Discover the steel-manufacturing village of the “Forges des Salles” as it was in the 19th century, the blast furnace, school, the bosses’ house and the stables.

This steel-manufacturing village is the finest example of industrial heritage in the Côtes d'Armor department, and of everyday life in a forge village during the 18th and 19th centuries, completely focused on the blast furnace. 
Situated in the Quénécan forest, just 30 minutes from Le Deran, this site was once one of the largest wood-fired forges in Brittany. 
Since 1990, it has been possible to visit this exceptionally well preserved village, alone or with a guide: here, nothing has changed since production came to a halt in 1877. The visit takes you to the very heart of the industrial installations (the coal stores, the 12m high cast iron blast furnace), from the “bosses’ house” to the workers’ and foremen’s dwellings, the canteen, the grocer’s shop, the mixed-sex school (unusual for the times), the stables, the chapel, the terraced gardens etc.
Open every afternoon in July & August.
http://www.lesforgesdessalles.fr/


Combine this visit with a walk round the Lac de Guerledan.
A rare event is taking place in 2015: The Lac de Guerlédan is to be drained between April and November. 

The Lac de Guerledan is the largest lake in Brittany – it’s an artificial lake and was first flooded around 1930 for electricity production and fresh water supply. In the past it was drained every 10 years or so, but modern maintenance procedures have rendered this unnecessary for the last 30 years – that is until 2015.

The lake is now drained and a spectacular drowned valley revealed once more, and probably for the last time for many years as they intend to make it possible to repair the turbines without draining in future.

The whole 10 km long lake now reveals its hidden depths (literally). At the bottom runs the Nantes-Brest canal with 17 locks and associated lock-houses seen for the first time for a generation.

The lake will start refilling in November by the natural flow of the Blavet. It will take between six weeks and two months to refill depending on rainfall.

We visited the lake today, and took some photos...

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We hope these will give you a better idea of your holiday surroundings :-)

We have had some beautiful spring weather lately, so I took the opportunity of taking some photos around the garden of the floral displays...

Do you think Le Deran is too big for just your small family?
Then why not book a week at Le Deran and bring your extended family or friends?
There are many advantages of sharing your holiday with others you get on well with....


A shared holiday gives you time to spend some real quality time with your nearest and dearest.
A group holiday is a good way for parents to get some relaxation time.
Grandparents are often a great choice of holiday companion for families with children as they’ll love spending time with the kids to give you a break, and might even lay on a bit of babysitting so you can have a night out!

If you holiday with other parents you can give each other a break without even trying – bathing, breakfasting or reading a story to four or more children is not much more trouble than for two, and supervising at the pool side only takes one adult at a time leaving others free to relax.

More bang for your buck-
Sharing the rental cost of Le Deran means your money goes further so you can afford a better standard of accommodation with extras like our private pool.

Discover something different-
Whether it’s local food, a new sport or a trip to explore a historical site it’s likely your group will all have different ideas about what to do, meaning you’ll widen your holiday horizons!