Landieul as seen from Herbignac

There are plenty of car parks near Herbignac Town Hall.

(S/E) From the Place de la Mairie, walk round the church on the right, then turn left. Turn right onto Rue de Goreve, cross Rue de Bretagne and you’ll reach the junction with Rue Kerdebleu.

(1) First turn left then right, and continue along Rue de Kernéchal, which joins Rue le Clos Muré; turn left here.

(2) Turn right onto the Vélocéan and, at the next junction, turn left.

(3) Leave the Vélocéan, which branches off to the right, and continue straight ahead along the track to Trégrain Castle.

(4) When you reach the château, turn left, then right, and walk through the village to the road. Follow it to the left and continue along a path until you reach the junction with the^GR®39.

(5) Take this to the left, ignore a road on the right and follow the departmental road for about 200 m until you reach a Fork in the road (junction with a^PR®).

(6) At the bus shelter, carry on due south along the^GR® between two piles of wood, on the edge of the Bois de l’Épine, and pass a ruined house.

(7) Turn right, leaving the^GR®39. At the next junction (marked by a cross), turn left and continue to the potters’ village.

(8) After a visit, head back up the tarmac road and make your way to the hamlet of Haut Landieul.

(9) At the crossroads, turn left and continue towards the Croix de Landieul and the^GR®39.

(10) Cut across the^GR® and carry on straight ahead along the forest track until it ends at a junction.

(11) Turn right, follow the cobbled path then the tarmac road and walk through the village of Kergestin.

(12) At the next junction, take the street opposite towards the school, then the road opposite (no entry for cars). Continue along Rue de la Fontaine, past the secondary school, and carry on along this street until you reach Rue Pasteur.

(13) Turn left onto it towards the cultural centre until you reach the Church of Notre-Dame-la-Blanche. Turn right to return to Place de la Mairie (S/E).

In Landieul, if it rains, take shelter in the bakery.
At the back of the building there is a bread oven. Women gather there once a week to bake their bread and share the latest village news.

• In Landieul, to the right of the pottery kilns, ask Laurence to tell you the story of the potters and explain how these top-loading kilns worked.

• Before you arrive, if it is open, visit the Church of Notre-Dame la Blanche. Dating from the 13th century and renovated in 1779. Don’t miss the four stained-glass windows, featuring three medallions depicting soldiers from the First World War, each bearing their surname, first name and service number.