Gite Poppy

Gite Poppy, in rural Normandy near Saint Lô, has 2 bedrooms and is available for self-catering holiday rentals. Part of a 2-gite barn conversion that can be rented as a single unit (to sleep 4) or together with Gite Lily (to sleep 8 altogether) with an option of a travel cot.

Situated 800m from Moyon, which has a restaurant (lunch only), bakery, play ground, post office, butcher, tennis court, equestrian centre and two bars. Moyon is in the centre of la Manche, 38km from beaches and the sea, an hour from Cherbourg and Caen ferry ports, 114km from Dinard airport (with Ryanair flights) and 67km from Caen airport.

Built around 1900 from local stone, but recently completely renovated, the house is in a very quiet spot, but within walking distance of the village.

Interior

All beds in this property offer exceptional comfort.

Downstairs: open plan kitchen / living room, shower room and toilet

Upstairs: bedroom 1 : 1 double bed 140cm, chest of draws, hanging cupboard

bedroom 2 : 2 single 90cm beds or 1 superking 180cm bed, chest of draws, hanging cupboard

Exterior

Gite Poppy has a west facing terrace, with wooden garden furniture & barbeque

View the floor plan for Gite Poppy

In the area

We are well placed for days out to:

Saint-Lô, Granville, Villedieu-les-Poeles, Mont-Saint-Michel, Bayeux, Coutances, the Viaduct de Souleuvre, Vire, La Chapelle-sur-Vire, St Malo, and the stunning west coast beaches.

For the adventurous there is bungy jumping, parachuting, kite surfing (when the wind is up), sailing, kayaking, golf, riding and rock climbing within an hours drive.

For families there is the excellent swimming pool complex in Saint-Lô (15 minutes) and beautiful white sand beaches (near Granville).

In the village there is the riding school (3 years old +), a playground, tennis court and boules pitch. 5 minutes away there is La Chapelle-sur-Vire with its very large playground and towpath for walks and cycling. There are footpaths all around us.

Locally, there are markets nearly every day. Normandy is famous for it’s apple and pork products, so try some local cider and dried ham, tripe or andouille.

Other things to see and do in Normandy

Where we are