A Truly Stunning Cosy Cottage

The Cottage is really cosy, comfortable and divinely welcoming. Its ancient oak beams, and exposed stonework exude warmth and character. This is truly a place of country charm and tranquility where you can relax and take in everything Normandy offers A 2 bedroom, 4 person cosy country cottage for holiday let. La Vieille Longère is an ancient Norman long-house, dating back to the early 1600's, situated in a tranquil hamlet of three stone- built houses. The Gite forms part of the long-house and is the most recent addition, dating from about 1770 and was used as a "Maison du Tisserand" where traditional lace was once made. Located in the heart of what is known as La Suisse Normande, La Vieille Longère provides high quality accomodation from which to base your holiday in this beautiful part of France Restored by the Owners in 2011 using ecological, natural materials, the Gite offers extremely comfortable accomodation for four people in two bedrooms, one a large double with exposed beams, the other a twin room, both sharing a bathroom equipped with a powerful shower. The rooms are all centrally heated in colder weather but there is a stunning Esse Ironheart woodburning stove with an oven and hotplates for those who wish to use it. We are happy to provide you with ample logs to get you lovely and warm on chilly nights. Comfy beds, Goose down duvet in winter, an inviting squishy sofa and a roaring fire. Just come and relax and take in the beautiful Norman countryside that surrounds the house The Suisse Normande is unexpectedly convenient for visits to the Normandy D-Day beaches, the world heritage site of Mont St Michel and of course for walking or cycling through the stunning countryside, canoeing the River Orne, paragliding and horse riding. For those fit enough to try out the hills around the area,we have 4 decent bikes that can be loaned out. * The Cottage is available either as self catering as advertised or as BnB - please contact us for a BnB prices. ** PLEASE NOTE that in July and August we are only able to take bookings for whole weeks, Saturday to Saturday. *** NOTE -In order to protect us and our guests during the current Covid pandemic we request that an up to date Covid pass is confirmed before booking is made Le Cottage offers a cosy, warm and comfortable centrally heated living room complete with a wood-burning stove, a small but brilliantly equipped open kitchen, 2 bedrooms and a bathroom... everything you could want for really ! We live right next door and are delighted to chat with our guests and to help you decide on places to go, things to see and restaurants to eat in. In season we are happy to share the fresh organically grown produce from our garden. La Vieille Longere - the name we give to our ancient Norman longhouse is in a beautiful and tranquil little hamlet of 3 houses on a quiet path that leads to forest and country walks directly from the house, down to the river or into the village of Segrie-Fontaine just 1 Km away where there are well stocked local shops. The countryside is stunning, ancient woodlands and pasture land amid rolling hills. We adore the area and are certain you will too ! La Suisse Normande is a very special, protected part of Normandy; completely different from its surrounding areas with forested rolling hills, deep valleys and fast flowing rivers. It is the tranquility and the peacefulness of the place that endears it to us and all of our guests go home having shared in its experience. You'll need transport to get here as buses are sadly infrequent, but arriving by train in Caen from Paris is easy and there are all the usual car hire companies at the station. BUT ... if you are a keen cyclist then please do come by bike. You will love it - a cyclist's paradise. We have a locked cellar where you can safely leave your bikes too. We have a varietyof bikes that you are welcome to borrow if you want to discover the region of La Suisse Normande in a more sedate manner !