Review for the Farmhouse

Merci à vous pour ce magnifique séjour. Continuez à tenir ce lieu magique en parfait état, c'est incroyable! Merci aussi à Louis pour son amabilité avec Andréa. Bon courage à vous tous... et merci beaucoup.
Best Regards
Boris

Shade for the pool area

This year we have been updating our pool area, earlier we added the margelles (edging tiles) around the pool, outdoor shower and we also put a large sun shade at one end of the pool, so you can get some shade from the hot summer sun.

Bastille Day Celebrations in Landrais

Bastille Day on the 14th July is celebrated all over France usually with festivals & fireworks. In our little village of Landrais in the afternoon they have games for the children. In the evening the mairie organises a 4 course meal this usually consists of roasting a suckling pig or a choice of Charentaise escargot (snails) or sardines with a good local band playing. Then when it is dark the children are given lanterns & everybody goes through the village to the field where there is a firework display followed by a disco outside the mairie, all with a fantastic atmosphere.

Surf school on Ile d'oleron

Today we learnt to surf on the island of Oléron at the Grand village plage. We arrived at 9.30am & the lesson was for 2hrs for 26euros each & the monitors are bilingual.

Customer comment

3rd - 17th July

We have had a lovely holiday in the farmhouse and feel to have been here forever! We feel to have experienced a real honour of french life especially Bastille day celebrated in Landrais and an evening meal in Surgeres evening market.
Highlights:
1) Grown-ups
-Ile de Re cycling day trip
-Saint Jean d'Angely market and wandering
-Saintes ampitheatre and arch and trip on the Charente
-Bastille day in Landrais
-La Rochelle night life especially street performersa
2) Kids
-Pool
-French TV
-Pool
-Louis
-Pool
-Rabbit
-Pool
-Guinea pig!
Best wishes to Suzanne & Nigel

The Murrays
Edinburgh

Customer comment

July 3rd - 17th

Lovely stay here. It's clear that so much effort has gone into these gites to make everyone's stay as comfortable as possible. Love the area and will certainly return.

Best wishes

The Tiernan family

Going for a dip

It's 34° in the shade by the pool and the temperature in the pool reads 26° perfect for cooling off on these hot summer days.

Customer comment for the Farmhouse

3rd June 2010

Like previous guests we have had a wonderful stay at the farmhouse. Such a beautiful house and so well styled! Thankyou Nigel and Suzanne for your hospitality and helpful suggestions. Could we add Brouage to the list of "must do's". Stunning little visit to make. It has been wonderful to explore the area and to come back to the welcome pool each day.
Thankyou

From Derek, Dee, Elysabeth and Ali.
Cambridge UK & Hong Kong!