Les Chaumieres Campagnardes is a longere that consists of 3 cottages ; -two sleeping 8 persons and one sleeping 6 persons.
We are situated in a quiet hamlet near St Julien de Vouvantes and 15mins from Chateaubriant, in Loire Atlantique, equidistance from the airports at Nantes, Angers and Rennes and within a few hours drive of many ports eg. St Malo, Caen, Cherbourg, Roscoff, La Havre, Dieppe, Calais etc
Set in 2.5 acres of a private garden with mature fruit trees. Our garden is totally child friendly. The swimming pool is solar heated and fully enclosed for the security of children. There is also a pool side shower, sun terrace, sun loungers, play area & play house, boules court and on site fishing. Local amenities are a restaurant, mini market, pharmacy, boulangerie, 2 bars and the 2nd largest church in Loire Atlantique after Nantes cathedral !Surrounding lakes are perfect for swimming, boating, fishing to french national standard. The area is also ideally situated for walking, cycling, painting, bird watching, water skiing, horse riding, visiting chateaux and churches etcOn site you will find :-
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A sand pit for building castles and knocking them down again and again ! |
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Play equipment for climbing, swinging, spinning or just for chilling and having a chat |
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Find the Magic Rabbit ! Find it and get a prize |
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Go for a trip around the garden on the 'train' |
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Lots of fishing. Catch the biggest fish and be the Fisherman of the Year |
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The solar heated swimming pool with inflatables |
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Treasure hunts where you find (and eat) hidden goodies |
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Feed the fish |
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Help to look after the ducks and chickens. |
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Sell fresh eggs to guests ( 30% commission !). |
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Movies night with free crisps and bits ! |
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Boules Court. An old French game a bit like 10 pin bowling but not really !! |
Within easy distance :-
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Create your own pottery using different methods and clays |
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Make your own greeting cards for all your friends and family |
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Fill in our bird watching chart and win a prize. |
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Learn some simple French words and phrases to help you buy stuff in shops |
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Go and see chocolates being made and then eating them ! |
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Visit local farms and see how they work |
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How do they make cider, apple juice and apple jam ? We know a place to show you how. |
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Goats cheese. Love it-hate it but you can go and see it made |
and we didn't even mention the bikes, canoeing, horse riding, walking, adventure parks, fireworks, water skiing, forges, village shows, ride a mechanical elephant as tall as a house, walk around a warship, castles, old submarine base, beaches and much, much more. See the What's On' page for links to some more places of interest