Why le moulin ?
Reasons to choose a holiday at le Moulin du Chemin
After the pandemic
If you are resident in the UK and London is a convenient option for you, Eurostar could be your route to France.
- Eurostar from St Pancras International to Paris Gare du Nord (3hr 30mins).
- Cross Paris by Metro (30mins), Bus (30mins) or Taxi, to Paris Gare Montparnasse.
- TGV (fast train) from Montparnasse to Niort (2hrs).
- A transfer service collects guests at Niort train station for the journey by car to the le Moulin du Chemin (40mins).
The transfer service is without charge in both directions.
Eurostar and TGV travel tends to be less expensive for earlier reservations.
Train travel in France has the least C0² emissions of any other convenient way of getting to le Moulin du Chemin.
Travel by car and EuroTunnel is also an option. The Folkestone EuroTunnel terminal is accessible from the M25 and M20 exit 11A. Le shuttle journey time to Calais is 35 minutes.
When non-essential intercontinental to Europe is restored, no doubt interested residents of Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South African and the United States will be prepared.
Returning guests say it all
Around 30% of bookings at le Moulin du Chemin are either repeat bookings or bookings from previous guests' recommendations. Anyone in the tourism industry will confirm that this is an incredible rebooking rate. If you are looking for a holiday, there can hardly be a more compelling recommendation to sample for yourself le Moulin du Chemin's celebrated hospitality.
Excellent value
Wonderful value
Comparing like with like, high-quality, up-market holidays at le Moulin du Chemin cost a lot less than the other holidays. Holidays at le Moulin are a family affair (albeit with the highest professional standards) without the considerable overheads incurred by bigger enterprises. The savings are passed on to you by our attractive tariffs. Compare for yourself prices for holidays at le Moulin du Chemin with other holidays in the same league.
No hidden extras
No incidental extra costs. The first inkling of how expensive a holiday was in reality is often from subsequent bank statements. At le Moulin du Chemin, everything is included in the reasonable tariff. No bills for extras and no incidental expenses. All the meals, as well as copious quantities of excellent wine are all included in the price. A well-stocked drinks fridge is available 24/7 – help yourself to wine, beer, cider and soft drinks, there is no extra charge. Internet access is free. For folk who like to send postcards, even the postcards are free.
Centre based holidays – many benefits
The advantages of choosing a holiday based at one hotel are numerous, relative to touring from hotel-to-hotel. This applies to walking and cycling holidays as well as simply just relaxing holidays.
Less Stressful
Guests unpack at the beginning and repack at the end of their centre-based holiday. The tiresome daily chore of repacking and unpacking necessitated by a hotel-to-hotel holiday is avoided.
No worries about finding the route to the next hotel or about arriving in due time.
Less 'Touristy'
To pause in life and to spend a number of days in one locality allows one to become better acquainted with the countryside and with the friendly local people. Guests at le Moulin du Chemin are seen as part of the local cultural fabric – unlike passing tourists.
More Variety
Well-meaning chefs on hotel-to-hotel walking or cycling holidays – working within budgets set by the firm who organised the holiday – are likely to offer meals in which the regional speciality plays a big part. Most walking and cycling holidays cannot cover enough distance to get out of one region and into another. The same regional speciality each day can become tiresome after a day or two.
Le Moulin du Chemin's superb cuisine provides each evening varied enticing starters, different superb speciality main dishes, an array of cheeses followed by one of Carolynn's famous puddings.
More Versatility
If the weather is less than perfect (God forbid!), you are not compelled to walk in the rain to the next hotel. There are plenty of local places of historic, cultural and natural interest to visit and things to see instead. Or you can curl up and read a book at le Moulin du Chemin, until the weather brightens.
In case fatigue, there is no obligation to walk to the next hotel (or to cheat and take a taxi). Walks can be tailored to suit your needs (shorter, or if you wish, longer). Tailoring walks is obviously precluded if you are obliged to walk from one hotel to another. Alternatively, you can have a lazy day by the pool or visit a place of interest.
Le Moulin is ideal for parties with a non-walking member, who can 'potter' at le Moulin du Chemin or follow a different holiday pursuit.
More Amicable
As a couple or on your own, evening meals on holiday can be a bit isolated, even in the most inviting restaurants. The extra impulse that a bigger group can bring to the evening's enjoyment is missing. Not so at le Moulin du Chemin. Convivial aperitifs-at-seven and evening meals at le Moulin du Chemin are relaxed and leisurely with guests and hosts at a single large table where each individual is made to feel included.