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La Chenaiserie, Beauchene, Tinchebray, Normandy
Charming 18th Century Farmhouse, 3
Bedrooms, 3 Bathrooms, Sleeping 6/7
Plunge Pool
This charming 18th Century property
lies in the heart of the attractive Orne department of southern
Normandy. The house is approached by a gravel drive between an avenue of
young red oak trees. The property is centrally situated in 5 acres of
grounds consisting of an orchard, a field and young woodlands with
elevated south-westerly views overlooking the orchard and lovely countryside. It is not
isolated and yet offers total privacy where you can enjoy a really
relaxing and stress-free holiday.
La Chenaiserie was purchased as a ruined farmhouse in 1997 and had not
been previously occupied since just before World War II. It has been
renovated throughout to a high standard for modern living conditions
whilst still retaining the property's traditional rural character - oak
beams, two large Norman granite fireplaces with wood-burning stoves and
tiled floors.
La Chenaiserie can accommodate 6 guests in its 3 spacious
furnished bedrooms.
The comfortably
furnished sitting room has a TV with satellite channels, music centre
and a Hunter wood-burning stove in the traditional Norman granite
fireplace. The dining room is furnished with an oak dining table which
can seat 10 people, and has an efficient Jotul wood-burning stove in the
granite fireplace and the oak staircase gives access to the 1st floor.
In the kitchen there is a breakfast table with 4 chairs. The kitchen is
fully equipped with an electric oven, ceramic easy-clean hob and
microwave. There is a double bowl sink unit, dish-washer and fridge over
a 3 drawer freezer. A washing machine is located in the adjoining
utility room.
There is a bathroom on the 1st floor with bath, basin, bidet, WC and
heated towel rail. In the spacious attic there is a shower room with
basin, WC and heated towel rail. On the ground floor there is a shower
room with basin, WC and heated towel rail in the kitchen wing.
Located in the adjoining barn there is garden furniture with sun parasol
for the summer months and electric clothes drier. There is also a choice
of charcoal burning barbecues for use on the extensive gravel terrace to
the front and rear of the house. The old pump over the well in front of
the house is in operation but is only used for watering the garden.
Plunge Pool: a large plunge pool is available to use in the summer by arrangement
with the caretaker.
Services: Mains electricity, mains water, telephone (in-coming calls
only), oil-fired domestic hot water and central heating.
Normandy can cater for all the family on
holiday. From historic, mediaeval towns to action packed tours on a
canoe. From bungee jumping off viaducts to bowling alleys and swimming
complexes. It can accommodate all tastes too, with exclusive restaurants
to cosy local bistros bustling with the friendly local people, all
ordering the 'plat du jour'. Normandy has it all.
There is good local shopping at Tinchebray (10km) where there is an
excellent supermarket with a very keenly priced filling station. Nearby
in the village of St Cornier-des-Landes (3km) there is a bakery and an
excellent mini-supermarket with its own butchery.
Why not enjoy a visit to the Haras du Pin (the National Stud Farm) set
in vast beautiful green countryside. Each Thursday, June to September,
you will see the amazing presentation of stallions and carriages. We
also have several riding schools within 10km for those wishing to ride
out in the local area.
Domfront, at just 13 kms, is a town steeped in history dating back to
the 11th Century. The medieval town itself retains its cobbled streets,
secret courtyards and half timbered houses with worn steps which sit
well alongside the grandeur of the Mairies and other manor houses.
Flers is the nearest large town to the property, at just 15 kms,
with things to do for the whole family including a modern bowling alley
and exciting flumes and swimming pool. Flers has several large
supermarkets and an excellent twice weekly market on Wednesdays and
Saturdays. The chateau at Flers has an art gallery and with its
attractive gardens and grounds, is well worth a visit.
Southern Normandy has some excellent golf courses with a new 18 hole
course at Vers (30 minutes) and an excellent links course at Granville
(75 minutes) which also has a superb restaurant.
Canoeing and kayaking can be found on the river Orne at Pont D'Ouilly in
the Suisse Normand (40 minutes) and in the Parc Naturel de Normandie-Maine
on the river Sarthe and the river Varenne.
A visit to the Haras du Pin (National Stud
Farm) is well worth the longish drive (75 minutes) set in beautiful
countryside. Each Thursday, June to September, you will see the amazing
presentation of stallions and horse drawn carriages.
Falaise, a small town dominated by an enormous Anglo-Norman fortress, is
the birthplace of William the Conqueror. Stroll through the streets and
admire the 17 & 18th century residences.
A visit to Mont St. Michel at 67 kilometres is a must. The long history is
thought to date back to 708, and the Benedictines settled in the abbey
in the 10th century, while a village grew up below its’ walls.
Classified as a historic monument in 1874, it underwent major
restoration work. Visitors can now experience the splendour of the abbey
that people of the middle ages regarded as a representation of the
heavenly Jerusalem on earth, an image of paradise. The bay of Mont St
Michel is also a 'must visit', the tide is said to come in as fast as
'galloping horses', guided walks are given during the summer months
tracing the steps of pilgrim forefathers. Mont St Michel has been listed
as a world heritage site by UNESCO since 1979.
The
D-day beaches are within 90 minutes, where you can follow the history of the D-Day landings and the
‘Battle of Normandy’. At Arromanches you will find the 360° cinema and
war museum. Visit the English, American and German cemeteries. Norman
soil is the final resting place for almost 20,000 soldiers who
never returned. Nearer, and due north of Vers is the fascinating war
museum of St. Martin-des-Besaces where there is an English curator who
gives a most interesting brief and vivid description of the battle of
|Normandy.
Bayeux is a major tourist attraction, best known to British and French
visitors for the Bayeux tapestry, made to commemorate the Norman
conquest of England in 1066. It also has a fine cathedral which
miraculously survived serious damage in the war where there is a stained
glass window dedicated to units of the British Army.
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