Description
- The property is almost the last house in the village with views down the
garden to open fields and woods. The immediate environs are fairly flat and
would not be too hard work for “Sunday” cyclists. (Bikes can be hired locally).
As the house is a family home, not just a holiday let, the furnishing and
contents are conducive to a “home-from-home”, incorporating 21st century
appliances including colour TV, video player taking UK tapes, CD/radio/cassette
player, telephone (with answer-phone/fax if you need it), central heating,
microwave oven, dishwasher, washing machine, tumble drier, iron etc.
Accommodation - Ground floor: Kitchen including crockery, cutlery, glass
etc sufficient for a full house, microwave and dishwasher, door to courtyard.
Breakfast room, with table and seating for 6, door to courtyard. “Grande Salle”
with working large open fireplace, 2 comfortable sofas and several occasional
chairs, extensive “Burgundy” library, CD/radio/cassette player, colour TV,
telephone (with fax/answer-phone if needed). Dining table seating 14. French
windows to terrace and garden, door to courtyard, door to Double bedroom with
double bed (4’6”). Bathroom with full bath, shower cabinet and basin. Washing
machine, tumble drier, ironing board and iron. WC.
First Floor: Double bedroom with double bed (4’6”) and basin. Single Bedroom
with single bed (3’). Double Bedroom with 2 single beds (3’). Quadruple Bedroom
with 4 single beds (3’). Bathroom with full bath, shower attachment and basin. 2
separate WCs.
The house would therefore comfortably sleep 11. There are “4-season” duvets,
under blankets and pillows. Linen is NOT included but can be hired. Each bedroom
has an electric fan and reading lights by the beds.
Outside - The house is set in over an acre of grounds with shrubs, mature
trees and various fruit trees and is not overlooked. At the back of the house is
a large west facing courtyard garden. There is ample garden furniture including
a table (with parasol) seating 12 on the terrace, a barbecue and several sun
loungers.
- Games Room: The basic enclosed barn is equipped with table tennis, table
football and dartboard with French windows into a secluded walled courtyard.
- Swimming Pool: The fenced swimming pool is in front of the house, facing
due south, and is 10m x 5m and has steps (not a ladder) into the shallow end.
The deep end, with a ladder, is approximately 2m deep and the pool has a
sunbathing terrace surrounding it. There are trees near the pool providing
shade, if need be.
Local - Apart from the major Cote d’Or vineyards, within a 20 minute
drive from the house are a golf course, sports complex (including horse riding,
tennis and archery), swimming and boating lakes, several major canals and
rivers. Beaune-Challenges airfield has micro-lites and helicopter rides (not
flying near us and not at all intrusive) and Beaune is a major hot air
ballooning centre. An hour away the “Morvan” (an enormous National Park of
mountains, forests, lakes and rivers) has everything for the water sport
enthusiast and nature lover. The drive there has spectacular views and many
hidden treasures of chateaux, small domaines waiting to be discovered, and
picturesque villages. The “House” book on your arrival, together with our
Burgundy library and local maps, enlarge greatly on the local information.
Corberon - Corberon is a small village only 10 minutes (13 kms) east of
Beaune - the capital of Burgundy wine. The village has a boulangerie, a bar
restaurant and post office. It is a thriving mixture of Beaune commuters,
farmers and local villagers. Corberon is an easy 3-hour drive from Paris, 400
miles from Calais (motorway all the way) and only 10 minutes from the Autoroute
de Soleil A6 (exit Beaune). There are daily flights from Stanstead to Lyon, St
Etienne and Geneva (all about 2hrs away) and frequent TGV from Paris or Lille to
Dijon. All the major Grand Crus vineyards of the Cote d’Or, Challonaise and
Maconnais are within an easy drive. Lyon, Geneva and the ski slopes are less
than 2 hours away.
Beaune - The capital of Burgundy wines, is rightly world famous for its
“Hotel Dieu”, the medieval infirmary with its characteristic patterned roof. It
also has a splendid “Musée de Vins” housed in the old Ducal Palace. A most
picturesque ramparted town, retaining many cobbled streets and hidden courtyards
and an unmissable Saturday morning market. During the third weekend of November
the “Fete de Vins” is held in Beaune when, for 3 days (Les Trois Glorieuses),
experts from all over the globe bid at auction for the new wine. Although Beaune
is touristy during the summer it still retains a charm and friendliness now
becoming rare. Unlike so many seaside towns, Beaune (out of season) still has as
much, if not more, to offer its visitors.
Burgundy - Although most people know Burgundy because of its justly
famous food and wine and possibly have even passed through it on their way south
or to Switzerland or Italy, very few actually stay and get to know this
wonderful region. It, therefore, remains one of the few areas of France
undiscovered by the tourist masses.
It is probably true to say, Burgundy is the prettiest of all wine producing
areas of France. The region is crossed by a network of waterways, both natural
and manmade, which wind between the woods, vineyards and rolling hills studded
with wonderful buildings that serve as a constant reminder of Burgundy’s rich
and influential history. The Duke of Burgundy’s Palace in Dijon, the fine Roman
remains at Autun (reputedly the largest amphitheatre in all Gaul), the superb
basilica at Vezelay and the Abbey of Fontenay are just a few of the magnificent
sites showing a glimpse of Burgundy’s past.
The various wine festivals held throughout the region have to be experienced to
be believed. the two most famous are in November (Fete de Vins) and January (Tournante
St Vincent) this latter being held in a different wine village each year.
Good food and wine are synonymous with Burgundy.
