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Chant
du Noireau
Sleeps 8 to
10 plus baby
4
double/twin bedrooms - all en
suite
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.
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- 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.
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of the bedrooms is on
the ground floor.
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is also a double sofa
bed in the lounge
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further details click on
Internal
Layout
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supply duvets and
pillows, but not the
bed-linen itself.
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is a cot and also a
high-chair
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lounge has a double sofa
bed, three other
three-seater settees, 32"
LCD television, digital
satellite receiver
(non-subscription services)
and French TV, CD player and
DVD player. |
Lounge
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The
sitting-dining room has a
table for 10, a sitting
area and hi-fi equipment -
a cd player and
tuner. Wi-fi
internet access is
available in the house.
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Kitchen
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The
fitted kitchen has:
- a
dishwasher
- microwave
- mini
oven/grill
- fridge/freezer
- electric
oven
- induction
hob
- automatic
washing machine
- tumble
dryer
- filter
coffee maker
- toaster.
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Kitchen
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is a dvd player and
screen upstairs in the
mezzanine sitting area.
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- General
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house has under-floor
electric heating in the
living areas and has
centrally programmed
electric convectors
elsewhere in the house.
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is a cot and also a
high-chair.
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do not accept pets.
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more pictures of the
house click here
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- Mezzanine
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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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town, click here
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Pont
d'Ouilly
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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by the 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
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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'Eveque and Livarot.
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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 popular weekly
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
e-mail:
heather@bprops.co.uk
for calls
from outside the UK:
tel: 00 44
1675 464936
Partners:
Paul Buckingham and Heather
Buckingham
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