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Cottage |2 bedrooms |Sleeps 4

Le Gicq in Poitou-Charentes/Vendee

from £50 / night

This is the estimated nightly price based on a weekly stay. Contact the advertiser to confirm the price - it varies depending on when you stay and how long for.

£350–£475 / week

7 nights minimum stay

Changeover Saturday

4.5 out of 5

3 reviews | Write a review

Key info  Swimming pool, car essential, no pets allowed

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About the home

Your two bedroom accommodation is situated in a converted stone built barn that has been fully modernised. An up to date interior blends with the original French surroundings. The cottage is set on the edge of a small quiet village in a beautiful rural landscape with vines and sunflowers in the heart of Cognac country.
There is an 11 x 5m heated swimming pool with sun terrace.

Facilities

Further details indoors:
1 Double bedroom, 1 twin bedroom, Newly fitted shower room with modern facilities.
Kitchen area with cooker, fridge, microwave. Washing machine and iron available in laundry room. Lounge/Dining area with comfortable seating, DVD player.

Further details outdoors:
Heated swimming pool 11m x 5m, with steps at the shallow end - suitable for young chidren. Sun terrace next to the pool. The pool is fenced for safety.
Barbecue, patio with garden furniture for alfresco dining

Further details

Children welcome.
No smokers or pets.
English owners on site to help and provide information.

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Heated pool and sun terrace

 

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Cottage and garden terrace

 

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Heated pool and garden terrace

 

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The Poitou-Charentes / Vendee / Charente Maritime region

The Charente Maritime is the second sunniest area of France (second only to the French Riviera). The climate is warm and sunny in the summer.
The gently rolling countryside is covered with vineyards, forests and fields of sunflowers. The villages are built of a warm honey coloured stone, wih many interesting features.
There are many historical towns nearby - Saintes has the largest Roman amphitheatre outside Italy, along with a Roman triumphal arch nearly 2000 years old.

The Le Gicq area

The cottage is within easy reach of historic towns such as Cognac (with English language tours of the famous brandy distilleries) Saintes, with its Roman amphitheatre and river excursions and the beautiful and ancient port of La Rochelle.
Swimming and boating are available at St Jean d'Angely, Cognac and Saintes, with golf courses at Cognac and Saintes.
A wide variety of seaside resorts are only an hour away - Royan, Fouras, and the long sandy beaches of the Ile d'Oleron.
The world-famous Cognac Blues Festival is in the first week in July and attracts Blues musicians from all over the world.

How to get there

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By car the cottage is 6 hours drive from Caen (Brittany Ferries) or 8 hours drive from Calais or the Channel Tunnel (using motorways).
The quickest method (75 mins) from the UK is via Ryanair and other airlines from Stansted and other UK airports to La Rochelle and Poitiers (90 mins drive to the cottage) - all car hire firms available at the airports.
By train (Eurostar and TGV) it takes about 10 hours from London to La Rochelle or Angouleme (90 or 40 mins drive to the cottage - all car hire firms available at stations).

Activities near Le Gicq

Reviews

Review: 1 to 3 of 3

08 Oct 2012

“A very relaxing stay surrounded by fields of sunflowers and vines” We booked in July to escape the very disappointing rain soaked summer and get some sun our bones before the children headed back to school. We flew into La Rochelle and hired a car from the airport... more

03 Oct 2012

“The most relaxing holiday we have had in years.” Wonderful weather alongside a fab pool made for a great stay. The owners were very welcoming and available whenever they were needed but not at all intrusive - a difficult balancing act we are sure! We would stay again. The property was small but clean and well equipped. Very private too as tucked away from the rest of the site.

15 Jun 2012

“A fantastic holiday, great location, excellent pool & amiable owners.” I spent quite a lot of time researching properties before settling on this Gite from La Forge Holidays and it was time well spent, booking and payment was simple & straightforward with the owners kindly including a local English guidebook with our confirmation so we could suss out a few excursions in advance of arrival. We found them extremely helpful & friendly at all stages, even when our eldest child accidentally broke a lamp. The location is easy to find and within easy reach of Calais in 7 hours via the toll roads. We found plenty to do, aided by the host of local tourist information provided by the owners & taking advantage of their local knowledge. Highlights were the Zoo Palmyres, the Plan d'eau at Cognac and riding our bikes between local poppy scattered fields & vineyards. We stayed a week and left a number of things we'd still like to do so will go back, I'd say you could easily fill a fortnight if you are the kind of holidaymaker that likes to do things every day. I can't not mention the heated pool, the kids loved being able to swim in a pool a few feet from the front door, they were in it within half an hour of arriving & were often in it twice a day! Although the Gite was compact we found it just right for the 4 of us, outdoor furniture and a BBQ were provided so we spent a lot of time outdoors enjoying the sunshine, the kitchen had everything we needed and the beds were comfortable plus fitted with mattress protectors, my only suggestion would have been to put the microwave on a wall bracket to make better use of the worktop space. We made good use of the undercover bike storage and washing line for our beach towels.

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Rental prices

Prices for group size 4
Period	From	To	Weekly	Nightly rate		Minimum  stay
				Weekday	Weekend
Low season	25 May 13	13 Jul 13	375£ 375	60£ 60	60£ 60	1 Week
High Season	13 Jul 13	31 Aug 13	475£ 475	70£ 70	70£ 70	1 Week
Low season	31 Aug 13	14 Sep 13	350£ 350	60£ 60	60£ 60	1 Week

The property's weekend rates apply to: Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights

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

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1 year listed You are contacting Colin Davison Landline 44 1778 571390 Mobile 44 0789 6218839 Languages spoken The owner is based in the United Kingdom and has advertised with Holiday Lettings since 2012. This cottage has received 3 reviews from previous guests.

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