The House
Bedroom 1 – 1 Queen and 1 single bed, French windows opening onto terrace. Flooded with morning light (presuming you don’t close the shutters) and stunning views across the valley. Bathroom adjoins.
Bedroom 2 – Double bed, windows opening onto terrace, same aspect as bedroom 1. Picture shown.
Bedroom 3 – The bunk room. Contains a bunk bed and a single bed and built in wardrobe.
Bedroom4/living room - new double sofa-bed available if this room is to be used as a bedroom.
Kitchen/dining room –With beautiful solid oak work benches and dining table, French doors opening onto the dining terrace and adjoining the Garden Room the kitchen truly feels like the centre of the house and makes holiday cooking a pleasure rather than a chore. It is fully equipped with Smeg fridge, gas hob, electric oven, microwave, dishwasher, pressure cooker, cherry stoner etc. Charcoal barbecue on the terrace along with outdoor dining table and chairs.
Living room – cool in summer this room contains a wealth of old books, an equally old piano, a selection of board games, the television and DVD player, two arm chairs and a sofa-bed and is perfect to escape to in the heat of the day. Can also be used as a bedroom. Cosy in winter it contains a large wood burning fire.
Garden Room –Comfortably furnished with two three-seater sofas this bright living space adjoins the kitchen and has French windows opening on to the terrace. The best place to watch the sunset and listen to the frogs in the little pond.
Bathroom 1 – adjoining (but not ensuite) to bedroom 1. Shower, corner bath, loo etc.
Bathroom 2 – shower, loo etc.
Please check photo gallery for details.
The Gardens
Set on 5 acres of sloping land at the edge of a hill these gardens are a children’s paradise. Steps lead up to a climbing tree, the oak tree has a swing and there is a trapeze and a paddling pool which you are welcome to fill and use for the duration of your stay. All children’s play areas used at your own risk, please don’t sue us if someone falls off the swing or out of the tree…
There is an orchard with apple, peach, nectarine, fig and cherry trees. Something is sure to be ripe during your visit so please make good use of everything that you find.
There is a small frog pond in the garden, just by the garden room. Please use the safety cover if you have small children, they do love to try and catch the frogs.
There are a number of sun-loungers and reclining chairs for your use, feel free to move them around the garden as you wish.
Please check photo gallery for full details.
Swimming
There are many options for cooling off when the weather is hot; these are just a few.
- The lake at Mollieres (a 5 minute drive) which is open to the public and has a good children’s play area, pedal boats, ice-cream kiosk etc. (see photo on home page). It is a bit like spending the day at the beach but not as busy.
- La Francaise (a 10 minute drive) has a full size public swimming pool with a large children’s pool.
- The river, gorgeous clean running water and shady grassy picnic spots make this a favourite for us.
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