If you are looking for holiday accommodation in North West France to rent, this is a well appointed holiday cottage or gite, deep in the French countryside but only an hour's drive from the ferry ports of Le Havre, Caen, Cherbourg or St Malo, in a region renowned for its Camembert cheese, dairy products, apples, cider and la Calva - Calvados apple brandy - not to forget its fresh fish and seafoods. 
 
This is a secret hideaway in an area of outstanding natural beauty. The old farmhouse is approached down a long drive between fields, from where you can just see the spire of Mont St Michel. It is so tranquil, you can hear a butterfly land ! The house is set in three acres in the middle of open farmland, lying in its own little valley, 2 miles from the village. In the garden, there is the old boulangerie, still in working order, overlooking a pond fed by a spring, with a brook running down to a small river at the bottom of the adjacent field. It is a pastoral setting, with a few cows usually quietly grazing in the garden to keep the grass down - except for the main lawn with its rose-beds which we tend ourselves. There are sheep in the field and everything from buzzards, kestrels, owls, woodcock and kingfishers to deer and wild boar abound ! 
 
To see more details, visit our website www.gite-en-france.co.uk. The kitchen is fully fitted, with double sink, cooker, hob, fridge, dishwasher, bread maker, microwave, telephone, integrated oak units, table and chairs. There is a separate utility room with sink, freezer, second fridge, washing machine and dryer. There is also a boiler room with sink and clothes airer. 
 
Completely hidden from view, this is a private estate and a little piece of heaven. It is still a family home, and we are there every month. But it looks so sad when we leave, because it loves to be occupied !