We are just 3km from the beautiful historic town of Montreuil Bellay with it's Chateau & river. Montreuil Bellay is a very well serviced town with Supermarkets, Banks, Post Office, Newsagents, Hairdressers, Butchers, Bakers & Doctors. There is an outdoor swimming pool to enjoy during the summer months and various activites to be enjoyed on the river Thouet including canoeing, pedalos and fishing We are set on the edge of the beautiful Loire Valley, less than 15 minutes away from the vibrant town of Saumur, the old town of Thouars with beautiful views from the via-duct and the picturesque town of Doue La Fontaine which is the boasts one of the Worlds biggest rose collection along with it's annual rose festival and one of Europes leading zoo's. There are several vineyards close by which will welcome you in for a tour or wine tasting. We are conveniently situated for our quests enjoy the majority of the major attractions that this part of the Loire has to offer.
Weekend lets are available with the exclusion of July, August & September. Prices will be made at the time of enquiry dependant of number in party.
Pick up and departure from either Poiters or Tours airports or Saumur train station can be arranged. Prices will be submitted at time of enquiry.
From May onwards a discount of 20% is offered for all bookings of more than one weeks gite hire.
A discount is offered for occupancy of under 5 persons in the gite during the months of MAY, JUNE, OCT, NOV & DEC. This rate will be supplied at the time of enquiry.
Evening meals are available for the day of arrival or during your stay. Price for a three course meal, including wine, soft drinks and coffee is 12 Euros per person. Evening meals can be taken with the proprieters or in the comfort of your own gite.
For further information please look at our web site:
www.loirefarmhousegite.com
Description of Property
Ground Floor:-Shower/utility room - with wc, facilities for ironing.
Kitchen - fully equipped large kitchen/breakfast room. The kitchen equipment includes microwave, cooker, fridge with freezer compartment, washing machine, pressure cooker and coffee maker.
Lounge/dining room - spacious area with two large sofas, dining area and a wood burning fire set in the original stone of the area. There is a satellite TV, VCR, DVD, games console with seperate TV, CD & radio, selection of games and toys to suit the whole family and a variety of DVD's and books. The patio doors in the lounge lead onto a large paved terrace area with a barbecue, outside furniture for relaxing and outside dining.
First Floor
Bedroom 1 - with double bed, wardrobe, alarm clock radio, reading lamps, small vanity unit with seat for make up, hair dryer, shower cubicle, basin and WC
Bedroom 2 - with a double bed and single bed, wardrobe, table and chair, bedside cabinets, alarm clock radio, reading lamps, hairdryer, large family hydro massaging shower, basin, wc.
For young families the gite is equipped with a cot, high chair, stair gate and secure gates leading in and out of both gardens.
The farmhouse sits in an acre of secluded grounds, the area outside of the gite is paved and landscaped and provides plenty of seating in both the sun and shade. We have a 5 x 1.2 mtr splash pool and a large enclosed garden with swings, a slide, sandpit,small football goal, trampoline,badmington net & plenty of sports equipment.
There is a large vegetble plot and dependng on the season quests are welcome to pick there own, we also have four chickens which produce daily fresh eggs.
Additional facilities/information
Four adult bicycles are available plus 3 children’s bicycles for our guests to use during their stay.
A small but well equipped gym is available for our guests over the age of 16.
A 12v fridge box is available to use during your stay.
Phone & internet is available upon request for a small charge.
Linen included - Pillows, duvets, linen, towels & kitchen linen.
For guests staying longer than one week, all linen is changed at the end of the first week.
Suitability
Places of Interest
There are a host of historical sites within easy reach of the gite as well as 'Futurescope' at Poiters, the Zoo at Doue-la-Fontain, parks and amusement parks.