The Old Bakery (or l’Ancienne Boulangerie) is situated next to the Grande Lay river, in a quiet valley on the outskirts of l’Haumandière, between Chantonnay and Pouzauges.
It was built between World Wars I and II and the ovens (which are still in place!) kept a large area of the Vendée fed and sustained during the period of occupation by the Germans.
The house is a two storey house and all of the accommodation is on the first floor, with the groud floor being made up of a large cellar and the old bakery ovens. The accomodation area of the house comprises:
- One Twin Bedroom
- One Double Bedroom with additional single bed
- One Single Bedroom
- Lounge
- Dining Room
- Kitchen
- Bathroom
The Lounge has a large sofa-bed, for extra sleeping accommodation, should it be needed.
The Dining room has a large dining table that seats eight people with ease and a multimedia centre including TV, DVD and VHS players.
The Kitchen is fully fitted and has all of the usual modern appliances, large freezer, fridge, microwave and a gas stove (being such a rural location, mains gas is not provided, so the stove works from bottled gas.)
The Bathroom has a shower, toilet and wash basin as well as a washing machine.
Outside, there is a large patio area which is ideal for both eating and sunbathing.