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La Tringale an 1820's farmhouse, set in 2.5 acres, is nestled in the meandering Normandy countryside, offering excellent accommodation and facilities, peace and tranquility and with easy access to major ferry-ports, airports and key attractions of this truly delightful and historic region.
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Ron & Bunty arrived from Norwich, England in August 2002 and immediately commenced work on renovating the main farmhouse and the attached cottage. Renovation work to the long barn and the very large barn will also be undertaken to make 6 Gites in all.
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Location: La Tringale is central to all major ports and attractions, with easy access to/from the major ferry ports of Cherbourg and Caen (approx. 50 mins); Carpiquet (Caen) airport (40 mins) and Cherbourg airport (50 mins). The beautiful sandy and spacious Normandy beaches, WWII museums and military cemeteries / memorials are 20-40 minutes, depending on which beach, and within a 30 minutes drive there is access to children's adventure parks, new aqua centre, zoos, woodland walks and picnics, fishing lakes and rivers, golf courses etc., etc.
This is an ideal centre for artists, walkers, cyclists, motor-cyclists and property hunters.
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Bayeux, a most beautiful, picturesque town was one of the first liberated from enemy occupation on 7th June 1944 and is the home of the famous 11th century Tapestry depicting William the Conqueror's invasion of England and the Battle of Hastings in 1066; it is only 25 minutes drive. Visit the beautiful Cathedral whilst there and sample good French cuisine in one of the many restaurants.
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St.Lo, situated approx. 18k south-west of La Tringale has good shopping, leisure facilities (new aqua-park), restaurants and an extensive Saturday morning market. For Horse lovers it is also the most important of the 23 national studs in France - stables and courtyards open to visitors June - Sept.
St Clair sur Elle is the local village for general shopping and offers bar/restaurant (pizza night on Tuesdays!), butcher, supermarket, baker, garage, post office, doctor's surgery, chemist, bank, 2 hairdressers and a small market on Tuesdays.
Le Mont St. Michel is around 1 hour 20 minutes drive.
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Facilities:
Each accommodation has its own patio with full-furniture and, in addition, the large rear garden has 2 barbeques and picnic-benches, a children's play area with swings, slide, see-saw, climbing-rope and tyre-swings. The extensive grassed area can be used for ball-games (football-net and balls; badminton-net and equipment available) or relaxation. The large landscaped pond is home to fish, frogs, newts and a family of moorhens and is fenced to ensure safety for all. A large secure car park ensures safety for all guests and their cars. There is a laundry room, for guests' use, which houses a washing-machine, ironing-board and iron. A variety of DVD's and Videos are available from Ron & Bunty, your English hosts, as are a selection of bikes.
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Customer
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Additionally,
our guests are welcome to request details of a
discount ferry operator. Let Ron & Bunty know
which route you intend taking and we'll let you
have contact details for a quote.
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Ron & Bunty
Telephone: 0033 (0)2 31 22 42 51
e-mail: ron@normandyvacations.com
or CLICK HERE for our online booking form
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© 2003-2008 La Tringale
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