Château du Rivau

We only visited the chateau. It was really lovely. We appreciated the different spin with the modern art pieces all over and the activities for the kids adapted to different ages which we also enjoyed. Nice piknik and play area for the kiddos. You can easily spend a half day here. The inside of the chateau was small but also really original and beautifully decorated. Highly recommend if you’re in the area especially with kids.

Stayed here for two nights and spent a full day painting in the gardens. The entire experience was wonderful. We will definitely return, although next time we'll probably skip the dinner at the Secret Garden (it was okay, not great).

Chateau du Rivau is a real gem and we thoroughly enjoyed our half day visit. We found the gardens super peaceful and full of hidden spots to find solitude (even with our energetic 3yo). The chateau isnt open to view but does provide an amazing backdrop for the gardens. There's lots of chateau in the region and the insides are mostly the same - Rivau stands out because the gardens are lovingly maintained without been too contrived. We enjoyed a delicious lunch at the courtyard restaurant. A perfect visit for families with very young children as the gardens have lots of imagination and intrigue. Be warned, the cobbles in the main courtyard make pushing a stroller impossible. Highly recommended and would return.

We found this chateau to be a little gem, which we stumbled across when trying to catch a stage of the Tour de France nearby. Unlike the grander, more well known chateaux of the Loire, it is uncrowded and has a distinctly welcoming feel. You get the impression the owners really enjoy sharing the home they have refurbished and brought into public view. We took a self guided tour around the rooms, which house many items of the family's contemporary art collection, alongside items you might expect to find in a typical chateau. The gardens are lovely, relaxing and well cared for & we spent quite some time relaxing in hammocks in the cool of the trees. We recommend the café overlooking the Chateau & its tasty menu - we hope to go back to visit the restaurant too! All in all an unexpected but highly recommended addition to the typical chateaux tour of the region.

We thought the tour was worth it but it's not. It's just about the rooms and the restaurant but nothing else. We were a party of four and none of us is happy. Make sure if you think about going for a tour in the castle for 13.50 it may be dissapointing.

Lovely Chateau with beautiful grounds. The gardeners clearly do a first class job. The wooded area is really unique. The owners clearly cherish this beautiful place. We didn't realise until we looked at our photos that Repunzel has a hair plait running down one of the towers. Well worth a visit. Lovely cafe and coffee spot!

A lovely Chateau visit with some interesting gardens based on fairy tales themes with some beautiful plantings. The Chateau rooms have some interesting art work and quirky. We enjoyed salad lunches in the outside summer restaurant which were reasonably priced, very well presented and tasty. Well worth a visit

This venue for our elopement was a fairytale dream come true. Staff has been so incredibly accommodating and helpful from the booking process to the overnight stay, dinner reservations etc. The morning of our elopement, staff had approached us and thoughtfully offered to set aside some breakfast so we would have something to eat after our ceremony. The gift shop was so much fun. The peacocks were friendly. It was all so incredible and I highly recommend an overnight stay.