Kitchen facilities
GITE: Open Plan Kitchen/Living Area fully equipped with dishwasher, microwave, electric hob & oven, fridge. Plenty of pots, pans, cutlery, crockery, serving dishes, glasses, etc. Dining Area and WIFI internet access for your laptop or pocket PC, Lounge Area (TV), radio/CD and feature old bread oven. Selection of English books, magazines and videos.
Utility Room: washing machine, exra freezer space, bicycle storage. Ironing board, iron and washing line.
For long lets - extra STORAGE
External facilities
Heated & Alarmed Pool (Possibly Shared)
Secluded Patio
Private garden for Gite
Games Room with darts, tablefoot, basketball net
Brick built BBQ (possibly shared)
Undercover parking
Large, secluded and attractive walled gardens
RENT FARMHOUSE (10 MAX) & GITE (14 max)
BED & BREAKFAST ALL YEAR
MEALS & AFTERNOON TEAS AVAILABLE
Special features
At LA PETITE GLYCINE 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!
Local activities
Take the children to FUTUROSCOPE at Poitiers, an amazing cinema park which is dedicated to the moving image. Futuroscope has over twenty theme-based attraction areas spread across 60 hectares.
For a voyage through history, PUY DU FOU features gladiators, Vikings, medieval city, market town, & biggest stage in the world with extravagant technical effects and 1,000 actors! NOT TO BE MISSED!
Other attractions include the Fresh water world of Pescalis with aquariums and aquatic garden, 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, La Petite Glycine 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.
Living rooms
OPEN PLAN AREA with:
LOUNGE having feature old bread oven, 2-seater sofa and armchair, French TV video, radio/CD. WIFI internet access for your laptop or pocket PC.
DINING with large pine table and chairs. Modern and fully equipped kitchen with pine units, dishwasher, electric hob and oven, fridge with freezer section, microwave, coffee perculator, etc. Pine buffet cupboard with further drawers and cupboards.
Door leading to your own private garden area with outside table and chairs. Shade from the mid-day sun is provided by a spectacular Paulownia Tree.
Gravelled path leading to the Alarmed & Heated Swimming Pool and brick built BBQ. Games Room with small screened changing area, tablefoot, darts, basketball net. Attractive landscaped and walled gardens with lots of wildbirds including the Hoopoe, Green woodpecker, red & blackstarts, etc.
Bedrooms
DOUBLE BEDROOM: (Lavender) overlooking the gardens. Double bed, sprung sofa/bed, pine wardrobe, and 2 chest of drawers with lamps, hairdryer.
SINGLE BEDROOM (Iris) Single bed or bunk beds. Small hanging area and drawer unit. Door giving access to gravelled parking area. Also suitable as an eating area with your own BBQ.
BATHROOM: Spacious with double basin vanity unit with ample cupboard space and display shelves, spot lights above and shaver socket, w.c, panelled bath with shower attachment and screen. Heated towel rail.