local amenities

Watercolour painting

We can arrange watercolour painting workshops here in our studios
tailored to suit your needs

www.la-maison-du-jardin.com

As you will see, we are well placed with lots of local amenities.

Our nearest village is Valanjou, 2.5 km away where you will find two boulangers, a pharmacy, post office, bar-tabac, well stocked mini supermarket, a garage,  ‘Le Lavoir’ - the village créperie (highly recommended), a doctor, a dentist and two hairdressers!

The travelling fishmonger comes to the village square every
Thursday evening around 5:30. Why not cycle in, enjoy a pichet of local wine at the bar, buy fresh moules and cycle home again.

The bar-tabac overlooks the newly designed village square and now has a lunchtime menu for under 10 €uros for three courses including wine

Last year we came upon the most wonderful beef!
Two minutes up the road is a French couple who rear organic beef and it truly is the best beef we’ve ever eaten!
In the summer Sylvie, who speaks a little English, and her husband (farmers by day, charming hosts and cooks by night) provide evening meals in their delightful dining room.  A five course meal with beef as the main course is served along with organic wine and cheese at
18 Euros a head!
We recommend this authentic and very enjoyable evening to all our visitors.
You need to book 24 hours ahead which we’re happy to arrange for you if you wish.










Valanjou boasts an Aire de Plaisance with a lake and pic-nic tables and a small Chateau taken and raised to the ground by the English in 16c

Golf

Golf Club d’Angers
is within 30 mins
www.golfangers.com

There are also golf clubs in
Cholet & Saumur
within 30 to 40 mins

The small town of Thouarcé is approx 9km with a small open market   on Tuesday mornings and a Super-U  supermarket with petrol.
There are two banks, boulanger, florist, bar-tabac and good restaurant - Le Cheval Blanc. And a super new indoor swimming pool.

Vihiers is slightly larger and is 10km. Market day is Wednesday.    There are several restaurants and bars (‘Aux Délices Partagés’ is recommended for it’s cuisine), post office, large Super-U supermarket, banks, optician, pharmacies, open-air swimming pool, and riding school.
There is a very nice pic-nic area with plenty of shade, parking.  and lots of local fishing activity.

12km west is Chemillé known for its herb garden and medicinal plants with a large street market on Thursdays selling local produce, clothes, etc.  There are cafés, bars, banks, supermarkets (Hyper-U being the largest) and another brand new swimming pool!  There is a pizzera and a good Routier.