Holiday Cottage, Saussey, Normandy

Description of cottage & facilities

This compact holiday cottage (about 40 m² of accommodation) is situated in rural Normandy, only 4 kms from Coutances, cultural and historical centre. It is open all year with flexible changeover day (but Saturday preferred during July & August)and sleeps 2 in a double bedroom. The modern kitchen is fully equipped with fridge freezer, electric oven, gas hob, microwave oven, electric toaster, kettle & coffee maker and a dishwasher. There is a shower bathroom with washing machine and a separate WC.

Outside there is ample parking space, terrace and private garden. For more information or to make reservations please telephone me on 00 33 233 45 26 01 or email me at davis.lynn@neuf.fr

I hope to add more photos and information in the days to come!

Sorry,  animals not accepted. Smokers are asked to take their cigarettes, pipes or cigars into the garden - thank you for your consideration.

Cette petite maison de vacances (env 40 m²) se trouve en pleine campagne en Normandie, à 4 kms de Coutances, centre culturel et historique. Disponible toute l'année. La maison est équipée avec coin cuisine américaine (four éléctrique, plaque à gaz, four à micro ondes, lave-vaisselle, cafetière, grille-pain etc). Les couverts et la vaisselle sont fournis, aussi les draps mais les serviettes de toilette et les torchons ne sont pas fournis.

Il y a une salle d'eau avec douche et lave-linge, WC à part. La maison est chauffée par les radiateurs éléctrique et un poêle à bois. Gaz pour cuisson est inclus dans le prix. Il y a aussi un téléviseur (les chaines 1,2,3 françaises), lecteur DVD, petite chaine HiFi, quelques bouquins et jeux de sociéte.

Devant la maison il y a un coin repas avec table forestière. Derrière il y a un terrasse et jardin privé.

Je regrette mais les animaux ne sont pas acceptés. Les fumeurs sont invités à fumer dans le jardin, merci de votre compréhension.

Photos of the gite

More photos

Hauteville plage

Coutances and its cathedral. .

Directions for finding Le Haut Claquet

Arriving from Coutances, the 60 km/h restriction and sign for Le Claquet

En arrivant de Coutances, sur le D 7, vous verrez le panneau 60/km/hr et 'Le Claquet'

Start signalling now for your Left turn - the road passes between the two houses on the left of the picture (the ones immediately after the red car)

Tourner à gauche entre les deux maisons en pierre, juste après celle avec la voiture rouge et vous verrez la petite route qui monte - sans neige, j'espère!

This is what you will see as you complete the turn - hopefully minus the snow! Go straight on for about 200 metres and you will then see

Continuez tout droit env 200 m et sur le droit il y a le panneau pour le lieu-dit Le Haut Claquet - tournez à droit, serrez à droit et allez jusqu'au fond. Veuillez rouler doucement, il y aura peutêtre les animaux ou les randonneurs sur la route

the lieu-dit sign for Le Haut Claquet. Turn right and go straight down the chemin rurale until you get to the end. Please drive carefully - there are two passing places on the way if you need them but there are also two bends which obscure your view.

At the end of the road you will find two houses, the gite is the second one. The next photo shows the gite first, looking back down the road, then the main house.

Vue des deux maisons, le gite et la nôtre avec des volets bleus

Latest News - May 7 2008

The new flue/evacuation for the cheminée has been created, in preparation for installation of the chemeinéé and its 'insert' this November. Consequently the gite will be closed for a few days from November 10. After allowing 2-3 weeks for it to dry out the first fire will be lit in early December!

The new BBQ in the garden is now operational - we tested it about 10 days ago and it works well. It was a lovely day and there was no-one in the gite at the time. .

Availability

The following nights are still available in 2009:

August 22-31, September 1-27 inclusive, October 8 -31inclusive

Photos of the area in and around Saussey

The house and garden of Christian Dior at Granville. The garden is free to visit. Exhibitions in the house.

Walks and views around Saussey

Coutances

The cathedral, the town gardens in Spring, and the Mairie with autumn display of flowers in 2006. The displays change every year and according to events or seasons. The Parks & Gardens section of the local Council is very active at Coutances.

The annual 'show' at the College of Horticulture, known as Dahlias Mondiale because they specialise in Dahlias. But there are many regular features in the other areas of the gardens, well worth a visit if you are in the area in September.

Latest News - December 2008

I have at last been able to upload a photo of the new woodburner in action!         Thank you Neuf & SFR!

   

                                                                                                                                                                                                       

Alterations in front of the gite and main house

Following acceptance by the commune of my request for deviation of the chemin rural we have now had the old outbuildings demolished. We have enclosed the area in front of the houses with a link fence and the walkers, horse/bike riders now have to follow the path next to the old wall, which has been retained. This means we now have a completely private area in front and  I will be planting a low hedge in due course, along the fence line. We can now all benefit from the views across the valley.