Chateau les Roches, FRANCE

Area activities include: golf, burgundy cooking experience, wine tasting, historical monuments and castles, markets, gastronomy, outdoor activities (walking, bike riding, horse riding, tennis), antique shopping, swimming in lakes, and exploring nearby villages and towns. They offer men's and women's Trek mountain bikes for rent. There is a golf practice area to warm-up before your round, a professional golf mat, 3m x 6m x 3m high-quality golf cage, and golf balls for your use. They have a fitness studio.
During the summer months, there are numerous antique and flea markets in the surrounding villages (usually every weekend). The largest antique market occurs on August 15th every year. There are over 250 exhibitors and nearly 10,000 people come to Mont-Saint-Jean for this event. Given this very popular event, you will need to book well in advance if you wish to stay at Les Roches during the August 15th period.

Getting around: rent their TomTom Satellite Navigator to direct you from Les Roches to your desired destination(s) without having to worry about directions and maps so that you can relax and enjoy the drive! It is already pre-programmed with many favourite destinations and they can programme an itinerary to meet your specific needs. For the moment, they only have one TomTom Satellite Navigator so please let them know if you would like to reserve it for one of the days during your visit (TomTom Satellite Navigator 10 euros per day).

Gastronomy: Along with the wine, the cuisine is one of the main reasons to come to Burgundy.
- Dining: The Les Roches restaurant serves dinner five evenings per week, offering a choice of two menus, one at 29 euro and the other at 37 euro, and à la carte items (including vegetarian options). The choices will change depending on what is in season. Hailing from the UK, Selby (the chef) has spent the last twenty years travelling, discovering food and cultures from the Arctic Circle to Australia. He spent two years cruising the canals of Burgundy and other regions of France, cooking for various famous faces with the prestigious Orient Express group, before deciding to settle in Burgundy to learn more about this fascinating region's food and wine. He has a passion for sourcing fresh, local produce and is well known for spinning his own ideas on regional specialities; ask him about his version of the classic 'oeufs en meurette'! The restaurant is open from Thursday to Monday and dinner orders are taken from 19H30 to 21H00. Advanced reservations recommended. On the other evenings, Tuesdays and Wednesdays, a generous platter of cold-cuts, cheeses, salad and freshly baked bread is available. The cost is 19 euro per person. A picnic lunch or packed lunch consisting of a sandwich, yogurt, fruit, wine and mineral water is available. The cost for the picnic lunch basket is 19 euro per person and the packed lunch cost 15 euro per person. The lunches need to be arranged in advance.
- Alternatively, they recommend the restaurant 'Le Medieval', which is located in the centre of Mont Saint Jean (5 min walk from Les Roches). The restaurant offers a very good lunch and dinner menus. Or, within a short driving distance is a wide selection of very good restaurants and cafes in the famous market town of Saulieu.

Children over 10 years old are welcome.