Beautiful Normandy Stone Cottage, Gîte and Bed & Breakfast

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La Tringale

The Farmhouse

Entry to La Tringale

The Forecourt

The Patios

Picnic Tables & B/cues

Childrens play area

Gardens

The pond

Christmas at the Cottage

Bayeux (25 mins drive)

Le Mont St Michel (90 mins drive)

Home description

La Tringale is an 1820’s farmhouse set in 2.5 acres and is nestled in the meandering Normandy countryside, offering excellent accommodation and facilities (a 3 bedroom Stone Cottage, a 2 bedroom Gite and 3 rooms in the B&B), peace and tranquility and with easy access to major ferry ports, airports and key attractions of this truly delightful and historic region, and is child and dog-friendly.

Each accommodation has its own patio with full-furniture and, in addition, the large enclosed rear garden has 2 barbecues (fuel provided) and picnic benches and a children’s play area with swings, slide, see-saw, climbing-rope and tyre-swings. The extensive grassed area can be used for ball games (football net and balls; badminton net and equipment provided) or just to relax and enjoy the sunshine and perhaps a drop of the grape-nectare?.

The large landscaped pond is home to fish, frogs, newts and a family of moorhens and is fenced to ensure safety for all. A large secure car park ensures safety for all guest's vehicles. There is a laundry room, for guests’ use, which houses a washing-machine, ironing-board and iron and ample external drying area. A variety of DVD’s and Videos are available from Ron and Bunty, your English hosts, as are a selection of bikes.

Guests Comments

The accommodation was sumptuous; the hospitality wonderful. La Tringale is a fabulous place to spend time with family, while exploring the countryside and learning about the poignant history of the region - D.Brancaccio (L.A. California)

A really relaxing stay made all the more enjoyable by Ron & Bunty's friendly hospitality. Lovely accommodation in the superb French countryside. Ron & Bunty, you have made La Tringale a warm and welcoming place. Thanks for a great week - A & W Nock (Bournemouth)

La Tringale provided us with a homely base to return to after our daytrips to the various places of interest in Normandy. To top it all Bunty's & Ron's hospitality was unbeatable - J.Leong (Malacca, Malaysia)

We had enjoyed a week of living in this spacious and clean cottage. Our hosts could not have been any more welcoming and we appreciated the personal touch. We hope to come back again soon - J. Lim (Guildford, Surrey. UK)

Arriving just before 1am on Sunday morning Ron & Bunty couldn't have been more welcoming. It was a surprise and exciting to find we were the first family to stay in the 'very' newly finished gite. Many thanks to Ron & Bunty for their hospitality - P & J Brightman (Surrey, England)

All the family had a fantastic time in Normandy. Something for each one of us. The holiday started well with a couple of days rest in the B&B, being looked after really well by Ron & Bunty. We loved it in the spacious and wonderfully clean gite. We hope to return again - The Snook family (Cheshire, UK)

What a pleasant stay. We absolutely loved it and will be returning for sure. We came here with friends and feel we are leaving with 2 more. Thank you for your wonderful hospitality. - J & V Brooks (Canada)

We had a wonderful time. Thanks to Ron & Bunty for your hospitality. Noga & Eran (Israel)

I had a wonderful time. I liked the pond, climbing-frame and the barbicue; it was very nice staying there. I liked playing with your wonderful dog; she was great fun. I wish I could come back again. Beth (Norwich, England) - Parents said: a Wonderful place. Very comfortable and child-friendly. We definitely plan to return.

We have had a wonderfully relaxing fortnight in this lovely area. The cottage was perfect for us - a real, home from home. The children really enjoyed the freedom of the garden. Thanks to Ron & Bunty for your warm hospitality, and of course to Beth, the star attraction. - T & E Browne (Ireland).

Lovely room. Great breakfast. Great time. Lovely hosts. - C & M Webb (Glomel, France).

External features on site

• Barbecue
• Garden

Within the 2.5 acres of land our facilites include children's play area, barbecues and picnic tables, large lawned area for ball-games and recreation (football net and balls, badminton net with rackets provided) large landscaped pond with fish and frogs and a few bikes for loan to guests.

Ample parking for guest's cars, set aside from the playing area for safety.

Accommodation detail

Cottage

Lounge

Kitchen / Diner

Family room

Double room

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A beautifully restored Cotswold-type cottage, extremely spacious, very well equipped and decorated, and has its own patio area with full-furniture.

Ground floor

Open plan:

• Kitchen Area: large area equipped with cooker, fridge, freezer, microwave oven, toaster coffee maker and all the necessary cutlery and crockery, breakfast bar with 4 stools. A welcome pack of tea, coffee, tea and sugar is provided.
• Dining Area: Large table, seating 8 comfortably.
• Lounge: Large, light and well decorated with British satelite TV, DVD, video and radio/hi-fi.  There are also 2 sofa-beds giving further sleeping accommodation, if required.

Upper floor

• 3 bedrooms: the 'family' bedroom,  with en-suite,  can sleep up to 4 people with its double bed and single bed with pull-out under bed. There is another double room and a twin room.  All bedrooms featuring oak beams.
• Bathroom: Family bathroom with full-sized bath and shower over, and WC.

About the location

La Tringale is central to all major ports and attractions, with easy access to the famous D-Day Landing beaches (20 mins drive) and to/from the major ferry ports of  Cherbourg and Caen (50 minutes); Carpiquet (Caen) airport (40 minutes) and Cherbourg airport (50 mins). We are situated midway between the major towns of  Bayeux and St Lo.

Bayeux, a most beautiful, picturesque medieval town, was one of the first liberated from enemy occupation on 7th June 1944 and is the home of the famous 11th century Tapestry depicting William the Conqueror’s invasion of England and the Battle of Hastings in 1066; it is only 25 minutes drive. Visit the beautiful Cathedral whilst there and sample good French cuisine in one of the many restaurants or experience good 'retail therapy' (Ladies!).

St.Lo, situated approximately 18k south-west of La Tringale has good shopping, leisure facilities (new aqua-park and golf-driving range), restaurants and an extensive Saturday morning market. For Horse lovers it is also the most important of the 23 national studs in France – stables and courtyards open to visitors June – September.

St Clair sur Elle is the local village for general shopping and offers bar/restaurant (pizza night on Tuesdays!), butcher, supermarket, baker, garage, post office, doctor’s surgery, chemist, bank, 2 hairdressers and a small market on Tuesdays.

Le Mont St. Michel is around 1 hour 20 minutes drive.

Markets: Information is provided in all of our accommodations listing the many various markets and market-days in the vacinity.

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

Activities nearby

Adventure park, Archery, Badminton, Boules, Canoeing, Cycling, Drawing and painting, Fishing, French tuition, Golf, Gourmet dining, Hiking, Horse riding, Kayaking, Photography, Rambling, Riverside activities, Sea excursions, Shopping, Sightseeing, Swimming, Tennis, Theme parks, Tree adventure park, Walking, Wind Surfing

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

How to get here

La Tringale is situated on the D8 between the village of Ste Marguerite d'Elle and Cerisy la Foret, midway between Bayeux and St Lo. The village of Lison, 7k from here, has the mainline train direct to Paris (2.5 hours).

For full directions, from any port or airport,  please contact the owners.

We also have access to discounted ferry prices for confirmed bookings.

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