Property Location

Joddwallgate is a beautifully renovated house in the centre of the small, friendly farming village of Kerfourn in Southern Brittany. The house has been carefully and lovingly restored to provide our home and accommodation for you, our very welcome guests. The village is delightful and is situated in the Department of Morbihan in South Central Brittany, it is extremely quiet and offers minimal but adequate local services. There is a Boulangerie within smelling distance, a small general store and and two bars within crawling distance. In addition there is a pretty local church, pitches for boules and a Mairie. English is not the first language in Kerfourn though smiles and handshakes are universal methods of communication widely used in this very friendly hamlet. Less than half a mile away there is a well stocked trout and course lake where you can fish all day for £2.50 and take as many trout back to Joddwallgate as you like and cook them on the barbecue in the garden. Fishing tackle is available to borrow at no charge. Bikes are available to while away the miles on the deserted country lanes whilst working up an appetite.

Description of Property

One of the caves attached to the house was originally used for housing livestock and has been very tastefully renovated to provide a charming and comfortable fully equipped self-catering Gite for 4 persons.. The ground floor of the Gite consists of an open plan sitting/dining room with a typical French corner kitchen. The kitchen is fully equipped with refrigerator, gas cooker with oven, microwave oven and grill and a full range of labour saving devices. The dining and lounge areas are comfortably furnished for up to four people and the lounge is equipped with a radio/CDs music centre for your favourite tastes in music. There is also television and Video recorder for which an up to date selection of films is available at no charge. A good selection of board games and reading material is available to suit most tastes. In both the main house and the Gite the ancient beams and solid oak floors have been preserved.
Upstairs are two comfortable and well appointed double bedrooms and a full bath/shower room with hand basin, bidet and W.C.There is a pretty garden terrace with barbecue for the use of guests. All rooms are equipped with wall mounted electric convector heaters in the event of cooler evenings. Each price is for the Gite for a maximum of 4 persons from 15:00 Saturday to 10:00 the following Saturday. During the period 1 July - 31 August, plus New year and Easter weeks, part weeks will be charged at whole week price. At other times individual quotes will be offered on request for part weeks.
The Gite is equipped with continental quilts and pillows sufficient for four people. Bed linen, towels, and tea towels are not supplied, but can be on request, at an additional charge of £5 per person per week. A 20% deposit is required at confirmation of booking. The balance in full becomes payable no less than 4 weeks prior to the commencement of the holiday.
A refundable deposit of 800 F. is added to the final invoice to cover any breakages and final clean (if necessary).
Heating is by thermostatically controlled electric convector heaters. The cost of heating is included up to 17.5 kW. Any electricity consumption above this level is charged at the official rate. (Meter reading recorded on arrival)
Hot water is via on demand gas water heater. Cooking is via gas. Both these elements are included in the cost of the Gite hire.

Local Facilities/Places of Interest

Pontivy is a fairly large town some 5 miles away and here you can find a wealth of restaurants, night clubs, cinemas, swimming pools and shopping opportunities to suit all tastes. Pontivy is the only town in France to be named after Napoleon Bonaparte and is built on the attractive Nantes-Brest canal and Blavet river system. The town also has an interesting chateau and museums. Approximately 12 miles away lies the pretty medieval town of Josselin with its imposing Chateau , ramparts and doll Museum. There is a delightful man-made beach at a lakeside activity area less than 10 mins away by car. Many of our guests biked it there last year.The nearest ocean beaches to Kerfourn are about 35 minutes drive away but what beaches they are! Whether you are seeking miles of golden sand and crystal clear blue seas or tiny fishing hamlets clinging to the sides of cliffs the South coast of Brittany can offer them all. Also less than an hours drive away are the cosmopolitan resorts of Carnac and Trinitie-sur-mer where us mere mortals can walk miles of marina and ogle the luxurious yachts of the well heeled! Whilst down at Carnac there is the worlds biggest collection of Mesolithic standing stones all in all these stretch for 27 kilometres.
For me the greatest gem is the sheer natural beauty of the Gulf of Morbihan with its safe tideless beaches, nature reserves little uninhabited islands and the most fantastic seafood in the whole of France. Jane and I fell in love with Kerfourn and the house we have chosen as our home. We look forward to welcoming you to it as our guests. We will do everything in our power to ensure you go home rested and refreshed

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Please note that the prices quoted are for the property per week, and not per person.