Close to the Brenne, possibly France’s finest Nature Reserve with its many lakes. Tours and the Loire chateaux region, Poitiers (location of Futuroscope), Beauval Zoo at St. Aignan, Haute Touche (safari park style park), Limoges and Chateauroux are all within easy day trip visiting distances.

There are both outdoor and indoor swimming pools locally (Buzançais and Chatillon, with lifeguards) plus Belle Bouche, known as the inland sea, which has a large array of water sport facilities for hire including wind surfing and a man-made beach with a roped-off safe swimming area and beautiful walks.

A wonderful place to spend the day, it has a restaurant and picnic and barbecue facilities.

There is a local tourist train (Le train du Bas Berry) running from Ecueillé to the lake at Luçay during the summer season. There are many signposted walks in the area for both the beginner and the dedicated rambler. Several riding stables are within easy driving.

The area has many restaurants and auberges with a wide range of menus at reasonable rates. Chateauroux, capital of the department, has three swimming pools (including one with ‘wave’ action), shops, ten pin bowling and a variety of museums, cinemas and theatres. Many local lakes offer day licenses for the fisherman too. This is just a selection of the treats on offer, but there are many more for you to discover.

Gîte de la Malleraye  36500 Palluau sur Indre France

Phone : 00 33 (0)6 29 66 11 44
lamalleraye@gmail.com