Sports Activities Near Montayral

Canoe and Boat Hire

Base Nautique - Le Temps D'aimer, Montayral

• Port, 47500 Montayral 
• 06 52 38 65 23

Canoe, kayak, bike, mountain bike hire. Beware, temporarily shut summer 2025 due to engineering work on the Fumel dam. Use Base Nautique De Lustrac in Trentels instead.

Base Nautique De Lustrac, Trentels

• 47140 Trentels 
• 05 53 40 83 55

Canoeing / Kayaking in Trentels

Copeyre Canoes, Puy l'Eveque

• Promenade de Héron, 46700 Puy-l'Évêque 
• https://gabare-copeyre.com/

All-day canoe hire, all navigation equipment provided (canoes, life jackets, paddles). They also hire boats, pedalos, paddle-boards, giant paddles (for groups), mountain bikes and electric bikes. This company also has canoe hire in Albas, Place des Gabariers, Castelfranc Rue des Gabariers and Vire/lot port de Viré.

Capitainerie à Penne d'Agenais

• Rue Bergantine, 47140 Penne-d'Agenais
• https://www.tourisme-fumel.com/fr/fiche/capitainerie-a-port-de-penne

At the harbour master's office, you can hire boats for 3 to 12 people, pedalos, and paddleboards. Book through the tourist office. 05 53 40 46 80.

Cycle Hire

FatVelo - Saint-Martin-le-Redon

• Prade de Lafeuille, 46700 Saint-Martin-le-Redon 
• https://www.fatvelo.fr/

Half-day or full-day rentals with a variety of local routes starting in St Martin le Redon. (15 minutes north by car.)

Cycl'Art – Duravel

• Le Port de Viré, 46700 Duravel 
• http://cyclart.canalblog.com/

Bike hire - children's bikes, mountain bikes, electric bikes. Based in Duravel, close to the River Lot, (16 minutes by car.) Hire is open all year round. Call 06 10 56 94 06

Bicyclette Prayssacoise – Prayssac

• 9 Av. du Colonel Pardes, 46220 Prayssac https://www.labicycletteprayssacoise.com/

Open all year the bike shop offers a large choice of bikes for hire, for sale as well as maintenance and repair services. Call 05 65 35 14 55

Cycling Routes and Tours

• https://www.tourisme-lotetgaronne.com/tour-des-plus-beaux-villages-de-france-a-velo/

Inspiration from Tourisme Lot et Garonne

Tennis

Tennis court at the château next door

This is free to use so long as we ask permission in advance. As a private court the surface is poorly maintained, and guests use the court entirely at their own risk. Balls and rackets are not provided.

Tennis Club Montayral

• 85 Rue du Stade, 47500 Montayral 
• 06 11 38 62 41

Your host Nigel is a member. Three outdoor courts and one indoor. Talk to Nigel if you want to play as a guest for a small fee.

Tennis Club Fumelois

• Coquillou, 47500 Fumel 
• 05 53 71 47 97

The club offers two outdoor courts and one indoor. All can be hired by the hour through the tourist office. See https://www.tourisme-fumel.com/fr/fiche/courts-de-tennis

Tennis Paddle

Tennis Padel Villeneuvois – Villeneuve-sur-Lot

• Stade de la Myre Mory, 47300 Villeneuve-sur-Lot
• http://www.tcvilleneuvois.fr/

Court hire is available. See tariffs on the club’s website.

Golf

Golf de Villeneuve sur Lot

• La Menuisière, 47290 Castelnaud-de-Gratecambe
• http://www.vslgolf.com/

The Villeneuve-sur-Lot golf course claims to be one of the best 18-hole courses in Aquitaine with incredible quality greens all year round, a gourmet restaurant, a swimming pool, a tennis court and a "Wellbeing" area. Consult the club website for visitor packages, or call 05 53 01 60 19.

Fantasia mini-golf – Saint Sylvestre

• 47140 Saint-Sylvestre-sur-Lot
• https://www.lestelsia.com/fr/loisirs/mini-golf.html

According to their website, “The largest 18-hole mini-golf course in Europe. With a surface area of 4,700 m², the Fantasia mini-golf course has been designed to resemble a real golf course and will delight young and old alike.”

Horse riding

Cheval Blanc - Lacapelle-Cabanac

• Le Champ de Meyrac, 46700 Lacapelle-Cabanac 
• http://www.chevalblanc-lot.com/

Equestrian farm in Lacapelle Cabanac (10 minutes by car), where their horses live in semi-freedom. Ride through the Lot valley and vineyard hillsides with far-reaching views.

Ecurie de la Theze – Fumel

• A Larche 47500 Fumel
• https://ecuriedelatheze.ffe.com/

Pony and horse-riding lessons and outings in a quiet setting between Fumel and Château de Bonaguil. Tel : 06 31 93 12 13 Cloe.

The Ecuries de Lagarenne

• 807 Rte Napoléon, 47140 Trentels
• Website

The Ecuries de Lagarenne are located in the commune of Trentels, halfway between Fumel and Villeneuve-sur-Lot. Elise Robette, a qualified instructor (BEES 1), will be delighted to welcome you to her stables all year round, in a relaxed, family atmosphere, to help you discover as many equestrian disciplines as possible.

Fishing

Fumel Vallée du Lot Tourism – Fishing Activities

This map from the local office de Tourisme suggests a variety of places to fish on the Lot and local lakes. 

Fishing tackle and permits can be bought from Sarl Villeneuve Peche in Montayral. 

Here are three suggestions of beautiful places to fish on the Lot:

• Écluse d'Orgueil a disused lock by the weir. (Far side bank.)
• Opposite Écluse d'Orgueil (Near side bank.)
• Bellow the Mauroux pumping station (Near side bank.)

Additional inspiration from the Lot-et-Garonne tourist office here ...