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Aux Sablettes is a few kilometres outside Tournon, but very well placed for the several camp sites and small hotels on the route de Lamastre, and only a 20-minute walk from the Train de l'Ardèche and camp sites on the opposite bank of the river Doux. Looks quite glam and glossy from the outside; rather more homely inside, the kind of atmosphere that puts people at their ease. The proprietor and his wife are chef (with the status of Maître Restaurateur) and front-of-house. On a glorious summer's evening (I chose the covered, but almost outdoor, terrace over the cosy interior) the pace of the meal was perfect: leisurely enough to savour the food and wine, but quick enough for a solo traveller...