Long term lets (over 1 month) Short-breaks (4 days or less)
Changeover day:
Flexible
Access:
Car advised Nearest amenities: 0.2 km
Notes:
May take pets - please enquire Suitable for children No smoking at this property Self-catering
Home description
Riverside Cottage, originally the village bakery, has been modernised, but retains its original rustic charm and provides comfortable, bright and spacious family accommodation. It has wooden floors throughout. Heating provided by a log burner and supplementary electric wall heaters .The river is metres away for beautiful walks and superb fishing. The village is a true delight, the river front being adorned with flowers. It boasts numerous family bars and restaurants and a creperie, all with outdoor seating and superb views,and comparitively low prices. The hotel opposite has a garden bar, restaurant and children's play area.(There is a larger, newly designed children's play area also in the village). Boat trips can be taken along the river, bikes, canoes and pedaloes can be hired locally. Ten pin bowling, golf, quad bikes are available locally. There are numerous summer fetes, pardons and local artists display work in the chapels.
Riverside Cottage
Comfortable lounge at Riverside Cottage
Rugged Brittany
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The Brittany / Morbihan region
This region is a sought after holiday destination because of its outstanding beauty and micro climate. It offers 600km of coastline, ranging from dramatic cliffs to fabulous sandy beaches and coves.It has pretty harbours and offshore islands to explore. Carnac and Quiberon peninsular are a must for watersports e.g surfing,sailing,windsurfingsandcarting. Carnac is also home to the mysterious standing stones. Away fom the beaches there are stunning river valleys and woodlands and fascinating historic towns to visit. Vannes,Auray,Josselin And Pontivy, the latter with chateaux, make excellent day trips. Seafood and Crepes are the specialities of this area .
Blavet Valley / St Nicolas des Eaux area
The picturesque, friendly village of St Nicholas Des Eaux is in the heart of the Blavet Valley and is only !5 mins fom the medieval town and Napoleonic Chateau of Pontivy. It has a towpath through the village that extends for miles and is ideal for walking, picnics, biking. Facilities include bicycle hire, canoes, pedaloes, boat trips and a boules area. It has two restaurants, numerous bars and a creperie, all with outside seating to enjoy the stunning views. There is a local outdoor swimming pool and an excellent golf course close by. It is a favourite with river fishermen, winning awards for best fishing river 2006.(permits can be got locally) There is plenty to do, or you can laze by the river and enjoy a bottle of local wine for around £1. A few minutes drive away there is open air go-carting, tennis courts, ten-pin bowling and a heated outdoor pool with watersports facilities, and a forest adventure park. The cuisine of the area is excellent with lunchtime menus offering you 4 or 5 courses including wine, cider or beer for the princely sum of 9 euros! On the cultural front a visit to Pont Aven is a must, where Gaugin lived, there are summer art exhibitions in the Blavet valley chapels, also the Pont Scorff art centre. Music lovers must experience the Lorient Celtic Festival and Vannes Jazz festival. The largest lake in Brittany, Guerledean, for beaches an watersports is 20 minutes away.
How to get there
Ryanair To Dinard or Nantes from Luton,Stansted or E. Midlands Air France to Brest from London City, Gatwick and Heathrow Aer Arann to Lorient from Luton, Kerry, Cork, Galway and Waterford B.A. Gatwick to Nantes Flybe to Rennes and Brest from Birmingham,manchester,Exeter and Southampton Air Wales to Rennes from Manchester,Cardiff, Jersey and Waterford. Brittany Ferries Portsmouth to Cherbourg, Caen and St Malo. Poole to Cherbourg, Plymouth to Roscoff, Cork to Roscoff.
Condor Ferries Weymouth and poole to St Malo and Portsmouth to Cherbourg. LD lines Portsmouth to Le Havre Hoverspeed, Seafrance and P&o Dover to Calais (and others)
Cars can be hired easily either through the flight or ferry company or independantly by sites such as europcar, or holiday autos.
Nearest Travel Links
Airport:
Dinard100 km, lorient: 100 km
Railway:
Pontivy: 12 km
Ferry:
St Malo, 150 Roscoff and Brest: 140 km
Activities near Blavet Valley
Sports: Tennis in town Watersports Horse Riding Golf within 30 mins drive Fishing
Great for: Walking holidays Rural / countryside retreats Beach or lakeside relaxation Cycling holidays
Facilities
Luxuries:
Log fire, DVD player
General:
TV, Video player, CD player, Satellite TV, Wi-fi available
Sofabeds (1), Single beds (4), Double beds (2), Dining seating for 8, Lounge seating for 8, Sleeps maximum of 8
Other:
Linen and towels provided.
Outdoors:
Shared outdoor pool (unheated)
Access:
Parking space
Further details indoors: All the rooms of the house are of generous size giving very comfortable family accommodation at a very reasonable price. This property is a 'home fom home' from which to explore the beautiful surroundings,local historic towns, markets and superb beaches. The accommodation consists of 1double room, with adjacent drying room, 1 with twin beds,1 with full sized bunks and sink and shower, bathroom with shower, sink and toilet. Downstairs there is a large open plan lounge / kitchen / dining room. ( this has a double sofa bed if required) There is a fourth bedroom, with double bed,downstairs which can be used as a second lounge area, if needed.
Further details outdoors: There is seating outside the house and a picnic areato the right of the house with superb riverside views.Barbecuing is permitted.
Cars can be parked directly outside the house.
Further details
English speaking neighbours who will help with any problems
Conditions
25% of rental fee secures booking
balance due a month before booking date, also £100 refundable damage deposit
sorry no smoking in the house
house to be left clean and tidy, if you require a cleaning service at the end of your stay £40 can be paid in advance.
Rental rates
Rental prices originally quoted in: British £
Convert to:
Prices for group size 8
Period
From
To
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Nightly rate
Minimum stay
Weekday
Weekend
low
9 Sep 08
21 Dec 08
350£ 350
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0-
1 Week
high
21 Dec 08
4 Jan 09
400£ 400
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0-
1 Week
low
4 Jan 09
2 May 09
350£ 350
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0-
1 Week
mid
2 May 09
4 Jun 09
375£ 375
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0-
1 Week
high
4 Jun 09
19 Jul 09
400£ 400
0-
0-
1 Week
peak
19 Jul 09
29 Aug 09
450£ 450
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0-
1 Week
52
Prices for group size 4
Period
From
To
Weekly
Nightly rate
Minimum stay
Weekday
Weekend
low
11 Sep 08
21 Dec 08
275£ 275
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0-
1 Week
High
21 Dec 08
4 Jan 09
325£ 325
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0-
1 Week
low
4 Jan 09
2 May 09
275£ 275
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0-
1 Week
Mid
2 May 09
4 Jun 09
300£ 300
0-
0-
1 Week
High
4 Jun 09
19 Jul 09
325£ 325
0-
0-
1 Week
Peak
19 Jul 09
29 Aug 09
375£ 375
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0-
1 Week
52
NB: Prices may be subject to change at the owner's discretion.
Preferred payment method is by cheque. Discount for two weeks or longer of 5%. Can be booked for less than a week . Phone owner for prices on 07952889098
Guestbook
We really felt comfortable in this property, and the village was lovely. Although the house did not have a private garden, this was no drawback as the whole area was a huge garden! Mr and Mrs Nithsdale
We have been to France many times but this is one area we would return to. It's stunning and the house was very cosy. Mr and Mrs Humphries
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