No pets allowed Suitable for children No smoking at this property Self-catering
Home description
Set in a valley designated as an area of outstanding natural beauty, La Claie is a converted stable with a deceptively spacious, light, and airy interior. The house is set in six acres of woodland and fields with its own tranquil fishing lake and a beautiful stretch of private riverbank.. This idyllic location is a wildlife haven, clean and peaceful enough to have resident otters. This is the perfect location for course fishing with both private and permit, still and moving water, on site. It's also within easy reach of fabulous beaches and rugged coastline making it ideal for family holidays.
La Claie
La Claie living room
The millpond
King size!
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The Brittany / Morbihan region
From La Claie it's an easy drive to the Golfe de Morbihan with its combination of rugged coastline and sheltered sandy coves, there are water sports to suit all tastes. A variety of lakes are within easy reach for swimming etc, along with a dinosaur park and a wildlife/farm park. The Voie Verte, a tar-mac surfaced old railway, offers 52km of safe and beautiful cycling just minutes up the road.
Delve into the mysterious world of Arthurian legend when you visit Merlin’s castle or discover a little history with the Megalithes, the Resistance museum or the museum of days gone past. Visit one of the many spectacular Chateaux, enjoy the lively atmosphere of the local markets or test your courage at the high trees adventure park. The area is renowned for its traditional music and dance and welcomes an international audience to its many festivals such as 'Jazz in Vannes' and the Inter-Celtic festival. Throughout the summer there is free live music every Friday evening in Malestroit.
Vannes / Bohal area
Beautifully rural without being cut off, La Claie is situated near Bohal just a few minutes from the main highway between Rennes and Vannes. It has a local boulangerie and Bar tabac and is only seven minutes from Malestroit, a size-able town with a wide range of supermarkets, restaurants and entertainment. Fifteen minutes takes you to the coast and the fascinating medieval port of Vannes. The area is famous for its markets which are available every day of the week in nearby towns. It's also ideally placed for house hunting in Brittany.
Sample local cuisine, from the modest Breton creperie to the finest restaurants France has to offer or try one of the many sporting venues nearby. Choose from bowling, ice skating, carting, sailing, sea kayaking, scuba diving, fishing, rowing, golf and horse-riding. The list is endless.
How to get there
Southampton International airport has budget flights to Rennes with Flybe or Stanstead to Dinard with Ryan Air. St. Malo is the nearest port 75 miles - Condor Ferries and Brittany ferries run regular crossings from the UK. Nearest railway station - Questembert 8 miles. Nearest motorway junction - N166 just 1mile.
Nearest Travel Links
Airport:
Rennes: 75 km
Railway:
Questembert: 15 km
Ferry:
St Malo: 130 km
Activities near Vannes
Sports: Tennis in town Watersports Horse Riding Golf within 30 mins drive Fishing
Great for: Walking holidays Rural / countryside retreats Beach or lakeside relaxation Cycling holidays
Facilities
Luxuries:
Log fire, DVD player, Boat available for guest use
Sofabeds (1), Single beds (2), Double beds (1), Cots (1), Dining seating for 6, Lounge seating for 5, Sleeps maximum of 5
Other:
Linen provided, please check with the advertiser regarding towels.
Outdoors:
Shared garden, Private garden, BBQ, Private fishing lake / river, Swing set
Access:
Parking space
Further details indoors: La Claie is a converted stable with a deceptively spacious, light, and airy interior. The living room is a large open plan space, 52m2, giving on to a large conservatory overlooking the river, perfect for lazy afternoons and twilight meals. A cot and highchair are also available. Upstairs is a spacious double room with king size bed, a twin room, and the bathroom.
Further details outdoors: The cottage opens on to gardens overlooking the river with table, seating and barbecue. All guests are welcome to use the range of on-site outdoor activities from the gentle to the more adventurous including rope swings, rowing and swimming in the river, strolling the woodland paths, picnicking , or just relaxing by the lake. There is unlimited course fishing in the lake (2000m2) and permit fishing in the river (grade one). We live on site and are there to welcome you, or if you need help or advice - otherwise we will leave you alone to enjoy your holiday.
We live on site and are there to welcome you, or if you need help or advice - otherwise we will leave you alone to enjoy your holiday.
Conditions
A security deposit of £150 per week is required with final booking payment refunded 7 to 10 days after your holiday.
Smoking not permitted inside.
Rental rates
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Change over day is Saturday during high and mid season but is negotiable outside these times. Prices include electricity (except in low season), gas, and bed linen but exclude fire wood (available on request). Please bring towels and cot linen if required.
Guestbook for La Claie
La Claie is a most delightful cottage located in really beautiful surroundings. It lived up to the best of our expectations and we will never forget what a wonderful time we had there! There is a river within 10 metres from the house (yet no mosquitoes!), there is a lake in one minute walk (which is quite small, but beatiful, and what's important is that a boat is provided for guests' use - our teenage kids had LOTS of fun going up and down that lake in the boat), there are lovely woods starting right behind the cottage (with a rope swing hanging from one of the magnificent oak trees - great fun!). The whole place is magic - it allows you to relax and it fills you with energy! The cottage itself is excellent: attractive, stylish, cosy, with all the comfortable facilities, perfectly clean. The owners are most helpful. Thank you, dear Martin and Gill, for such a lovely stay! As for our other impressions - the best was a visit to Rochefort-en-Terre, a beautiful small town with "French character", cafe du Puits has excellent food and a menu in English :) , we liked Brittany's traditional galettes (buckwheat pancakes) and soupe de poissons (fish soup). Speaking about food :) - we had so much pleasure eating :)!! French bread, croissants, fromage de chevre (goat's cheese), roquefort, not to mention great lamb chops from the Casino supermarket in Malestroit. A visit to Carnac, prehistoric megaliths, is also worthwhile. Last but not least - she pecial thanks to Meggie, the owners' border collie, which kept us great company. She loyally took part in all the boys' adventures accompanying them everywhere with her favourite stick.
Olga July 2009
Just to say we had a lovely holiday staying at La Claie. The cottage and it's surroundings were lovely and we would recommend anyone who was looking for a holiday place to stay in that area to stay.
The children are missing Meg too!
Gerry & Karen 2008
We first visited the gite La Claie in 2005 and had such a fantastic holiday that we returned this year in 2006. The gite and its location are idyllic and very beautiful and Martin, Gill, and their lovely daughter Hannah are the perfect hosts with whom we have become good friends. Special mention to Meg who is quite simply the loveliest dog we have ever come across. The lake, mill pond, and the river add that special touch to the gite and we will certainly be returning to holiday there again in the future.
Peter
We have had a great holiday staying at La Claie. The cottage offers loads of living space, two comfortable bedrooms and a nice new bathroom. It was clean, easy to look after and well equipped. Best thing about the cottage was its location. It sits on a big site which includes woods, river, and lake. Our children (5 and 9) would have been happy to paly outside all day every day. You'll need a car but then it opens up a wealth of things to do all within 50 minutes drive and most within 20 minutes. Villages, cities, lakes (with a beach), the coast, zoo.... all in all a great place for holiday.
Mike 2008
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