Charming Garden Cottage for 2 near Coast, Refurbished with Air conditioning

La Petite Maison Jardinière details

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Charming garden cottage with your own terrace

View of the colourful garden from your terrace

Home description

La Petite Maison Jardinière ("The Gardener's Cottage") combines the traditional charms of French countryside and coast with the comforts of a newly refurbished garden cottage.

It is a cosy 1 bedroom cottage, newly available in 2008 and refurbished to a high standard throughout, including air conditioning, set in an established and spacious garden and offering quality self catering accommodation for 2 people, but at a value-for-money price.

Located in countryside surrounded by vineyards and sunflowers (depending on season), within 10 minutes of the Gironde estuary and quiet marinas and 30 minutes of a nice beach, with lots of lovely local places to visit.

External features on site

• Barbecue
• Garden

Accommodation detail

Living room with French doors onto your terrace

Bedroom with garden view

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Recently refurbished throughout (available for first time in June 2008), the cottage consists of :

All on ground floor:

• Living room: with comfortable sofa, breakfast bar/stools, bookshelves, TV (French terrestrial channels), air-conditioning unit and double French doors opening onto your terrace In a corner of the living room:
• Modern fitted kitchenette includes 2 ring ceramic hob, mini-oven and fridge (a washing machine is available for you to use in an outbuilding)
• Bedroom: with a double bed, bedside tables, fitted wardrobe and air-conditioning unit
• En-suite shower room and WC - with large shower cubicle

Outside:

• Your own covered terrace with table and chairs and views over the garden.
• Use of the spacious and well established garden, with sun-loungers and BBQ.
• Parking space

The garden is shared only with the owners Siobhan and John (whose house is along the garden path from the cottage). Their 4 small daschunds have their own private garden - although they spend most of their time preferring the comfort of the house ! Yours is the only rental property on site!

About the location

The property is close enough to UK to be easy to get to, but far enough away to be warmer (and not to be in the UK!) The area is the second sunniest in France, after the Cote d'Azur - but without their prices or crowds!

Situated in the beautiful Charente Maritime ("land and sea : the elements of success"), but in the south of it, where the countryside is more interesting/undulating, and within easy striking distance of the Aquitaine/Gironde, including the Medoc.

In the middle of the countryside (surrounded by vines and sunflowers) but within 10 minutes of the Gironde Estuary and within 30 minutes of the nearest beach.

The property is in a small hamlet of about 12 houses, but within 10 minutes of the nearest small town (Mirambeau) and 20 minutes of a larger one (Jonzac).

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

Activities near by

Bird Watching, Cycling, Fishing, Gourmet dining, Hiking, Rambling, Sightseeing, Swimming, Walking, Wine tasting

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

How to get here

There are 3 main ways of travelling to La Petite Maison Jardiniere :

By Ferry and Road:

• Whilst there are numerous ferry routes and operators, the owners find the easiest from the UK to be Brittany Ferries Portsmouth-St.Malo (4 hours drive away), or Portsmouth-Caen (5 hrs). If you live in the south west of England, their Plymouth-Roscoff (5 ½ hrs) and Poole-Cherbourg (5 ¾ hrs)routes are further alternatives.
• High speed services operate from Portsmouth to Caen and Cherbourg (Brittany Ferries) and from Poole, Weymouth & Jersey to St.Malo (Condor).
• Or of course there is the Channel Tunnel to Calais (6 ½ hrs away). with autoroutes almost all the way (avoiding Paris!)
• From Ireland, Brittany Ferries go from Cork to Roscoff (March - October), and Irish Ferries go from Rosslare to Cherbourg (all year) and Roscoff (May - September)

By Air:

• Direct flights to La Rochelle, Bordeaux, Poitiers, Angouleme or Nantes are available from many airports across the UK and Ireland including : Birmingham, Bournemouth, Bristol, Cardiff, Cork, Dublin, Edinburgh, Galway, Glasgow, Leeds/Bradford, Liverpool, London (Stansted, Gatwick & Luton), Manchester, Nottingham, Shannon, Southampton & Waterford.

By Rail:

• From UK by Channel Tunnel from London to Paris then TGV to Angouleme or Bordeaux.

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