Maison du Meunier
Le Moulin des Roches,
36370 Saint-Hilaire-sur-Benaize,
FRANCE .
Set in the Brenne
National Park, Departement
d'Indre, the Miller's House (Maison du Meunier) combines the serenity
of the French countryside with more than 400 metres of fishing
along the Anglin river. This is one of France's few remaining "wild rivers"
(rivers which have never been dammed).
There is so much to
do and see there including:
- visits (within
1/2 hour drive) to historic le
Blanc, St.
Savin, Château
Guillaume (see
also)
- charming villages
such as Belâbre,
Angles
sur l'Anglin, Martizay,
Châtillon-sur-Indre
- further afield
(1-2 hours): Poitiers
(including Futurescope),
Châteauroux,
Limoges
- megalithic
sites
- places of interest
to the North - perhaps en route:
- Tours
and the Loire
valley
- Châteaux: Chambord
(and Bracieux
nearby), Cheverny,
Blois
- St.
Aignan
- Fontevraud
Abbey (the burial place of Henry
Plantagenate [IInd], Eleanor
of Aquitaine and Richard
Ist)
- nature
walks, bird
watching
- cycling
- ... and of course,
the cuisine and wine tasting!
Getting there
by:
- vehicle
from a northern port: usually via Le Mans, Tours then usually turn off
A10 at J25 (via Descartes) or J26 (via Pleumartin & Angles-sur-l’Anglin)
to Le-Blanc (the nearest large town). Take road to Mauvières then turn
right crossing the Anglin River.
- air
to Poitiers
(Ryanair), Tours
(Ryanair) or Limoges
(AF, FlyBe, Ryanair) ...
- train
to Poitiers or Châteauroux, ... then (usually) car hire from station
or airport.
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