Anam Cara Holiday Cottage, with private pool & large gardens

Charente Holiday Cottage, with private pool

16700 Villegats, Ruffec

Nearest town: Ruffec

Lovely house of honey-coloured Charente stone, with pool and large grounds, offering peace, privacy and relaxation. Sleeps 6. Anam Cara combines ancient character with modern comforts, in beautiful surroundings, at an affordable price. Child friendly. Safe pool. Perfect for couples and families with children. There is a friendly bar and restaurant in the village. Excellent transport links by road, rail and cheap budget flights. Discounted ferries available. Ideally situated for enjoying the sun and warmth, the unspoilt landscape, the picturesque villages, superb restaurants, the lively and interesting towns of Ruffecois - a region of rich cultural heritage. Perfect for days out to Futuroscope theme park, nature and wildlife parks, unmatched chateaux, Cognac country, Poitiers, Angouleme, Saintes, the beaches of La Rochelle, lakes, festivals and real French life.

WELL EQUIPPED & WELL FURNISHED ACCOMMODATION combines ancient character with modern comforts. There are two attractive, light & airy double bedrooms, both with clothes storage, bedside tables & reading lights. All household linen is provided & your bed is made up before you arrive.

A large, chandeliered living room, with exposed Charente stone walls, beamed alcoves & fireplace with woodburning stove, looks via French windows onto a restful balcony overlooking grapevines & mature gated gardens.

Well-equipped kitchen (including toaster, coffee maker,new fridge-freezer, new cooker, etc) overlooks the patio dining area. The kitchen receives morning to early evening sunshine.

Close to the lovely town of Ruffec, with its supermarkets, cinema and twice-weekly fresh produce markets. Ruffec is surrounded by picturesque and charming villages and the whole area is dotted with romanesque architecture and curiosities.

Attractions

There's plenty to do at home. You have a very large lawned garden with a grapevined suntrap patio dining area, as well as areas of shade under fig, beech, cherry, magnolia & medlar trees. Children have space to explore & play safely & there is a covered sandpit for younger children.

You can play badminton & other games, laze in the hammock listening to birdsong , or cool off in the private above-ground pool. Anam Cara is NOT part of a gite complex: You have private & exclusive use of all facilities.

A very short walk takes you to tennis courts,the village bar and restaurant, the village vineyard or glorious sunny woods, fields & country lanes.

Let us know what you like to do and we will email you information sheets to help you plan your holiday. The area is full of of attractions for both adults and young people.

A very short drive or bike ride takes you to indoor and outdoor pools, river bathing, horseriding, canoes, kayacs, picnic areas, a bathing lake with beach, a variety of interesting cafes, bars and excellent restaurants.

Or you can go: fishing, explore the forests of Ruffec, buy fresh farm produce at local markets, visit the cinema, clubs, outdoor concerts, artists' workshops, taste the incomparable food and wine at "Gourmet Days".

Or take a look at: the Chateau of Verteuil, the panoramic views at Barro, the medieval church of Ruffec, the silver mines of Melle, the 12th century abbey at St Amant de Boixe, the protected medieval village of Tusson with spectacular gardens and a museum of rural life, the aquatic labyrinth at St Fraigne, restored mills at Condac and Villefagnan, the frescoes in the Chapel of Courcome, the International Dance Festival at Mansle (don't miss the fuchsia gardens), the restored chateau of Bayer - or just explore: You will find beautiful places, local fetes and festivals and real French life.

As you are 5 minutes from the N10, (and the main Paris to Bordeaux fast train route) access further afield is quick and easy to: The fascinating town of Poitiers and the Futuroscope theme park, The Vallee Des Singes (monkey park), Angouleme with its ancient streets and National Comics and Images Centre or the Chateau de la Rochefoucauld (with its nearby chocolaterie.)

Or go east to the porcelain centre in Limoges and the International Folk Music Festival of Confolens; west (1.5 hours drive)to the beaches of La Rochelle; north-west to the "Green Venice" of Marais Poitevin or the Pescalis Fising Centre; south-west to Cognac(for tours and brandy tasting) or the superb Roman amphitheatre and town of Saintes. Or take the TGV (fast train) from Ruffec to Bordeaux or Paris(just 2 hrs) for the day.

We can send you information sheets on:

Travel Information (How to get here inexpensively by air, sea, road and rail), Nearby cafes and bars, Nearby Chateaux, Places to visit, Boats & Boat Trips, Boulangeries & Patisseries, Restaurants, Wine, Cognac & Pineau, Lakes, Nature & Wildlife Parks, Supermarkets, Activities for Children, Villages to visit,
Ruffec town, Days out to Angouleme, Cognac, Saintes, Poitiers, Confolens - and anything else you would like to know.

Low season from 200 pounds per week
High season from 455 pounds per week

John Barugh

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Tel. 00 44 (0)191 5192257

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A 25% deposit secures your booking.
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Within easy reach of ferry ports Caen and St Malo. Also served by cheap flights to Poitiers and Angouleme(closest) Limoges, La Rochelle and Bordeaux.
You can also travel by TGV (fast train)straight to the Charente. Ruffec is midway between Poitiers and Angouleme on the main N10 route.

Maximum occupants: 6

Booking confirmation: Within 48 hours

Property type - Cottage
Location: in a village
Changeover day: Saturday
Linen provided
Parking - secure
Pool - outdoor
Restaurant
Cot available - free
Board games
CD player
DVD player
DVD library
TV - in lounge
Hair dryer
Iron
Cheques accepted

Charente Holiday Cottage, with private pool

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