The nearest airports are Bordeaux (70km) and Bergerac (70km).  The chateau is a five minute drive from the closest town, Castillon La Bataille, where there are banks and supermarkets.

A two minute drive will take you to a lovely bathing lake with a bar and restaurant. Fifteen minutes away is the fashionable St Emilion, the original UNESCO World Heritage site. Activities within 15 mins include tennis, canoeing, quad biking, jet skiing riding and inland lakes with restaurants and flumes. A real treat of a restaurant, La Poudette, offers contemporary French cuisine. 

St Emillion is well worth a visit for a special meal as it is the home of La Hostillerie Du Plaisance a Michelin starred restaurant, which is remarkable but not for the unadventurous! A little further on, the St James' Hotel in Boulliac offers a modern Menu Decouvert in the original 'Hip Hotel'; expensive, but unforgettable.

Bordeaux is a 40 minute drive away with its bustling city and vineyards. The region offers many traditional restaurants serving up the local specialities. The closest town for shopping purposes is Castillon La Bataille, approximately four minutes drive away, and there is a different regional market within easy reach every day of the week.