At THURY-HARCOURT, the tourist office on place St-Sauveur (May–Sept Mon–Sat 10am–12.30pm & 2.30–6.30pm, Sun 10am–12.30pm; Oct–April Mon–Fri 10am–12.30pm & 2.30–5pm, Sat 10am–12.30pm; tel 02.31.79.70.45, www.suisse-normande.com) can suggest walks, rides and gîtes d'étape throughout the Suisse Normande. Hotels are for the most part quite expensive, though the flowery Hôtel du Val d'Orne, down by the river at 9 rte d'Aunay (tel 02.31.79.70.81; €30–40; closed Sat lunch all year, plus Fri eve in low season), keeps its room rates low, and has a decent restaurant. There's also an attractive four-star campsite, the Vallée du Traspy (tel 02.31.79.61.80; closed mid-Sept to mid-April).CLÉCY, 10km to the south, is a slightly better bet for finding a room, although visitors outnumber residents in peak season. The hotel facing the church in the village centre, Au Site Normand, 1 rue des Châtelets (tel 02.31.69.71.05; €40–55; closed Nov–Feb), consists of an old-fashioned and good-value dining room in the main timber-framed building, and a cluster of newer units around the back. The river is a kilometre away, down the hill. En route, in the Parc des Loisirs, is a Musée du Chemin de Fer Miniature (March–Easter Sun 2–5.30pm; Easter–June & Sept daily 10am–noon & 2–6pm; July & Aug daily 10am–noon & 2–6.30pm; Oct–Nov Sun 2–5pm; €4), featuring a gigantic model railway certain to appeal to children. Set in spacious grounds on the far bank of the river, the Moulin du Vey (tel 02.31.69.71.08, www.moulinduvey.com; €70–85; closed Dec & Jan) is a luxury hotel that takes its name from the restored watermill right by the bridge, which is itself, confusingly, now a restaurant. The western river bank continues in a brief splurge of restaurants, takeaways and snack bars as far as the two-star municipal campsite (tel 02.31.69.70.36; closed Oct–March). Alternate spellings:: France, Clécy, Clécy, Clecy
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