4 Bedroom House in Haute-Marne

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This is our own house, and we have renovated, furnished and equipped it to a very good standard including a fully automatic electric central heating system. It is a 17th century village house with barns, set back from the quiet village street and opposite the church, with an integral pigeonnier (pigeon tower). There is a large gravelled courtyard in front of the house completely enclosed by a high stone wall and high metal gates, with shrubs and plants around the edges - plenty of space for secure parking and for children to play safely. 
 
A door leads from the courtyard direct into the kitchen/living/dining room, a splendid room about 25 feet long by 21 feet wide, with stone paved floor and heavily oak-beamed Burgundian ceiling. There is a large open fireplace - superb for cooking - and antique pine furniture. The far corner is well equipped as a kitchen with full cooker, sink, dishwasher and a fridge. (Microwave and freezer in the adjacent 'arriere cuisine, washing machine in adjacent barn.) Door leads to study-bedroom with single divan plus a single good quality folding bed. Door to a double bedroom with en suite shower room and w.c. between the two rooms. A door leads from the main room via the'arriere cuisine' to the rear courtyard terrace and garden. (The 'arriere-cuisine' is a small second kitchen with original stone sink.) 
 
Open turning oak stairs lead up to the elegant large sitting room, again about 25 feet by 21 with a magnificent Burgundian stone fireplace now with a powerful woodbuming stove. Antique oak floor with Indian rugs, very comfortable sitting furniture, television, DVD and hi-fi (tuner and CD). The room has a large window at each end overlooking the courtyard at the front and the garden to the rear - a truly delightful sitting room. Off the sitting room, there are two bedrooms - one double and one triple plus cot/child's bed suitable for up to 4 years - and a full bathroom with combined bath/shower and w.c. Both double beds are king-size, with top quality mattresses. 
 
There is a highchair available. We have also provided a table tennis table (play indoors or out), bikes as mentioned above, a darts board, boules (the front courtyard is ideal for this), and some indoor games. There is a telephone (calls made are deducted from a pre-paid deposit). 
 
A door leads from the main room via the' arriere cuisine' to the rear courtyard terrace and garden. Step out onto the rear gravelled terrace, sheltered and south-facing, which opens out to the garden, stone-wall enclosed. There is a barbecue on the terrace. 
 
Beyond the terrace, the garden opens out to grass and fruit trees, about half-an-acre in all so plenty of space to disappear with a chair, a good book and a large glass of chilled Aligote. On the far side of the high stone garden wall is the chateau's 'potager', and many mature trees, with the wooded far side of the Aube valley rising in the background.

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Dancevoir is a very friendly village - fairly sleepy, though livelier in July and August when visitors from French towns and cities come for a couple of weeks peace and fresh air. English, Dutch and Swiss families have houses in the village, and there are Belgians and Portuguese living there too - quite an 'international' community! A children's summer school is held in the village in July - ask for information if interested. Bastilleday (July 14) is celebrated in the village.and there is a festival the first week end in August.

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This is a wonderful place to stay for people looking for a relaxed holiday in a really comfortable house in a very French environment. The Chateaux at Tanlay, Ancy-le-Franc and Bussy-Rabutin, Fontenay Abbey, the historic towns of Langres, Troyes and Dijon, the source of the Seine, lots of smaller sites of interest are within an hour's drive - suitable for a half-day out. Beaune,Chablis, Vezelay, the hills and forests of the Morvan, the wine villages of La Cote (Clos de Vougeot, Gevrey-Chambertin) - little further afield, but accessible for a day out, perhaps with a splendid picnic. For hot sunny summer days, there are several lakes in the area landscaped for swimming and leisure, including the very pretty lake at Marcenay, about half-an hour's drive - with a plage where swimming and boating can be enjoyed with a picnic or an excellent lunch at the restaurant there. Chatillon-sur-Seine - 15 minutes away - has a public swimming pool. 

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				Season Rate
				Low Season Price:	£375 per Week
				High Season Price:	£725 per Week

Bookings and further information: contact Janet Rankin e-mail janet@certainaspects.co.uk, phone 01424 830279 or fax 01424 830706. 25% non-refundable deposit to confirm, balance 8 weeks before arrival. Pay by cheque or bank transfer.

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