There are tons of chateau throughout the Loire Valley, but Cheverny feels the most like a real family home. The grounds are always dressed for the season and offer lots of room for kids to run. The statues offer a touch of art to explore and kids will also love the hedge maze. Inside the castle, you get the feel for the history of the family as well as the buildings place in French history. It feels surprisingly cozy despite being a huge castle. There were also tons of Lego builds set up when we were there from a miniature of the castle to reproductions of famous works of art. Be sure the check out the dog kennels before you head out!

Among the castles of Loire Valley, this one was the most professionally managed one. When we were there Easter ornaments were still in place and that added a nice touch to our visit. Inside the castle, there is little to be seen. It's rather the gardens that are worth visiting. The pond inside, the sculptures around, hundreds of years old linden tree are all very impressive. The castle souvenir shop is also the best among castle shops. As we were in Loire Valley out of tourism season, we did not wait in any queues except for here: we had to wait around 30 minutes to get inside.

I had visited before so knew what to expect. I really enjoyed the interior, it was better than I had remembered. The gardens were good but the tulips had finished. We looked at the fruit trees etc and visited the dogs. Had some lovely ice cream in the orangerie. Bought several small items in the shop but was unable to buy a guide book. The cheapest book was £35 in French.

Fully furnished and well displayed rooms that gave a complete impression of the entire palace. Movement in the palace was very well organized, which made it impossible to miss anything. Nice park and garden. We visited eight famous palaces on this trip to France, and this was the smallest of them all, but the best in condition and the best maintained. In the building in the garden there is a quite decent restaurant.