Le Raby Gites

21/11/2023

Our wonderful area!

Cognac for wine lovers: Strike out to the western French department of Charente, a region carved by a winding river, dotted with châteaux

11/10/2023

Thankyou to our lovely guests in August & September for your wonderful comments.

04/10/2023

As with many public buildings this month Bouteville Château is pink for the annual October Rose raising awareness for cancer screening

01/10/2023

Welcome to Le Raby

20/09/2023

BORDEAUX - the beautiful city is a perfect day trip from us that many guests have enjoyed this year.

"During my three nights in the port city, I realized [it] has all the elements visitors crave in a French getaway, but on a more intimate scale." Read more here: https://bit.ly/48eSSal

17/09/2023

Always a fabulous weekend when the Circuit des Remperts comes to town

08/09/2023

Sunrise - its going to be another beautiful day😃

02/09/2023

The recent hot weather got our guests down on the Charente for an afternoon in kayaks
Many thanks Jan & Gary for sharing these lovely photos!

01/09/2023

Many thanks to our current guests Claire, Paul & Toby for this shot of the full moon on Wednesday night rising up above the forest

23/08/2023

A happy holiday for this lovely family

20/08/2023

Wildlife 2023

14/08/2023

La Charente on a summer evening

07/08/2023

Walking in & around the lovely town of Pons

28/07/2023

The gorgeous sunflowers 🌻 lighting up the countryside over the last few weeks

15/07/2023

It means so much when guests have had special times & left with happy memories -
some comments from early season 2023

10/07/2023

Perfect day

07/07/2023

Our local melon farm …. not only melons but all in season fruit & vegetables - open daily apart from Sunday …..
plus on a Friday afternoon a produce market with meat, duck, chicken, honey, cheese, bread, jams ….. etc. as well as superb cognacs

02/07/2023

A day out to Bourg-sur-Gironde with wine tasting & pre-historic cave visit with animal carvings from 60,000 years ago

28/06/2023

The intoxicating smell of the lavender being enjoyed by butterflies, bees and hummingbird moths

25/06/2023

If water based activities is for you -paddle board - water-skiing - cable park & more - all at the beautiful location of
planet-ski.com
only 10 mins from us

21/06/2023

Deer watching 👀

18/06/2023

Enjoy a fun game of boules in the evening shade

11/06/2023

Shady forest walks from the door with lots of flora and fauna

09/06/2023

On board La Charente from Saint-Simon

09/06/2023

Lazy sunny days on the river days with wildlife

22/04/2023

The vines are loving the sunny days and now the flower buds are visible which will grow into bunches of grapes over the summer months for cognac production

12/04/2023

Melon planting at our local melon farm-they will be ready for our guests to enjoy in the summer

05/04/2023

A rare but spectacular sight as hundreds of candles light up the vines to protect them from a late frost very early this morning

26/03/2023

10 minutes from us finds Domaine du Tombourinour which is where we buy our local grown gorgeous Charentais melons in summer but it is also our local farmers market for freshly picked seasonal vegetables & fruits all year long together with a selection of meats, fish, cheese, bread, yogurt, jams, honey & more!

11/12/2022

Very happy to be supporting Cockleshell 22 on days 2 & 3 of the walking stage en route to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the epic event in WW2

Let the walk commence 🤙

We’re over £5k on Just Giving so would love to match that for the 100 mile walk

https://www.justgiving.com/team/Cockleshell-22-Team

06/12/2022

The sunny days of the migration South in November - looking forward to them heading North in February

23/11/2022

Enjoying nature together with beautiful sunsets - a beautiful baby owl perfectly captured by some amazing guests this year

14/11/2022

From saucisson to snails 🐌
and
Cepes to caps
French markets are a wonderful experience

06/11/2022

A walk round the beautiful forest & Lakes of Touvérac in the remains of old white clay quarries

04/09/2022

Sunny ☀️ September Seaside vibes at I’le D’Oleron

28/08/2022

"Le Raby is quite honestly the loveliest gite we have ever stayed at"....

"Staying at Le Raby is akin to residing in a 5 star hotel without any disturbance from anyone else"...

Our season is soon drawing to a close and we would like to say a massive THANK YOU to all our guests this year in the incredible summer of 2022. We have loved meeting you all and seeing old faces return as well as new guests. It makes all the hard work worthwhile reading your comments and feedback and would love to see you again.

Do get in touch if you are thinking ahead to 2023 - there is only 1 week left in August!

15/08/2022

Making memories ……

04/08/2022

Fab fun afternoon on the velo rail