Description: Closed since the start of the 20th century the Le Souterroscope des Ardoisières are slate stone quarries at Caument that have been given a new lease of life with a subterranean voyage of discovery through 400 metres of galleries, culminating in a ‘son-et-lumière’ and an underground rainbow – the Arc en Terre as the showpiece.Location: Junction 43 of A84 péage and then D71 to Caumont (12 kms). The attraction is found on the western edge of the village of Caumont l’Eventé.General Information: Open from Feb-mid Dec; every day May –Sept. but not Mondays at other times. Prices are in the region of €10* for adults and €5* for children aged 4-12.Website: http://www.souterroscope.com/Our recommendations: There is an excellent restaurant at the site as well as a picnic area. Disabled people are welcomed here.For the children: The site also has a ‘mini-golf’ course if wandering in underground caverns is not your childrens’ thing.* please note that all price are a guide only and can change. See the providers’ official websites for latest information Here’s more information to make the most of your visit to Normandy:

• Attractions
  • Bayeux Tapestry
  • Cité de la Mer
  • Festyland
  • Le Mont St-Michel
  • Le Val des Cîmes
  • Little Switzerland
  • Musée du Chemin de Fer
  • Souterroscope des Ardoisières
  • Viaduc de la Souleuvre
  • Vieux-la-Romaine
  • Village Enchanté
  • Zoo de Champrépus
• Beaches
• Chateaux / Gardens
• Cycling
• D-Day Sites
  • American Cemetery (Omaha)
  • Atlantic Wall Museum
  • Arromanches 360
  • Caen Memorial
  • Canadian Museum (Juno)
  • Merville-Franceville Battery
  • Pegasus Bridge
  • Pointe du Hoc
  • Tour of the Battlegrounds
• Food & Drink
• Gites
• Markets
• Towns
  • Bayeux
  • Beuvron-en-Auge
  • Etretat
  • Giverny
  • Honfleur
  • Villedieu-les-Pôeles
• Restaurants