 minAuberge de la Touques
Norman cuisine · Pont-l’Évêque
Vallée d’Auge chicken and local specialities, on the banks of the Touques.
Place de l’Église
Photo : Restaurant Le Vaucelles 15 minLe Vaucelles
Traditional cuisine · Pont-l’Évêque
Classic cooking, fish and Norman sauces, with good-value set menus.
39 rue de Vaucelles
Photo : Hotels.com 6 minHôtellerie Normande
Family cooking · Dozulé
Generous home cooking in the heart of Dozulé, with home-made couscous and tagine as specialities.
Dozulé town centre
Photo : Le Pavé d’Auge 14 minLe Pavé d’Auge
Fine dining · Beuvron-en-Auge
In the old market hall of one of France’s Most Beautiful Villages: seasonal cooking with local producers.
Booking advised
Photo : Renhour48, CC0 14 minLa Colomb’Auge
Crêperie · Beuvron-en-Auge
Galettes and crêpes after a wander round the village. A good choice with children.
Beuvron-en-Auge
Photo : Tripadvisor 17 minLe Royalty
Seafront brasserie · Houlgate
Houlgate’s landmark brasserie, facing the beach: moules marinières and seafood platters.
Seafront · rue des Bains
Photo : Le Baligan 19 minLe Baligan
Fish and seafood · Cabourg
A stone’s throw from the beach: pick your catch of the day from the basket brought to the table, cooked to order.
8 avenue Alfred-Piat · +33 2 31 24 10 92
Photo : actu.fr 21 minLes Vapeurs
Seafood brasserie · Trouville-sur-Mer
An institution since 1927, opposite the fish market: mussels, brown shrimp and seafood platters.
On the harbour · open all day
Markets and producers
Cheese, cider, calvados and fresh produce, straight from the source.
Photo : Jours-de-marché.fr 6 minDozulé market
Market · Dozulé
The nearest market, to stock up on fresh produce early in the week.
Tuesday morning
Photo : Éric Larrayadieu, office de tourisme 15 minDives-sur-Mer market
Covered market · Dives-sur-Mer
Under a 15th-century timber hall: cheese, bread, fish and charcuterie. One of the finest markets on the coast.
Saturday, 8 am – 1 pm
Photo : Terre d’Auge Tourisme 16 minCalvados Christian Drouin
Cider and calvados · Coudray-Rabut
A family distillery near Pont-l’Évêque: one-hour tour and tasting of cider, pommeau and calvados.
1895 route de Trouville
Photo : Terre d’Auge Tourisme 14 minLa Fromagerie d’Annabelle
Cheese shop · Pont-l’Évêque
Around 150 cheeses, including a well-aged pont-l’évêque, in the town that gave it its name.
11 rue Hamelin · +33 2 31 65 54 37
Photo : Derbrauni, CC BY 4.0 40 minLe Village Fromager Graindorge
Cheese dairy tour · Livarot
Watch livarot and pont-l’évêque being made through glass galleries, then a free tasting. Go in the morning to see production.
Closed Sundays outside summer · free visit
Photo : Terre d’Auge Tourisme 18 minDomaine Dupont
Cider and calvados · Victot-Pontfol
An organic family estate, one of the best known in the Pays d’Auge: orchards, press and cellars, then a cider, pommeau and calvados tasting.
Shop Monday to Saturday, 10 am – 6 pm · tours at 11 am and 3 pm
Photo : Calvados Pierre Huet 22 minCalvados Pierre Huet
Cider and calvados · Cambremer
Producers since 1865 on the Cider Route: orchards, century-old casks and a tasting, with apple juice for the children.
Monday to Saturday, 9 am – 12.30 pm and 2 – 6 pm
Groceries
To stock the fridge when you arrive.
Photo : Julie de Coop Atlantique, CC BY-SA 4.0 6 minSuper U Dozulé
Supermarket · Dozulé
The nearest supermarket to the house, for the weekly shop.
Monday to Saturday from 8.30 am · Sunday morning
Opening days and hours are a guide only: a quick call before you set off avoids disappointment. Updated October 2026
Want to explore further?
Beaches, villages, the Cider Route, D-Day sites: all our day-out ideas are in the Pays d’Auge guide.