On the estate you can:

Play tennis, table tennis or badminton

Fish in the pond (fishing poles provided)

Swim in the brand new swimming-pool (6x12m)

Ride Mylady, the horse, or a bicycle

Practice pétanque (the traditional French boule game)

We can organise cooking classes with
Chef F. Tempereau in his workshop,           

Or at the Château, with Astrid de Beauregard who runs A La Table d'Astrid.

Near by you can:

Play golf at Champigné
Anjou Gollf & Country Club

Visit the exquisite gardens of the Chateau de Craon or the large stockyards of a provider of antique materials and ship home an antique fireplace, a pair of doors or a garden ornament!                                   

Discover karting ...                                                  or Acrobranch

      

Go shooting or hunting at la Maisonnette, one of the finest estate for shoot and hunt in Anjou.

 

 

For a day trip you can go:

To the Mont Saint-Michel,
a World heritage site.

Or to Fontevrault, magnificent Romanesque abbey.

 

Visit the castles along the Loire Valley, UNESCO World Heritage Site: from the close by Plessis-Bourré to the more distant Chateau de Villandry and its unique vegetable garden or the jewel of Chambord and Amboise,  royal castle and tomb of Leonardo da Vinci, Azay, Blois, Chenonceau, the most charming of all, and many many more... Or see them from the sky with a scenic flight or in hot air ballon.

 

Discover Angers and its fantastic tapestries from the XIVth century in the medieval castle, its cathedral or its amazing market on Saturday morning.

Explore Nantes where after fifteen years' work and three years of complete closure, the Castle of the Dukes of Brittany, newly transformed, is reopening to the public

To help you plan your trip we recommand you visit :

Follow the Loire river and visit its picturesque villages, like Saint Florent le Vieil or Chalonnes s/Loire, in search of antiques. Enjoy some wine tasting, from Nantes and its Muscadet, to less known but exquisite Coteaux du Layon, in the south of Angers. The Loire Valley wines’ names are like a poem: Anjou, Bourgueil,  Pouilly Fumé, Sancerre, Saumur, Touraine, Vouvray. And if you don’t know which one to pick, we suggest, along the Loire river, you visit the Domaine du Closel which produces acclaimed dry white wines from Savennières. And obviously, you'll have to try as well some French cheese!

Spend an amazing day at the Puy du Fou  Theme Park or visit the world famous Cadre Noir (Black Squad) of Saumur, the ridding school keeper of an equestrian tradition that is an integral part of France’s cultural heritage.

There are many restaurants to explore and it is impossible to mention all of them. We can suggest 10 minutes away the Restaurant la Diligence at Loiré. Or along the Loire river, in the very picturesque village of Béhuard, the most famous island on the Loire river the Restaurant les Tonnelles. Still along the Loire river, and only open when they feel like, Le Petit pêcheur (02.40.98.33.60 at Varades ) is one of its best keep secrets.

Not far from us, we suggest as well you pay a visit to the studio of the Sculptor Lambert who describes his work as the Forms of Silence...