Gite & Chambres d'Hotes

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=3 height=90 BGCOLOR="#006699" TEXT="#080000" background="0c0fd5a3.jpg"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Gites at La Vergne</B></FONT><B>    </B><B> |     </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Gites at La Vergne"><B>home</B></A></div> <div> <A HREF="gite_holidays_at_la_vergne.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Marshes in Charente">Marshes in Charente</A>   |   <A HREF="news___events.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="News and Events ">News and Events </A>   |   <B>Gite & Chambres d'Hotes</B>   |   <A HREF="special_offers.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Special Offers">Special Offers</A>   |   <A HREF="on_line_guest_book.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Online Guest Book">On-line Guest Book</A>   |   <A HREF="tourist_info.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Tourst Info">Tourst Info</A>   |   <A HREF="meteo.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Meteo">Meteo</A>   |   <A HREF="useful_links.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Useful Links">Useful Links</A>   |   <A HREF="contact_us.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contact Us">Contact Us</A>   |   <A HREF="family_fun.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Family Fun">Family Fun</A>   |   <A HREF="les_recettes.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Les Recettes">Les Recettes</A></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" rowspan="2" width=247 style="border-right: 3px solid #000000;" BGCOLOR="#FFFF66" TEXT="#080000"> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="1" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="216" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#FFCC33" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 130 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="la_commanderie.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="La Commanderie"><IMG SRC="0bbcd7c0.jpg" border=0 width="205" height="124" ALT="La Commanderie" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></A></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="206"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="16" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="206" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 160 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="chambre_d_hotes.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Chambres dHotes"><IMG SRC="0bfcd9a0.jpg" border=0 width="205" height="154" ALT="Chambres d'Hotes" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></A></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div> You can book your gite holiday direct with Hilary & Andrew</div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.onlinedesign.fr" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.onlinedesign.fr">website desgned by</A></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.onlinedesign.fr" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.onlinedesign.fr"><IMG SRC="252b41f0.jpg" border=0 width="180" height="31" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></A></div> </td> <td valign="top" height=310 width="100%" colspan=2 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <I>Gite & Chambres d'Hotes</I></div> <div> <A HREF="la_commanderie.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="La Commanderie">La Commanderie</A>   |   <A HREF="chambre_d_hotes.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Chambres dHotes">Chambres d'Hotes</A>   |   <A HREF="guest_books.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Guest Books">Guest Books</A>   |   <A HREF="id25.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Location">Location</A></div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="806" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 410 WIDTH="499"><div> Andrew & Hilary warmly invite you to stay at La Vergne,  on our  family run dairy farm in the heart of the Charentaise countryside. La Vergne<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT>is located in the Poitou Charente, South West France. It has a mild climate with over two thousand  hours of sunshine per year which makes it a pleasant area to visit at anytime from early spring to late autumn. </div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="2a4902c0.jpg" border=0 width="400" height="300" ALT="La Vergne with cows in front" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="28f2ce10.jpg" border=0 width="300" height="225" ALT="Wheat Harvest at La Vergne Grand Madieu" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP COLSPAN=2 HEIGHT= 18 ><NOBR><div> Come and join us for the twice daily milking and the Summer harvest , taste some of Hilary's hand made delicious cheeses.</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP COLSPAN=2 HEIGHT= 71 WIDTH="798"><div> The Gite & Chambres d'Hotes  are situated on our farm, in rolling meadows with picturesque views of woodland. The surrounding landscape is limitless in its variety, rich with meadows, copse and charming ancient towns. There  vast forests of oak and chestnut, fields of sunflowers and vineyards and rivers bordered by mediaeval towns and villages.The pace of life is relaxed and leisurely.</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> Whether you're planning a relaxing holiday in the sun or to explore the beautiful Poitou-Charente, our holiday cottage, Gites at La Vergne in the Charente-Limousine  is the perfect base.The area is unspoiled by mass tourism and is populated by the friendliest of people. We live on site to give you a warm welcome and ensure your stay is a memorable one.</div> <bR> <div> All of our  properties are situated in a rural location and offer peace and quiet in a relaxed setting  .</div> <bR> <div> We wish to make your stay as comfortable as possible, so  choose from the list below the property that suits your needs the best.</div> <bR> <div>  <A HREF="la_commanderie.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="La Commanderie">La Commanderie</A> a detached Charentaise farm house sleeping up to 7 persons.</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <I>The house can be booked  in combination with the Chambres d'Hotes annexe directly with us</I></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="chambre_d_hotes.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Chambres dHotes">Chambres d'Hotes</A> in self contained annexe  to our farm house sleeping up to 4 persons breakfast is served in the sunny conservatory</div> <bR> <div> Cot and high chair available on request</div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="758" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 194 WIDTH="527"><div> <I><B>Summer brings long sunny lazy days and warm relaxing evenings. </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>The splash  pools are in constant use and the air is filled with delicious smells of local produced food cooked to perfection and the  barbeques are in daily use.  The fields of sunflowers are a spectacular sight. The first broods of swallows are receiving flying lesson diving in and out of our barns.</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>There are fetes and night markets in the local towns and villages and the local attractions are in full swing. </B></I><I><B>There's always plenty to see and do for everyone.</B></I></div> <bR> <bR> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="282fabc0.jpg" border=0 width="250" height="188" ALT="one of the many of the spectacular dance troops at the Cofolens Folk Festival" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP COLSPAN=2 HEIGHT= 119 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="28496710.jpg" border=0 width="150" height="113" ALT="Cheval de travail at Chasseneuil festival" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="28696710.jpg" border=0 width="150" height="113" ALT="Scarce Swollowtail Butterfly at La Vergne" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="28896710.jpg" border=0 width="150" height="113" ALT="The Marsh family enjoying fabulous food" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="28a96710.jpg" border=0 width="150" height="113" ALT="Stag Beettle at La Vergne" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="28c96710.jpg" border=0 width="150" height="113" ALT="La Vienne Confolens" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=80 BGCOLOR="#FFCC66" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="0b7fa591dkelyh.jpg"> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>