The Gite Carbonnel is very close to many sporting and tourist activities and is just 50 m from the sea.

Sporting activities:

• 300 m from the Fontenay sur Mer golf course
• 800 m from the Quinéville Tennis Club
• Sailing and land yachting at the Cercle Nautique de la Sinope (nautical club) (tel: 02 33 21 06 36)
• The Ecuries de la Gare (stables) propose rides along the beach (ecuriesdelagare.free.fr)
• Walks through the marshes
• Fishing

Tourist activities:

• The D-Day beaches
• 25 minutes from the Cherbourg Cité de la Mer museum
• 800 m from the shops (restaurant, grocer's, butcher's, baker's, etc.)
• Discotheque
• Tatihou island
• Gastronomy: Maison Gosselin (www.maison-gosselin.fr, renowned fine grocery store!), La Biscuiterie de Quinéville (biscuit factory), La Brioche du Vast