 Included with your stay
- Utilities: water, propane,
electricity
- All house linens (100% cotton –
duvet covers, pillow-cases, fitted sheets, towels, dish (tea) towels,
tablecloths)
- Wi-Fi broadband internet access
- Beds made when you arrive
- LED TV, 3-D Blu-ray-player
- Adjustable heating in each room
using electric oil-filled radiators
- Baby gear: 3 wooden cots,
high-chair, changing mat, potty, towels, safety gate
- Basic kitchen staples (sugar, tea,
herb teas, oil & vinegar, salt & pepper, flour, milk, fresh baguette)
- Paper towels and toilet paper
- Organic household cleaning supplies,
vacuum-cleaner, iron and ironing--board
- Logs are provided for the open fire
– more can be purchased
- Books, board games and
family-friendly movies are available for rainy days
- Hybrid and BMX bikes
- Carrots for the ponies and feed for
the birds
|  Preparing for your stay - What not to forget!
- Your travel essentials (clothing, personal care products, camera)
- Groceries can be purchased on your way in the small towns nearby
- Medication and prescriptions as required
- Your children’s favorite books, games and movies
- Beach towels (we kindly ask that house linens remain on property)
- Your favorite sporting equipment
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 Where to buy groceries
- Superstores: Lisieux, Argentan, Falaise 14 miles away.
- Intermarché Livarot (5 miles): French regular hours (9 a.m.-noon, 2-7 p.m.), Fridays and Saturdays all day 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., 9 a.m. to noon on Sundays (open on Mondays during summer months).
- Beginning at 7 a.m. or before, fresh bread and croissants at the bakers in our little towns, lovely and bustling durin g the day, very quiet in the evening and at night: Saint-Pierre-sur-Dives is 10 km away (6 miles), Livarot (5 miles), Vimoutiers , Trun 13 km (8 miles). A special mention to pastry chef Jacky Artois in Livarot: all his pastries are to die for!
- Local producers, within 5 miles: apple and pear products – cider, calvados, perry etc. la Ferme de La Galotière 61120 Crouttes; open every day but Sunday. Foie gras, poultry, Fabienne et Olivier Storez, 14170 Notre-Dame-de-Fresnay. Ice-cream, jam and other goodies, Frisson normand , 14170 Garnetot. Goat cheese at la Ferme de La Biquetière, 14140 Tortisambert.
- Local markets
- Monday morning Saint-Pierre-sur-Dives (6 miles), afternoon Vimoutiers (7 miles)
- Tuesday Argentan (14 miles)
- Wednesday Orbec (20 miles), Cabourg (25 miles)
- Thursday Livarot (5 miles), Trun (7 miles)
- Friday Vimoutiers (7 miles), Caen Saint-Sauveur (25 miles)
- Saturday Lisieux (14 miles) Falaise (14 miles)
- Sunday Mézidon (8 miles) Caen Saint-Pierre (25 miles)
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 Provided for your pooch
- A warm and special welcome to 4-legged travelers
- Lots of space to roam freely and safely in the 9—acre orchard, complete with a brook to wade, and cool off on hot summer days
- Information about vets, and dog-friendly restaurants and beaches
- €50 pet welcome package is charged. Pooch—dedicated home preparation: protections for sofas and armchairs; bowls, bags, blankets and towels
- Safe fencing: each garden is safely fenced, and so are the 9 acres of the whole property
- Hiking trails right at your door
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