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La Bonne Marie
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At a glance...
| Nearest
international airport: |
Tours (1.5 hours), Rennes(1
hour), Dinard(1.5 hours). |
| Nearest
beach: |
Granville (1.5 hours ) |
| Nearest
ferry port: |
Caen (1.5 hours away) |
| Nearest
railway station: |
Evron 15 mins , Le Mans which
is 30 mins |
| Nearest
motorway junction: |
A81 Exit 1 |
| Car:
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necessary |
| Location
Type: |
rural location but not isolated
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| Theme:
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away from it all, historic,
Family |
| General:
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Heating, well equipped, Tastefully
decorated, Pool |
| Kitchen: |
Gas cooker, fridge with freezer
section, toaster, coffee maker, plenty of storage |
| Living
Room: |
comfortable chairs and UK
TV, DVD player. Massage chair . games etc. |
| Dining: |
Table and 6 chairs , choice
of 2 high chairs. |
| Bathrooms: |
Shower room with large single
door shower, baby bath , heated towel rail. |
| Bedrooms: |
2 double bedrooms, Choice of
double bed or 2 bunk beds, childs cot, full size double sofa bed
in the lounge. |
| Entertainment: |
Sky TV, DVD. DVD's/CD's in
the gite. Games are in the gite. |
| Outside: |
Above ground pool, childs play
area with swings. patio table and chairs and BBQ, washing line .
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| Suitability: |
Families, couples. Most wheel
chairs can be accomodated. |
Booking Information
The charges for this lovely cottage are:
| SEASON |
GBP |
EURO |
| LOW |
£220:00 |
€330:00 |
| MID |
£250:00 |
€375:00 |
| HIGH |
£350:00 |
€525:00 |
| PEAK |
£475:00 |
€712:00 |
(Please see availability for season dates)
Credit cards accepted with
NO SURCHARGE
LINEN IS ALSO AVAILABLE
@ £9:00 [13:00€] per Person
Please contact us to confirm available dates and the
relevant rates for the weeks that you are interested in.
e-mail:
Peter@brittanycottages.com
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Accommodation
Detached, comfortable, self contained, 16th century
stone built cottage (built about 1535) mentioned in the French records
book of that era. 2 Double bedrooms sleep 4, but with a double sofa
bed and large leather sofa the gite can sleep a further 3 people. The
large open plan area containing the lounge, kitchen and dining area.
has a UK tv, dvd player, cd player and a Massage chair. The gite is
centrally heated and has a large shower room. There is a portable gas
barbecue for the use of guests. The kitchen contains all crockery, knives,
forks spoons and glasses for a minimum of 6 people. There is a gas cooker,
fridge with small freezer section. Washing and drying facilities for
clothes are available and an ironing board and iron are provided.
Location
4.5 hours by auto route from Calais.
4 hours by auto route from Bologne.
2.5 hours from Caen 2 hours from Paris.
The house is very easy to find, just off the D7, outside
the village of Thorigne En Charnie ½ an hour west of Le Mans.
½ an hour east of Laval. 20 minutes from Sable or Evron, both
towns have weekly markets as well as a good selection of supermarkets
etc. Full directions will be provided as soon as a booking is confirmed.
Places of interest
You are ideally situated to explore the Mayenne or
the Sarthe regions. Le Mans is just half an hour away, although famous
for the 24 hour racing (June and July) there are events at the track
from April to October, as well as an excellent motor museum. There is
so much to see and do in this region, there is tourist information available
in the cottage but a must would include: A visit to the caves and canyons
at Saulges, this is literally 5 minutes away and is an amazing place.
The caves of ‘Margot’ and ‘Rochefort’ were inhabited
from the Paleolithic era, tours of the caves are available from April
to October. There is also the beautiful shrine to Saint Cenere at Saulge,
found in a very relaxing park with sports and swimming available in
the summer months, with a creperie on site serving great food and drink.
There is a magnificent chateau at Mezangers well worth a visit and a
very excellent water park just outside the same village. Or you may
be interested in the ancient Norman town of Jublains, with its fortress,
hot baths, temple and theatre. There are many churches, abbeys, parks
and gardens to visit or many forest circuits to walk or cycle. You could
play golf, fly balloons, or hire a boat in Sable to cruise the Maine
or Anjou rivers. The air is very clean in this region and as such the
clear night skies offer the most excellent star gazing. Debra &
David (the owners) can arrange to send you information on the local
area after you have confirmed your booking or tell them what interests
you and they will research it before your arrival.
Shopping and eating out
There are several excellent local restaurants that
your hosts Debra and David can introduce you to and they will be happy
to provide directions to the best supermarkets as well as the local
produce markets (all information is available in the cottage on arrival).
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