The château of Chenonceau in the late afternoon, seen from the river Cher, two pleasure boats on the water.

The river barge that takes visitors along the Cher, its pale awning stretched above the deck, passing a wooded bank.

The front of the château of Chenonceau seen from below on the Cher, its stone arches and a canoe on the water.

A kayak in silhouette on the Cher at dusk, between two dark banks.

Five rooms on the river Cher, at Chenonceaux

A former cooperage, with a garden that runs down to the water. The château is ten minutes away on foot, along the towpath.

The house

Five rooms in a former cooperage, on the banks of the Cher. Breakfast is served until ten, and the long table is laid two evenings a week.

A slate roof, whitewashed walls and a wisteria climbing as far as the dormer windows. We kept the bare stone in the hall and the beams in the loft. Two old boats are still moored at the foot of the wall: they have not gone anywhere in years, but they belong to the view.

The garden runs down to the water, with a wooden landing stage, two benches and a lime tree. Canoes pass early in the morning, usually heard before they are seen, and the barge works its way back upstream in the early afternoon.

The view from a bedroom window, pale curtains, a field behind the glass.

The rooms

Five rooms, each with its own name, its own view and its own size.

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A basket of croissants on a round bistro table, black metal chairs behind.

The table

Breakfast every morning, and dinner together two evenings a week.

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The bank of the Cher, two canoes pulled up on the grass, someone in the water.

The Cher & around

Canoes, the river barge, the château on foot, the woods, the vines.

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A kayak in silhouette on the Cher at dusk, golden light on the water.

In the evening

Two evenings a week the table is laid in the kitchen and everyone eats together. On the other evenings the gate closes on a quiet garden, where nothing is left but the current of the Cher and, now and then, a late paddle.

Getting in touch

The château of Chenonceau is ten minutes away on foot, along the towpath. We often walk over at the end of the day, when the light comes down onto the water.

We answer in English as readily as in French. There is no online booking: write to us with your dates and we reply within a day, with what is free and what it costs. Nothing is paid at that stage.

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The booking form and the inner pages are in French for now.