Accommodation details
Converted barn set in a small hamlet
Mr and Mrs Villette welcome you to their converted barn called « Les Deux Chênes » in the small hamlet of Metry.
The accommodation consists of a fully equipped kitchen (more details below), a dining room to seat 8 people, and a comfortable lounge which again can seat 8. the entrance is doorway to the patio, garden with barbecue and parking at the south front.
The upper floor has three double bedrooms all with views and 2 bathroom with 2 separate toilets.
Individual electric heating keeps you snug and warm. The gite has television, ping-pong table and one adult bicycle.
Garden
The front of the property is south facing and has a large private garden area with barbecue. There is ample undercover parking in the barn used as garage.
The area
Metry is a small hamlet in the Charente region some 30km north east of Angouleme.The nearest village is Chasseneuil-sur-Bonnieure at 1 km where you will find severals supermarkets, bars, boulangeries and butchers. La Rochefoucauld is about 10 km away with other shops and supermarkets. Good restaurant list and telephone nos are available in the gite.
The area is ideal for walking or cycling along quiet country lanes.
Sleeping :
The gite comprises 3 double bedrooms in total. This gives room for up to 8 people. You may bring your own bed linen and towels, or we can provide these for a small additional cost.
Eating & living :
To prepare food you will find a cooker.  The owner has also provided cutlery, crockery, glassware, cooking utensils and all the following :
  • Oven
  • Microwave
  • Fridge (2)
  • Freezer
  • Dishwasher
  • Toaster
  • Cofee machine
  • Kettle
  • Washing machine
  • Tumble-drier
  • Barbecue
  • Garden
 
Smoking is not allowed in this gite.

Sports : from 10' to 45'
  • Beach and swimming pond at 17 km
  • Swimming pool at 1 km
  • Sail on 2 lakes 17 km
  • Accrobranche at 17 km
  • VTT lot of bike tours
  • Canoeing at 10 km
  • Railway-bicycle at 8 km
  • Equitation 8 and 15 km
  • Ride on river with the old "gabare" at 35 km
  • Golf (5) from 17 to 40 km
  • Tennis club at 1 km
  • Ping pong inhouse
Culture : from 10' to 45'
  • Castle of La Rochefoucauld
  • Castle of Rochebrune
  • Castle of Peyras
  • Castle of Saint Germain
  • Gallo-Romaine thermal bath in Chassenon
  • Asteriode crater in Rochechouart
  • lot of romane churchs  
  • Troglodyte cathédral in Aubeterre
  • Gastronomic restaurant in Nieul and Angoulême 
  • Zoo in Hiesse
  • Shopping area  (Pineau Cognac)
  • Restaurants in Chasseneuil, Angoulême, Confolens 

Golf courses near the Gite
The gite is near the following golf courses :
  •  Golf course of la Preze in Ecuras/Montbron, 17 km, 10'                    tél : 33(0)5 45 23 24 74
  •  Golf course of l'Hirondelle in Angoulême, 30 km, 20'                        tél : 33(0)5 45 61 16 94
  •  Golf course of Saint Junien, 30 km, 20'                                           tél : 33(0)5 55 02 96 96
  •  Golf course of the Manor of Longevau in Pillac, 40 km, 30'                tél : 33(0)5 45 98 55 13
  •  Golf course of Saint Brice - between Cognac and Jarnac, 40 km, 30'  tél : 33(0)5 45 32 18 17