Our property straddles the river for nearly a kilometre as it meanders down the deepening valley - falling approximately 30 metres. The valley is narrow, a mixture of pasture land at the top end, then marsh areas. Around the mill & cottage are paddocks, orchard, lawns and gardens with the 7 metre swimming pool. Finally below the mill, the valley is steep sided & wooded. In the woods, we have two fishing lakes of approximately ½ and ¼ acres.

We have nature trails following the river up the valley through our arboretum, hillside meadows and marsh rough - and down the valley through the woods. The access road down to the mill and cottage stops with us but the track continues down the valley alongside the tumbling
river (with waterfalls!) as a public
(but scarcely used) footpath.

Perfect peace! Apart from the postman, we have our valley to ourselves - and our guests!

The Moulin des Châteaux and the Petite Maison
du Meunier
are the only two dwellings in our own enchanting secluded valley. The valley was originally carved by the river Saultbesnon on its way down from the plain on one side of the glacial valley of the river Sée (one of the most important salmon & trout rivers of France).