Accommodation

The cottage is attractively furnished with traditional furniture. It has terracotta tiles downstairs and exposed floorboards upstairs. Many of the beams are low and need to be ducked under.

Living Room - with wood burning stove, TV/video, DVD player, CD player and Bose i-pod dock.

Dining Room with table chairs and dresser.

Kitchen - equipped with gas hob, combination microwave/oven/grill, fridge/freezer, dishwasher and washing machine.

Mezzanine.

Double Bedroom, triple Bedroom and bathroom.

The mezzanine and two bedrooms are reached by attractive wooden stairs leading from the lounge.

There is constant hot water from the electric immersion heater, oil-fired central heating and wood-burning stove.

A fully enclosed garden surrounded by a hedge, which gets the sun all day long.
Garden furniture, barbecue and hammock available.

Local area

The gite lies in the Normandy Maine Regional Park and is notable for its forests and Bocage countryside - small fields, woods, hedgerows and orchards.

Less than three miles from the house is the enormous Foret d’Andaines which stretches for over 10 miles and is full of wildlife including red squirrels and red deer.

There are miles of walks and forest tracks - ideal for cycling.

The nearby Orne and Mayenne rivers provide plenty of fishing and canoeing.

La Sauvagère - is the nearest village with a boulangerie, bar tabac, café/restaurant, post office, butcher and tennis courts.

La Ferté-Macé - 5km - is the main local town with a wide range of shops and hypermarket. The town has a leisure complex at the nearby lake with beaches, sailing and pedalos, fishing, golf and walks.

Briouze - 8km - is a small typical Norman town with a reasonable range of shops, a lively market on Mondays and a mainline rail service to Paris.

Bagnoles-de-l’Orne - 8km - the main tourist town town with excellent sport facilities including heated lido, indoor and outdoor tennis courts and a nine hole golf course.

Domfront - 20km - medieval town perched on a rock outcrop.

Further afield

Alençon - 45 minutes

Caen - 1 hour

Mont St. Michel - 1 hour 15 minutes

Granville - 1 hour 15 minutes

Bayeux - 1 hour 15 minutes

Normandy Beaches - 1 hour 15 minutes

Deauville and Trouville - 1 hour 20 minutes

Le Mans - 1 hour 20 minutes

Paris - 2 hours by train from Briouze and Argentan.

Pricing structure (per week)

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Electricity, heating and firewood is included.
Bed linen and towels are provided.

£75 per week deposit required on booking.
£100 security deposit (for breakages/damage/extra cleaning) required with balance (returnable within 2 weeks of return).
 

For availability and booking enquiries please contact:
Steve and Sara Rodrick
Tel: (UK) 01494 563733
[contact owners]

Please quote reference 6114 hhf when making enquiries.

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