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Francis
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Buckinghamshire, UK |
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Self-catering gîtes
We have two gîtes available: the single storey La Grange, with it's modern atmosphere, and the more traditional, two storey La Petite Maison. Both gîtes are available for rental all year round. Each gîte has its own private garden, and is fully equipped and furnished.
Heated swimming pool
While you are with us relax in the heated swimming pool. Situated within the quiet and secluded grounds of La Ferme de l'Église, it is perfect for enjoying a dip or a pool-side drink at anytime of the day. The 9 metre by 4.5 metre pool runs between depths of 1.4 metre and 1.2 metre at the shallow end, is heated to 28 degrees celcius, and complies with AFNOR safety standards NPF 90-308, as required by French law.
Gîte lets
Lettings run from Saturday to Saturday and long term lets can be arranged for those of you wanting to make a base in the area.
We are happy to offer week, fortnight or flexible short breaks. And, however long you stay, we can offer a wealth of literature and personal knowledge about the wide range of attractions in the surrounding area.
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What’s
on offer?
Accommodation: up to 6 people*
Configuration: two stories
Ground floor
Kitchen
Lounge
Dining/living room with large open fireplace
First floor
Two double bedrooms, one with a private terrace
Bathroom
*An additional adjoining double bedroom can be made
available allowing a larger group to share the accommodation,
this is charged at £100 extra per week. |
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Lindi
and Pete
London, UK |
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Local amenities
Village shop
There is an épicerie (general shop) in the village that
is a couple of minutes walk, turn right out of the drive then turn
right into the driveway that has gas bottles in the entrance. There
is a bread van that comes to the village on Monday, Wednesday,
Friday and Saturday. Bread can be ordered in the shop for collection
later in the morning. Twice a week a meat van comes to the village and once
a week there are vans delivering vegetables and fish. You’ll
need to listen out for the van horns and they generally stop by
the car park (by the mairie and the shop).
Supermarkets
There are six supermarkets within 12 miles (19 km) of La Ferme
de l’Église:
Intermarché Lezay (8 miles, 13 km):
This is the only supermarket in the area that is open on Sunday
from 09:00 to midday.
Intermarché Couhé (6 miles, 9.6
km)
SuperU Sauzé Vaussais (8 miles, 13 km)
Civray Savigné on the outskirts there
is a large supermarket and shopping mall.
Leclerc Ruffec (12 miles, 19km)
Auchan on the road to Poitiers, and other large Hypermarkets in
Poitiers.
Sunday supermarket opening times
In addition
to the Intermarche at Lezay, there is a small Spar in Sauze Vaussais
open until midday, and a COOP in the centre of Civray also open
to midday.
Fuel availability
All of the supermarkets sell fuel. The Intermarché in Lezay
is the only one selling fuel on a Sunday, 09:00–12:00. These
are all serviced by attendants taking cash or card payments.
The petrol stations on the N10 are open on
Sundays. Some of these are ‘express’, which means
you can only pay using a credit or debit card. The French language
instructions on the automatic pumps are fairly straight-forward
to understand, so you can use your cards issued in the UK. |
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Linen
Both gîtes come supplied with fresh bed linen, duvets, pillows and
towels (helping to make your luggage a little more manageable)
and a welcome basket awaits your arrival.
Kitchen
A kettle, toaster, coffee maker, crockery, glasses, cutlery, pots
and pans etc are supplied.
Television, DVDs and CDs
There are flat screen televisions with a DVD player in each gîte.
Satellite TV is available in La Grange, broadcast TV in La Petite Maison. CDs can be
played through the DVD players. There is a small selection of DVDs
available, however we don’t have any for children and so
please feel free to bring your own. The DVD players are for region
2 discs.
Internet
Wireless Internet access is available in both gîtes.
Babies and young children
Cots and high chairs are available if required, and we do have bedding
suitable for older babies (duvet, pillow and bed linen) - please
let us know if you need these.
Gardens
Each gîte has its own private garden space at the rear of each property,
with tables and chairs, perfect for summer evenings.
Barbecue
A barbecue can be made available for you. There is a childrens swing set in La Petite Maison garden. A paddling pool , croquet, badminton and boule sets are available to both gîtes. |
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While you are staying with us why not hire a French classic to tour in? Choose between a Citroën DSuper 5 and DS 23ie, which are available for hire in conjunction with our gîte rental. |
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