Kitchen facilities
Les Ecuries: Each gite has a gas bottle cooker, electric kettle, electric toaster, microwave oven, fridge with freezer compartment, storage canisters for tea, coffee & sugar, mug rack, cafetiere, tray, bread board, chopping board, 6 place settings, crockery, cutlery and cooking utensils. La P'tite Boulangerie has all of the equipment listed above including separate fridge and freezer, microwave/grill, and an electric filter coffee maker instead of a cafetiere.

External facilities
The sun-drenched 10 x 5 metre swimming-pool is a feature of this property. Set in a grassed area, large enough for outdoor badminton, there is a patio and barbecue, and the filtration system, chemical treatment and safety cover have all be renewed since December 2006. Sun loungers, gazebo, wooden furniture and parasols ensure full enjoyment of the area. There is a separate parking area for gite guests and the enclosed grassed courtyard between the gites is a safe place for children to play.

Special features
Les Ecuries each have a wooden bench and parasol for guests' use in the grassed courtyard. La P'tite Boulangerie has wooden extendable table and chairs with parasol. There is a laundry room attached to Les Ecuries with automatic washing machine, iron and ironing board and a clothes airer for each gite. There are many board games in the barn, a full size folding ping-pong table, boules, outdoor badminton, mini croquet and plenty of books to choose from. Detailed maps of the immediate area are provided together with information about all the attractions for you to visit in the surrounding towns and countryside. There are many "brocante" and "vide grenier" sales occurring throughout the summer months in the area. Chaunay has a small supermarket, two bakers, a pharmacy, hairdresser, flower shop, a good local restaurant in the Hotel Central, a cafe and a market on Monday mornings. For a larger market, Lezay on Tuesday morning is a must.

Local activities
Microlighting in nearby Couhe; canoeing and kayaking at Riberac; the unmissable Futuroscope; Nautilis in Angouleme for a different swimming experience; the aquarium in La Rochelle, La Rochelle's old port, walled town and seafood restaurants; La Vallee des Singes; Jardin la Belle; Chateau d'Epanvilliers; seaside at La Chatelaillon-Plage; Zoodyssee, L'Isle aux Serpents; Ruffec town and La Toque Blance restaurant; horse riding; Limoges town and cathedral; Cognac distilleries; Angouleme ramparts; Paris by TGV from Poitiers for a day trip; Confolens musice festival in August and the Velo-rail; Oradour sur Glane memorial village; or just rest and relax by the pool at La Charronniere.

Nearest beach: 111

Nearest airport: 50

Nearest port: 409

Nearest supermarket: 4

Location
Situated just off the RN10 between Poitiers and Ruffec on the borders of south Vienne, Deux Sevres and north Charente, visitors have the benefit of rural tranquility and swift access to all the area's many attractions. Aiports at Poitiers, La Rochelle and Limoges give choice of airline. The port at Caen is approx. 4 hours' drive away. Microlight flights, golf, canoeing, walking, cycling, swimming, sightseeing - so many things to do you will be spoiled for choice.

Les Ecuries No. 1 & 2 (The old Stables) each comprise one double bedroom, a fully equipped kitchen/living/dining-room with double clic-clac sofa bed, and a shower-room. Each has beamed ceilings and tiled floors and the wood framed windows echo the old stable openings. They are both ground floor only and open onto the grassed courtyard where each has a wooden bench with parasol. There is electric heating for the colder months and both have been redecorated Spring 2007.
La P'tite Boulangerie is a two storey cottage being renovated Spring 2007. The ground floor comprises an open-plan fully equipped kitchen/living/dining-room with double clic-clac sofa bed, easy chair, fridge, freezer TV, DVD player, CD/Radio, coffee table, wood-burning stove and the old bread oven. The floors throughout this gite are wooden. Pictures will follow once the renovations are completed.

Les Ecuries No. 1 & 2 each have one double bedroom and a double clic-clac sofa bed in the living room. Beamed ceilings and tiled floors. Bedside rugs. Bedside tables with lamps, a wardrobe or hanging unit, a wicker chair with cushion.
La P'tite Boulangerie has one double bedroom on the first floor with fitted cupboards or wardrobe, chest of drawers, bedside tables with lamps and rugs. The old roof beams are a feature of this room and there is a velux window in the ceiling with black-out blind. There is also a clic-clac sofa bed in the living-room downstairs. There is plenty of space for a baby's cot in this cottage. There is a hairdryer in all of the gites.