The Cornflowers Holiday Home

The house is entered via the blue painted half glazed door which leads on to the wide hallway with wooden staircase to the first floor. In the hallway there is a long sideboard and a bookcase full of holiday reading books for adults and children.

The large, cool living room has original beams on show and there is a tiled floor throughout. There are 2 comfortable large leather sofas and a wood burner for the cooler winter months. There is a flatscreen TV with UK and French channels available (Free to air satellite channels), plus a DVD player and DVDs.

High-speed fibre internet is provided via the Starlink system and works well inside the house and on the terrace.

A games room / TV lounge has been built to one side of the hallway in what used to be a storeroom, and it is now a bright area in which to relax - play a few board games or use the Wii or PS4. There are toys for all ages, plus lots of books, board games and DVDs for your amusement.

The kitchen leads on from the lounge, with a large breakfast bar dividing the two rooms. There is a 5 burner gas hob and wide electric oven, along with a built in dishwasher, microwave, kettle, toaster and coffee maker. There is plenty of cutlery and crockery for all guests, as well as a large cupboard full of glasses. There are also lots of plastic utensils for young children.

The dining area is in a separate alcove, with a large table and chairs for eight guests.

Behind the dining room and back into the hallway you will find a utility room with a washing machine, tumble dryer, large fridge/freezer and storage cupboards containing further kitchen equipment. Cleaning products and equipment are located here, as is the ironing board and iron.

Along the corridor is the family bathroom, with a full sized bath, separate shower cubicle, hand basin, storage cupboards for towels and a separate WC.

Up the wooden staircase you will find 4 bedrooms, two with double beds, and two with two single beds each. All bed linens and towels (hand, bath and tea) are provided, but please bring your own pool and beach towels and cot linens.

A cot and highchair are available for younger children and stair gates are available at both the top and bottom of the staircase.

A second bathroom is located on the first floor - with a shower cubicle, hand basin and WC.

All bedrooms have storage space for clothes - either in wardrobes or drawers, plus there are bedside tables and lamps.

The garden is secluded and is mostly laid to lawns. A large set of gates open out on to the cul-de-sac and there is a gravelled area inside the gates where you can park your car(s). The house is located towards the end of the cul-de-sac, so there is very little passing traffic, and there are also a further three parking spaces on the outside of the garden along the roadside.

The pool is heated from mid-May until the end of September each year and is 10m x 4m in size and 1m to 2m in depth. There are steps at one end of the pool, and a roll out pool cover for when the pool is not in use. There is a selection of sun loungers for relaxing around the pool. The pool is fenced off from the rest of the garden for the security of younger children.

In front of the house is a covered veranda with a large patio table and 8 chairs. There is a charcoal Webber BBQ nearby and the veranda has patio lights for extending your dining into the evening. In summer, the nights stay quite light until nearly 11pm, and the weather is still warm enough to sit out until late.

The Cornflowers Holiday Home is open from Mid-May until the end of September each year and well-behaved dogs will be welcomed.

The Cornflowers Holiday Home is located in the small hamlet of L'Oulerie and is set at the end of a cul-de-sac, so there is very little passing traffic. Surrounding the hamlet are fields of wild flowers, corn and sunflowers - a very beautiful sight in spring and summer.

The hamlet of L'Oulerie is part of the village of Lairoux, which is famous for its Marais Communal - the local wetlands - which attracts many species of migratory birds during the cooler months - a great area for country walks or cycle rides, with many birds and other local flora and fauna to be seen.