Manor House, Gites and Pool in 16 Acre Grounds

Le Petit Manoir details

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La Flotte

Swimming pool

Aerial picture of La Flotte

Home description

Carol and Richard Borsey invite you to take a holiday at La Flotte, a tastefully restored Manor House and four gites set amongst 16 acres of private grounds. Situated in the heart of the micro climate of Charente Maritime with 2700 hours of sunshine a year and are surrounded by vineyards and sunflowers.  

The property is located in a protected wildlife and wild flower reserve (a paradise for bird watchers and nature lovers) and the local countryside is ideal for cycling and walking. Although La Flotte offers tranquillity and breathtaking views, it is within minutes of shops, restaurants and the pretty harbour of Mortagne, and is also well placed for visits to Cognac, Saintes, Bordeaux etc.  

There are three gites and a cottage to let sleeping from 2 to 6 people. All properties have their own garden areas with table and chairs and barbecue. Each kitchen includes hob, oven and microwave and all the usual crockery and implements. There is a separate laundry room with an automatic washing machine and an iron.

Facilities at the property include:

• Swimming pool with child security fence
• Table Tennis
• Badminton
• Boules
• Lots of space for ball games and general play

Good sandy beaches are only 15 minutes away and further sporting facilities are within easy reach (golf, tennis, horse riding, watersports, go-karting, sea and fresh water fishing).

External features on site

• Barbecue
• Fishing lake
• Garden
• Scenic views
• Swimming pool (shared use)

Accommodation detail

Le Petit Manoir (sleeps up to 6 in 3 bedrooms) is a traditional and spacious cottage with one double and 2 twin bedrooms.

Beautifully restored with oak flooring and exposed beams, large entrance hall with original oak staircase leading upstairs to the bedrooms and shower room.

• Living room
• Kitchen/dining room
• Shower room with washbasin and WC
• Double bedroom
• 2 twin bedrooms

About the location

Shopping - La Flotte is situated about a mile away from the friendly town of Mortagne sur Gironde which has shops for the everyday needs and a beautiful port with restaurants and bars. A larger supermarket is available at Gemozac, about 10 minutes by car.

Beaches - The nearest beaches are 10-15 minutes up the coast at Meschers - these are small coves with safe sandy beaches. Another 5 minutes further up are the huge sweeping beaches of St George and Royan, each with loads of space and some watersports and full safety patrols. North of Royan is the Grand Cote - several miles of sandy beaches with some local beach patrols and naturist bits (if you pardon the expression). Finally a little further (say 40 minutes from La Flotte) is the Cote Sauvage, again good sandy beaches but where the rollers come in off the Atlantic - a favourite with the surfers.

Kiddies attractions - usually the pool, games facilities, the beaches, and loads of space to run around in are plenty, but if you want a special trip out to entertain the young ones then there is a zoo up the coast at La Palmyre (large and very highly recommended), the aquarium at La Rochelle and a bit further away the impressive Futuroscope at Poitiers.

Places to visit (alcoholic)

• Cognac - well worth a trip for the town but throw in a tour or too around the distilleries and the day flies by!
• St Emillion - a popular trip out to see a beautiful town and some good wine tours.
• Bordeaux - an impressive city plus possibly the world's most important wine centre.
• Bordeaux and Medoc wine towns - well worth a bit of a tour and the odd case or two.
• Pineau Charentes houses - Pineau is a local speciality being an aperitif wine fortified with Cognac. Our neighbours on two sides have free degustation with no obligation to buy (although it is difficult to resist).

Other places to visit

• Saintes - an old Roman city complete with amphitheatre and a collections of old churches and abbeys. Also some good shops and an excellent market daily.
• Royan - as well as having a massive beach Royan has good shopping with an excellent market.
• La Rochelle - very pretty old town and port with superb shopping and restaurants. The indoor food market is particularly luscious.

See Local guide and map for information on nearby towns and facilities.

Activities near by

Badminton, Bird Watching, Boules, Canoeing, Cycling, Fishing, Golf, Gourmet dining, Hiking, Horse riding, Kayaking, Riverside activities, Sailing, Sea excursions, Sightseeing, Surfing, Swimming, Table tennis, Tennis, Walking, Water sports, Wind Surfing, Wine tasting, Wine touring

See Activities and attractions for more information on nearby activities and places of interest.

How to get here

La Flotte may be reached within 4 hours or so from St Malo and is around an hour away from the airports at Bordeaux and La Rochelle served by the budget airlines Buzz, FlyBE and BMI Baby.

See Local guide and map for information on nearby towns and airports.