Location: Deux-Sevres in France
Nearest Airport:
La Rochelle at 100
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Nearest Ferry:
St Malo at 200
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Nearest Train:
Poitiers at 80
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Nearest Motorway:
Niort at 20
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Nearest Beach:
beach at 100.0
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Car: necessary
'Les Frenes' is in the tiny hamlet of La Nauliere, beside the forest of Secondigny and in the rolling countryside of the Gatines. Secondigny, 5k, has a well stocked supermarket, local shops, bars and restaurants, tennis courts, fishing, large swimming pool, picnic areas.
Excellent swimming lakes, suitable for all ages, are 15-20 minutes away, as is the golf course at Mazieres en Gatine. The medieval town of Parthenay is 16k NE, Niort is 25k S. Poitiers and Futuroscope are a 60 min drive. La Rochelle and the Atlantic coast are 70 min W. The ‘Puy du Fou’ is a dramatic spectacle of excitement and lights. The Marais Poitevin ('Green Venice'), is close by.