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  • Quiet, rural area with some agricultural activity

Set amongst the rolling Charente countryside, only five minutes from the market town of Aigre, this gite is nestled amongst the sunflowers and vines. For our environment, we have environmentally friendly gestures in place to reduce plastics and single use materials as well as to recycle and to compost.
With plenty to do locally for adults and children alike, this is an ideal location with Cognac and Angouleme approximately 30 mins by car. Our nearest Plan d'Eau is a short car ride of 10 minutes at Les Gours. In MONS, we have Cognac and Pineau producing neighbours with tasting sessions, a BIO vegetable shop, a Botanic Walk, a Snail Farm and shop and a riding stables.
Well-equipped and charming, this spacious gite has been renovated in the traditional Charentais style with exposed stone walls and oak beams. The modern kitchen has a fridge/freezer, dishwasher, oven, microwave, coffee machine and enough cutlery and crockery for six people. The open-plan living space has a dining table for six and a lounge area with Free Sat television and DVD player. Outside, you can relax in your own private courtyard with stone barbecue and seating area, or play table-tennis and babyfoot in the open games barn. Relax by our 12 by 6 metre heated pool in its own courtyard.
We are family-friendly and have a range of equipment for children such as high chairs, stair gates, sterilizers, potties and a push-chair etc - just let us know in advance what you might need and we'll do our best for you. We also provide toys and games for children, should you wish. We have a games field too.

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Facilities

  • Independent
  • No smoking
  • Local contact
  • Ecological
  • Safe for small children
  • Dishwasher
  • Washing machine
  • Iron
  • Vegetable garden
  • Fenced garden
  • Pets welcome
  • Cot
  • High chair
  • Playground
  • TV
  • Internet
  • Fireplace
  • Hair dryer
  • With swimming pool
  • Heated pool

Surroundings

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La Grue is a small hamlet surrounded by fields of cereal crops, sunflowers and vines. We are rural yet have all the benefits of the market town of Aigre close by with its supermarket, pharmacie, doctors, boulangerie, boucherie, epicerie, gift shop, restaurants and coffee stops.
Our neighbours produce Cognac, award-winning IGP Charentais wines, Goat's cheese, Snails, organic vegetables and there is a Botanic walk in the woods at Mons.
Take a 2CV ride in the vines with Mr Pelletant near Rouillac, play golf in the vines at Macquville with Madame Queron and visit the Gallo Roman Amphitheatre at Les Bouchauds.

  • Rural
  • In or near a village
  • In or near a town

Reviews

Gîte Verre has received 2 reviews over the past 4 years with an average of:
10 stars
  • 10 stars

    Trotz Erkrankung unserer Enkeltochter haben wir eine wirklich schöne und abwechslungsreiche Zeit in Gîte Verre verbracht. Es hat uns an nichts gefehlt. Beide Kinder(6,9J)hatten große Freude am Reiten in Verdille, Masken bemalen, einer Miniaturschifffahrt in Saint-Savinien... Und das Highlight - ein Tagesausflug mit dem TGV von Angoulême nach Paris!
    Vor allem danken wir Carol und Martin für ihre unglaubliche Hilfsbereitschaft und Tipps in allen Lebenslagen.
    Wir können einen Besuch bei dieser netten und herzlichen Familie in La Grue nur empfehlen. :))

  • 10 stars

    “Just returned from a lovely one week stay in the 2 bedroom Gite, Verre. The Gite is very well equipped, from a fully stocked kitchen to an iron & ironing board there’s everything you could possibly need – even a cool box & ice packs for days out. We made good use of the private bbq and shared outside space as the kids loved to play table tennis & table football in the barn.”

    Comment from Carol PAYLOR

    Donna, we really enjoyed having you all here - it was such fun and we are so happy you had a fab time.
    We would love to see you all again - come back soon!
    Best wishes from Carol, Martin and the children xx

Restaurants, food & wine

Laval-Aubinaud Cognac at Mons, 16140
Roland Vilneau Producteur des vins at Verdille.
Le Bilboquet Restaurant in Aigre for lunches.
Les Trois Canards at Gourville for lunches.
GAEC Bonnardeau at Val D'Auge, goat's cheese producers.
Les Fins Bois restaurant at Rouillac where Veronique and her team will give you a warm welcome.
Le Square Restaurant in Aigre.
Les Relais des Isles in Vouharte.
There are plenty of places to eat locally whether you'd like a light bite or a three-course lunch with wine. Ask us for details and our recommendations according to your needs.

Activities

We have teamed up with Bike Hire Direct/ Dispo Velo for you to book bicycles to be delivered straight to your gite for all the family.
In 2km we have a signposted Botanic Walk with a viewing point over our Commune of Mons.
Riding Stables are just down the road, 2.5km away.
Cognac/Pineau producers 2km and Wine producer 7Km both offering tasting sessions.
Plenty to do within an hour for families with Paleosite (Prehistoric family fun); Zoodysee (local wildlife park); Chateau des Enigmes a Pons; St.Savinien Petits Bateaux and Plan d'Eau with watersports at Angouleme.
Historic Cognac with all its Grandes Maisons, tours, shops, river activities and restaurants is 30 mins away.

  • Bicycle
  • Near riding
  • Fishing
  • Water sports

Further remarks

We moved to the beautiful Charente with our young family to begin our amazing new life in France. Having young children ourselves, we understand the needs of families and we aim to provide child-friendly equipment so that families can travel lighter.
Couples, families and local workers have given us great reviews since we opened in 2018 and we feel confident that you will enjoy your stay here at La Grue Gites.
We are a Classified establishment and our gites Bois and Verre hold 3 Epis with Gites de France, awarded in 2023. In 2024, we were awarded their ECOGESTE label too.

Additional price info and offers

There is a laundry on site and washing is charged by the load. Washing products are provided.
Pets are at the owners' discretion and charged a supplement.

Price includes

Towels, Bed linen

Price exclusive

  • Safety deposit € 250.00
  • Cleaning fee (optional) € 50.00

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Per week starting from

€550

Per week starting from

€550

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