Spacious Old Cottage with Play Barn and view of Chateau in Normandy Countryside

Sleeps 5/6, 3 Bedrooms. Comfortable cottage with high ceilings, oak beams and an enormous old fireplace with a very effective wood-burning stove and a beautiful barn facing the front door. The view from the back door is across the fields to the historic moated and Michelin-starred Chateau of Carrouges. The cottage has been in the family as a second home for 44 years, with many pictures on the wall by the artist owner and friends. Ideal for children with semi-enclosed south-facing rustic lawn to the rear, a tiny field for safe camping beside the courtyard and a beautiful old barn with table tennis between the cottage and quiet country road. The house is situated in a small hamlet, five minutes drive (10 minutes by bike) to market town of Carrouges, where there is one baker, one butcher and delicatessan, a small but well-stocked supermarket and several other useful shops. The cottage has central heating (electric) as well as the stove and is well equipped. Also WIFI/internet access.