Long term lets (over 1 month) Short-breaks (4 days or less)
Changeover day:
Sat
Access:
Car advised Nearest amenities: 5 km
Notes:
Sorry - no pets allowed Suitable for children Smokers welcome Self-catering
Home description
This spacious cottage, retains all old features of beams, rafters and fire place with wood burner. It is situated on the edge of a small hamlet overlooking fields and forests - a wonderful place to relax. Your rural retreat, with a French colonial Moroccan influence from the kitchen tiles to the sumptuous imported fabrics, rugs, light shades. In the heat of summer the cottage is cool and in the winter warm and cosy. Outside is a private patio and garden where you can enjoy breakfast with the birds singing, evening soirées with the stars and owls. There are colourful flower beds, a lawn , swings for children and a 4.5m plunge pool. The layout of the cottage - ground floor, large open plan lounge, dining room and kitchen area and off this is the bathroom. The second floor, under the roof with exposed oak beams are 3 bedrooms and a separate toilet.
South facing patio area from garden
Comfortable Spacious Lounge
Open plan Kitchen
Second Bedroom
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The Normandy / Manche region
An area of great rural charm with a coast line of miles of beaches. Generally having longer hotter summers than the UK going well into the autumn. A small sample of where to go and what happens there is: Agon Coutainville gather your own mussels, Grandville sur Mer-horse cart rides on the beach, Grandeville -golf, St. Mere Eglise-war museum, Hambye-large ruined abbey, Carouge-canooing, kayaking, horse riding, assault courses, Putanges Pont Ecrepin-large lake for boating, Conde sur Noireau-aquatic activity swimming centre, Bellefontaine Parc for the young with animated fairy scenes and miniature railway, Caumont l'Evente -old slate mines with tunnels caves and underground lakes, Clecy-one of Europes largest miniature railway museums, Champrepus-zoo specialising in breeding lemurs, Mont St Michel-monastery in the sea and reptilaruim, Villedieu les Poeles-for anything made with copper especially pans, Falaise castle home of William the Conquerour, Fougere-castle, Bagnoles de l'Orne-casino and golf, Domfront-Medieval Festival, Vire-jazz festival.
Mortain area
The cottage is ideally situated to explore beautiful Normandy-quaint geranium filled villages with street markets selling local produce, Medieval Castles, fabulous beaches-nearest only 45 mins away. Visit the Calvados and cider farms. Walk in the forests, cycle or walk for miles through wonderful countryside on old railway tracks, day fish for trout-no fly fishing so a catch is almost guaranteed, also carp and much more particularly for young children. Also locally off road 4x4, motor bikes and quad bikes for hire. Have a day in Paris-leave your car in Flers 15 miles away and take a train. The famous Mont St Michel is 48 miles away. WW2 sites can be done on day trips. Information pamphlets for where to go and what to see in the cottage. Nearest shopping and supermarket in Ger or Barenton 5miles, Mortain-8 miles away.
How to get there
The situation with ferries and flights are for ever changing and so a search on the internet will soon give you the latest information. Ferries from the UK: Brittany Ferries Portsmouth to Caen and Poole to Cherbourg. LD Lines Portsmouth to Le Havre. Speed Ferries Dover to Bolougne. Airports-Dinard (St Malo), Caen and Rennes-Ryanair and Flybe.
Nearest Travel Links
Airport:
Dinard near St Malo: 125 km
Railway:
Vire: 37 km
Ferry:
Caen: 93 km
Activities near Mortain
Sports: Horse Riding Fishing
Great for: Walking holidays Rural / countryside retreats Cycling holidays
Single beds (3), Double beds (2), Cots (1), Dining seating for 7, Lounge seating for 7, Sleeps maximum of 7
Other:
Linen and towels provided. Highchair available.
Outdoors:
Private outdoor pool (unheated), Private garden, BBQ, Swing set
Access:
Secure parking
Further details indoors: Kitchen is well equipped-a large stainless steel gas cooker with 5 burners and large oven-separate electric oven and grill- microwave - food processor. All you prepare can be served up on a table that can extend to 3metres. There is also plenty cupboard space. The TV is Satellite Free View so you will have UK TV channels and also radio-there is a DVD player-please bring your own DVD's and CD's. Bathroom has an electric heater, bath and shower over the bath with plenty elbow room and hot water 24/24. There is a separate toilet with sink. High chair and cot available. Bedrooms: Comfortable beds. Large romantic master bedroom. 2nd bedroom with double bed. 3rd bedroom has a bunk bed and a single bed. Electric radiators in bedrooms if needed. Winter lets: the house is very warm with a large efficient easy to work wood burner. The house has double glazing and a great deal of roof insulation. 2 electric fans to keep cool in summer.
Further details outdoors: Private area for eating -BBQ, table chairs with sun shade, sun loungers. Private lawned flower garden with swings, 4.5 metre plunge pool.
Rental rates
Rental prices originally quoted in: British £
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October - December 2007
29 Sep 07
22 Dec 07
300£ 300
4343
4343
4 Nights
Xmas and New Year
22 Dec 07
6 Jan 08
450£ 450
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1 Week
January - March 2008
6 Jan 08
15 Mar 08
300£ 300
4343
4343
4 Nights
March - May 2008
15 Mar 08
31 May 08
400£ 400
5858
5858
4 Nights
June - July 2008
31 May 08
26 Jul 08
450£ 450
6565
6565
4 Nights
July - August 2008
26 Jul 08
30 Aug 08
500£ 500
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September 2008
30 Aug 08
27 Sep 08
400£ 400
5858
5858
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October - December 2008
27 Sep 08
20 Dec 08
300£ 300
4343
4343
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Xmas and New Year
20 Dec 08
3 Jan 09
450£ 450
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The owner's weekend rates apply to: Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights
NB: Prices may be subject to change at the owner's discretion. We ask for a Deposit of 20%-payable at time of booking and the Balance 5 weeks before the stay. Rent includes bed linen, towels, T towels, toilet paper, cleaning products and heating. Winter lets: the house is very warm with a large efficient easy to work wood burner-radiators in bedrooms and heater in the bathroom. The house has double glazing and a great deal of roof insulation. Renovating your property-need a long winter let? Longer lets from October to the end of March considered at greatly reduced rates. Please contact to discuss.
Guestbook
Have spent an incredible relaxing week in this lovely house which has been everything that we hoped it would be. Lovely décor, well equipped and topped off with a wood burning fire. The garden and the pool were icing on the cake and would recommend evening trips down the lane glow bug spotting as well as plenty of star gazing. Had a great meal out in Mortain but spent most nights enjoying the comforts of this lovely cottage. B T London and S. Wales
What a beautiful home you have created here. You have thought of everything possible to make the perfect holiday home. It is probably one of the nicest, most relaxed places, we have ever stayed in. We will definitely be back-the children have loved it here. T & H C West Sussex
Really great house with lovely décor-very nicely furnished. Having the pool was fantastic had a lot of fun in it. Had a day in Paris and some good weather. Really lovely log burning fire and spacious rooms. N M aged 12
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Contact details for home 19415
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Name:
Barry Everson
Tel:
+33 (0)233 695273
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Advertiser joined: 9 Jan 2007 This property added: 9 Jan 2007