We left the Amboise campsite this morning heading west alongside the Loire, skirting around Vouvray and Tours to stop at our third and last major chateau – Villandry.

This site is famous for it’s grounds – six quite different but beautifully maintained gardens….

..…and how’s this for a vegetable plot…….

We then headed a little further west stopping for night at a campsite on the river in Chinon. After another long hot day we were delighted to find a bar next door which overlooks the river and the fortress guarding over the town……