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Gite |1 bedroom |Sleeps 4

Orbec in Normandy

From £250 per week

Short stays welcome

Changeover flexible

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Key info  Balcony/terrace, car essential, no pets allowed

About the home

Originally a pressoir for a local cider maker, the house itself dates back to the 1800's and is typical of the local Normandy 'Colombage' style, meaning timber frame.

The Gîte, which is newly refurbished, bright and sunny, adjoins the house and has it’s own separate entrance & private patio overlooking the beautiful garden. Children can roam freely and safely in an acre of parkland with swings, slide and wendy-house.

The ground floor has a well equipped kitchen and open diner/ lounge with a double bed settee. The shower room and separate toilet are also on the ground floor. UK freeview TV available.

The bedroom upstairs is large and inviting, with a double bed and a single bed. There is a lovely view across the garden and open farmland beyond.

Being on a plateau the cycling is great, with any number of twisty country lanes to explore, straight from the gite. Walking and getting close to nature is a good way to see the local area, spotting bird-life and maybe the odd deer, stopping at the local farm to buy some eggs and maybe watch the calves being fed.

10 minutes away the medieval town of Orbec is a popular stop-off for Parisiens and tourists alike, with it’s cobbled streets and timbered houses, always a charming atmosphere. As well as the weekly market, patisseries and fine restaurants of Orbec, other facilities include horse-riding, tennis or fishing.

Facilities

Further details indoors:
Lounge (with double sofa bed)
Dining Area
Kitchen
Master Bedroom (Double Bed and single bed with additional pull-out mattress)
Shower Room
WC

Further details outdoors:
Set amongst the orchards and pastures for which the Calvados region is famous, Maison Geolie (pronounced ‘jay-o-lee') is situated on top of a plateau in over an acre of beautiful grounds, ideally located between the capital of the Pays d’Auge Lisieux (18kms) and the charming town of Bernay (18kms). The beaches of Deauville and old port of Honfleur are an easy 40kms away.

Further details

Just 7kms from the historically important town of Orbec, with it’s medieval houses and cobbled streets, Maison Geolie is the perfect peaceful country retreat from which to explore the Pays d’Auge with activities including fishing (the nearby Touques river is France’s most renowned river for trout fishing), golf, horse-riding, cycling and hiking all on the doorstep.

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Entrance to the Gite

 

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Patio and Garden

 

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The bedroom

 

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The dining Area

Awards

The Normandy / Calvados region

Orbec 7kms
Spared of the Allied bombings of 1944, this delightful country town, with it’s picturesque streets lined with timbered houses, manors and 15th century churches always manages to have a buzz about it.
Set in one of the green valleys of the Pays d’Auge, on the river Orbiquet, Orbec is surrounded by cheerful countryside scattered with mills, cottages and farms. The town’s forefathers fought alongside William the Conqueror in the battle of Hastings and now the town’s history and charm can be enjoyed by all.

Lisieux 18kms
With it’s main square staging many different fetes and markets throughout the year, Lisieux, capital of the Pays d’Auge, enjoys a rich variety of restaurants, theatre, cafes, shops and historical treasures.
The Basilica, with its breath-taking architecture, is a must for any visitor to the region and is the final resting place of St Theresa.
Born in the Calvados region in 1873 and dying in Lisieux at the tender age of 24, it was only after her death that the world discovered the incredible depth and beauty of Theresa Martin. Through her memoirs entitled ‘Story of a Soul’, the mystery of her inner life with God was posthumously revealed and Theresa was canonised in 1925. In Lisieux, the shrine of Saint Theresa today attracts pilgrims from all around the world and her book has been published in over 60 languages.

The Orbec area

Cerza Zoo National Wildlife Park, Lisieux –18kms
La Nautile, indoor pool and water theme centre, Lisieux- 18kms
Camembert Museum and cheese tasting tour- 14kms
The Cider Route- 20kms
Deauville Beach & Honfleur- 40kms
D-Day Beaches & Museums- 50kms
Bayeux Tapestry- 55 kms
Monet’s Water Garden at Giverny- 60kms
Le Mont St Michel- 120kms
Pont l'Eveque lake and inland beach, pedaloes etc.- 50kms

Richard and Lisa have many years of experience in tourism and hospitality and will be on hand throughout your stay to assist and share their knowledge of the local area.

They will be very happy to organise various activities for you from golf to horse riding, or simply point you in the right direction for where ever you want to go. Their philosophy is to be on hand if needed without being intrusive.

How to get there

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One of the pleasures of coming to Normandy is the effortless driving and beautiful scenery.
Arriving by car, times quoted are from port to Maison Geolie Gite:

Seafrance/ Tunnel to Calais 1 hour
LD Lines to Le Havre 1.5 hours
Transmanche to Dieppe 2 hours
LD Lines to Boulogne 2.5 hours

Brittany ferries to Caen/Ouistreham 5 hours
Flights: into Paris CDG 2.5 hours
Ryanair into Tours 2 hours

Activities near Orbec

Guestbook for Maison Geolie

'A fantastic setting, accommodation and great hosts. Cannot be faulted, enjoyed our stay immensely'
J & N Carnes, Oldham, Lancs.

'Thank-you for 3 wonderful weeks at your gite! We have really enjoyed the peaceful and beautiful Calvados'
The Blomqvist family, Finland

'Thanks for a lovely stay in your gite, best wishes'
R & D Humphries, Brisbane, Australia.

Rental prices

Prices for group size 4
Period	From	To	Weekly	Nightly rate		Minimum  stay
				Weekday	Weekend
	20 Dec 11	7 Jan 12	295£ 295	0-	0-	1 Week
	7 Jan 12	31 Mar 12	250£ 250	0-	0-	1 Week
	31 Mar 12	30 Jun 12	275£ 275	0-	0-	1 Week
	30 Jun 12	28 Jul 12	350£ 350	0-	0-	1 Week
	28 Jul 12	1 Sep 12	395£ 395	0-	0-	1 Week
	1 Sep 12	3 Nov 12	275£ 275	0-	0-	1 Week

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

***********Week-end and/ or multi-night bookings may be possible, please ask.*********

~~~~~~~PRICES FROZEN FOR 2012~~~~~~~~~~

A non-refundable deposit will be required to secure your booking. The owners prefer to accept payment for the gite rental in the local currency of euros. However for guests arriving from the UK , it may be possible to pay in pounds sterling- please ask for details.The balance should be paid no later than 2 weeks prior to arrival. For Guests of the Gite, a returnable damage deposit of 100 Euros is payable on arrival (at owners discretion). We are a no smoking establishment.

Availability

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4 years listed You are contacting Richard Davies Landline +33 0231 624875 Mobile +33 0609 991123 Languages spoken The owner is based in France and has advertised with Holiday Lettings since 2007. This gite has so far received 0 reviews.