Firs Lake is situated in a very private, quiet and rural setting. But there are a multitude of shops and amenities close by in the villages, towns and cities.
Supermarkets
| Loiron | SuperU Express | |
| Le Pertre | Cocimarket | |
| Vitré | SuperU Hyper InterMarche Hyper E. LeClerc Lidl | |
| Saint Berthevin | Carrefour E. LeClerc Lidl | |
| Laval | Super U Hyper InterMarche Hyper |
Fishing Tackle Shops
| Alternative Peche | Rte de Rennes, 53940 Saint-Berthevin | Monday to Saturday (09h – 12h, 14h – 19h) | https://maps.app.goo.gl/cRoDzfRAxP6uPCpn7 |
| Laval Peche | 76 Av. de Paris, 53940 Saint-Berthevin | Monday to Saturday (8h-12h, 14h – 19h) | https://maps.app.goo.gl/cRoDzfRAxP6uPCpn7 |
| Decathlon Laval | Rue du Commandant Cousteau, 53810 Changé | Monday to Saturday (09h – 19h30 | https://maps.app.goo.gl/uZxerAP7pezy1UUM9 |
Bars and Tabacs
| Le Pertre | 10 minute drive | |
| * Le Sulky Bar and Tabac | 9 Pl. de l’Église, 35370 Le Pertre | Pizza’s on Thursday nights Bar menu Closed Mondays |
| Loiron-Ruille | 5 minute drive | |
| * Bar de l’Etang Bar and Tabac | 8 Rue du Dr Rame, 53320 Loiron-Ruillé | |
| Montjean | 5 minute drive | |
| Bar-Tabac Afflìgem | 17 Rue de Bretagne, 53320 Montjean | |
| Saint Berthevin (Laval) | ||
| Café des Sports Bar and Tabac | 57 Av. de la Libération, 53940 Saint-Berthevin | 07h-20h (m-s) 09h -13h (Sun) |
| Le Petit B Bar only | 84 Av. de la Libération, 53940 Saint-Berthevin | 07h – 20h (7 days) |
| VandB Bar only | 1 Rue de la Boutellerie, 53940 Saint-Berthevin | 10h-21h (m-s) Closed Sunday |
| * Centr’Halle Vin Bar only | Rue Georges Coupeau, 53000 Laval | 10h – 19h (m-s) Closed Sunday |
Restaurants
There is a wide choice of French and international restaurants to suit all tastes and budgets within the local are. The bigger towns of Vitre and Laval have the widest selection of places to eat. Most small villages will have a bar/restaurant providing food at lunchtime and rarely in the evenings.
| Saint Berthevin (15 minutes drive) | ||
| Burger King McDonalds Quick Burger KFC Dominoes | Fast food with bi-lingual screens for ordering food | |
| Buffalo Grill | Steak and burgers | |
| Oncle Scotts | American diner style restaurant | |
| Delice Wok Palace Royale | All you can eat Chinese Buffets plus wok | |
| Rajput | Indian restaurant with bi-lingual owner and British style curries, if you ask! | |
| La Porte de Sauveurs | Storming kebabs and tacos | |
| Vitre | McDonalds | |
| Buffalo Grill | Steak and burgers | |
| Palais Royale | Chinese and asiatic buffet with wok | |
| Craon (25 minutes drive) | Le Quatre Epices | Qualiity modern French cuisine |
| Le Grenier à Popote | Traditional French cuisine and almost like dining on the set of ‘Hallo Hallo’ | |
| Le Genest Saint Isle (15 minutes drive) | Le Salvert | 5 star French/European cuisine with a cheese board to die for! |
* English Speaking
Places to visit nearby
| Craon | L’Odysee – Indoor swimming complex |
| Laval | |
| Vitré | |
| La Selle Craonnaise | La Rincerie Wake Park |
| Chateau Gontier | Le Refuge |
Places to visit further afield
| Paris | Accessible by TGV/Oui-Go from Laval. |
| Saumur and the Loire Valley | |
| Mont St Michel | |
| Normandy WWII Memorials | |
| La Fleche Zoo | |
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