pretty stone cottage, lovely garden in rural setting

Abbiamo trascorso due settimane piacevoli e rilassanti in questa casa accogliente e completa di tutto. E' stato il punto ideale per andare alla scoperta dei dintorni, pur essendo lontani dal caos cittadino. I proprietari sono stati gentili e disponibili e i loro suggerimenti molto utili. Nonostante il tempo, più piovoso del previsto, siamo riusciti a godere dell'incantevole giardino.

We really enjoyed our two weeks at "Le Beau Manoir". The property had everthing you would need and was spacious enough for the five of us.

It is in a very peaceful location yet only a 5 minute drive from Pluvigner, which is a bustling town with many facilities (e.g. good supermarket, 3/4 bakeries, bars, restaurants etc).

The coast is only an easy 30min (or so drive away) and the owners helpfully provide details of some good beaches which we found to be really nice.

There are also plenty of non-beach trips too such as Vannes (recommend using the P&R), Concarneau and Rochefort-en-Terre to make a few. Looks like there is good surfing near Quiberon with many surf schools around Plouharnel. There is enough to do in the area that I think we could easily do another two weeks without too many duplicate trips.

The only thing to consider is that the bathroom and toilet (separate) are on the ground floor opening onto the living space: not a problem for us as a family but worth remembering of you were travelling as two couples (the house has beds for 7 plus two cots).

I would recommend staying here to anyone who is coming to this part of Brittany due to the location. The owners are lovely and right next door if help is needed and there is a large file of information within the property.

Finally, the Internet speed is very good (very useful as we found phone signal hard to come by!). TV is French channels only as far as we could see...a welcome break for us so not a problem but worth noting of you are from the UK and were hoping to watch British TV of an evening (common enough at other places we have stayed around France).

Dear Abbey,

in short words: We loved your gite so much.

After a very long drive we arrived at the gite. Right from the very first moment we could relax. Everything was well prepared. Wine and cookies on the table. Hot water everywhere. Fridge running, beds done ... So fine.

And most important: Abbey to say hello, hints and suggestions with her. Thank you! The garden is in pure nature, no noise, only birds. Far away. A bit tricky to find at the first time. Maps will help you. Just take it from the fewo-direkt map and use the gps. Our children loved the garden so much. We had short trips to beaches and small towns. All lovely. Abbey helped us whenever needed. Thank you again and all the best for you and all the family!

Michael

Our family of four (with two young daughters) enjoyed a two week stay at this property in August 2015. From the beginning the owner Abbey had been helpful and prompt in her email responses, and the booking process was straightforward. Abbey and her family live next door in the adjoining property and were happy to answer any queries we had.

The property listing and photographs are accurate, and it is well equipped with pretty much everything we needed. The property was clean on arrival with a welcome basket. The big garden was a delight and the trampoline was hugely popular.

There is plenty of local information provided, including personal recommendations for beaches and a detailed local map. I would have liked a guest book too, to read recommendations from other guests.

Although in a very rural location, the property is a 5 minute drive from Pluvigner which has a good selection of bakeries and a good sized supermarket, as well as creperies and bars, and helpful tourist information. We found everywhere we wanted to visit was about 30 – 40 minutes drive away. We enjoyed visiting some of the bigger towns such as Auray and Vannes, and spent a lot of time on the coast at several beaches near Carnac and Trinite Sur Mer and on the Quiberon Peninsula. We’d particularly recommend exploring inland for canoeing on the Loche and the Brevet rivers, which were beautiful, and a visit to St Cado (Belz) and the Etel estuary which were peaceful.

We had a great stay at the gite de Beaumanoir with the house being spacious, clean, comfortable and well-equipped (having the washing machine and tumble dryer was great when taking the kids to the beach every day). The big garden was a big hit, with plenty of room for the kids to run around and they loved their many sessions on the trampoline. The owners, Abbey and Andre, were very friendly and helpful and gave us great advice as to the best beaches, places to visit etc. We loved the beaches at Kervillen, La Trinite sur Mer (easy access, ice creams); St.Pierre, Locmariaquer (beautiful beach) and Kerhillio, Erdeven (waves for the body boards). St Goustan and the old town of Vannes were lovely to wander around as were the stones at Carnac.

The gite was a very comfortable base for our family holiday with lots to see and do in the area- plenty of beaches, crepes and ice cream. We would definitely recommend Gite de Beaumanoir.

Thank you Abbey and Andre.