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Sunday 7th September 2008

Wheelchair accessible barn conversion

Deux Sevres
Lezay
Poitou Charente
79120
FRANCE

Tel: 0033 (0) 549273418
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Summary: Located in the heart of the Poitou Charentes our recently converted 19th century barn offers spacious accommodation over two floors. It has been designed by an architect to provide flexible accommodation suitable for families,friends and wheelchair users and has maintained many of its original features including exposed stone walls and oak beams. We are located in a small hamlet close to the tranquil town of Lezay which offers a large weekly market, good restaurants, supermarket, large outdoor swimming pool, park with play area and fishing lake. Set in the heart of the Poitou Charentes its an ideal base to explore this beautiful region of France

Services Available

Rooms

  • Accommodation Sleeps Up to 8
  • Level Access Shower

Exterior

  • Pool with Standard Access

Property

  • Non Smoking
  • Pets Allowed
  • Assitant Animals Welcome
Entrance Description
  • Entrance Doorway Width: 100cm
  • Parking directly outside entrance. Communal entrance to two gites, spacious, light and all on one level
  • Alternative Entrance
Living Area Description
  • The large kitchen/dinning room is modern and spacious with french doors opening on to the terrace. It is well equipped with washing machine ,dishwasher, microwave, fridge/freezer, electric oven, gas hob and microwave. The spacious lounge has a woodburner and french doors which lead on to the terrace. There is a television with english satellite, video,dvd and hifi.
Numbers of Rooms
  • Number of Accessible Bedrooms (without En-suite): 1
  • Number of Accessible Bathrooms: 1
Accessible Room Facts
  • Double Rooms Available
  • Bedroom doorway width: 100cm
  • Bed height (Floor to top of mattress): 50cm
  • Height of space under bed: 30cm
  • Bathroom Doorway Width: 100cm
  • Height of lowest toilet (from floor to seat): 40cm
  • Height of highest toilet (from floor to seat): 50cm
  • Toilets with Right Transfer Available
  • Toilet grab rail on the left
  • Shower has grab rails
Exterior Description
  • The spacious downstairs bedroom with patio doors leading on to the terrace. The gite has a large terrace with table and chairs parasol and barbeque. The above ground swimming pool is for your private use. It is 9.5m x 4.7m , solar heated and has a security gate for added safety. The garden has a lawn for the children to play and is enclosed. We have a table tennis table and badmington and boules sets can be provided.
Location
  • Distance to nearest Town: 1 miles
  • Lezay has much to offer whether you want quiet strolls around the lake and park, relaxing by the riverbank fishing with a picnic whilst watching all the wild life. There is also a small historic agricultural museum For the more active there is a local riding stables situated near by. www.loupgarou.com In the town there is an outdoor swimming complex with baby pool, childrens pool and large pool with diving boards. There are tennis courts boules and petanque pitches. Close to Lezay is the town of Melle famous for the silver mines. Silver was mined here for hundreds of years and the first silver coin was produced for king Charlemagne. In Melle there are also walks (Les chemins de decouvert) 3 Romanesque churches, a weekly market and restaurants. www.mellecom.fr/mine
Additional Services
  • Suggested places to visit Poitiers is approximately 50 kms away and is a city of culture with many Abbeys, Cathedrals, and Churches.Feast your eyes on the beutiful architecture, Elanour of Aquataine lived here for many years Futuroscope,a high tech attraction park with state of the art video cinemas and shows. A great day out for the family www.futuroscope.com The valley of the monkeys is a great place for all ages to visit, mingle with the monkeys, lemurs and other animals who roam free around the land www.la-vallee-des-singes.fr The green venise charming canals of green , hire a punt and travel the waterways for the day. www.la-venise-vert.com The aquarium at La Rochelle is a fantastic aquatic journey exploring the worlds sea life. Walk on top of jelly fish, or underneath the sharks ! walk through the rainforest and end your day in any of the famous sea food restaurants in the historic port of La Rochelle. www.aquarium-larochelle.com
Flight Details
  • Nearest Airport to the accommodation: Poitiers
  • Aproximate flight time from London to Poitiers = 1 hour 2o minutes

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