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Gite |3 bedrooms |Sleeps 7

Saumur in Loire Valley

from £90 / night

£625–£1025 / week

7 nights minimum stay

Changeover flexible

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Key info  Swimming pool, car essential, no pets allowed

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About the home

Our 2 charming gites accommodate up to 5 and 3 respectively or can be rented as one unit, with flexible accommodation. They are found through our 15th Century entrance arch and are on opposite sides of the courtyard of our walled property within the 2 acre grounds. The swimming pool offers a pleasant retreat from the hot summer sun and is also a great place to unwind or excercise.

For the more adventurous there are many towns & villages within easy reach each steeped in history & offering its own speciality foods, wines & chateaux.

Children will love the Zoo at Doué-la-Fontaine or there is Futurescope at Poitiers a must an excellent day out, and worth staying for the evening show.

Facilities

Further details outdoors:

Set of Boules.
Weather permitting you can visit our beehives & bees.

Further details

Guests are requested not to arrive before 16.00hrs as the gite will not be available before then. Time is required to prepare the gite after the previous guest leaving.

English speaking owners.

Conditions

Bookings can only be reserved and confirmed on receipt of a completed booking form and clearing of the deposit.
The reservation deposit is 25% of the accommodation costs and is non refundable.
Saturday to Saturday bookings.
Strictly no smoking.
Security deposit of £150 must be paid no later than 8 weeks prior to the beginning of the holiday. This will be refunded within 14 days after departure less any deductions for damage or breakages and costs related to replacing damaged property inside or outside the gites.

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Entrance Arch to La Lavande & La Boulangerie

 

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La Boulangerie

 

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La Lavande

 

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Courtyard from Pool Garden

The Loire Valley / Maine-et-Loire region

Just the mention of the Loire Valley conjures up images of grand extravagant chateaux, castles, exquisite gardens & vast moats. It encapsulates the history and a romantic vision of France. From the 15th to the 18th centuries it was the playground for Kings, Princes, Dukes and Nobles, their vast family fortunes and the wealth of France turned it into a vast neighbourhood of lavish châteaux,. Rich and concentrated in architectural treasures UNESCO named the entire region a World Heritage Site in 2000.

The Renaissance architecture and earlier defensive fortresses at Angers, Chinon & Loches are stunning and numerous other châteaux small & large can be found throughout the Loire Valley.:-
• Fontevraud Abbey 20 minutes is the burial place of Richard the Lionheart son of Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine.
• Saumur, 30 minutes, tourist town (Saturday market) château and good shops and restaurants.
• Montreuil Bellay – 15 minutes, chateau town
• Loudun – 15 minutes, good market on Tuesdays, nice old town centre with shops and recent renovations.
• Thouars – 20 minutes excellent market on Fridays.
• Poitiers An hour away is the Futurescope amusement park and cinema complex, an excellent day out, and worth staying for the evening show.
• Doué-la-Fontaine, 30 minutes away is the Zoo, apparently the best zoo in Europe.
• Loches is a very pretty little historic town about 90 minutes away, with a market on Wednesday.
• Richelieu steeped in history about 1 hour away..
• The larger towns of Tours, and Angers, are about 1 hour drive.

• Vinyards:-Lots of local vineyards where you can go to see the caves and taste the wine, no obligation to buy, but can you resist.

• Close by Château du Ternay just a 2 minute drive, still the seat of the Count and Countess de Ternay and their family. The château is open for tours by arrangement and truffle hunts in the season.
• Château du Brézé a chateau under a chateau, about 15 minutes drive
• Within about 45 minutes is the famous château of Ussé, where Perault wrote Sleeping Beauty, a pretty fairytale castle
• Azay-le-Rideau an elegant Renaissance château. On the Unesco World Heritage list .
Chinon a ruined chateau, is 30 minutes away & famous for its connection with Jean D’Arc...
• A planned day trip is advised for those a bit further afield about 90 minutes away are the chateaux of Chenenceux, Blois, Amboise....

The Saumur area

Twinned with Warwick England and Verdun Germany the historical town of Saumur is set along the banks of the Loire River. The château dominates the region with its lofty position above the river, and the historic town spread beneath its feet offering excellent restaurants, interesting shops, brocantes,quaint squares and sunny bars to sit and watch the world go by.

Saturday is market day with its wonderful array of fresh breads, fruits, vegetables, flowers, meat, fish, cheese and livestock, plus a great variety of interesting gadgets and treasures.

Saumur is also home to the famous Cadre Noir, the National Equestrian School of the elite French Cavalry, the remarkable horsemanship of the Cavalry can been seen between April & October at regularly held shows.
With many activities, exhibitions and wine festivals scheduled throughout the year Saumur is a worthy visit, if not only to see the Cadre Noir and the impressive Château, which has been lovingly restored, but to also enjoy the beauty of this stunning river side town in the heart of the Loire Valley, France.

Combier Liqueurs:- Daily tours of the distillery
Claims it is the “original” formula used for triple sec, first created in 1834.

The Mushroom Museum – Along the river at St-Hilaire-St-Florent, nr. Saumur.

How to get there

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By Sea:-P&O and Sea France operate crossings between Dover and Calais.
Britanny Ferries operate crossings between Portsmouth and Caen , St Malo and Cherbourg & between Plymouth and Roscoff.
LD Lines operate crossings between Portsmouth and Le Havre

Eurotunnel:-Quick, half hourly crossings through the channel tunnel between Folkestone and Calais

By Car:- From Calais and Boulogne by autoroute to Rouen and from Rouen to Saumur.
From Caen and Le Havre you join the motorway system between Rouen and Allençon.

By Air:- Ryanair flights from London (Stanstead) and Dublin Airport to Tours.
Ryanair flights from Stanstead, Edinburgh and Birmingham to Poitiers.
Ryanair flights from Stanstead London, East Midlands Dublin and Bournemouth to Nantes.
Current flight information is subject to change.

By Train:-Eurostar from St Pancras, London to Lille and Lille to Angers or Saumur.

Car Hire: - Cars may be hired from the airports and stations.

Activities near Saumur

Rental prices

Prices for group size 7
Period	From	To	Weekly	Nightly rate		Minimum  stay
				Weekday	Weekend
October	1 Oct 11	29 Oct 11	620£ 620	-	-	1 Week
November	29 Oct 11	26 Nov 11	620£ 620	-	-	1 Week
December	26 Nov 11	31 Dec 11	620£ 620	-	-	1 Week
January	31 Dec 11	28 Jan 12	620£ 620	-	-	1 Week
February	28 Jan 12	25 Feb 12	620£ 620	-	-	1 Week
March	25 Feb 12	31 Mar 12	620£ 620	-	-	1 Week
March/April	31 Mar 12	28 Apr 12	695£ 695	-	-	1 Week
April/May	28 Apr 12	25 May 12	745£ 745	-	-	1 Week
May/June	29 May 12	30 Jun 12	745£ 745	-	-	1 Week
June/July	30 Jun 12	28 Jul 12	1025£ 1025	-	-	1 Week
July/August	28 Jul 12	25 Aug 12	1025£ 1025	-	-	1 Week
August/September	25 Aug 12	29 Sep 12	825£ 825	-	-	1 Week
September/October	29 Sep 12	27 Oct 12	625£ 625	-	-	1 Week
October/November	27 Oct 12	1 Dec 12	595£ 595	-	-	1 Week
December/March	1 Dec 12	31 Mar 13	590£ 590	-	-	1 Week
March/April	31 Mar 13	28 Apr 13	645£ 645	-	-	1 Week
April/May	28 Apr 13	26 May 13	665£ 665	-	-	1 Week
May/June	26 May 13	30 Jun 13	695£ 695	-	-	1 Week
June/August	30 Jun 13	1 Sep 13	1025£ 1025	-	-	1 Week
September	1 Sep 13	29 Sep 13	795£ 795	-	-	1 Week
September/October	29 Sep 13	27 Oct 13	625£ 625	-	-	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.

Payment by Bank Transfer only.

Longer lets by special arrangement.

Availability

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Availability notes:

The property is not available to rent over the Christmas Period

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