Le Camélia: Gite for up to 6 in tranquil river Don valley but close to amenities

• Rural but only 3 mins drive from town
• Rates fully inclusive - everything except food, drinks & personal toiletries
• All creature comforts and a home away from home

• Bedrooms: 2
• Sleeps: 6
• Distance from the nearest beach: 60 km
• Distance from nearest golf course: 30 km

Once an atelier for cider making - your perfect holiday home now. Completely renovated but with many original features left in place like oak beams, exposed stone walls and not a regular right angle to be seen. This building is truly unique in shape (a challenging renovation job) and ambiance but we hope you will be as charmed by its quirkiness as we are.

Enter by the porch made from the salvaged timbers of the cider press into the lovely light spacious open plan living area. It is tiled throughout the ground floor, with windows onto the garden and also onto the fields at the front of the property. The living area has a large comfy 3 seater sofa and a equally comfy sofa-bed, an armchair, rug, coffee table, TV (for DVD’s only), DVD player, music centre (radio, CD and tape player), large DVD film library, 2 lamps, large sideboard, books, indoor games and a massive woodburner.

The kitchen area is fully equipped with an electric cooker (4 solid rings), oven, microwave, toaster, electric kettle, large fridge with separate freezer compartment, washing machine, pots and frying pans, cutlery and dinner service for 8 place settings, mugs, teapot, cafétiere, utensils, tray, cutting boards, kitchen scissors, ironing board and iron, broom, mop and dustpan and brush. The very original wrought iron table and chairs seat 6 and it all adds up to a home away from home.

There is also a shower room with basin and WC on this floor as well as a handy broom cupboard.

Upstairs on the landing there is a large window overlooking the garden with a safety rail. Off the landing you enter a spacious double bedroom with a vaulted ceiling and exposed old oak beams and stone work walls. Fitted with a standard double bed and firm mattress, 2 bedside tables with lamps, large rug, chest of drawers with vanity top, a wardrobe with hangers and shelves, and a rattan chair. A hairdryer, UK plug adaptor, a fan and an oil filled electric radiator are also provided. There is plenty of space for a cot or a folding bed.

The twin room is further along and contains two standard single beds with firm mattresses, each with bedside tables and lights, a chest of drawers and an ornamental clothes rail with shelves. A fan and an oil filled electric radiator are also provided.

At the end of the corridor there is another independant shower room with basin, heater and WC.

Guemene Penfao is on the river Don and there is something for everyone; wonderful walks through forests, ancient chateaux, chapels and churches to visit, water sports of every kind, Karting, micralights, aqaujets and a lake with a safe beach area in nearby Plesse, 4 riding stables to suit all abilities, and there many restaurants. Les quatre cles is about a 3 minute drive from the town centre or easily reached on foot along a riverside path in about 15 minutes. Or how about spending a day in Paris, under 3 hours away direct from Redon Station which is only a 15 minute drive away. Rennes, Nantes, Vannes are all within easy reach for day trips. A 45 minute drive leads you to the banks of the river Loire, deep in the heart of the wine growing area around Nantes. Kilometres of sign posted scenic drives around the wine growing areas of Muscadet and Anjou, explore the vineyards whose owners extend a friendly welcome and advice whilst inviting you to taste the wine at their local "caves". Discover the sumptuous Châteaux and ornamental gardens, glorious relics of France's regal past, situated in the vicinity of Angers and Saumur.

Take to the skies in a Micralight from nearby Plesse and see the region from a birds eye view or take a ride in a horse and cart and have a wonderful guided tour of Guemene Penfao. Go to Nantes and see their fantastic new attraction - a huge mechanical elephant you can ride on and a collection of superb weird and wonderful mechanical underwater creatures Jules Verne would be proud of. The newly restored castle is also a 'must see' and good for a whole day's fascinating entertainment. The huge plus in visiting French cities is that parking is easy, accessible and cheap - go for the underground variety and pay as little as €6 for the whole day - NCP take note! It's not so much a question of 'what shall we do on holiday?' as 'how will we manage to do everything we want to in the time?' - Solution - book 3 weeks and/or come back again next year. You'll still find plenty to do and see.

Rates are fully inclusive of all utilities, bedding, linen, towels (if requested) tea towels and a comprehensive supply of cleaning and other sundry goods such as loo rolls, bin bags, kitchen towels, detergent & fabric softener, washing up liquid as well as cooking & olive oils and condiments. Basically we try to provide everything other than food, drink & personal toiletries so that there is no need for our guests to stock up on things they won't be able to use up in the space of a holiday. A 25% deposit secures booking; £100 refundable security deposit is required prior to commencement of holiday. Short and long break available of peak season, please contact us for details. Peak season changeover is Sat but flexible otherwise, contact us for availability.

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