Gite with Indoor Pool at La Julerie in Corseul, Côtes-d'Armor, Brittany - Gite Les Etables aux Hirondelle

Gite Les Etables aux Hirondelle is the smallest gite at La Julerie and accommodates up to 4 guests, with a floor space in excess of 84m2.

It is still a spacious self-catering gite and very suitable for a family of up to 4 + a baby. The property comprises:

Two bedrooms - One with a large double French sleigh bed, a high vaulted ceiling and exposed beams. Above the bed there is a silk painting and in the rear alcove there is a cot which is ideal for families with infants,whilst remaining unobtrusive in the room. The second bedroom has 2 single beds. The cot can be moved into this bedroom, but only by removing one of the single beds. 

All of the gites have an open plan ground floor. The kitchen is well equipped and the living room has all the home entertainment facilities you could expect, including satellite tv, a DVD player, games, books and toys. 

This gite has a small lawned area in the front of it, and a patio area accessed through French doors to the rear where the wooden garden furniture is normally placed; beyond the patio it has its own lawned area, but the garden then opens up to the large grassed ares which is shared by all the guests at La Julerie.

The gite is very well equipped for those travelling with young children and infants as we have practically everything you might need on holiday which means you don’t need bring items from home; in addition to cots, high chairs and stair barriers we also have a baby changing table, baby bath, bottle sterilising unit, swing chair and baby chair and a listening device etc. If necessary, all kitchen cupboards and upstairs windows have locks which are reversible and only need be engaged when infants are in the property. 

In the communal garden area there is plenty to keep children entertained for hours, including a a climbing frame with swings, slide and fireman's pole etc. Elsewhere there is a playhouse and sandpit for the younger children.

Another feature of La Julerie is its' large leisure room through which one gets access to the indoor/outdoor swimming pool, it has glass covers which can be retracted in fine weather there is a walled patio surrounding the other 3 sides of the pool which make an ideal suntrap and pace to lie back and enjoy the sun.

Surrounding Area

Our local town of Corseul has a small supermarket, 2 bakeries, a restaurant and a pizzeria and some bars.

La Julerie is only 18km (about 20 min drive) from the coast which offers a large number of safe sandy beaches, which is what all children adore; several beaches offer sailing, and all types of surfing schools –wind, kite and sand yachts; just what the teenagers and more adventurous adults enjoy. There are many offshore islands well worth a visit at low tide, for the whole family to enjoy. We know from experience that the young children really enjoy looking in the ponds as the tide recedes for little fish and shrimps and crabs, and also collecting some of the lovely shells to be found in the sand- quite often we just reach the island and find it is time to return ahead of a rising tide- but always with really happy children!

La Julerie is only 10km from the historic town of Dinan where you can see many medieval buildings, or enjoy their weekly market or wander down a cobbled street to the port and enjoy lunch alongside the river.

The world famous Mont St Michel is less than an hour’s drive from La Julerie as is the capital of Brittany- Rennes where you will find museums featuring the history of this ancient part of France. St Malo and Dinard face each other across the estuary of the River Rance; St Malo is a busy port and a centre for yachting but also a hive of activity as a popular tourist centre, whilst its neighbour across the river hosts the annual British Film Festival each September. Dinard also boasts beach tents for changing in. 

La Julerie provides an ideal centre for all visitors, whether they have come to Brittany to enjoy the wonderful beaches, or to go sight seeing in any of the historic towns including Dinan and St Malo. If you are more active, there are golf courses in the area. Those who enjoy walking can select some of the numerous well signposted, river, country and coastal walks or visits to neighbouring islands.

If your choice of leisure activity is on the water and you want to learn new skills or improve existing ones, why not enrol for classes with one of the local sailing or windsurfing schools. If you prefer horse riding, then you can enjoy this activity at one of the local equestrian centres.

There are numerous restaurants in the area, some specialising in sea food for which the area is famous, others will offer a full range of traditional French cuisine, and of course there are Le Creperies serving an enormous range of crepes and galettes- a Breton speciality.

Several guests have had their wedding banquets or family parties (for up to 40 guests) in the games room, and have used local outside caterers (les Traiteurs) to take care of all of the food and drink. We have the names of some to whom we can recommend. To be able to use the games room for any such facility, guests do need rent all of the Gites otherwise you would be stopping others using it and the pool. The pool is 9 x 4 mts with Roman steps at one end a a level bottom at 1.65 mts which makes it ideal for parents with young children as the parents can stand anywhere in the pool to look after their children.

Whilst only Saturday to Saturday bookings are accepted during High season, at all other times of the year arrival and departure days are flexible and short term term bookings are welcome.

As we advertise with Brittany Ferries we are able to assist all guests coming from the UK with 20% discount on the cost of their tickets when travelling with this ferry company. Apart from during July and August we do offer a 10% discount on our quoted tariff when only 2 people occupy this gite for a full week or more.