Holiday Gite Loire Valley, Allonnes, France

Saumur

   ...ref.no: 1626

Accommodation   (Self Catering Gite, sleeps: 6)

Kitchen oven gas hob microwave dishwasher fridge freezer	Bedrooms 2 bedrooms 1 double bed 2 single beds 1 cot 1 sofa bed	Bathrooms 1 shower room 2 toilets	Dining 1 table 6 chairs 1 high chair
Laundry washing machine dryer iron+board	Entertainment tv(terrestrial) CD player DVD player Internet access	Outdoors private garden pool table & chairs sun loungers barbecue parking

SAUMUR - Self-catering accommodation for 4-6
With two twin/double bedrooms, this gite can accommodate up to six.
The restored tuffeau stone internal wall gives character while being very typical of the traditional building methods in this area.
Saumur has access from the main farmyard in the front and to its own private garden area to the rear.
We want an efficient energy policy which keeps our usage and of course our, and therefore your, costs as low as possible.
Saumur is fully insulated and air-conditioned throughout, and Solar energy provides most of the hot water.
There is no lack of sun!

Features:

• Bedrooms: upstairs, one double, one twin.
  
• Kitchen: oven, double sink, microwave, gas cooker, fridge with separate freezer, dishwasher. Washing machine and dryer in the laundry.
  
• Main room: TV and DVD, large sofa-bed.
  
• Air conditioning: throughout.
  
• Internet: Wi-Fi.
  

Located in in the Loire Valley near Saumur and with extensive grounds and heated swimming pool, set in our 30-acre farm, to give you the best of both worlds.

This is a completely rural setting which makes for wonderful walking and cycling, but with very easy access, and good shops within two miles.

The thirty acres of le Chapy are surrounded by beautiful countryside where you can enjoy the river, lake, spring and swimming pool, without ever leaving.

Distances:

• Channel ports - le Havre - 3 hours
  
• Airports - Nantes - 1½ hours
  
• Train Station - Saumur - 10 to15 minutes
  

A selection of places to visit and things to do- all within about15 miles

• Allonnes - our nearest town for food and essential shopping
  
• Azay-le Rideau - The chateau is a Francis I masterpiece, and there is a museum for all ages
  
• Chinon - The town is beautiful and the castle magnificent
  
• Dolmens - pre-historic burial mounds, in Saumur at Bagneux
  
• La Ferme d'Antan - at Doue-la-Fontaine for children to cuddle animals
  
• Ile de Parnay - bird sanctuary near Montsoreau (visits only late -August to March
  
• Joan of Arc - exhibition, in the awesome Clock Tower of Chinon Castle
  
• Canoe and Kayak club at Saumur
  
• The first underground miniature park in miniature in the world - near Saumur
  
• Troglodyte - traditional cave communities: ROCHEMENIER and LES PERRIÈRES are great examples
  
• Water and Wine - are two key features of the area. In all its moods the Loire is impressive, and you could spend a week on vineyards alone.
  There is a weekly wine tour (in English) and tasting at Bourgueil in the summer, which has been taken and enjoyed my many of our guests - we can book you in.
  
• Aquarium - the biggest freshwater collection in Europe is at Lussault-sur-Loire, near Amboise, but that is just more than 15 miles away!
  
• Saumur railway station lies only a few minute's drive away, between us and the town. The TGV makes a day trip to Paris a realistic proposition, though a lot cheaper if you book ahead
  

Double bedroom

Twin bedroom

Shower room

Shower room

 

Kitchen

Sitting room

Terrace in private garden

Swimming pool

week: Sat-Sat sleeps: 6 s.catering: pool: pvt.garden: countryside: walking: cycling: swimming: canoeing: fishing: riding: