Nestled on the border of Southern Brittany and the Loire Atlantique, France.
South Brittany Cottages offers four carefully restored holiday cottages / gites and barns to rent.
The gites are situated around the private courtyard "La Cour" in a rural hamlet surrounded by beautiful Brittany countryside just 1 km from the local village of Masserac. Discover the rivers, the vast meadows, the flora and the fauna offering you freedom and escape whilst being perfect for reaching all the beaches and attractions this beautiful region has to offer.
La Cour has been established since 1997 and nestled on the border of Southern Brittany & the Loire Atlantique (the coastal area of the Loire Valley), the gites offer the perfect base for walking, cycling, fishing, photography, painting, reading, playing games.....or just sitting and enjoying the garden where wildlife comes to visit and the lack of light pollution offers up huge night skies.
La Cour is the perfect place to forget everything!
The gites are situated around the private courtyard "La Cour" in a rural hamlet surrounded by beautiful Brittany countryside just 1 km from the local village of Masserac. Discover the rivers, the vast meadows, the flora and the fauna offering you freedom and escape whilst being perfect for reaching all the beaches and attractions this beautiful region has to offer.
La Cour has been established since 1997 and nestled on the border of Southern Brittany & the Loire Atlantique (the coastal area of the Loire Valley), the gites offer the perfect base for walking, cycling, fishing, photography, painting, reading, playing games.....or just sitting and enjoying the garden where wildlife comes to visit and the lack of light pollution offers up huge night skies.
La Cour is the perfect place to forget everything!
The Cottages and Barns
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The local area
Begin your day by taking a gentle 10 minute stroll to the local village of Masserac where you will find the boulangerie to buy your fresh bread and croissants for breakfast. The village also offers a cafe bar and a grocery shop. Just 10 minutes away from the gites at La Cour are the lively towns of Redon and Guemene-Penfao where you will find supermarkets, outdoor/indoor swimming pools, canoe hire for paddling along the River Don, pony trekking and a good selection of restaurants.
There are several wonderful swimming lakes with beaches (always a hit with children) within 15 minutes of La Cour or if you prefer the coast the stunning beaches of South West Brittany are within easy reach.
We offer a large range of bicycles from child to adult sizes for cycling around this beautiful area of Brittany. For the younger members of the family there are also child seats and child trailers available. Perfect for exploring the area together as a family, all available to use free of charge.
A perfect place to soak up the French culture and sample the local Breton delicacies are the many markets around the area surrounding our gites. Situated between the beautiful cities of Vannes, Nantes and Rennes there are also many other historic towns to discover.
For the more energetic, this area of Southern Brittany is a walking and cycling paradise, there is also plenty of opportunity to fish or play a round of golf. For families there are many fun attraction parks, animal parks and aquariums. The wonderful situation of the gites on the border of Southern Brittany and the Loire Atlantique, will allow you to easily discover many attractions or just relax and enjoy the rural tranquility.
Eva and Iris May
We have four very inquisitive (and often naughty) pygmy goats who are always pleased to meet new people. If children (or indeed adults!) want to come and meet them and offer them a snack ....they love brambles and oak leaves...please feel free.
Maria and Tony Conlan
La Cour, Paimbu, 44290 Masserac France
Email: gitebrittany@gmail.com
Telephone 0033 240 513979
Siret No 483535316 00010
La Cour, Paimbu, 44290 Masserac France
Email: gitebrittany@gmail.com
Telephone 0033 240 513979
Siret No 483535316 00010
Discover more about our self catering gites in Brittany / Loire Atlantique on our YouTube video below:
Social Media Links to our gites on the border of Southern Brittany and coastal Loire Valley
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We write a series of articles on our blogs about things to do and see around our gites on the border of Brittany and the coastal Loire Valley and events that take place here in this beautiful region of Northern France. Here's a taster:
Fun on the water in Southern Brittany
Whether you prefer relaxing on the sandy beach next to the water or messing about on it, there is plenty of fun to be had for the whole family in the area around our gites.
One of our favourite swimming lakes is Lake Aumee. Situated just 10 miles from South Brittany Cottages you will be sure to love the perfect setting of this lake surrounded by woodland and countryside. It offers a beach for relaxing as well as many picnic spots. For the more energetic the nautical base gives you the opportunity to try many water sports including stand-up paddle boarding, sailing - Optimist boats available for children from 7 years of age and Catamarans for children from 11-12 years old (perfect for those budding sailors!) , wind surfing and canoe-kayaking. All the equipment is available to hire by the hour.
Whether you prefer relaxing on the sandy beach next to the water or messing about on it, there is plenty of fun to be had for the whole family in the area around our gites.
One of our favourite swimming lakes is Lake Aumee. Situated just 10 miles from South Brittany Cottages you will be sure to love the perfect setting of this lake surrounded by woodland and countryside. It offers a beach for relaxing as well as many picnic spots. For the more energetic the nautical base gives you the opportunity to try many water sports including stand-up paddle boarding, sailing - Optimist boats available for children from 7 years of age and Catamarans for children from 11-12 years old (perfect for those budding sailors!) , wind surfing and canoe-kayaking. All the equipment is available to hire by the hour.
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Cycling in Brittany - rent one of our cottages in Brittany and enjoy the free use of a wide range of bicycles free of charge!
We are pleased to be able to offer a large range of bikes to discover this beautiful area of Southern Brittany. We have a choice of sizes from children to adult as well as child seats and child cycle trailers for the little members of the family. We provide a selection of routes for you to explore whether it is a gentle cycle to the village boulangerie (1 km from the gites) and a coffee in the cafe bar or a day out to enjoy the scenic surrounding countryside and local river towpaths.
For more information see our Cycling page.
We are pleased to be able to offer a large range of bikes to discover this beautiful area of Southern Brittany. We have a choice of sizes from children to adult as well as child seats and child cycle trailers for the little members of the family. We provide a selection of routes for you to explore whether it is a gentle cycle to the village boulangerie (1 km from the gites) and a coffee in the cafe bar or a day out to enjoy the scenic surrounding countryside and local river towpaths.
For more information see our Cycling page.
Many local cycling routes available
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Cycling on the Nantes Brest canal
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Perfect picnic spots on route
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