Brittany self catering accommodation in France - Offline
How Brittany self catering accommodation in France - Offline makes a difference
Environment
We are actively managing the land to maintain and encourage the diversity of plant and animal life within it. We are busy constructing a small pond, which will help with this.
The terraces are being cleared and planted to include fruiting trees and berries to create an edible landscape along permaculture lines. Other indigenous flowers and trees are being planted to support bees, birds, bats, insects and mini-beasts.
We recycle pretty much all our waste, and produce compost, which we feed back onto the land. As a guest you will become part of this process. We have a herbal tea garden, where guests can pick fresh herbs for their favourite relaxing tea or evening meal. A circular track through the woods invites the walker to explore all parts of the forest and down to the stream. There are many green lanes round the house and in the local area marked for cycling. The Nante a Brest canal, nearby is accessible for fishing, walking and cycling.
Community
The accommodation is a 10 min walk from our local villiage. It is the French representative of the Cultural Villiage of Europe network. The villiage bakery and organic produce store is an absolute gem. The shop is run as a co-operative and is manned by the growers and producers. Fresh organic croissants, pastries and local cider are to die for! For a taste of villiage life, a visit to the bar is also a must. Our neighbour is a well known local artist and sculptor and a walk through his sculpture garden is an amazing experience.
Each year the centre of the villiage is transformed into an open air exhibition space with many local artists displaying their work. The farmers market in Brittany is the place to shop for food and perhaps to have a dance. It’s also a chance to truly explore traditional Breton tastes and life and an opportunity to put something back into this friendly rural community.
Other cultural adventures include visits to the many medieval crumbling villiage churches, megalithic standing stones and castles many within a short distance from the house, which all enrich and keep the identity of the Breton people alive.
Brittany self catering accommodation in France - Offline
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