Key
Facts :
| Location
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Saubrigues.
Hossegor 12 kms, Biarritz 40 kms |
| Type
of location : |
Rural
but very close to the coastal resorts |
| No.
of bedrooms : |
4
: 3x doubles,
1x twin |
| Sleeping
capacity : |
8
adults |
| No.
of bathrooms : |
1x
bathroom, 1x shower room, 2x wc's |
| Style
of property : |
Modern
house built in traditional Landais style. British owners live next door |
| Quality
guide : |
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| Prices : |
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Rental price includes: Bed linen, bathroom towels & tea towels. Beds made for arrival. Spare linen & towels available for 2+ week lets. Water, gas, electricity, central heating
Compulsory extras: none
Optional extras: Pool heating 50 EUR/wk paid locally (outside July & August). Cleaning & housekeeping EUR 15/hr. Exit Clean 150 EUR. Babysitting 15 EUR/hr Fortnight text:
Refundable security deposit: GBP 300 cheque sent to owner before arrival (it is not cashed unless necessary).
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| Linen
arrangements : |
Bed
linen and bathroom towels are included with the rental.
Please note this does not include pool or beach towels.
A spare set of linen is available for guests to changeover
if required |
| Cleaning
arrangements : |
Optional
cleaning services available
» Read important information about cleaning
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| Arrivals
& departure : |
Arrive
Saturday 4-6pm and depart Saturday by 10am. There is some
flexibility in the off season
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arrivals & departures |
| Nearest
beach : |
Capbreton
/ Hossegor 12 kms |
| Nearest
boulangerie : |
St
Vincent de Tyrosse 5 kms |
| Nearest
airport : |
Biarritz
30 mins; Bordeaux & Pau 90 mins; Bilbao 2 hrs. All timings
are approximate |
| Nearest
ferry port : |
St
Malo 8.5 hours |
| Swimming
pool : |
Yes,
heated pool 9x5m, depth 1.25-1.45m. Fenced & locakable gate in accordance
with new regulations. Roman steps into pool |
| Suitability
for children : |
Table
tennis, DVD player, boules. Quiet in the evenings for teenagers
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| Suitability
for infants : |
Very
good for young families. Enclosed gardens and pool protected.
Cot (not cot linen) & high chair available |
| Facilities
& equipment : |
DVD
player; video player; CD player; BBQ; table tennis; boules
& other garden games; 4x adult bikes (available to use
at guests' own risk);washing machine; dishwasher; microwave |
| Things
to see & do : |
Tennis
(local courts free of charge; rackets and balls supplied).
Surfing (lessons can be arranged for a
local charge). Golf (tee times can be arranged
for a local charge). Fishing (local chrge
for permit)- rods are supplied. Also watersports,
cycling, spa, horse-riding.
Visit Bayonne, Biarritz, Basque Country, Pyrénées,
Spain |
| House
rules : |
No
pets allowed. Smoking permitted outside only |
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Location
: Map
Ref B5
Maison Baradet is located on the edge of Saubrigues,
a typically peaceful and friendly village of the Les Landes region
of south west France. Local facilities include boulangerie, good
restaurant and bar, post office and small village shop. The house
is on the outskirts of the village, no more than 10 minutes walk
from the centre.
Saubrigues
is a short distance from the principal towns of the Pays Basque
- Biarritz, Bayonne and St Jean de Luz. The Spanish
border is less than an hour away.
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Accommodation
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Maison
Baradet is siutated at the end of a quiet cul-de-sac; Steve & Lyn lived here when they retired to south west France 10 years ago, but they moved into a new-build house next door in 2009.
Surrounded by gardens, the house has a really spacious feel to
it. The back garden is the most enjoyed with its lovely south-facing
terrace area, swimming pool and countryside views.
A BBQ, garden furniture and sun loungers are available.
Owned by a British couple, Lyn and Steve, Maison Baradet has a
homely feel and is furnished and equipped more like a British
home than a French one. This gives it a few extra and familiar
comforts such as a toaster and kettle!
On the ground floor is a large kitchen-breakfast
room, lounge, family living room, family bathroom and two bedrooms.
The kitchen is modern and fully-equipped to include
gas double oven, microwave, dishwasher and coffee maker. A fridge
freezer and washing machine can be found in the utility area off
the kitchen. The dining area of this room has
a table to seat up to 8 and enjoys views over the back garden,
pool and countryside beyond.
The lounge is of a good size with plenty of comfortable
seating for the maximum number of occupants. Facilities include
TV, video recorder, DVD player and portable stereo. French doors
open on to the front terrace and garden, providing a welcome flow
of air in hot summer months. A wood burning fire can be used for
low season visits.
The two downstairs bedrooms are both of double
size with double beds. One room has French doors leading to the
rear terrace and pool area. The other overlooks the front garden
and has an ensuite
shower room (double shower, toilet and vanity unit).
A
new ground floor extension provides a second family living
area with patio doors leading to the side garden and
onto the terrace.
Plasma TV and DVD in secong
lounge.
On the first floor are two more bedrooms,
another double with balcony and views of the Pyrénées,
and the fourth bedroom has two single beds and overlooks the pool
and adjacent countryside.
Also upstairs is a shower room including wc and
wash-hand basin.
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Local
Guide :
Saubrigues is a typically French country village
offering a few essential shops and an insight into rural life
in south west France. There is a new shop in the village which provides all the basic goods - groceries, bread, fresh produce, papers, birthday cards etc. There is also a new bakery - cakes (yummy), quiches, bread etc. It also has an area where you can have tea, coffee, chocolate and, of course, a cake. Next door there is a new restaurant and bar called the Basc (O) Landais which looks good - the person running it comes from the Basque Country so the menu will be good. Life is changing in Saubrigues!
St Vincent-de-Tyrosse is the nearest town
and here you will find a supermarket, shops and bars, restaurants,
a cinema and a weekly market (Fridays). There are also weekly
markets at Capbreton and Saubrigues.
Most of the south west of France is something of an outdoor
playground and this southern area of Les Landes is certainly
no exception. Take your pick from surfing, watersports,
sailing, cycling, tennis, horse-riding and golf
to name a few.
Golfers are spolit for choice with the range
of excellent standard courses locally: the two nearest courses
are the 1930s-built Golf d’Hossegor and Seignosse, a water
and forest monster of a course ranked in Continental Europe’s
Top 50. Also in 30 minutes drive are Moliets (also in the Top
50), Biarritz le Phare, Makila, Arcangues and Chiberta.
Surfers will now all about the Côte d'Argent
and can enjoy the pick of waves at Hossegor and
Capbreton - some of Europes's best waves.
Cyclists can enjoy the many safe forest tracks
that connect between the villages inland and coastal towns.
Particularly enjoyable is to take bikes (and picnic) along the
minor roads which hug both the southern and northern banks of
the Adour. It’s a scene straight out of Wind In The Willows!
Sailing enthusiasts should head for the Capbreton
Marina - 5 kms south of Hossegor.
Being so close to the Pays Basque border, sporting life also
includes the legendary game of pelota. You
can watch a game at many a village fronton or watch the professionals
in action at Bayonne. Another great spectator sport of th the
region is course landaise. This is
south west France's more human version of bull-fighting where
the bull leaves the arena still breathing. In fact, it's more
circus than bull-fighting.
A short distance south of Maison Baradet - and easily reachable
by bike - is the Adour river and an area known
as Les Barthes. The Adour is a vast river fed
by the melting snows of the Pyrénées and "Les
Barthes" is the name given to the floodplain on the north
bank which, each year without fail, fills up with the river’s
surplus water. This swampy prairie is home to a secret ingredient
used to feed the famous thermal spas of nearby Dax
which are so craved for their therapeutic powers.
The ecology of Les Barthes makes it something of a special environment
for bird-watching (Marais d'Orx
is another prime location), nature studies
and spotting the small but friendly poneys barthais.
Of course, the Adour itself is fertile territory for fishing
enthusiasts; eels, pike and salmon are just a few of the varieties
to be found and obtaining a licence to catch them is refreshingly
straightforward – and inexpensive.
The Pays Basque and this southern stretch of Les Landes are
rich in attractions; here are just a few suggestions for day-trips:
• Biarritz and St Jean de Luz.
Less than an hour’s drive south are the sophisticated
resorts of Biarritz and St Jean de Luz, the south Atlantic’s
competition to the Côte d’Azur. Both provide excellent
beaches, cuisine and up-market shopping as well as a good introduction
to the Spanish-influenced Pays Basque. If you have time, drop
into the regional capital, Bayonne. Famed for
its ham and its chocolates, Bayonne was under English rule for
300 years. It is much under-rated and worth a trip to see its
cathedral and walk its ancient streets.
• Spa & thalassotherapy. In France,
the south west is known for its rejuvenating waters, both salt
and fresh varieties. Dax is the official spa
capital of France and is a 25 minute drive from les Barthes.
The Côte Basque – Hendaye, St Jean de Luz
and Biarritz - is home to numerous
thalassotherapy centres.
• Lakes. The freshwater lakes that punctuate
the forest provide a great alternative to the ocean and safer
bathing for children. Rather like the Lake District in England,
each lake or etang has its own atmosphere. Try etangs
Blanc, Soutsons and Léon; at the latter you can canoe
from the lake along the serene Courant d’Huchet to the
ocean’s edge.
• Chalosse Country. To the south of Dax
and Mont-de-Marsan you start to enter rural Gascony,
which means several things: foie gras, floc de Gascogne
(a sherry-like aperitif) and a pleasantly slow pace of life.
The food is marvellous, the towns are half asleep except for
market days, and the countryside is highly relaxing. Montfort-en-Chalosse,
Mugron and St. Sever are good stopping
points.
• Basque Country. The delightful rolling
green hills and picture-perfect villages of the Pays Basque
are a must. la Bastide-Clairence, Ainhoa, Sare, Espelette
and Ascain all perfectly demonstrate Basque
village life. A visit to Cambo-les-Bains is
recommended not least to visit the magnificent Villa Arnaga,
home of the late Edmund Rostand, author of Cyrano de Bergerac.
• Parc National des Pyrénées.
A little further south and you can hike in the mountain air,
walk or mountain bike through the Forêt d’Iraty
or des Arbailles and try your hand at a variety of life-threatening
pursuits such as rock-climbing, parascending or white-water
rafting.
• Spain. It’s an hour to the border
and only a short distance further to the majestic city of San
Sebastian, the Spanish Basque country’s equivalent
of Biarritz. The more adventurous could drive another hour or
so further along the northern coast to Bilbao to see the Guggenheim.
For further information try the links below. There is an excellent
tourist office in Hossegor too. Please note that we cannot be
held responsible for the content of third party sites.
Biarritz Tourist
Office
Les Landes Tourism
Learn About the Basque Country
Hossegor Tourist
Office
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