Holiday Cottage On Our Organic Smallholding

Description from the owner

Conveniently situated only one hour in each direction to their regional capital cities of Poitiers and Limoges, Chez Tartaud is surrounded by undulating farmland with tree-lined fields, cut into the dramatic rocky waters of the Gartampe river. Much of this landscape can be explored on foot or by bike on many of the leafy lanes (chemins) accessible directly from our smallholding where an abundance of flora and wildlife abounds. Bird-watchers and wildlife-spotters will love it here. You have access to the 12 acres of our organic smallholding. Our children love the animals, fresh vegetables, pond, fields, trees and the stream - we even have plan...s to restore the old lake. We offer eggs and seasonal vegetables direct from our potager, which beats supermarket taste with its just picked freshness. Preserved bottled vegetables, jams and pickles are also available.

The Holiday Cottage

The holiday cottage is lovingly restored and tastefully decorated to provide a comfortable French ambiance with all the mod cons.

The livingroom has a three piece suite with TV, DVD internet access (via WiFi) it is open plan with the diningroom table and fully equiped kitchen. The kitchen is handmade in local oak and comprises a dishwasher, washing-machine, fridge / freezer, gas cooker with electric oven, microwave, kettle, toaster etc. for you to enjoy creating your own culinary delights from local produce.

The first floor bedroom is spacious and romatic with its large comfortable 4 poster bed. For small families there is an additional matching single bed. The shower room adjoins the bedroom with WC.

Private landscaped garden borders the duck pond, is a great favourite with our guests who enjoy relaxing on the terrace sipping a glass of wine and being amused by the ducks and wildlife on the pond. The terrace is close to the kitchen, perfect for outdoor dining and BBQ's.Read more

Additional Location Information

Lathus-Saint-Remy
About 1.5km by road (or chemin) passing the equestrian centre is the village of LATHUS with a small supermarket which includes the butchers, there are two boulangeries, florist, doctor, pharmacy, post office, bar/restaurant and bank.

Lathus dating from Gallo-Roman times, has its granite-built Church of Saint Maurice (12th - 13th Century) plus dolmen (rocks) of Marchain and several chateaux (e.g. Ouzilly, le Ché and Cluzeau-Bonneau).


The River Gartempe
Heading 1km in the opposite direction to the village from the cottage, you find the wild beauty of the Roc d'Enfer (Stone of Hell) astride the rapids of the Gartempe river.

In a quieter part of the river past the chateau de Chez Rogan but still within 1.5km of Chez Tartaud, is the small swimming beach, picnic area and an excellent restaurant.

A whole host of activities are on offer locally
on the river and at the neighbouring Centre de Plein Air and Equestrian Centre such as
* fishing,
* canoeing,
* sailing,
* tennis,
* mountain bikes,
* rock climbing,
* archery,
* horse riding and
* the educational farm.

Lathus is the regional capitol of canoe-kayak and is appreciated for slalom (class 3 & 4) with regular competitions and training events throughout the year.

There are a wealth of other activities and sights too long to mention on this site but are included in the Information Pack in the cottage.
Whether your seeking energetic and sensational sports or simply wishing to relax and enjoy the peaceful beauty (perhaps with a helping of local gastronomy and wines) I hope you have gathered a flavour of the area surrounding Chez Tartaud.

Location Type Away from it all, Rural, Waterfront

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