- Chant du Noireau
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Chant du Noireau
Sleeps 8 to 10
With its enclosed gardens
and well established orchard leading down to the banks of the
River Noireau, our house provides both comfort and space. Chant
du Noireau itself is in the countryside and yet it takes only
5 minutes on foot to reach the centre of Pont d'Ouilly.
We had the house built
in 1998 (by French builders under the direction of a French architect)
on the site of an old cottage which unfortunately had seen better
days.
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- The accommodation
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All four bedrooms have en-suite facilities,
with bath and/or shower.
Two of the bedrooms have 5ft double beds
and the other two have zip-and-link 3ft twin beds. All of the
beds have pocket-sprung mattresses.
One of the bedrooms is on the ground floor.
For further details click on Internal
Layout
We supply duvets and pillows, but not the
bed-linen itself.
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sofa bed, three other three-seater settees, 32" LCD television,
digital satellite receiver (non-subscription services) CD player
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The sitting-dining room has a table for
10, a sitting area and hi-fi equipment - cd player, iPod dock
and tuner.
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There is a TV and a video upstairs in the
mezzanine sitting area.
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The fitted kitchen has:
- a dishwasher
- microwave
- mini oven/grill
- fridge/freezer
- electric oven
- ceramic hob
- automatic washing machine
- tumble dryer
- filter coffee maker
- toaster.
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The house
has under-floor electric heating in the living areas and has
centrally programmed electric convectors elsewhere in the house
For more pictures of the house click
here
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The gardens
are fenced off from the orchard, with gates to enable parents
to prevent children going down to the river unaccompanied. There
is a barbecue in the front garden, a boules pitch in the side
garden and garden furniture is provided.
click here
for more pictures of the gardens and orchard
There is ample parking and covered storage
for bikes etc in the garage.
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- Pont d'Ouilly
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- For more pictures of the town, click
here
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Pont d'Ouilly is a small bustling town
with many shops, including a mini-supermarket, boulangeries/patisseries,
butchers/charcuterie, pharmacy, newsagent, hairdressers, post-office,
petrol station, restaurants and bars.
The river
Noireau meets the larger river Orne in the town. The bridge across
the Orne gives wonderful views and is at the heart of the town,
joining what were formerly two separate communities.
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bridge, at the side of the Orne on Sunday afternoons during the
season, there is an open air dance - la Guingette - at which
everyone is welcome.
It is an important kayaking centre, but there are also pedalos
and rowing boats for the less adventurous. It is an excellent
area for fishing - daily/fortnightly licences are available in
the town. There is a park with boules pitches just down the road
by the side of the Orne. Tennis, archery and horse riding are
available locally and officially marked walks begin just down
the lane which leads to the house itself.
Within
15 minutes of the town by car you will find golf, swimming in
a modern pool with water slides etc., climbing, bungee jumping,
water sports, hang gliding, miniature furniture and railway museums,
craft and geological/mining museums and, of course, chateaux
and beautifully laid out gardens. Some facilities are only available
in the main season.
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- The area
- Pont d'Ouilly
is in the Department of Calvados. It is about 1 hour from the
ferry port at Caen (Ouistreham), 1 1/2 hours from Le Havre, 2
hours from Cherbourg, 3 hours from Paris and 3 1/2 hours from
the Channel Tunnel terminal at Calais along the motorway.
The town
is at the centre of the Suisse Normande, an area known for its
beautiful undulating countryside and its rivers. It is also an
area where local produce is much in evidence, including well-known
cheeses such as Camembert, Pont l'Evequeand Livarot.
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ferry from Portsmouth to Caen
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Nor should you forget the cider,Calvados
and Pommeau which are all widely available at the many producers
along the "Route du Cidre".
Only
15 minutes away by car is the ancient town of Falaise, with its
popularweekly market, interesting churches and, of course, the
famous Castle, birthplace of William the Conqueror. Bayeux
is an hour's drive away, as are the D-day beaches and the impressive
'Memorial pour la Paix' at Caen.
There are a number of excellent but sensibly
priced restaurants in the area, details of which are supplied
as part of the information pack provided when a booking is made.
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Buckingham Properties - 101 Coventry Road, Coleshill, Warwickshire,
B46 3EX
tel: 01675 464936 fax:
01675 467976 e-mail: heather@bprops.co.uk
for calls from outside the UK:
tel: 00 44 1675 464936 fax:
00 44 1675 467976
Partners: Paul Buckingham and Heather Buckingham
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