Le Haut Champ Gite

28/08/2024

Beautiful red squirrel visited our gîte guests front door this morning.

06/04/2024

A few photos of our woodland garden. This area at the back of Le Haut Champ was largely brambles and unloved until 2021. Over the past three years, with a mix of plants and wildflowers, it is gradually being transformed. The blue coloured bugles are flowering now, the bees love them. It's a bit hazy today, but still some nice photos.

13/03/2024

https://francetoday.com/culture/rebuilding-william-the-conquerors-ship-in-honfleur/?fbclid=IwAR0xbcmZB4OZ3A3Kmq8TAWeDVyduTJQ6p3tcOKuapiBZxVFT-GyHmkRQfow If you are travelling to north Normandy from the UK and heading south to Le Haut Champ Gite, this is well worth a stopover. The new project opens this month - the incredible rebuilding of William the Conqueror's flagship.

Enjoy an exclusive preview of the La Mora project : bringing about the revival of William the Conqueror’s ship in Honfleur, Normandy.

06/03/2024

We're giving our website Le Haut Champ Gite a spring clean 🌷!
Soon we'll be launching our new site. In the meantime, if you wish to contact us email [email protected], phone +33 (0)233 68 15 84 or via Messenger.

A bientôt!

Simon & Anne

30/10/2023

A young owl enjoying the sunshine on our roof 🦉.

It rained heavily the day before - and the following day he sat there for several hours before flying off at dusk.

Apparently the owl's soft fleathery plums do not like the wet weather! Hence the sunbathing....

We are fortunate in having an owl nest attached to Le Haut Champ Gite, so owls are regular visitors. Mostly we hear them at night - so this sighting was a real treat.

16/10/2023

Even though we have lived in France for many years, we are surprised often with the many new places we find to discover - all within 1 hour's drive of Le Haut Champ. Recently we spent a lovely day exploring Combourg in the Ile-et-Vilaine. The photo is a view of the château, which you can visit for a guided tour; and enjoy walking in the park surrounds.

28/08/2023

This year's more temperate weather here on the Normandy/Brittany borders has been great for our Damson plum tree!

We harvested around 5.5kg last week and Anne has preserved much of the delicious fruit for jam and compotes. We also had a pretty good year for chillies too - we use most of the red chillies for sweet chilli sauce.

For those in the UK, enjoy your Summer Bank Holiday!

14/07/2022

Amazing display lasting 30 minutes in celebration of the Fête Nationale (today). Proud of our town of 5,000 people to put on such a fantastic show. We enjoyed all the Beatles songs too which they played as the fireworks whizzed and banged - I could be heard singing along to Yesterday so won't broadcast that one!

14/07/2022

The spectacular finale to the fireworks display at Saint-Hilaire-du-Harcouët last night. Amazing - all of the fireworks were accompanied by music from the Beatles.

Le final spectaculaire du feu d'artifice à Saint-Hilaire-du-Harcouët hier soir. Incroyable - tous les feux d'artifice étaient accompagnés de la musique des Beatles.

27/06/2022

🇬🇧 The Art et Sentiers is now in full swing in Saint Brice de Landelles!

We produced a short video to give you a flavour of what the 4km walk has to offer. 64 works of art to enjoy.

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🇫🇷 La 13e édition d'Art et Sentiers s'est ouverte ce mois-ci

Nous avons produit une courte vidéo pour vous donner un aperçu de ce que la promenade de 4 km a à offrir.

64 œuvres à découvrir.

Office de Tourisme Mont Saint-Michel - Normandie

Music: Only for Us - The Undertowns, Epidemic Sound

10/06/2022

Each year one of the village communes around our area host an event called 'Art et Sentiers'. 2022 is Saint-Brice-de-Landelles turn. It is an opportunity to create and share artwork exhibited in the open air, as you walk along two circular routes.

This year there are 64 exhibitors - and Anne has one! This is an apple shaped display, with photos framed and taken by Anne. It shows how important bees are, and apples that grow from the pollinisation.

The exhibits will be on display until September 15th.

Article for more information (in French):

https://actu.fr/normandie/saint-brice-de-landelles_50452/saint-brice-de-landelles-accueillera-la-13e-edition-d-art-et-sentiers-en-2022_45892733.html

25/03/2022

Delighted how the early spring garden is shaping up this year.

31/12/2021

Well, it's been another **interesting** year hasn't it?... however, 2022 is fast approaching!
We are looking forward to seeing family and friends next year, and we hope that 2022 brings you all peace, health and happiness.
Wishing everyone a Happy New Year.

20/11/2021

Good news for those who enjoy using the faster ferries.

10/05/2021

https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2021/may/10/david-hockney-on-joy-longing-and-spring-light-im-teaching-the-french-how-to-paint-normandy

Article about David Hockney, the famous artist who now lives in Normandy. We agree with David that the region is wonderfully green and inspiring, as well as the quality of light being superb.

While enjoying an idyllic lockdown in France, the 83-year-old artist has created perhaps his most important exhibition ever – offering hope to an injured world

02/04/2021

https://www.brittany-ferries.co.uk/information/coronavirus/ceo-message Information from Brittany Ferries regarding 2022 bookings.

The Easter weekend is approaching fast and I am writing to you following President Emmanuel Macron’s speech to French citizens yesterday evening. And ahead of announcements by the British Government, expected on Monday 5th and Monday 12th April.

10/02/2021

There is something special about the silent beauty of snow, isn't there? ❄️☃️ Last night's snowfall is something to be treasured, so we spent a while enjoying a short walk around Le Haut Champ this afternoon.