La Bergerie

Located in the bocage bourbonnais, 20 km from Montluçon.

Fully restored former sheepfold (harmony of stone, beams, adobe, terracotta floor tiles) adjoining former farm buildings opposite a small 18th-century château surrounded by a moat. Nearby tourist attractions: walks in the Bourbonnais bocage, on a 200-hectare estate of fields, paths, woods and pond, with access to the Lespinasse national forest. Tours of the château, village church and family farm are available on request.
Tours of the château, the village Romanesque church and the family farm are available on request. Numerous castles and Romanesque churches to visit in the surrounding area: château de Peufeilhoux, la Condemine, Ainay-le-Vieil, Chareil-Cintrat, etc.
Nearby towns of character: Hérisson, Souvigny, Bourbon l'Archambault, Epineuil-le-Fleuriel (village of Grand Meaulnes), Charroux and Verneuil-en-bourbonnais (most beautiful villages in France).
Montluçon: medieval city, Château des Ducs de Bourbon, Mupop. Moulins: old town, numerous museums (CNCS stage costume museum, Anne de Beaujeu museum, Maison Mantin, Hôtel Demoret, Musée de l'Illustration Jeunesse). A little further afield: Vichy, a spa town listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site. Saint-Pourçain vineyards and wine cellars. Tronçais Forest, a Forest of Exception.
Swimming facilities: Cosne d'Allier swimming pool, Vieure lake, Saint Bonnet de Tronçais pond. Amusement parks: Le Pal, Vulcania, Paléopolis Ground floor: kitchen, living room, wood-burning stove, 1 bedroom (1 x 160 x 190 bed), 1 bedroom (2 x 90 x 190 twin beds on request), bathroom (walk-in shower and bath), Electric heating, CD player. Housekeeping package on request. Enclosed garden (80 m²) with view of the château on one side, former farmyard on the other, carport in adjoining barn. Possibility of walks around the property (woods, pond). Lake Vieure 15 km. Cosne d' Allier 7 km. Montluçon 20 km. Gîte accessible to people with reduced mobility according to 2018 standards. WIFI Gîte extras: Bed linen and towels provided, beds made on arrival. Wood provided. Fiber-optic internet connection. Baby bed on request. Heating and electricity payable on site at end of stay.