St Jean d'Angely holiday home rental with walking, beach/lake nearby, disabled access, rural retreat

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3, Impasse des Hirondelles (house)

Home description

Located in the heart of tranquil countryside at the edge of the small hamlet of Esset, 3, Impasse des Hirondelles is a three bedroomed house that overlooks the open countryside. Vineyards and fields of sunflowers and maize surround the property, it is approximately 10mins drive from junction 34 off the A10.

This is the perfect base to explore many of the regions famous historic towns, traditional markets, theme parks, zoos, golf courses and of course the beaches.

Front of house	View from Blue Bedroom
The Lounge	Blue Bedroom 1

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The Poitou-Charentes / Vendee / Charente Maritime region

The Charente-Maritime region of France is renowned for being the second sunniest region in the country.
Because of the central locality of our house most of your destinations can be reached within an hour. This is such a varied region that you can do something different every day.
The long golden beaches along from Royan are within easy reach as is La Rochelle with it's harbour-side restaurants that serve the freshest mussels ever tasted.
Cognac, the home of the famous tipple has open air tours of the town that stop at the Hennessey cognac house by the river Charente.
Futurascope theme park at Poitiers is a good day out and the fireworks and laser show at the end of the evening are spectacular.
The old Roman built town of Saintes with it's famous amphitheatre where gladiators once fought is close by. 20,000 people decend here every July for a series of concerts.

For those who enjoy a round of golf there are many courses within easy reach and if you can’t bring your clubs with you we have a set in the downstairs hall cupboard that you can use free of charge.

Many of the roads/lanes in the area are linked by tracks and, as it’s so peaceful are ideal for walking or cycling.

St Jean d'Angely area

The nearest town is Matha (about 3.5 miles distant). At the last count there were a couple of bars, a restaurant, pizzaria, boulangerie, patisserie, boucherie, two banks and three supermarkets. On the last Friday of every month the streets come alive for market day. Only 15mins away is the historic bustling town of St Jean D’Angeley that is brimming with atmosphere. There are two market days here per week to pick up your local produce and just soak up the ambiance. Many restaurants, cafes and bars can be found nestling among the cobbled streets. St Jean also has a sports centre that hosts an olympic size swimming pool with water slides etc.

Other events in the area are listed below in date order.

Tour de l'Ile de Re. (Yachting race). Final Sunday every May

Jazzellerault Festival. Website is www.jazzellerault.com
Jazz Concerts. Middle of May for 10 days (Every year) Direction: 20 miles north of Poitiers on A10

Festival-Saintes. Website is www.festival-saintes.org. Classical Music. July (Saintes). 20 mins from our house.

Blues Passions. Website www.bluespassions.com. Blues Music. July (Cognac).Most shows are free.

Festival d'Eté de Chauvigny. (Medieval town)
1st July - 1st September (Every year). Direction: Ruffec, Civray, follow D1 then D2. East of Poitiers.

La Vallée des Singes at Romagne. Monkey Park.
Website www.la-vallee-des-singes.fr. Click on the Union Jack for the English version.
Direction: Ruffec, Civray, follow D1. 8 miles from Civray.

Coup de Chauffe. Street Theatre Festival (Cognac). First weekend in September (Fri, Sat & Sun Every year)

Motor Race Around the Ramparts (Angoulême). September tbc (Every year)

Along with the Monaco Grand Prix, this is one of very few opportunities to watch a motor race run on an urban circuit. Angoulême provides a great backdrop, with plenty of action and hairpin bends to keep the adrenalin pumping.

Jazz between the Two Towers (La Rochelle). October tbc (Every year)

Further information on the Charente Maritime region can be found at www.charente-maritimeguide.com

How to get there

There are various routes to the Charente and Dordogne regions of France. The most convenient way is to take the ferry from Portsmouth to St Malo because it’s only a 4 hour drive and the journey can be completed by lunchtime. There is also the added bonus of entertainment on the ferry and a cabin (if you want one!). Having said that you can reach our place from Calais in 6 ½ hours.

Ryan Air fly direct from Stansted to La Rochelle where you can have a car waiting for you. The airport is only one-hour drive from our house. Another option is to go by Eurostar and TGV. The choice is yours.

Here is some useful contact information :-

Cross Channel.

P&O Stenna (Dover – Calais) - Tel 0870 600 0 600 - Web www.posl.com
Hoverspeed (Dover – Calais or Newhaven –Dieppe) - Tel 08705 240 8070 - Web www.hoverspeed.co.uk
Eurotunnel (Ashford – Calais) - Tel 0990 35 35 35 - Web www.eurotunnel.com
P&O Ferries (Portsmouth – Cherbourg) - Web www.poportsmouth.com
Brittany Ferries (Portsmouth - St. Malo) - Tel 08705 143 555 - Web www.brittany-ferries.co.uk

By Air.

Ryanair (Stanstead – La Lochelle). Book well in advance for cheapest flights. - Web www.ryanair.com

By Rail.
Booking can be made online at www.raileurope.co.uk or www.tgv.co.uk. It's worth checking out both.

Car Hire.
Easy Autos. Your car can be collected from almost any town, airport or ferry port. A medium sized car costs about £25 per day. Tel 08700 540 205 - Web www.easyautos.co.uk

Activities near St Jean d'Angely

Facilities

Further details indoors:
This property has one double and two twin bedrooms. Downstairs in the lounge there is a sofa bed so in all can accommodate eight people. The kitchen/diner is fully equipped with the usual array of electrical items (it is small but comfortable and the dining table seats eight). The lounge stays cool (much needed for those hot summer days) and has CD player. The main bathroom is upstairs while downstairs there is a shower room and separate toilet.

There is a games cupboard with board games, puzzles and a boules set available for children and adults to use.

Further details outdoors:
Outside, across the courtyard there is a quiet lawned well secluded area surrounded by hedges, flower borders and walls where you can have your summer evening barbecues or even relax with a beer or a glass of wine after a long day out.

Further details

Please note that there is a no-smoking policy in the house because the next family may be non-smokers. Smoking outside is fine.

Conditions

A 25% non-refundable deposit is required with your booking with the remaining 75% payable no less than six weeks before the start of your holiday.

Rental rates

Period	From	To	Weekly	Nightly rate		Minimum  stay
				Weekday	Weekend
Nov, Dec, Jan	1 Nov 07	1 Feb 08	199£ 199	0-	0-	1 Week
	1 Feb 08	1 Apr 08	199£ 199	0-	0-	1 Week
	1 Apr 08	1 Jul 08	300£ 300	0-	0-	1 Week
	1 Jul 08	1 Oct 08	350£ 350	0-	0-	1 Week
	1 Oct 08	7 Feb 09	199£ 199	0-	0-	1 Week
	7 Feb 09	25 Apr 09	199£ 199	0-	0-	1 Week
	2 May 09	28 Jun 09	300£ 300	0-	0-	1 Week
	28 Jun 09	30 Aug 09	350£ 350	0-	0-	1 Week
	30 Aug 09	27 Sep 09	300£ 300	0-	0-	1 Week
	27 Sep 09	1 Nov 09	250£ 250	0-	0-	1 Week

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

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Advertiser joined: Apr 2005 This Property added: Apr 2005