Balleroy castle — Attraction in Bayeux

As we were driving around the country side of France we came across this lovely village. The name of the village was Balleroy which is a beautiful village with this beautiful castle. It's an amazing castle and well worth visiting. This place was built in the 17th century and was owned by the Balleroy family. It was purchased by the Forbes family in 1970 and is still owned by them today. You can visit most of the rooms on the first floor but just a few on the second floor as the Forbes family when visiting France still use some parts of this castle. The parking is free and I think it was 9 euros per adult. There is a lovely little cafe where you can get a drink and a cake. You are shown round the castle itself by a guide, but you are allowed to wander round the gardens and grounds by yourself. There is a dry moat which gives the illusion of a castle with a moat. There is a massive dove coat which you can wander in which you will find fascinating. Do go if you are wandering around the French countryside just...

Friendly welcome, English speaking staff but only 4 stars as under 3 year roof repair so scaffolding around all building, there is a picture covering to show what the building looks like behind it. I do fully understand these type of works need to happen and sure it would be 5 stars when completed. Very impressive entrance, with road lined trees, stables and coate house. Small Tearoom, we had ice cream which were fair price. We went early on a Saturday and were only people there, they do guided tours of the house in French unless only English people there, which happened with us, you can do the tour with the guide but with handbook to read. You Can't go around the house on your own. Owned by American millionaire Forbes who created a balloon...

Beautiful! It's just a shame our visit coincided with the renovation work to the exterior of the château so the whole place was covered. The guided tour of the interior was interesting. The grounds are pleasant and peaceful; it's worth doing the red or blue walk. The balloon museum is informative. The enclosed, formal garden is delightful, but needs a good weeding and tidy up, and I'd love to see what was probably a large, walled kitchen garden restored (just my sort of thing!) The shop is good too. All the staff were very friendly and eager to help. Well worth a visit if you like this...