Kitchen facilities
GITE: Open Plan Kitchen/Living Area fully equipped with dishwasher, microwave, electric hob & oven, fridge. Dining Area and WIFI internet access for your laptop or pocket PC, Lounge Area (TV), radio/CD and feature old bread oven.
FARMHOUSE KITCHEN: Fully equipped country kitchen with electric hob, fan oven and grill. Built-in fridge, dishwasher, ample storage and cupboard space.
External facilities
HEATED & ALARMED SWIMMING POOL surrounded by old farmbuildings giving privacy.
Large, secluded and attractive walled gardens with an abundance of roses, shrubs and mature trees.
Sunloungers, Garden benches, chairs & tables for leisurely outdoor dining. Shade provided by beautiful Mulberry & Pawlonia trees.
Brick built BBQ
GAMES ROOM with darts, tablefoot, basketball net, lawned areas for football, badmington,
Undercover parking in the Hangar for 4 cars
Special features
At LES GLYCINES you will find peace & tranquility to escape from the modern world of stress, hustle & bustle.
Set in landscaped gardens with large grassed areas, roses, and many unusual trees and shrubs which attract a variety of birds including the Hoopoe, green woodpecker, red & blackstarts.
The inland waterways at Coulon are within easy reach where you can hire a punt to explore the waterways and hire bicycles to follow the river and discover the pretty villages.
There is plenty to see and do or just relax - whatever holiday you are looking for, you will find it here!
Simple & Gourmet MEALS available. Afternoon TEAS.
BED & BREAKFAST available all year - visit www.les-glycines.net
GITE available separately (5 max) visit www.les-glycines.net for prices & info
Local activities
Visit LA ROCHELLE with it's beautiful harbour, seafood restaurants, beach, chic shopping, Aquarium
Take the children to FUTUROSCOPE at Poitiers with over twenty theme-based attraction areas spread across 60 hectares.
For a voyage through history, PUY DU FOU features Gladiators, Vikings, Medieval City, Muskateers, biggest stage in the world with extravagant technical effects and 1,000 actors! NOT TO BE MISSED!
Fresh water world of Pescalis with aquariums, Mining Centre at Faymoreau, The Forest of Adventure at la Chapelle-St-Etienne, Mouton village at Vasles – dedicated to sheep, Silver Mines, Arboretum and roman churches at Melle and much, much more.
GOLF enthusiasts have a choice of two 18-hole Golf Courses – Golf du Petit Chêne, at Mazières en Gâtine is 15 minutes drive and offers a very pretty Par 72 course set amidst 63 hectares of wooded parklands and lakes with an impressive Chateau offering a bar and restaurant.
Nearest beach:
74
Nearest airport:
78
Nearest port:
450
Nearest supermarket:
2
Location
Situated in an extremely peaceful and tranquil setting on the edge of a small hamlet, LES GLYCINES is surrounded by fields yet easily accessible to the main A83/E5 Nantes-Bordeaux auto-route and cosmopolitan market town of NIORT.
5 minutes walk away is the Château de Coudray-Salbart - a well preserved 13th Century fortress overlooking the meandering Sèvres-Niortaise river and traditional wash-house.
Rent the Farmhouse (max 10 persons) or the Farmhouse and adjoining Gite (14 persons)
B&B all yr.
Living rooms
(11m x 5.5m) 33ft x 15ft. A light & extremely spacious Sitting Room with Dining Area decorated in soft hues of white and yellow with both antique and modern furniture. Feature stone fireplace & beams. Views towards the heated pool and gardens. Equipped with English TV/video/DVD, radio/CD player, plus WIFI internet access for your laptop or pocket PC. Two comfortable sofas (3-seater and 2 seater) and further sofa/bed. Dining Area with pine dining table and seating.
Bedrooms
FAMILY SUITE:
TWIN BEDROOM: (Forget-me-not) Window overlooking heated pool and secluded gardens. Interconnecting door to
SHOWER ROOM with large enclosed shower cubicle, fitted vanity basin, w.c. Small lobby with door to:
DOUBLE BEDROOM: (Cornflower) Wardrobe, door leading to pool and gardens.
FIRST FLOOR:
DOUBLE BEDROOM: (Rose) Feature polished original wooden panelling & dressing room with hanging rails.
LUXURY SHOWER ROOM: Enclosed shower, wash basin, w.c.
LARGE LUXURY DOUBLE BEDROOM: (Honeysuckle) Beams, picturesque window with romantic window seat, overlooking gardens and pool, Door to en-suite Shower Room (as above) and EN-SUITE LUXURY BATHROOM with large built-in wash basin, bidet, w.c. panelled bath with shower attachment.
ADJOINING GITE with DOUBLE BEDROOM: (Lavender) overlooking gardens. Also sprung sofa/bed.
ADJOINING GITE with SINGLE BEDROOM (Iris) Access to gravelled parking area and utility room with washing machine