Fruits of the Forest Walk

• Beautifully restored C17 mill, with private heated swimming pool; exceptional hospitality, great bonhomie!
• Fully inclusive, even aperitifs, unlimited wines and coffee - even the postcards are free!
• A wine buffs delight - more than a dozen different wines offered during your stay
• Untouched walking country - walking choices most days - rich in flora and steeped in history
• Over 2000 hours of sunshine a year; no single supplement on any date

Tucked away just outside the secluded little hamlet of Scille below a patchwork of yellow fields and green woods is AAAA Le Moulin du Chemin. Originally a cereal mill, dating back to 1650, Le Moulin has been beautifully converted into a small private auberge with particular appeal to walkers.

You stay as guests of Carolynn Grimaldi and Peter Roche. The accommodation is tastefully furnished, and each room has its own tea/coffee making facilities. Cold drinks - soft and alcoholic - are available, free of charge, on a 'help yourself' basis so guests really feel at home. Peter is a keen walker and wine enthusiast (and will happily advise on both) and Carolynn is chef de cuisine. Freshly baked crusty baguettes, croissants and a mouthwatering selection of home-made jams appear at breakfast. Copious picnic lunches are provided and each evening is like an exclusive, yet leisurely and informal, en-famille dinner party - pool-side aperitifs followed by a delicious 4-course dinner accompanied by a variety of excellent (and free-flowing!) table wines.

Our walking routes are easy, varied and interesting - a selection is suggested opposite, however lots of other choices are also available. It's a region of peaceful rolling pastures, orchards and woods, criss-crossed by ancient by-ways, crystal streams and mysterious paths, collectively known as bocage. Soft fruits, edible berries, apples and peaches can be picked from hedgerows, and sweet chestnuts, walnuts and hazelnuts provide welcome shade. The famous Loire chateaux, La Rochelle and the famous distilleries at Cognac are all within a couple of hours' drive.