Le Petit Chene

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Cottage |3 bedrooms |Sleeps 6

Sanzay in Argenton Les Vallees

From £313 per week

1 night minimum stay

Changeover flexible

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Key info  Swimming pool, balcony/terrace, car advised, private garden, no pets allowed

About the home

Built on the foundations of an old barn, Le Chene gite offers comfortable and spacious accommodation for 2 - 6 guests. The house is well furnished and includes 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, a spacious kitchen and dining area and a large lounge. A delightful self-catering gite set in the rural Deux-Sevres department in the Poitou-Charentes region.

Guests at Le Chene enjoy the privacy of a patio area which gets all the afternoon sun and great sunsets viewed across the back field. There is a bbq for your use and parking space on site. All guests have shared use of all the onsite facilities including bicycles, badminton/basket ball court, table tennis and pool.

The English owners live onsite and are on hand to offer advice about where to go, what to see, where to eat and which wines to try! Whether you are looking for a fun filled family holiday, a quiet romantic retreat or a fantastic France holiday with friends La Chene gite offers you great accommodation in a delightful French setting.

Facilities

Further details indoors:
* 1 double bedroom with en-suite shower room suitable for wheelchair users (level 3 mobility). A shower chair is available if needed, and a bed hoist can be hired locally if needed. Please let us know your requirements.

* 2 double bedrooms can be set as twins or doubles.

* Large main bathroom

* Separate WC

* Fully equipped kitchen with large dining area

* Spacious lounge area with log fire and TV playing videos/DVDs, and also satelitte TV.

Further details outdoors:
La Charriere has a couple of barns onsite and one of these is equipped as a games area. You'll find table tennis, pool and darts in here. The big barn next door hs a concrete floor lined out for badminton, but can also be set up for volleyball, indoor tennis, 3-a-side basketball or football.

Further details

Please note that the swimming pool is only available for use between May and September.

All sports faciltiies on site are available for free use by all guests during their stay.

Conditions

Le Chene has been specifically adapted to suit a guest where the group includes a wheelchair users. The main doors to front and rear (to patio) are fitted with ramps and large doorways.

The living areas (lounge and kitchen/diner) all have wide doorways and adequate manoevering space. One of the bedrooms has a double bed frame with space for a bed hoist beneath, and we regularly hire bed hoists from a reliable local company. There is an additional charge for this, but we will be happy to make sure the correct hoist is avaialble upon arrival if you let us know your requirements.

The en-suite shower room for this bedroom is a 'wet-room' with large shower space. A shower chair is avaialble if required, and the bathroom also has a low height basin, and grab rails for the WC.

We are delighted to welcome guests in wheelchairs, and also have another gite on site which can accommodate a whelchair user as well as partially sighted guests. Please let us know your requirements and we will do everything we can to accommodate you here.

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Why not go canoeing on the river at nearby Argenton Les Vallees

 

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Le Chene gite - perfect for your next holiday break

 

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Double bedroom with en-suite, suitable for wheelchairs

The Poitou-Charentes / Vendee / Deux Sevres region

Ideal for a scenic cycling holiday, the local area is quiet contryside dotted with villages and towns. Places to visit in the aras include:

Montreil-Bellay: Charming town 1/2 hrs drive away set by the river. Excellent chateau to visit offering tours in English, picnic by the river and view the ancient Medieval town wall. It is a great place to visit.


Rochmenier: 1/2 hrs drive to visit the old Trogolodyte village which is well worth a visit. The cave homes are preserved as a museum - fascinating for all ages. On the way back, visit the Zoo at Doue La Fountaine

Villandry: Beautiful chateau with breath-taking gardens that are famous throughout the world.

Fontevraud: Amazing architecture to be found at the Abbey at Fontevraud, famed for being the burial place of Richard Coeur de Lion ( the Lion Heart himself) and full of French and English History. Nearby Puy de Fou boasts famous medieval style son et lumiere shows which will delight any audience.

Futuroscope: Well worth just over an hours drive to Poitiers, Futuroscope is the thinking man/woman/childs answer to Dinseyland. Lots to see and try and discover.

Saumur, Angers, Chinon: These famous French chateaux towns all all within a 75 minute drive and each is brimming with history and a variety things to see and do; museums, mushroom farms and art gallerys to name but a few!

The Argenton Les Vallees / Sanzay area

Guests can cycle to one of the nearby villages for fresh baguette and croissants every morning, or in the evenings to a bar or local restaurant.

Argenton-Chateau is the nearest town (5 mins drive) and has all basic neccessities (small selection of shops) along with a large open air swimming pool and a lake where you can go out on a pedalo. The meandering streets of the town make for a very pleasant afternoon stroll and at dusk there are often otters to be seen around the 'Lac'.

Bressuire is a 15 minute drive and offers a more than adequate selection of supermarkets, restaurants, a town centre market every Tuesday and some wonderful patisseries! There is an old chateau here too, and a bizarre but fantastic antiques and oddities store.

Local vineyards offer wine tasting all year round - we are happy to recommend the best places for a 'degustation'. Try one or two different wines and buy bottles direct from the producers.

How to get there

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By car / ferry:

Ferries to Caen, Le Havre or Cherbourg, then drive 4/5 hours. Detailed directions for all routes will be sent out with the booking confirmation.

Short hop ferry Dover to Boulogne - very cheap and a short crossing. The drive is longer but with the new autoroutes it is simple and quite quick 6hrs (if you are carefull going through Rouen!) Detailed directions for all routes will be sent out with the booking confirmation.

By air:

Fly to Nantes (Ryanair), Angers (with Eastern Airways from Southampton) or to Poitiers (with RyanAir from Stanstead). We can help you to arrange car hire, taxis to and from the airport, or for a small fee may be able to collect you.

www.easternairways.com/

www.ryanair.com

Flights are also available to nearby Tour and La Rochelle with various companies.

Activities near Argenton Les Vallees

Guestbook for Le Petit Chene

Feb 2010: Helen Glasspoole writes:

"I spent a wonderful, relaxing time at La Charierre - a place that I would imagine is wonderful any time of year. We enjoyed walks around the local village, a visit to a nearby chateau, tastings at a wine festival and cosy evenings with a log fire. I would like to return in the Summer - there is plenty to do, activities including badminton, table tennis and bikes to borrow as well as a pool to enjoy or relax around. The setting and views are fantastic with outdoor dining areas. Just add plenty of time to enjoy the local food and wine. The accommodation is of high standard with plenty of room and all the facilities you need. Thank you to Paul and Charlotte whose hospitality and welcome gave a homely feel. Thank you very much."


August 2009 - Chris Adams wrote:

This is just to thank you for allowing us to have such a good holiday. Holidays are very important for carers as well as the disabled person together with, of course, the other children of the family. Everyone of us will remember and talk about the holiday with have just had with you for the rest of our lives. Thank you.
The fact that another family in the gite at the other end of your estate shared so to speak the facilities--the pool and badmington court--really did not impinge whatsoever on us or the enjoyment we had.
Incidently the overall cost of our holday with you was less than last year when we rented a cheaper gite. The reason for this is because the wonderful facilities at the gite meant we did not feel the need to go out very much and going out inevitably involves spending money!! Personally I loved my evening bicycle ride along the quiet village roads the best. Your tomatoes and potatoes were much appreciated! Best wishes and again many thanks.

July 2009 - Mark Chennour + family + friends wrote:

La Charriere is the most fantastic holiday location, accommodation is second to none as well as the hosts. A beautiful relaxing location with long warm evenings and sunsets to die for. If you think the photos are good wait till you see it for real. We had a wonderful relaxing time and can't wait for another visit.

May 2009 - Andrew and Marissa Bowden wrote:

Had a fantastic time, weather was unbelievable with lots of hot and sunny days. The kids enjoyed pond dipping and caught lots of fish and frogs. Can’t wait to come again.

May 2009 - Martin and Ruth Alley wrote:

Weather’s been perfect and La Charriere just seems to get more and more lovely each time we come. The early evening swims were delightful! Chateau of Oiron superb. Cycling great. Thankyou for your wonderful welcome and attention to detail which makes this such a fabulous place to be.

Rental prices

Prices for group size 2
Period	From	To	Weekly	Nightly rate		Minimum  stay
				Weekday	Weekend
	26 Jun 11	15 Jul 11	500€ 500	0-	0-	Flexible
	30 Sep 11	16 Dec 11	375€ 375	0-	0-	Flexible
	6 Jan 12	27 Apr 12	375€ 375	0-	0-	Flexible

Prices for group size 4
Period	From	To	Weekly	Nightly rate		Minimum  stay
				Weekday	Weekend
	26 Jun 11	15 Jul 11	650€ 650	0-	0-	Flexible
	30 Sep 11	16 Dec 11	400€ 400	0-	0-	Flexible
	6 Jan 12	27 Apr 12	400€ 400	0-	0-	Flexible

Prices for group size 6
Period	From	To	Weekly	Nightly rate		Minimum  stay
				Weekday	Weekend
	26 Jun 11	15 Jul 11	700€ 700	0-	0-	Flexible
	30 Sep 11	16 Dec 11	450€ 450	0-	0-	Flexible
	7 Jan 12	28 Apr 12	450€ 450	0-	0-	Flexible

NB: Prices may be subject to change at the advertiser's discretion.

Please let us know your holiday requirements when making an enquiry. Be sure to tell us the number of adults and children (with their ages) in your party, and how long you wish to stay so that we can calculate the best prices we can offer you.

Availability

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4 years listed You are contacting Paul & Charlotte Braithwaite Landline +33 5 49 80 26 58 Mobile n/a Web Visit site Languages spoken The owner is based in France and has advertised with Holiday Lettings since 2007. This cottage has so far received 0 reviews.

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