© Le Moulin de Malineau 2008 • Webmaster SpyderWeb-Works Last Updated 5th September 2009

Situated alongside the River Pimperade Le Moulin de Malineau, a typical Charentaise cream and white stone mill house, is set in extensive grounds which surround a small lake with an island.

The grounds contain apple, cherry, peach, fig and plum trees, willows, roses and many other trees and flowering shrubs.

We are surrounded by the beautiful Charentaise countryside, full of vineyards and sunflowers.

We are within easy reach of Bordeaux, Cognac and the major towns and attractions of the Charente-Maritime.  We are also well located for House Hunters. We live on site and will do everything we can to ensure you have a relaxing and comfortable holiday.

The grounds are dominated by our small lake - known as an ‘etang’ -  with an island. It is fully stocked with breeding Mirror Carp. The local Kingfishers and Herons take a few of the fry, but there are plenty to keep us going.

A walk around the lake is rewarding, for the plants and shrubs as well as the birds and amazing dragon flies and damsel flies that flit everywhere.

If you’re lucky you’ll see the brilliant green lizards or the resident Moorhen with her chicks. In the Spring the lake is surrounded by a host of irises and arum lillies.

We are regularly visited by the buzzards, hen-harriers and sparrow hawks. We have our resident kingfishers that flit between the lake and the stream, along with the golden orioles that hide amongst the sunflowers.

During the spring and early Summer we have hundreds of swallows, swifts and house martins circling over the lake. Not to mention all the regular garden birds and the more unusual like the hoopoe. We also have exotic mammals such as the Lesser Spotted Gennet.

Messac Valley