Plomb tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Mont-Saint-Michel at 19 km from Plomb

Visit Plomb: highlights and tourist information

Plomb is situated in the Manche department and Normandy region.

Below you can see some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Plomb in Normandy.

Popular places to visit nearby include Mont-Saint-Michel at 19 km and Granville at 25 km.

Plomb, France: places to visit and attractions

Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!

Mont-Saint-Michel

Heritage Site at 19 km (direction west-south-west)

No visit to Normandy would be complete without visiting the iconic Abbey...

See Mont-Saint-Michel guide

Granville

Seaside resort at 25 km (direction west-north-west)

Granville is best known for its long sandy beach, and the 19th...

See Granville guide

Vire

at 33 km (direction east-north-east), in the Calvados department

When you visit Vire be sure to also explore the Route des...

See Vire guide

Saint-Brice-en-Cogles

at 36 km (direction south-south-west), in the Ille-et-Vilaine department

Most visitors to Saint-Brice-en-Cogles also enjoy the tour of the local castles...

See Saint-Brice-en-Cogles guide

Coutances

at 37 km (direction north-north-west)

Coutances is well known for its impressive cathedral, built in the 113th...

See Coutances guide

Mont-Dol

at 38 km (direction west-south-west), in the Ille-et-Vilaine department

Mont Dol is a small village with a hill top on which...

See Mont-Dol guide

Cancale

at 39 km (direction west), in the Ille-et-Vilaine department

Cancale is the perfect place to try the famous Brittany oysters, fresh...

See Cancale guide

Dol-de-Bretagne

at 39 km (direction west-south-west), in the Ille-et-Vilaine department

The lovely old town in Dol-de-Bretagne ensure it remains one of the...

See Dol-de-Bretagne guide

Fougeres

at 43 km (direction south-south-east), in the Ille-et-Vilaine department

The castle and historic lower town are the main attraction, but be...

See Fougeres guide

Combourg

at 49 km (direction south-west), in the Ille-et-Vilaine department

Combourg is best known for the Chateau de Combourg, once home to...

See Combourg guide

Domfront

at 50 km (direction east), in the Orne department

The castle forms an excellent backdrop to the cobbled streets in the...

See Domfront guide

Les Jardins des Renaudies

Garden at 51 km (direction south-east), in the Mayenne department

Les Jardins des Renaudies is a pretty garden in north-west France...

See Les Jardins des Renaudies guide

Saint-Suliac

Most Beautiful Village at 52 km (direction west-south-west), in the Ille-et-Vilaine department

Saint Suliac is a beautiful village on the estuary of the River...

See Saint-Suliac guide

Becherel

at 68 km (direction west-south-west), in the Ille-et-Vilaine department

Becherel is a pretty town and a centre for books....

See Becherel guide

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Map of places to visit near Plomb

Markets in and near Plomb

• Avranches: market Saturday (7km)
• Brecey: market Friday (10km)
• La Haye-Pesnel: market Wednesday (10km)
• Ducey: market Tuesday (13km)
• Villedieu-les-Poeles: market Tuesday (13km)
• Carolles: market Thursday (19km)
• Jullouville: market Friday & Tuesday - seasonal market only (20km)
• Gavray: market Saturday (20km)
• Saint-Pair-sur-Mer: market Thursday (22km)
• Saint-Hilaire-du-Harcouet: market Wednesday (23km)

More information about Plomb, Normandy

Tourist attractions near Plomb, France

What to do at Plomb? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Plomb.

Grand sites of France

• Baie du Mont Saint-Michel (19km)

Heritage sites

• Mont-Saint-Michel (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (19km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Granville (25km)

Remarkable gardens

• Argences (33km)
• Parc du château de Bonnefontaine (33km)
• Parc floral de Haute-Bretagne (35km)
• Jardin du château de La Ballue (36km)
• Jardins du château de la Bourbansais (58km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Couesnon (20km)
• Embouchure - Couesnon (20km)
• Forêt de Saint-Sever (21km)
• Réserve naturelle régionale du Marais de Sougeal (29km)
• Chausey (38km)
• Roches de Ham (38km)
• Forêt de Fougères (39km)
• Île des Rimains (39km)
• Île des Landes (39km)
• Pointe du Grouin (40km)
• Île du Guesclin (44km)
• Côte de Cancale à Paramé (44km)
• Étangs du canal d'Ille-et-Rance (50km)

Towns of Art and history

• Coutances (37km)
• Fougeres (43km)

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

• Ducey (13km)
• Villedieu-les-Poeles (13km)
• Saint-Brice-en-Cogles (36km)
• Dol-de-Bretagne (39km)
• Torigni-sur-Vire (41km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Domjean (35km)
• Saint-Fraimbault (52km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Parc zoologique de Champrepus (12km)
• Parc zoologique de Jurques (50km)

Geography and distances

Plomb is in the north of France at 45 kilometres from Saint-Lo, the department capital (general information: Plomb is 268 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

Most visitors arrive by car, often from the ferries at Saint-Malo, Cherbourg or Caen on the coast here which are very convenient. For driving distances to Plomb from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 16 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Avranches, Braffais, Chavoy, La Godefroy, La Gohanniere, Le Luot, Ponts, Saint-Brice, Saint-Georges-de-Livoye, Saint-Jean-de-la-Haize, Saint-Ovin, Saint-Senier-sous-Avranches, Sainte-Pience, Subligny, Tirepied and Vernix.

This page in French: Visiter Plomb