Château des Edelins

Château des Edelins is situated on a hill: the view is wide, beautiful and at the bottom of the hill, within walking distance, there is a river, with on its banks a large playground with picnic tables and sports fields including a tennis court (free for our guests), running track and exercise course. The château is directly adjacent to Bayet, a typical French village where the streets, houses, church (from the 12th century!) and café have been well renovated. At the café, also within walking distance, you can eat very French food and order your fresh baguette for the next morning. In most cases, you will be recognised the next day and get a hand from the owner.
It is rural here, but less than 10 minutes by car is already a nice town and with 20 minutes you are in Vichy or Moulins, two very nice towns, about which more below. We also live in the château ourselves and really like the combination of rural tranquillity, yet with the city close by. We don't feel like we're in the middle of nowhere, although you can also walk or cycle through unspoilt countryside here for days at a time.

Our garden is almost a park and measures about 4 hectares. We have a brand new swimming pool, heated by solar panels. There is play equipment (swings and slide), an orchard and nice corners in the sun or shade. The castle flat has a private terrace. You share the rest of the large garden with our other guests: in addition to the château flat, we have 5 luxury chambres d'hôtes (rooms) and a detached gite. There is absolutely plenty of space: you can relax, children have plenty of opportunities to play and nobody bothers each other.

In high season, we often rent our rooms to families with children, for these rooms we offer kitchen facilities in the chateau. Because of the lack of discos, multicoloured wild water slides and the like, it's especially fun for children aged 0 to 12 here, so we receive many children of the same age. Who immediately start playing with each other.

Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule is 7 km away and is a nice little town with a sizeable supermarket, market on Saturday mornings, nice shops and restaurants. It is one of the oldest wine regions in France: there is a wine route and we are happy to provide tasting tips.
Vichy is a little further away, 20 minutes by car, and is a beautiful city: enjoy the chic architecture and shops, the opéra, the many restaurants and a daily covered market that makes your mouth water. There is also a brand new tropical swimming pool here.
Moulins is also 20-25 minutes away by car and has medieval charm. A little closer is Charroux, one of France's most beautiful towns. And true metropolitan cosiness can be found in Montluçon and Clermont-Ferrand, both cities are 45 minutes away by car. Nice shops and restaurants here too. Montluçon is built around a medieval castle and Clermont has a large square with many fountains (summer water fun for the children!). A day out with the children can go to Le Pal: an amusement park with a beautiful zoo or to the educational amusement park Vulcania - both parks are 45 minutes away by car.