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Farmhouse |3 bedrooms |Sleeps 5

Civray in Poitou-Charentes/Vendee

From £449 per week

Short stays welcome

Changeover Saturday

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Key info  Swimming pool, beach or lakeside relaxation, balcony/terrace, car essential, private garden, no pets allowed

About the home

Situated in a rural hamlet sample the unhurried French pace of life, the property is a restored stone farmhouse with a sole use heated private swimming pool, very safe with electric security safety cover, just a turn of a key and the swimming pool is safety covered or opened ready for your enjoyment.

There are extensive sunny terraces for sunbathing and relaxing and a shady outdoor covered dining room for your dining al fresco, or lazy warm evenings watching the swallows dip in the pool and evening bird song fill your senses with tranquility. For Autumn to Spring breaks the property benefits from central heating and a wood burning stove for cosy evenings in enjoying a glass or two of regional wine.

There are deliveries of bread to the hamlet and the local restaurant is only minutes away by car, other restaurants, bars, supermarkets are available at Ruffec about 20 mins away by car.

Although rurally situated amenities are within easy reach by car at Ruffec or Civray where there are restaurants, supermarkets, banks, pharmacy. There are also local markets in both towns.

Facilities

Further details indoors:
The house is fully restored and in excellent condition. There are ceramic floor tiles to the ground floor and exposed oak floors to the first floor. The house is well equipped, has central heating for off season breaks and furnished to a high standard. To the ground floor is an open plan kitchen, living room, dining room that is spacious and features a stone fireplace with a wood burning stove, exposed stone walls and exposed beams. The bathrom with seperate cloakroom are also located on the ground floor. The kitchen is modern and well equipped, with new dishwasher. The master bedroom has a king size mahogany sleigh bed, with antique bedside tables and lamps, with adequate space for a child's bed or cot, not supplied, the second bedroom contains two single sleigh beds, the third bedroom is a small single with a short single bed. The house is cool in the hot summer months, (if you remember to keep the doors and windows shut and close the shutters) if you do the British thing and open the windows and doors, it wont be cool it will be boiling!!

Further details outdoors:
There is a salt water heated private swimming pool, this is 6m x 4m in size and has Roman steps at the shallow end for easy and safe access. The salt water chlorination system avoids the use of chemical chlorine. The pool has environmentally friendly heating by an air source heat pump taking the heat from the air to heat the water in the pool. The pool heating is included in the rental cost. The pool has an electric security safety cover that both retains the water temperature overnight and is a complying safety cover when closed, the pool is also fenced and gated with a lock. The pool is surrounded by attractive paved terraces. A particular feature is the attractive lighting of the pool and terrace after dark, there is underwater lighting to the pool and subtle lighting incorporated into the terrace for your enjoyment of sundowner drinks. Small lawn area. The property has its own grass field, let the kids go mad, enjoy a game of football, frisbee, or walk your grounds accompanied by a glass of something in the evening. There are two parking spaces on private gravel drive to the front of the property. NEW! The summer dining room now has a wine cooler to chill your wine, beers and soft drinks ready for your enjoyment of pool side drinks and save you the trip to the kitchen fridge, with the added benefit of freeing more room in the kitchen fridge, this will alternatively bring red wine up to temperature if you prefer.

Further details

This is a no smoking property. No smoking inside or outside please.
Sorry no pets.
This is a quiet rural hamlet.
Rentals are Saturday to Saturday, unless agreed.
Please vacate before 10.30am, no arrival before 3.00pm please to enable us to prepare your accommodation for you.
A compulsory cleaning charge is payable £55.00 one week / £85.00 two weeks includes house pre and post cleaning and pool pre clean and post clean and pool clean during stay if two weeks or longer.
Local English speaking property management contact available.
Logs for the wood burning stove are supplied.
You need bed linen at this property, not supplied.
PLEASE NOTE - The Swimming pool is closed from November to April.
BOOK NOW FOR 2012 - ANOTHER SCORCHER - WE HOPE!

Conditions

25% non refundable deposit upon booking please.
Balance due in full minimum eight weeks prior to start of holiday please.
Book now for 2012 - house has been fully booked peak season past 3 years.
Owners may alter prices at their discretion.
Damage / key deposit £250.00 repayable upon safe return of keys and house!

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Front view of garden and house

 

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Front of house and front terrace

 

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There are extensive sun bathing terraces around the pool

 

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Outside dining room overlooking the swimming pool.

The Poitou-Charentes / Vendee / Vienne region

The house is situated in the Poitou-Charentes area said to have its own micro climate and the second sunniest climate in France behind the South Coast. The area has many fields of sun flowers (early summer) and has gently rolling countryside with uncrowded roads and towns with a gentle less hurried pace of life. Not too far away is the fascinating town of Poitiers and Futuroscope theme park, also in the area is Le Vallee Des Singes (monkey park), the walled city of Angouleme with its ancient streets and National Comics and Images Centre or the Chateau de la Rochefoucauld (with its nearby chocolaterie) are in this region.
Go east to discover the porcelain centre in Limoges and the International Folk Music Festival of Confolens. Go west to the beaches of La Rochelle. Go north-west to the 'Green venice' of Marais Poitevin or the Pescalis Fishing Cantre. Go south-west to Cognac for the tours and brandy tasting or the amazing Roman Ampitheatre and town of Saintes. Adventure further by taking the TGV (fast train) from Ruffec to Bordeaux or Paris (just 2hrs) for the day.

The Civray area

A short drive or bike ride takes you to indoor and outdoor pools, river bathing, horse riding, canoes, kayaks, picnic area, a bathing lake with beach, a variety of interesting cafes, bars and excellent restaurants.

A favourite place to visit is the Rejellant, a free entry leisure park by the beautiful Charente river. Based around an old restored water mill. Fish, swimming, swans and ducks, picnic and barbecue, small beach, canoes, kayaks, evening concerts, children's play area.

Also at Villefagnan there is 'Les trois Fontaines' a large fishing and bathing lake, with a beach, set in beautiful natural surroundings of parkland and flowers.

Take a look at the Chateau of Verteuil, the panoramic views at Barro, the medieval church of Ruffec, the silver mines of Melle, the 12th century abbey at St Amant de Boixe, the protected medeival village of Tusson with spectacular gardens and a museum of rural life, the aquatic labyrinth at St Fraigne, restored mills at Condac and Villefagnan, the frescoes in the chapel of Courcome, the International Dance Festival at Mansle (don't miss the Fuchsia gardens), the restored chateau or Bayer, the beautiful Nanteeuil village with arboretum-or just explore: You will find beautiful places, local fetes and festivals and real French life

Ruffec town has three large supermarkets, a family cinema, twice weekly fresh food markets selling organic produce, clubs, interesting old bars, fabulous restaurants, friendly pavement cafes, internet access, indoor swimming pool and tourist information office.

In the house is further information regarding what to do locally.

How to get there

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GETTING HERE IS EASY! MANY BUDGET AIRLINES FLY TO REGIONAL AIRPORTS CLOSE BY or the channel tunnel and ferries are managable in a day, closest cross channel ferry port is St Malo.
Ryanair flies to Poitiers about 40 minutes from the house, easy drive mainly N10 dual carriageway, alternatively Limoges or La Rochelle are in the area about an hour away. See www.ryanair.com also www.easyjet.com to Limoges, FLYBE flies to Limoges and La Rochelle, see www.flybe.com

Activities near Civray

Guestbook for Holidays La Vacherie

We had a lovely time its a beautiful place, thank you - Mrs L
You have a beautiful house the pool is lovely we had a wonderful holiday Ms G.
We had a loverly holiday we were really pleased Mrs H
I love the house, I was so relaxed, the children had a great time in the pool Mrs F.
I love the shade of the outdoor dining room to escape the heat of the day, some lovely walks, very peaceful, easy access from Poitiers Airport via Birmingham. Mr N
We had a fab time and would like to book again for next year Mr D.
We enjoyed walks in the forest, the wildlife, the owl on the roof hooting, the peace and quiet, a great family holiday, would like to book again Mr P. 2010

Rental prices

Prices for group size 5
Period	From	To	Weekly	Nightly rate		Minimum  stay
				Weekday	Weekend
EARLY SCORCHIO 2012	1 Jan 12	1 Jul 12	499£ 499	0-	0-	1 Week
SCORCHIO 2012	1 Jul 12	1 Sep 12	699£ 699	0-	0-	1 Week
LATE SCORCHIO 2012	1 Sep 12	1 Nov 12	449£ 449	0-	0-	1 Week

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

PEAK SEASON FULLY BOOKED LAST THREE YEARS

*****PAYMENT MAY BE MADE BY MOST CREDIT AND DEBIT CARDS VIA PAYPAL*****

NOTE SWIMMING POOL CLOSED SUBJECT TO WEATHER USUALLY EARLY NOVEMBER TO APRIL

RENTALS ARE SATURDAY TO SATURDAY

Availability

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3 years listed You are contacting Nick & Elaine Norrie Landline +44 01869 346973 Mobile +44 07979 771166 Payment accepted Credit cards accepted PayPal accepted Languages spoken The owner is based in the United Kingdom and has advertised with Holiday Lettings since 2008. This farmhouse has so far received 0 reviews.