Le Vieux Chêne,
Bodrefaux
Noyal Muzillac, South Brittany


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Availability 2010



  • Sleeps up to six adults plus cot(s) in summer, up to four adults plus two under twelves on occasional beds all year
  • Fully equipped kitchen with dishwasher and washing machine
  • Conservatory
  • Two bedrooms upstairs, groundfloor shower room/wc and separate lounge with sofa bed.
  • Heating - open all year
  • Bed linen included

Our gites are set in our 1/2 acre garden in our traditional Breton longére on the edge of a small rural hamlet in sunny South Brittany, 6 miles from the sea, near beaches, Vannes, Rochefort-en-Terre and other main tourist sites. There's lots of things to see and do throughout the year and because we advertise with Brittany Ferries, you can save 20% on your Brittany Ferries fares if you stay with us!
Le Vieux Chêne sleeps up to six adults plus cot in the summer, and four adults plus two under twelves at other times.

Our gite, le Vieux Chene
Le Vieux Chêne
Kitchen/dining 5m X 3.4m
The kitchen dining room in Le Vieux Chene is very light and bright, with a high ceiling and a view over the courtyard garden from the dining area. There's a pine fitted kitchen with gas oven and hob with extractor, dishwasher, microwave, refrigerator, filter coffee maker, toaster, and ample crockery, cutlery, and utensils. Iron, ironing board and airing stand. Powerful electric fan, hair dryer. Efficient log burner and elecric background heating. Smoke alarm, fire extinguisher, fire blanket; electric sockets are child shielded throughout the gite.
Lounge 4m X 3m
If you are using the sofa bed, the lounge can be separated from the kitchen/dining area by 2.3m wide folding doors. This is fine during the summer when our guests spend a lot of their time outdoors, but not during the winter except for couples who have mobility difficulties and need all the facilities on one level. Comfortable double clic-clac sofa bed, wardrobe/cupboard, easy chairs etc. British and French television, video recorder, DVD player. Electric heating. The view over the terrace, and garden, is especially pleasant in the evening when the setting sun shines through the trees.
Conservatory 3.8m X 2.1m, Furnished with easy chairs with a view over the courtyard, barn, garden and 200 year old oak tree (where you can spot tree creepers and woodpeckers).
Shower room/WC with 90cm X 90cm shower with handrail and seat, washbasin and WC. Separate small room with automatic washing machine.
First floor (with stairgate and smoke alarm):
Bedroom one 4m X 3m. Double bed, wardrobe, bedside drawers and chair. Window overlooking garden. A cot is available free on prior request (as are high chair and baby bath).
Bedroom two5m X 3.4m. Twin single beds (apart or together) and two pull out occasional beds suitable for children up to twelve years old. Velux window overlooking garden with an insect blind. Electric heating.
Honeysuckle scents the summer air and competes with hortensias and camelias as it tumbles over the stone wall on the Terrace with barbeque, outdoor dining furniture with parasol, and sun loungers. Shared use with the other guests of the very large hedged sunny garden with oak, cherry, apple, pear and peach trees, courtyard and separate area for energetic games. Boules piste, swings, and outdoor table tennis.

belle cuisine!
La Belle Cuisine
dormez bien!
Romantic Bedrooms

Bedlinen is provided. In order for guests to enjoy a relaxed journey, visit locations on the way, or take advantage of cheaper daytime ferry crossings, we will welcome arrivals late at night provided we are told beforehand. We will also consider shorter stays and non Saturday arrival stays outside high season - please ask. We live in another house on the premises and we're available should our advice or assistance be required.

"Thank you for letting your clean and comfy gite to us for our holiday, which we throughly enjoyed. It is the nicest gite we have stayed in. We also loved the area and visited a lot of the local towns, the time went by so quickly that we didn't see all that we wanted to, so that means we have to come again!"
Daphne and Roger, Cornwall.

Impaired mobility? The ceramic tiled ground floor of this gite is on one level (Kitchen/diner/bedroom 3/conservatory/shower/WC). Large doors give easy access, the large shower has a seat and handrail, and all taps are single lever operated. A ramp can be provided to negotiate the shallow step at the entrance- but ask our advice.

Occupancy- Our gite is comfortable and spacious for two couples with up to two young children using the occasional beds, or a couple with up to four children (2 of them under 12), using the first floor bedrooms at any time of year. The lounge can be used as a bedroom for a further two adults during the summer months only - Please ask our advice.

There's no smoking in our gites, but in Le Vieux Chene, we allow smoking in the conservatory.

Remember! 20% saving on Brittany Ferries fares when you stay with us
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Prices 2010
From To Per week
2nd Jan 2010 28th May £195
29th May 2nd July £250
3rd July 23rd July £395
24th July 27th August £575
28th August 1st October £250
2nd October 30th October £175
31st October 17th December £195
18th December 1st Jan 2011 £300
We normally let our gites from Saturday to Saturday. Payments can be made by sending us a UK or €uro cheque. One third deposit is required to confirm a booking, the balance plus returnable excess cleaning/breakages deposit of £50/€70 per week is due 8 weeks before arrival. All bedlinen is provided, except for the cot. Low level heating is included, logs if required are charged at cost. Please read our TERMS & CONDITIONS.

Availability 2010

Enquiry form

siret no. 483 608 519 00011
TVA non applicable, article 293 bis du code général des impôts

Our local village, Noyal Muzillac, is under 1.5 miles away and has a baker, general store, post office, pharmacy, restaurants and cafés. The surrounding minor roads are quiet, fairly level and suitable for cycling or walking. There is a Friday market, shops and supermarkets at Muzillac, 4.5 miles, or at Questembert, 5.5 miles (Monday market), and hypermarkets and city shopping at Vannes (25 minutes)

The nearest beach is just 12 minutes away, at Pen Lan, it's just 17 minutes to the popular resort of Damgan and many other beaches and resorts in the area offer a wide range of attractions. This is an ideal base from which to explore the marvellous towns and coastline of this area of outstanding beauty and quality. If you want a break packed with activities, or a peaceful time in rural surroundings, all the pleasures of the climate and region are on our doorstep and we are convinced our guests will be delighted with their stay.

Please click the links to our other pages to discover the many things to do here, and our exact location.

terrace
Terrace

To contact us:

please phone us: 0033 2 97 41 43 11
or from within France: 02 97 41 43 11
or:

telling us when you'd like to stay,
and how many in your party. Please include
your phone number!
or fill in our enquiry form

Our postal address is:
S Chittenden,
Bodrefaux,
56190 Noyal Muzillac,
France.
We ALWAYS respond to e-mails and answerphone messages as soon as we pick them up! If we don't reply within a reasonable time it may be due to a communication problem, we do want your business - please try to contact us by a different method!

PHONE US IN FRANCE AT NO MORE THAN 6p/Min FROM UK DEPENDING ON YOUR PHONE OPERATOR (0844 charge + 1p/min)- Dial 0844 861 78 78, an automated message tells you when you are connected, and you then dial our number 0033 297 414 311 and press the hash # key. If the number changes or for other country codes, check website Telediscount


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