Rural Idyll

If you wish this could be a 'two centre' house swap as I have a holiday home in Suffolk, England as well.  A good selection of photos and more information about La Fermette in Brittany and the area around it can be seen on www.holidaylettings.co.uk property reference 86598

My home in France is an old 'Fermette.'  It was once a very small farmhouse built of stone with a slate roof.  It is quietly situated in an area of outstanding natural beauty. Close to the Nantes Brest Canal it is ideal for someone wanting to 'get away from it all,' for cycling, walking, fishing, canoeing, bird watching and experiencing French rural life. Horses, bicycles and canoes can be hired locally. The small town of Glomel is about 2 kilometres and the market town of Rostrenen is about 6 kilometres.  

There are 2 bedrooms, one with en suite shower room.  The family bathroom is upstairs.  One bedroom has a double bed and the other a double and a single.  Downstairs is open plan.  There is electric panel heating to all rooms, but the  main heating downstairs is a large wood burning stove that throws out an enormous amount of heat.  The garden is large and includes a small field and vegetable garden.  The house is well-equipped and there is English satellite TV for those who don't speak French

There is a small terrace outside the house overlooking the garden and plenty of garden furniture plus both gas and charcoal barbecues.  There are bicycles in the barn, although they aren't at all 'smart' and not intended for the serious cyclist, we use them for getting bread and croissantes for breakfast.

More inforrmation about the house can be seen on the Holiday Lettings UK web site, www.holidaylettings.co.uk, property reference 86598 where there is also a selection of internal and external phots.

This is French rural at its' most rural!  It's very quiet.  The hamlet of Porz en Caz is down a one track road that is a 'cul de sac.'  There is only one other house occupied all year round (about 800 metres further along the road.  Our next door neighbour lives in Paris and usually visits only in July and August.

Although small, nearby Glomel is a lively town with regular 'fest noz' in the village hall.  There is a large lake which is a haven for wildlife and birds, it also has an artificial beach at one end.  Tourism is not a large part of the local economy although there are many interesting places to visit. e.g. the Lac de Guerledan is about the size of Windermere and has a wealth of water sports, the Abbaye de Bon Repose is steeped in local history.  There are also ancient Standing Stones in a huge circle, the house is on the Route de la Pierre (route of the standing stones.  The nearest is in Glomel.  

There are some lovely places to eat traditional French food at very reasonable prices and, despite being in rural France, there is a good English community and, for those who would like it, there is the opportunity to take part in some of the activities organised  by our Breton/English Integration Club.