Lignieres Holiday Cottages & Homes (32)
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Characterful & quirky, with generous amount of space for two people in the house itself.
We love the house,especially the big kitchen cum dining area,as well as the huge secluded garden with the river running alongside. The most interesting wild life came in the form of two naked young men who appeared from the river,and,like shy water creatures,rapidly disappeared. The house is quietly situated,on a lane leading to Le Chatre, which is a charming old town with friendly,courteous people,and decent restaurants & bars. It is within easy travelling distance of other interesting places to visit, among them Sarzay , Gargilesse Dampierre & Argenton sur Creuse. Really, our experience here was like a fantasy of the idyllic French retreat without any of the responsibility. So, the perfect place to holiday.
Escape to the Country
We stayed for 2 weeks in Le Trait, situated on the hill above Ids-St-Roch. We were looking for a quiet escape in the country and we found it. We had a 1 year old and a 2 year old so our exploring was somewhat limited.
The house is perfectly perched with views over the Arnon valley and a number of quiet villages and towns around to explore. Iris and Rudy where quick to respond with any issues we had with the house and our stay.
Some information you might find useful:
1. The house is bigger than you would think from the photos. The main bedroom and bathroom are large, and had an alcove where we put out one year old.
2. There is a great play park in Touchay which our 2 year old loved. There is table tennis, volleyball and basketball court and a range of external exercise machines.
3. There is a wonderful ford, bridge and picnic spot at the bottom of the hill from Touchay. Our toddler loved splashing in the river.
4. Be aware the internet is quite slow (as you would expect in rural france), but fast enough to check emails. I measured it at ~ 1 MBS.
5. The house has another 'garden' attached to the side. I say garden but really its a small wood. Our 2 year old loved collecting sticks, running through the trees and finding pine cones.
6. We only ate out twice, once at the cafe in Ids-St-Roch (fantastic) and once at the Creperie in Ligniere. Both offered excellent value for money.
7. Rudy and Iris put stair gates in for us and also had a cot set up! Great :)
Overall we had a great stay, and hope to return maybe in a few years when the kids are older to do some exploring.
p.s. I've now created a Strava segment to run up the hill from Ids-St-Roch to the house - good luck!
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