Holiday Cottage to Let - Le Pommier

La Tranchardière, Calais du Desert, 53140 France

A rustic self-catering cottage with studio in rural France in the Department of Mayenne, just inside the Normandy-Maine Regional Natural Park

Sleeps 6.

PLEASE NOTE that I can offer FERRY DISCOUNTS for travel between England and France. (Brittany Ferries, P&O Ferries, Transmanche Ferries) Tel: 0033 2 31 69 98 54 or email anthony.clusky@wanadoo.fr Please contact me for more information.

Two additional neighbouring cottages can be booked simultaneously for parties comprising up to 14 people.

Costs

1. Low Season (November to March)
   £250 per week
2. Mid Season (April to October)
   £300 per week
3. High Season (June to August)
   £350 per week

Initially confirm your booking by telephone, and return the Booking Form with a deposit of £50 per week. The balance is due on arrival by English cheque made out to Sally Pinhey

(This includes all gas, electricity & heating, towels, bed linen and a Welcome Tray of Food & Wine)

Enquiries

In UK: to Sally Pinhey: 01305 813 307 or by email
In France: to the manager, Heather Marriott, on (0033) 243 045 870

The Cottage, over 200 years old, is a converted traditional stone Normandy farm house in a cluster of rural buildings down a quiet country lane. The two bedrooms are both a generous size with double beds, and one has an additional single bed. There is also a double sofa bed in the living room.

The self-catering kitchen facilities include a gas stove, fridge and microwave. Heating and the hot water systems are electric, and there is a wood burning stove in the living room. There is no additional cost for the fuel.

The cottage is fully furnished and equipped to sleep up to 6 people. Amenities include a powerful shower, a separate toilet and a washing machine.

manoir at joue du bois
 

The Garden

Le Pommier has its own gravel front yard (good for boules, which are provided), and can be lit at night. There is also a barbecue, and a picnic table which can be moved to the shade of the apple trees in our orchard.

 

Shopping

Couptrain, the nearest village, is 3 kilometres: a pleasant ½ hour's walk, or 5 minutes by car: it has a small food shop (for bread!) and a highly recommended restaurant. There are towns with supermarkets about 8 miles away.

medieval castle at lassay
 

The Region

Mayenne is a lovely department, and La Tranchardière is just inside the Normandy-Maine Regional Natural Park, which is very wooded with lakes and rivers. There are plenty of birds, butterflies and wild flowers. The weather is hotter than England in the Summer, with beautiful Springs and Autumns. The Winters are colder, and in March there may be some snow. For the energetic there are excellent walks, and cycles are available. A golf course is 10 miles away at Bagnole-de-l'Orne, with other 9 hole golf courses within 20 miles. Fishing, tennis, swimming and horse riding are also available locally. Unspoilt old villages and towns provide a wealth of rustic and architectural treasures to inspire photographers and artists.

This is an ideal place to recharge your batteries in tranquil surroundings.

How to get there from Cherbourg

La Tranchardière, near the village of Couptrain, is an easy 3 hours drive from Cherbourg:
 
- leaving the ferry, take the N13/E3 (signed Valognes) to Carentan. At Carentan take the N174 to St Lo.
- Carry on with the N174, through Torigni and Vire. At Vire take the D524 to Tinchebray.
- At Tinchebray you have a choice: take a short cut (D22) to Domfront, or go via Flers, which is a bit longer but a better road, also to Domfront.
- At Domfront turn onto the N176 (signed Alençon. Look out for a village called Couptrain. Turn left onto the D3 (signed Carrouge), & follow the detailed sketch map we will send on receipt of your booking form.

Where is it?

Approximate distances and driving times to COUPTRAIN are:

	Miles	Km	Hours
Golf course	10	16	¼
Alençon	20	32	½
Le Mans	44	70	1
Caen	50	80	1½
St Malo	88	140	2
Le Havre	112	180	2½
Cherbourg	120	192	3
PARIS	140	230	3
Calais	212	340	4½

Local driving is easy: the roads are usually very quiet

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