Traditional Country Cottage, 2 Bedrooms sleeps 2/5
Breuil Barret, Near La Châtaigneraie, Vendee
Central to La Rochelle, Poitiers, Puy du Fou and Venise Verte

Renovated and enlarged, with two bedrooms created on the first floor, this traditional gîte is now an attractive character home with exposed beams, original bread oven, wood-burning stove and has a large level garden. In an old farm setting with distant views over the rolling Vendée countryside, the cottage is well placed for exploring the region, being central to La Rochelle/west coast beaches, Poitiers, Puy du Fou and Venise Verte.

Accommodation:

One double bedroom and one twin room (low head-height) for which a third bed is available. There is a comfortable lounge-dining room with sofa, easy chairs, dining table & chairs, radio/CD/cassette player, games & books. The bathroom has a 'sabot' bath/shower and basin and a separate toilet. The kitchen is fitted with a gas cooker, fridge-freezer, microwave, coffee maker, toaster, ample crockery, cutlery & cookware.

The cottage is attached to the main house and, at the front, faces onto the old farm courtyard and, at the rear, the kitchen door opens straight onto the large level garden with table/chairs, sunloungers, barbeque etc. Childrens garden toys, boules and badminton are available. Parking is alongside the cottage.
We also have a studio apartment, ideal for 2/3 people, on the Vendee coast at Jard Sur Mer. Details on our web site.

The small hamlet of La Viollière is surrounded by gently rolling countryside made up of fields and small woods; a very rural retreat but easy to find and well connected for easy exploring. Our nearest village, Breuil Barret (2kms) has a restaurant/bar with outside seating and a good boulangerie-épicerie, a pretty old church, tennis court and two hairdressers. The nearby town of La Châtaigneraie (6kms) offers three supermarkets, banks, bars and restaurants and the normal complement of small shops. It also has a good outdoor swimming pool and tennis courts. The local leisure lake is just a few minutes away and is very popular for picnics and walks (fishing permits are available) and there is also a children's play area. A café/bar opens in high season, with a small swimming pool adjacent, which is very popular with children. Pedaloes and crazy golf are also available. Micro-lite flights, horse-riding, go-karting and treetop adventures are also available nearby, for the more adventurous.

There are many nearby places of interest such as the medieval village of Vouvant with lovely views over the ancient ramparts, the forest of Mervent with walks, activity parks and large lake for swimming and boating, Mouilleron en Pareds - the birthplace of George Clemenceau, Bazoges en Pareds with its wonderful donjon (keep) and medieval garden, Fontenay le Comte, a rennaisance town and former capital of the Vendée. A little further away you will find the tranquil waterways of the Venise Verte and Puy du Fou - the amazing historical park of Vendée history. There are also several weekly markets in the area.
Further afield, and worth a visit, is the famous ancient port of La Rochelle is just 1h 10mins drive, or 1h 20mins drive to the wonderful west coast beaches between La Tranche sur Mer and Jard sur Mer for swimming, surfing or body-boarding. Poitier with Futuroscope and Saumur on the Loire can both be reached in 1h 30mins.
 

Contact:

Christine Woodman

Tel: +33 (0) 251 87 44 82
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