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Cottage |2 bedrooms |Sleeps 4

Courcite in Loire Valley

From £250 per week

Short stays welcome

Changeover flexible

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Key info  Beach or lakeside relaxation, car advised, private garden, no pets allowed

About the home

Open plan ground floor with dining table, log burner and windows over looking south-facing garden. Downstairs there is the shower room. There is no bath. Upstairs there are 2 bedrooms, one double and one with two single beds. The ceilings slope in parts of the bedrooms. The kitchen is fully equipped, microwave, fridge, electric oven, gas hob.

The garden patio has a tables with 4 chairs. There are also badmington, swing ball and cricket for playing in the garden.

The cottage has books, DVDs and Videos as well as board games & jigsaw puzzles, so if the weather isn't ideal, stick another log on the fire, open the wine and play a game!

All the electric sockets are UK so no need for adaptors unless you are a non-UK European resident.

Facilities

Further details outdoors:
Sout facing lawned garden area with patio area. At the bottom of the garden is an outbuilding.

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patio and barbecue area

 

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lounge

 

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dining area

 

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double bedroom

The Loire Valley / Mayenne region

The beautiful Mayenne region links Basse Normandy and Loire and both regions can be accessed from the cottage.
The climate is generally colder in the winter and hotter in the summer than the south of England. You can literally get all four seasons in a day in this area at certain times of the year so be prepared.
The landscape is full of rolling green fields and small forrests with lots of grazing cows everywhere.
There is a lot to discover in this area and the pace of life is relaxed.

The Courcite area

Small friendly village with church, patisserie, shop and bar .
Le Mans is a 40 minute drive away and perfect for a day out shopping and cafe / bar hopping.
The hourly trains to Paris ( Montparnasse) that take 58minutes mean it is also a great place to park the car and whizz off to the capital for some serious retail therapy and culture. However, you really need to book your train tickets 14 days in advance through the TGV website, to avoid astronmical prices f you just turn up and buy tickets on the day you are travelling.. Parking at Le Mans for all day is around 8 euros.

Closer to home village life in this area is very quiet so if you are looking for a holiday where going out for dinner is important to your restbreak then this area is probably not for you, but if daytrips out and about followed by cosy evenings relaxing in the cottage, cooking and a little wine in front of the woodburner in the colder months or al fresco in the warmer ones then this is perfect.

Within 15 km there are two lakes for both swimming and fishing or just a day out with a picnic, an open air swimming pool, and horse riding. Laval has a fabulous Golf course and there are plenty of historical buildings to visit nearby.
Also Bagnoles-de-l'Orne a Spa town has a great golf course, a casino and a small lake.
There is a beautiful lake 20 minutes from the cottage towards Mezangers with a sandy shallow beach and tall trees, pedalowing, wind surfing and a cafe, ideal for a day out and never too busy.
The adventure forest Alpes Mancelles is also just 20 minutes away and has tree rope games for both adults and children, it is near the beautiful forest of Pre-en -Pail
Drive south into Loire heartland ( 2hrs ish ) and enjoy a day at the vineyards of Vouvray, Saumur or Anjou, also within this area are the stunning Loire Chateaux, particularly the Chateau Chenonceau.
Nearer to home, Mayenne is a pretty town with a great walk along the River, and a lot of history.
There is also a Zoo at Fleche worth a trip with the kids!

Nightlife is very quiet, even in peak season, so restaurants are better visited for lunch and the cottage is well equipped for dinners in or in the summer al fresco in the garden.

How to get there

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Many ferry options, Dover to Calais is a cheap ferry and a 4h15 drive from Calais.

Other options include overnight ferry from Portsmouth to either Caen ( Brittanny ferries ) or Le Havre ( LDLInes )
and then 2 1/2 hour drive. This can be a good option as you lose no holiday time as you are travellin overnight but as the crossing is long and you need a berth it is more expensive.

You can also fly and hire a car in France, there are airports at Tours, Nantes, Dinan. Although it will be a minimum 2 hour drive.

Activities near Courcite

Rental prices

Prices for group size 4
Period	From	To	Weekly	Nightly rate		Minimum  stay
				Weekday	Weekend
Winter 2011	7 Jan 12	11 Mar 12	250£ 250	0-	0-	1 Week
Spring 2012	11 Mar 12	1 Apr 12	295£ 295	0-	0-	1 Week
Summer 2012	1 Apr 12	23 Sep 12	295£ 295	0-	0-	1 Week
Autumn 2012	23 Sep 12	4 Nov 12	250£ 250	0-	0-	1 Week

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

Handover days are saturdays. Departures by 10 am and arrivals after 3 pm to allow time for cleaning.

Linen and towels are not supplied.

30% deposit paid to secure booking.

Balance of payment and a security deposit of £100 paid 3 weeks before booking.

Security deposit will be returned within 12 working days after departure.

Supplements are charged for Christmas and New Year week, Easter week end and the Le Mans race week at Le Mans in June, please contact the owners for tarriffs for these dates.

Availability

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You are contacting Cathy-Sue Hope Landline n/a Mobile +44 07811 210099 Languages spoken The owner is based in the United Kingdom and has advertised with Holiday Lettings since 2011. This cottage has so far received 0 reviews.