Quarry Bank Carp Pool is located in the small village of Adilly, 10 minutes from the large historic town of Parthenay.  With large supermarkets, shops, bars, restaurants, McDonalds and free parking, it’s a great town to walk around and enjoy the sights.

If you’re enjoying the drive on quieter French roads, driving times from the ferry ports are as follows:

• St.Malo: 3hr40
• Caen: 3h30
• Le Havre: 4hr50
• Dieppe: 4hr30
• Cherbourg: 4h40

Adilly is within easy access of the faster roads and motorways (A10, N10, A11, A28, A85,) and we have 4 airports available to us:

• Poitiers: 1 hour drive
• La Rochelle: 1.5 hours drive
• Nantes: 2 hours drive
• Limoges: 3 hours drive

If you’re wanting to explore the area away from the carp fishing lake, there’s plenty to see and do….

• Visit the pretty seaside towns of La Rochelle, La Tranche-sur-Mer or Les Sables d’Ollone
• Shopping in Niort or Poitiers
• Take a boat on the picturesque ‘Marais Poitevin‘
• Visit a theme park or zoo (Puy du Fou, Zoo de Doué la Fontaine, Zoodyssée, Vallée des Singes etc.)
  …and much more…