Hytte mh24157

Typical house of Thiérache located on a hill near the Oise river and the famous Green Path, beautiful view, smartly decorated with a large enclosed tree garden neighbor a castle.You will like this region with its rich cultural heritage, its rolling hills and woods. The house is located 2 hours from Brussels, 2h30 from Paris and 1h30 from Reims. Ideal stay for the entire family, angling, hike or ride. Around, possibilities to hire bikes, calash, bycycles and canoes.

RECOMMANDED LOCATIONS (details in complement of the site map), VARIOUS TIPS,CONTACT *************************** Owner Contact : Mr Jacques du Merle (Paris), email jdumerle@yahoo.fr 1/ Hyper markets: * Commercial center at the exit of Guise, to LA CAPELLE * Hypermarket AUCHAN at the exit of LAON, Nationale 2 to Maubeuge/Bruxelles * Hypermarkets AUCHAN, CORA and LECLERC at Saint-Quentin Other food shops: Guise * => Crossroads Market, Aldi ... Proisy 2/ Tourism: Many picturesque sites, including fortified churches: * Visit video of the Thiérache http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xelf8f_visite-de-la-thierache_travel * Banks of the Oise and canoe rental (http://www.canoesurloise.com, www.terascia.com) * Tourist activities, flea markets, events in Thiérache: www.terascia.com and http://fourmies.canalblog.com/archives/eglises_fortifiees_de_thierache_/index.html * Fortified churches of Thierache: http://fourmies.canalblog.com/albums/les_eglises_fortifiees_des_terres_de_thierache/index.html Belgium is close (about forty km) and the road which leads to Chimay, very picturesque: devote one day complete to do it. 3/ Possibility to rent canoes to descend the valley of Oise and location of bicycles in the nearby village of Buironfosse. Contact Mr Predom 0323974153. 4/ Possibility to walk with a calash drawn by 4 ponies, with 6 places for adults or 8 places for children. to reserve, please contact mr. elie sylvain at 03.23.60.21.71 (at marly-gomont, in french lplease) or by email at: thonny.elie@wanadoo.fr (english possible). tariffs for 2009=> first hour 50 € then 35 € per hour. 5/ Restaurant: * The inn "Le Lord Godet", offers to you meals at an accessible price within a very pleasant landscape at the borders of the Leschelles wood (on the axis Guise = > Capelle, at a few km) (Tel (33)-323.97.05.88). * La Capelle "Le grand Cerf" * Buironfosse : "Al' Fermette" 6/ Hospital Guise (15 km) or Saint Quentin WALKS ******* Enjoy walks around the house and take the various roads that run along the castle and back into the hills even in remote villages. You would be unlikely to meet a soul! The fortified church of Englancourt, one of the finest of its category, is only a few hundred meters. PANORAMA ******** Share marvellous family moments, installed on the terrace with an exceptional panorama (the evenings generally are very beautiful) or playing "croquet" or "pétanque" (balls) in the interior court, or chattering around the large chimney... PARK AND PLAYGROUNDS ******************** Garden offers children a large playground with several porticoes, a picnic area, a sandbox ... Some ones are common to both cottages. Tenants really appreciate this garden. Enjoy it well. CAUTION ********** 1/ The staircase leading to rooms on the floor is a little precipitous despite his banister. So, avoid to install on the floor very elderly persons. Of course, there is a barrier for children.Small ones should be accompanied in the stair. 2/ There are 7 places on real beds. There are also two other places are on the sofa in the living room. VARIOUS TIPS ************ 1/ Phone : The is a public phone box to a few hundred meters downwards Marly-Gomont, in the turn: but it is often out of service. Phone cards are sold in all tobaccos (including Marly-Gomont). WARNING : Mobiles receive only on the hill (take the road to La Capelle until the calvary or near the Englancourt church). 2/ WIFI It's possible to access to the WIFI of the SFR box of the house opposite. To do this, place yourself on the sofa in the living room or near the windows. The network is xxxx-1270. Its password is indicated on the refrigerator. 3/ Children: Bring a pool in SUMMER! 3/ Dining table As shown on the lounge picture, dining table is limited to 6/8 people. The kitchen is small. 4/ Audio and TV * Don't forget to bring your CDs and DVDs. * TV: Reception of **French** channels via the France Telecom satellit, and **german and some English ones** via the ASTRA satellit. FOR YOUR RECEPTIONS *********************** This house can be reserved at the same time as the close house "La Rabouillère". The combination of the 2 houses offers 17 beds and then, the court, the 2 gardens and the terraces form an exceptional framework for a garden-party. A large tent being able to shelter from 20 to 40 people with table can also be lent free with the help of expenses of assembly/disassembling (to contact the owner beforehand). LANGUAGE ************ Please note that the receptionist speaks only French and some English words. COMPLEMENT TO THE DESCRIPTION ***************************** The bathtub / shower is thermostatic.