Kitchen facilities
The kitchen area is fully equipped with dishwasher, full sized cooker, fridge and microwave. There is a utility room with washing machine.It has its own garden area for eating, relaxing, barbecues etc. Pick fresh herbs just outside and grapes from the vine which grows around the doorway.
External facilities
Beautiful heated swimming pool plus a paddling pool for children There is also a giant top quality trampoline, a sandpit for the little ones, swings & a slide in the meadow, & a selection of toys. You can play table tennis, pétanque (French bowls) or simply stroll or sit with a good book in the gardens & meadow while you get a suntan. At the same time there is so much space that children can run about, play football or ride bikes without bothering anyone at all.
Special features
Logis La Cabane, once an important cognac producer's home, is surrounded by vines and sunflowers and yet only a 10 minute drive from historic Cognac itself. Our three attractive and comfortable gîtes in the 2 acre grounds of this stunning Logis (traditional manor house) offer perfect accomodation for couples or young families whether you want to have a holiday or are searching for a whole new way of life. Each gite offers complete privacy from the others - please see La Sorciere and Le Figuier for other gite details. A magnificent stone entrance complete with curving exterior stairway opens onto a huge sun trap courtyard with gardens and stables. Walk through another traditional stone archway and you will find yourself in a glorious meadow and small orchard. Nature lovers can hope to see to see a variety of wild creatures including hedgehogs, rabbits, small lizards, little green tree frogs, wild birds such as owls (short & long eared), kestrels, buzzards, swallows ...
Local activities
Cognac itself is only a 10 minute drive away with something to please everyone. A visit to at least one of the numerous Cognac producers is probably a 'must'. For the energetic there is golf, fishing, canoeing, horse riding, tennis and swimming. Finally sit down and relax in the gardens or at one of the many open air bars and restaurants and watch the world go by. Two lovely parks, one in the town centre and one by the river have activities for children of all ages including a very good soft play area in the summertime. Events such as the Film Festival in April, the Blues Passion (Blues and Jazz) in July and the Coup de Chauffe (street theatre) in September are worth seeing. The nearby village of Thors has a lake with a sandy beach where pédalos can be hired. The closest sea beach is only 45 minutes away and the Atlantic coast offers a wonderful choice ranging from traditional little seaside resorts to great almost deserted expanses of sand & dunes backed by pine forests.
Nearest airport:
50
Location
La Cabane is a peaceful little hamlet, with a bar/restaurant/cybercafe and post office only 1km away at the main village of Bréville for really good value traditional French meals and very good pizzas! Alongside a new boulangerie is under construction, and will be up and running shortly. This area of France, well within a day's drive of the Channel ports, has a wonderfully warm and sunny climate.
Living rooms
La Sorciere comfortably sleeps up to 4 plus a baby and can take up to 5 with the use of an additional folding bed. It is on the other side of the courtyard which means that it is well away from La Grenouille and independent from the main house. It has its own garden area for eating, relaxing, barbecues etc.
Ground Floor: The living room has a traditional Charentais stone fireplace. There is also a television, a DVD player and a selection of books and games for children and adults.
The thick stone walls keep the interior cool when temperatures are really hot outside, and cosy in the autumn and winter when you can enjoy the warmth of the log burning stove (wood provided).
The downstairs floors are tiled with terracotta, upstairs they are wooden. The whole house has creamy exposed Charentais stone walls and old oak beams. Baby equipment and toddler toys are available free of charge.
Bedrooms
First Floor - staircase and galleried landing lead to a double bedroom with a comfortable king size bed, single bedroom with bunk beds and room for a cot if needed.
Ground Floor - Both the shower room/ WC are clean, fresh and modern with a shaver socket.