Le Chene
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£600–£1200 / week
About the home
Built on the foundations of an old barn, Le Chene is one of 2 gites on site at La Charriere, and is designed to offer comfortable and spacious accommodation for 10 guests (with the possibilty for one or two extras if they're small!). With a spacious kitchen and dining area, and lovely lounge there is more than enough room for all your friends, or the whole family! The self-catering gite is 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 large heated outdoor swimming pool (May - September), bicycles, badminton/basket ball court, table tennis and pool.
The English owners live in another property on the site and on hand to offer advice on 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.
| Size: | Sleeps up to 10, 5 bedrooms |
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| Will consider: | Corporate lets Long lets Short breaks |
| Access: | Car advised Wheelchair access Nearest amenities: 5km |
| Family friendly? | Suitable for children of all ages Suitable for people with restricted mobility |
| Notes: | No pets allowed Adapted for wheelchair users No smoking at this property Self-catering |
Facilities
| Luxuries: | Log fire, DVD player |
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| Pool: | Shared outdoor pool (heated) |
| General: | Central heating, TV, Video player, CD player, Satellite TV |
| Standard: | Kettle, Toaster, Iron, Hair dryer |
| Utilities: | Dishwasher, Cooker, Microwave, Fridge, Freezer, Washing machine |
| Rooms: | 5 Bedrooms, 8 bathrooms of which 4 family bathrooms, 3 en suites and 1 shower room |
| Furniture: | Single beds (4), Double beds (3), Cots (1), Dining seating for 12, Lounge seating for 12 |
| Other: | Linen and towels provided Highchair available Adapted for wheelchair users |
| Outdoors: | Shared outdoor pool (heated), Balcony / Terrace, Private garden, BBQ, Bicycles available, Climbing frame, Swing set |
| Access: | Wheelchair access, Parking space |
Further details indoors:
* 4 double bedrooms can be set as twin rooms or king-size doubles. 2 on the ground floor, 2 on the 1st floor (1st floor bedrooms are both en-suite)
* 1 double bedroom has en-suite shower room/bathroom suitable for wheelchair users (level 3 mobility). A shower chair is available, and the bed has space for a hoist beneath if required. (We can rent a hoist locally for you if you require.)
* Family bathroom
* Separate WC
* Fully equipped kitchen with large dining area
* Spacious lounge area with sofa bed (stretching sleeping capacity to 12) 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.
The large heated outdoor pool is available to all guests from May-September and we have a selection of balls, floats and inflatables. There is a wall around the pool and a gate, the pool is fitted with a safety cover which is closed when the pool is not in use.
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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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 producer.
How to get there
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| Nearest Travel Links | |
| Airport: | Nantes / Poitiers / Angers: 100 km |
| Railway: | Saumur: 60 km |
| Ferry: | Caen: 300 km |
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.ryanair.com
www.easternairways.com
Flights are also available to nearby Tour and La Rochelle with various companies.
Activities near Argenton Les Vallees
Horse Riding
Golf within 30 mins drive
Fishing
Walking holidays
Rural / countryside retreats
Cycling holidays
Reviews
 03 Aug 2011 |
Our holiday was for the extended family that had a whole range of ages, likes and interests. The Gite is well placed in the open country side but close enough to get to the shops and petrol station... more |
Guestbook for Le Chene
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.
"Once again can we thank yourself and Charlotte for helping to make our fortnight so stress free and relaxing.
The disabled facilities for Alexandra were all that could be asked for, with ample space throughout for manoeuvring a wheelchair, whilst being able to hire a hoist locally greatly simplified our packing. The tans and the wine are rapidly diminishing but the happy memories shall keep us going till next year."
Alistair and Margaret. July 2008
"The fact that my wife is a paraplegic, is always cause for concern when visiting a new gite for the first time having regards to showering, toileting and ensuring ample space for a hoist, particularly under the bed. We needn’t have worried, both gites were just fine and the fact that you have your own shower chair and that you observed the way my wife was manoeuvred around the grounds was very reassuring. I would certainly recommend this property to all, irrespective of wheelchair or not." Graham & Family (July 07)
Rental prices
| Rental prices originally quoted in: Euros € | Convert to: |
| Prices for group size 10 | ||||||
| Period | From | To | Weekly | Nightly rate | Minimum stay | |
| Weekday | Weekend | |||||
| 11 Jun 11 | 25 Jun 11 | € 890 | - | - | 1 Week | |
| 25 Jun 11 | 16 Jul 11 | € 1040 | - | - | 1 Week | |
| 16 Jul 11 | 3 Sep 11 | € 1210 | - | - | 1 Week | |
| 3 Sep 11 | 24 Sep 11 | € 1040 | - | - | 1 Week | |
| 24 Sep 11 | 17 Dec 11 | € 570 | - | - | Flexible | |
| 17 Dec 11 | 7 Jan 12 | € 1000 | - | - | 1 Week | |
| 7 Jan 12 | 7 Apr 12 | € 750 | - | - | Flexible | |
| 7 Apr 12 | 26 May 12 | € 900 | - | - | 4 Nights | |
| 26 May 12 | 7 Jul 12 | € 1175 | - | - | 1 Week | |
| 7 Jul 12 | 8 Sep 12 | € 1500 | - | - | 1 Week | |
| 8 Sep 12 | 27 Oct 12 | € 1175 | - | - | 1 Week | |
| 27 Oct 12 | 22 Dec 12 | € 750 | - | - | 4 Nights | |
The property's weekend rates apply to: Saturday and Sunday nights
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.
Discounted rates may be offered for short stays in off-peak seasons.
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Contact the owner
* Required fields Please check the following errors: | 4 years listed You are contacting Paul & Charlotte Braithwaite
Languages spoken    The owner is based in France and has advertised with Holiday Lettings since 2007. This house has received 1 review from previous guests.  |
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