the farm from the main entrance
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Thanks John and Abi - a relaxing two days in this lovely setting.
Francis and Micheline
Buckinghamshire, UK
 

Self-catering gîtes

We have two gîtes available: the single storey La Grange, with it's modern atmosphere, and the more traditional, two storey La Petite Maison. Both gîtes are available for rental all year round. Each gîte has its own private garden, and is fully equipped and furnished.

Heated swimming pool

While you are with us relax in the heated swimming pool. Situated within the quiet and secluded grounds of La Ferme de l'Église, it is perfect for enjoying a dip or a pool-side drink at anytime of the day. The 9 metre by 4.5 metre pool runs between depths of 1.4 metre and 1.2 metre at the shallow end, is heated to 28 degrees celcius, and complies with AFNOR safety standards NPF 90-308, as required by French law.

Gîte lets

Lettings run from Saturday to Saturday and long term lets can be arranged for those of you wanting to make a base in the area.

We are happy to offer week, fortnight or flexible short breaks. And, however long you stay, we can offer a wealth of literature and personal knowledge about the wide range of attractions in the surrounding area.
La Grange
La Grange

What’s on offer?
Accommodation: up to 4 people
Configuration: single storey

Kitchen
Lounge with wood burning stove
Dining area
Bathroom
Two double bedrooms
 
Link to a page about La Grange
 
La Petite Maison
La Petit Maison

What’s on offer?
Accommodation: up to 6 people*
Configuration: two stories

Ground floor
Kitchen
Lounge
Dining/living room with large open fireplace

First floor
Two double bedrooms, one with a private terrace
Bathroom

*An additional adjoining double bedroom can be made available allowing a larger group to share the accommodation, this is charged at £100 extra per week.

Link to a page about La Petite Maison
Picture of the view from the heated swimming pool looking towards the church Relax by the heated swimming pool
Lindi and Pete
London, UK

Local amenities

There is a Co-op Mini Market, a hotel with bar and restaurant and a tabac in nearby Chaunay. There is a bread van that comes to the village on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday. Twice a week a meat van comes to the village and once a week there are vans delivering vegetables and fish. You’ll need to listen out for the van horns and they generally stop by the car park (by the Mairie).

Supermarkets
There are six supermarkets within 12 miles (19 km) of La Ferme de l’Église:

Intermarché Lezay (8 miles, 13 km): This is the only supermarket in the area that is open on Sunday from 09:00 to midday.

Intermarché Couhé (6 miles, 9.6 km)

SuperU Sauzé Vaussais (8 miles, 13 km)

Civray Savigné on the outskirts there is a large supermarket and shopping mall.

Leclerc Ruffec (12 miles, 19km)

Auchan on the road to Poitiers, and other large Hypermarkets in Poitiers.

Sunday supermarket opening times
In addition to the Intermarché at Lezay, there is a small Spar in Sauze Vaussais open until midday, and a Carrefour in the centre of Couhé also open to midday.

Fuel availability
All of the supermarkets sell fuel. The Intermarché in Lezay is the only one selling fuel on a Sunday, 09:00–12:00. These are all serviced by attendants taking cash or card payments.

The petrol stations on the N10 are open on Sundays. Some of these are ‘express’, which means you can only pay using a credit or debit card. The French language instructions on the automatic pumps are fairly straight-forward to understand, so you can use your cards issued in the UK.

What's included
  fresh linen  

Linen
Both gîtes come supplied with fresh bed linen, duvets, pillows and towels (helping to make your luggage a little more manageable) and a welcome basket awaits your arrival.

Kitchen
A kettle, toaster, coffee maker, crockery, glasses, cutlery, pots and pans etc are supplied.

Television, DVDs and CDs
There are flat screen televisions with a DVD player in each gîte. Satellite TV is available in La Grange, broadcast TV in La Petite Maison. CDs can be played through the DVD players. There is a small selection of DVDs available, however we don’t have any for children and so please feel free to bring your own. The DVD players are for region 2 discs.

Internet
Wireless Internet access is available in both gîtes.

Babies and young children
Cots and high chairs are available if required, and we do have bedding suitable for older babies (duvet, pillow and bed linen) - please let us know if you need these.

Gardens
Each gîte has its own private garden space at the rear of each property, with tables and chairs, perfect for summer evenings.

Barbecue
A barbecue can be made available for you. There is a childrens swing set in La Petite Maison garden. A paddling pool , croquet, badminton and boule sets are available to both gîtes.

Hire a Citroen DS
While you are staying with us why not hire a French classic to tour in? Choose between a Citroën DSuper 5 and DS 23ie, which are available for hire in conjunction with our gîte rental.
More about Citroen DS hire
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