Self catering stone cottage in the Loire Valley

19th century stone holiday cottage in the heart of the Loire Valley “Garden of France”. Picturesque & quiet setting yet only 3km from historic village with chateaux, premier prehistoric era museum & great amenities. The cottage offers a great base to explore from on foot, bike, horse, you choose!

The cottage has been entirely renovated to provide all the traditional features of its era including terracotta floor, stone walls and oak beams. To ensure your holiday happens with ease the cottage is equipped with clean, spacious & comfortable furniture for dining and lounging in. The fully equipped kitchen is ready for real cooking. The shower room & clean spacious bedrooms provide home from home comfort. Brenne National Park only half an hour away. Walking, cycling, bird-watching, fishing, swimming, Chateau, vineyard visiting, local gastronomic sampling. Canoeing, horse riding and other outdoor activities such as archaeological dig days are all available locally. We are only 3km from le Grand Pressigny with two restaurants & two bars, plus weekly pizza night where you can wait for your order to be delivered to you in the bar!

Le Petit Pressigny (10km) boasts the michelin starred restaurant “The Promenade” with chef Jacky Dallay as well as a wealth of choice of places to eat in all surrounding villages and towns. Le Grand Pressigny has a weekly market and all the shops required for everyday basics such as bakers, butchers and general store.

A weekly market can be found locally everyday of the week with some being a full day event! Descartes on Sunday and Loches on a Wednesday or Saturday are particularly good places for sampling and choosing from a wealth of local and seasonal produce.

Walking: We live in this region all year round and are happy to share information on local routes & walks for all ages & standards. There is a wide choice from a stroll down into the town to circular routes from our property to the many marked “randonnee” routes around the region walking in our area is a pleasure with quiet roads and much to see on the way.

Cycling: We provide secure storage for bikes and some bikes for guests to borrow.

Our cottage has been entirely renovated to provide comfortable furniture for dining and lounging in, a well equipped kitchen ready for real cooking. The cottage has a spacious shower room downstairs and a daybed in the living area. Upstairs there are two light and airy bedrooms, one offering a double bed and the other twin with plenty of room for more beds as required.

Downstairs offers a spacious open plan living area with DVD/CD player & woodburning stove, dining area & fully equipped kitchen with oven, hob, microwave, fridge, dishwasher, kettle. Separate lounge/sleeping area with single bed. Shower room - rental price includes bathroom towels, bedding and electricity. Stairs up to where you will find two large double bedrooms within the eaves with storage for clothes.


The exterior provides parking space close to your front door, private patio area with seating and BBQ + shared courtyard garden. For guests use we have a washing machine, bikes to borrow, a large trampoline, swings, games, table football and an above ground plunge pool in summer. We have an easy to follow on site system for recycling of most items including food waste for chickens, our compost heap, glass, plastic, cans, cartons, newspaper and card.

Family friendly: We offer a great place to stay for a family and want your holiday to happen with ease. Our land provides a fantastic place to explore and play. We offer equipment and diversions for children of all ages. From nature spotting cards, pick you own in the fruit & veg garden, to trampoline, splash pool and swings in the summer months plus baby foot and a stock of board games and DVDs in winter or wet weather. We have child bikes, tow bars, scooters and rollers skates as well as footballs, swing ball, boules etc. We offer a communal washing machine with bio-friendly detergents.

Baby friendly: We offer up to date, clean and fully functioning highchairs, cots, stroller & swings. We also have child/cot bedding, cutlery and plates to save overloading on packing. We have a sandtable, paddling pool, baby and small child swings and games at your disposal. Outside the front door of each cottage there is an expanse of short flat grass in an enclosed courtyard, many a small child has been let loose to roam relatively unguarded and had a great holiday exploring! Please note: our buildings are traditionally built from stone and are not suitable for the reliable fixing of stair gates. In order to ensure you enjoy a relaxing holiday we are happy and have successfully offered extra travel cots for use as playpens for those moments when you need to take your eyes of a crawler on the loose!

Disabled access: We offer this cottage with access for those with limited mobility. A single daybed in lounge area with a downstairs shower room makes for a comfortable break without stairs. The doorways downstairs in this cottage are 75cm+ wide with ample turning space inside front and shower room doors. There is one step up into shower room and the kitchen area.

We do not claim to offer full wheelchair access but have worked within the constraints of a former stone barn to provide a comfortable break without stairs. Assisted wheelchair access is possible and access from the carpark is via gravelled paths – boards can be provided if of assistance. We are very happy to discuss in detail the facilities and suitability of our cottage as required.

Pet friendly: Though we do not accommodate pets, our nearest neighbours business (two minutes away on foot) offers kennels for guests dogs Train via Eurostar to Paris then onwards via TGV to Tours – option for collection or bus to le Grand Pressigny. The nearest port is Le Havre, which is 500km away. The nearest airport is 60km away – either Poitiers or Tours. Via car we are less than one hour south of Tours via the A10 and N10.