Royan area holiday farmhouse: Chenac St Seurin d'Uzet

Summary of The House 3 Bedrooms, Sleeps 6

Description Farmhouse, 200 m²,
3 Bedrooms, Sleeps 6, 1 Bathroom
Facilities beach, village, garden, TV, DVD, parking
Katie and Mike Harrington
+33 (0)684-134883
+33 (0)674-520162
Speaks: English, French

Photos and Description of this Royan area holiday farmhouse Two self-catered properties, each sleeping 6, near to the beach

La Blanchetterie is a beautiful charentaise farmhouse and gite set in the quiet village of Chenac, facing south with fantastic views of the Gironde estuary, just 10 minutes from the nearest beach of Meschers. Complete with pool, the property is set in an acre of garden, surrounded by vineyards and sunflowers. The adjoining village of St Seurin d'Uzet used to be the centre of caviar production in France. The region is famous for not just caviar, but oysters, wine and cognac. The property has been restored to keep a lot of the original features, including exposed beams and stone fireplaces. Each house is well equipped, all linen and bath towels are provided. The owners, Katie and Mike Harrington, live at the property in a converted barn behind the house and are at hand to answer any questions, and maybe take you on a tour of a working vineyard for those who are keen to do a bit of tasting, including the local Pineau.

Details for The House 3 Bedrooms, Sleeps 6, 1 Bathroom

Built in around 1900, the house has been decorated to a high standard and is very spacious. Downstairs is a big open plan well-equipped kitchen and dining room with a very large living room next door with french doors out to the garden and pool. Upstairs there are two double rooms and one twin all with fabulous views. There is a large family bathroom with bath and walk-in shower.
Royan area farmhouse rental - La Blanchetterie

La Blanchetterie

Royan area farmhouse rental - The sitting room in the house

The sitting room in the house

Royan area farmhouse rental - The sitting room in the gite

The sitting room in the gite

Royan area farmhouse rental - The Garden and Pool

The Garden and Pool

Location: Royan area in France

Nearest Airport: Bordeaux and La Rochelle at 100 Kilometres
Nearest Ferry: St Malo at 400 Kilometres
Nearest Train: Royan at 20 Kilometres
Nearest Motorway: A10 junction 36 at 15 Kilometres
Nearest Beach: beach at 12.0 Kilometres
Car: necessary
Chenac is situated in a great location with something for everyone. There are fantastic beaches, the closest, Meschers, being just 10 mintues away, St Georges de Didonne 15 minutes and Royan 20 mintues, and all with a variety of water sports. There are a selection of great golf courses at Saintes, Royan, Cognac and La Rochelle. Anyone who like walking and cycling there are endless trails to follow with plenty of birds watching and wild life to sport. And of course endless chances to sample the wines and cognac of the region. Of course should you wish to you can simply laze about by the pool and enjoy the peace. The very pretty ports of Mortagne and Les Monards are very close by with their choice of restaurants and bars to sample the local cuisine. There are also weekly markets selling lots of fantastic local produce. The historic towns and cities of Bordeaux, Saintes, Cognac and La Rochelle are all worth a visit and the Medoc can be accessed by ferry from Royan.

Availability for this holiday farmhouse rental in Royan area, France

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Accommodation and facilities for this holiday farmhouse rental in Royan area, France

Property Type:
  • farmhouse (semi-detached)

Accommodation Type:
  • self-catering

Floor Area:
  • 200 m²

Location Type:
  • beach
  • village

Theme:
  • away from it all
  • tourist attractions

General:
  • towels provided
  • linen provided

Kitchen:
  • oven
  • fridge
  • hob
  • dish washer
  • freezer
  • microwave
  • 4 ring stove
  • grill

Living Room:
  • fireplace
  • comfy seating for 8 people

Dining:
  • dining room
  • highchair
  • seating for 6 people

Bathrooms:
  • 1 Bathroom
  • Bathroom - Shower Enclosure, Toilet, Bath (no shower)

Bedrooms:
  • 3 bedrooms, sleeps maximum of 6 people
  • Bedroom 1 - 1 Large Double Bed
    Bedroom 2 - 1 Double Bed
    Bedroom 3 - 2 Single Bed
Entertainment:
  • TV
  • video player
  • radio
  • DVD
  • CD

Outside:
  • barbecue
  • garden
  • child's swing
  • parking
  • 12 garden chairs
  • 6 bicycles

Swimming Pools:
  • outdoor pool

Suitability:
  • not suitable for elderly or infirm
  • children welcome
  • long term rentals available
  • wheelchair inaccessible
  • non smoking only

Local Activities:
  • fishing
  • cycling
  • golf
  • horse riding
  • mountain biking
  • sailing
  • surfing
  • swimming
  • tennis
  • walking
  • water skiing
  • wind-surfing

Attractions:
  • caves
  • churches
  • marina
  • theme parks

Leisure Activities:
  • bird watching
  • freshwater fishing
  • gambling casinos
  • jet skiing
  • live theatre
  • pier fishing
  • sight seeing

Nearby Attraction / Facility:
  • restaurants
  • ruins
  • scenic drives
  • winery tours
  • zoo

Further details for this holiday farmhouse rental in Royan area, France

Golf:

Bicycles: We have a range of bicycles for rent to our guests.

Meals: We will quite happily cook for you on any amount of evenings during your stay. Don't hesitate to ask us for more details on this.

Reviews for this holiday farmhouse rental in Royan area, France

Rating
5 out of 5

Comments from Owner Guestbook

HRGuestBook55213 HR GuestBook
Review Submitted: December 6, 2007 Date of Stay: December 2007
Had a wonderful time, great house, great weather, will be telling all our friends about it! Thank you for your hospitality Katie and Mike, we hope to return soon.

What a fantastic week - weather brilliant (too hot sometimes, if that is possible). Thanks Katie and Mike for sharing your home with us - it is lovely.

What a fantastic two weeks. The weather has been great. The kids have spent most of the holiday in the pool. Cognac, the zoo, La Rochelle all well worth a visit. The most enjoyable part has been the excellent bike rides to Talmont, Mortagne and Port Maubert. Finally a very big thank you to Mike and Katie who have been excellent hosts.

We have had a great time. We particularly enjoyed Katie cooking us a meal, Saintes, Le Chateua des Enigmes for the kids, Cozes market, bike ride to Mortagnes.

We had a really nice time again. The weather has been great and its been fun playing with Holly and Stevie. Katies cooking is really yummy!
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Rating
5 out of 5

Can't get any better

3rd Time Bristol
Review Submitted: August 3, 2008 Date of Stay: July 2008
This was our second stay at La Blanchetterie - and this was the first time after 15 years of Gite type holidays in all parts of France that we went back to the same place. The reasons were simple - great house (we have stayed in both), great pool, great beaches, lovely envirnoment/weather and fantastic hosts.

Katie and Mike really showed us genuine hospitality - Mike is very good at topping up the wine glass and Katie's cooking is a real treat.

There is plenty to do but with 2 kids (under 10) we tended to be at the beach or near the pool.

A truely relaxing holiday - can't recommend it enough - we will go back again soon.
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Rating
5 out of 5

Willy Morgan

yankees New York, USA
Review Submitted: May 20, 2008 Date of Stay: June 2007
A great house with wonderful surroundings and exceptionally helpful and friendly hosts. Truly relaxing atmoshere with great local restaurants and facilities. I can not recommend this enough as a superb holiday choice. Thank you Katie and Mike for all your hospitality.
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Rating
5 out of 5

Probably the best kept secret in France

Neill Yorkshire
Review Submitted: May 20, 2008 Date of Stay: September 2007
We've stayed with Katie and Mike on two occasions now and thoroughly recommend La Blanchetteire. With two small boys, it's perfect. The swimming pool is right by the door, Meschers beach is a short drive away and the local restaurants love children.
And don't dismiss the local wine just because it's incredibly cheap - it's also very good indeed...
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