Self catering holidays in our rural Loire Valley 4-bedroomed house, just north of the peaceful and beautiful town of Saumur. The house comfortably accommodates 8 adults or up to 10 with some children sharing one of the large bedrooms with parents. The light and spacious house offers views over surrounding rural countryside and a safe space to enjoy the barn/play room and half acre of enclosed gard
ens. The local village offers everything you need with a large supermarket less than 3 Km away and the local village less than a 1 Km for freshly baked bread and croissants. The village also has a good range of shops, a bank, a couple of bars and a small hotel/restaurant. The house and grounds are fully enclosed, so you can enjoy the half acre of gardens, while the barn offers a playroom with full size table tennis table, table football and several garden games such as giant pickup sticks, jenga, dominoes. A 9 metre x 4 metre heated pool is being installed in the spring, aiming to be ready for June 2016 (pending final planning approval). The local area offers many of the Loire's stunning chateaux, plenty of vineyards to visit with walking and cycling hugely popular in the area's vast open countryside and forests literally surrounding the plot. Le Mans, home of the world famous 24-hour race is 45 miles to the north - an hour away. The cities of Tours and Angers are less than an hour's drive, with Nantes, Blois, Poitiers a little further and the seaside resort of La Rochelle a two and a half hour drive. The region also offers many quaint, beautiful villages to explore - with market days often a good time to enjoy a visit. Local activities include;
- Lake or River fishing
- Horse Riding / Pony Trekking
- Golf
- Tennis
- Cycling
- Water sports