La Ruche, Chaillac

Robin and Joanne warmly welcome you to La Ruche Cafe and Bed & Breakfast in Chaillac, Central France. Our family home is a traditional house in the south of the Indre region which was originally built for the village Doctor in the 1800’s. This explains why it is such a grand house sitting in a prominent position in the pretty village square. In its time it has also been the village ‘charcuterie’.

From 2016 La Ruche is now a spacious and beautifully renovated B&B offering you wonderfully comfortable accommodation and a friendly, relaxing stay. You can also our freshly made cakes or home cooked lunches in La Ruche Cafe, overlooking the village square. Open all year round, we offer 4 comfortable and traditionally furnished en-suite bedrooms with doubles, twin and family rooms available. Perfect for a week, overnight stay, or stopover en route between northern France and the Mediterranean, Chaillac is perfectly situated just a short drive from the A20 motorway and within an hour of 2 airports, Limoges and Poitiers. A popular destination for visitors, Chaillac is a family friendly village in an unspoiled area of France with numerous attractions, lakes, forests and beautiful countryside including the stunning nature rich Brenne National Park, all close by. There are many pretty medieval and market towns to discover locally including the beautiful St Benoit du Sault, Argenton-sur-Creuse, Montmorillon, La Souterraine and Chauvigny and the beautiful Chateau Guillaume is also just a short drive away and open to the public. In Chaillac itself we have all you need for your break. Thanks to our village square location, parking is free outside La Ruche and we are only a few steps away from two small and friendly bars, a lovely restaurant, boulangerie, charcuterie and pharmacy. La Ruche is just a few minutes’ walk from the beautiful Lac de Rochegaudon, perfect for walking, fishing and cycling. Summer is excellent at the lake and provides lots of opportunity for family fun with the beach and play area, life-guarded waterslide, restaurant and beach bar open daily. The lake also hosts a huge firework display each summer as well as many other events across the year. At La Ruche English and French are spoken. We very much look forward to welcoming you in our home and will endeavour to make your stay comfortable and enjoyable.