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Charming Tower In A Medieval Property , private fishing lake

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drone view
Towers and Patio
Lake
Lounge
Mezzanine /single bed

Reviews

10 out of 10
Exceptional
2 bedrooms1 bathroomSleeps 555 sq m

Popular amenities

  • Hot tub
  • Parking available
  • Washer
  • Pool
  • Barbecue grill
  • Kitchen

Explore the area

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Saint-Thomas-De-Courceriers, Pays De La Loire
  • Château de La Motte-Husson
    ‪38 min drive‬
  • Circuit de la Sarthe
    ‪55 min drive‬
  • Bugatti Circuit
    ‪58 min drive‬
  • Alencon (XAN)
    ‪41 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

2 bedrooms (sleeps 5)

Bedroom 1 (attic)

1 Single Bed and 1 Crib

Bedroom 2

1 Double Bed

1 bathroom

Bathroom 1

Toilet · Shower only

Spaces

Deck or patio
Kitchen
Garden
Dining area

About this property

Charming Tower In A Medieval Property , private fishing lake

Courceriers is in north-east Mayenne near the village of Saint-Thomas-de-Courceriers which takes its name from the site. It is easily accessed from the Channel ports, four hours drive from Calais and the Eurotunnel terminal and two hours from Caen. Steeped in history, Courceriers was once home to prehistoric man. It has also been a Roman camp ("Caesar's Court"), an important site in Gaul (the Gallic Roman Empire) and a medieval fortress. After this was sacked by English armies in 1419, a château was built on the site, also sadly now dispatched into history. You will be living part of that history when you stay in the tower, all that remains of the château. All around are reminders of Courceriers' glorious past - the massive fortress ramparts, the ruins of the Keep, the valley that was dammed and flooded by the Romans to keep the heathen hordes at bay, the manor houses and the chapel, built in 1418, La Portail (the gatehouse), built in 1657, the old mill......

Property manager

Sophie Gallais

Languages

English, French, Spanish

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Amenities

Pool
Hot tub
Kitchen
Washer
Pet-friendly
Free WiFi

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House Rules

Check in after 4:00 PM
Check out before 11:00 AM
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Children

Children allowed: ages 0–17
Please be careful of the spiral stairs and lake.
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Events

No events allowed
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Pets

Pets allowed: dogs less than 25 kg per pet (limit one pet total)
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Smoking

Smoking allowed: in designated areas

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
On-site parties or group events are strictly prohibited
Host has indicated that there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property
Host has indicated that there is a smoke detector on the property
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher and a first aid kit

We should mention

Cash transactions at this property cannot exceed GBP 1000, due to national regulations; for further details, please contact the property using the information in the booking confirmation
A car is required for transport to and from this property

About the area

Saint-Thomas-de-Courceriers

Located in Saint-Thomas-de-Courceriers, this cottage is in a rural area and on the waterfront. Château de Lassay and Musée des Beaux Arts et de la Dentelle are cultural highlights, and some of the area's landmarks include Château de Sille-le-Guillaume and Eglise de Sille-le-Guillaume. Snorkelling and sailing offer great chances to get out on the surrounding water, or you can seek out an adventure with cave exploring and cycling nearby.
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Saint-Thomas-De-Courceriers, Pays De La Loire

What's nearby

  • Villa les Roches Brunes - 23 min drive - 23.1 km
  • Château de La Motte-Husson - 38 min drive - 41.5 km
  • 24 Hours of Le Mans Museum - 55 min drive - 59.1 km
  • Circuit de la Sarthe - 55 min drive - 59.1 km
  • Bugatti Circuit - 58 min drive - 60.1 km

Getting around

  • Sille-le-Guillaume Station - 18 min drive
  • Le Mans (LME-Arnage) - 74 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Hostellerie de la Juhel - ‬12 min drive
  • ‪Auberge Saint Roch - ‬10 min drive
  • ‪Chatelin - ‬6 min drive
  • ‪Restaurant l'etrier - ‬10 min drive
  • ‪Bruneau Séverine - ‬12 min drive

Frequently asked questions

Does Charming Tower In A Medieval Property , private fishing lake have a pool?

Yes, this property has a pool.

Is Charming Tower In A Medieval Property , private fishing lake pet-friendly?

Yes, this property allows dogs (limit 1 total) with a maximum weight of up to 25 kg per pet.

What time is check-in at Charming Tower In A Medieval Property , private fishing lake?

Check-in begins at 4:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Charming Tower In A Medieval Property , private fishing lake?

Checkout is at 11:00 AM.

Where is Charming Tower In A Medieval Property , private fishing lake located?

This family-friendly Saint-Thomas-de-Courceriers cottage is located on the waterfront, 2.3 mi (3.8 km) from Normandie-Maine Regional Natural Park, and within 12 mi (20 km) of Château de Sille-le-Guillaume and Eglise de Sille-le-Guillaume. Sillé Plage and Jublains Roman Village are also within 16 miles (25 km).

Reviews

10

Exceptional

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9.8/10

Cleanliness

10/10

Check-in

10/10

Communication

9.8/10

Location

9.6/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Jacqueline F.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great hosts

Very friendly and welcoming hosts. The tower was clean, well
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Darren H.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Lovely little lake

We booked to fish the lake as we often just go fishing in France and it’s tranquil and peaceful, the lake itself isn’t massive and you can hit most of it from the road side, as long as your good at casting! Fishing wise we caught every day smallest carp around 1lb up to 23lb, with 2 other carp at 22 & 20lb as well as quite a few upper doubles. Depths wise far bank 2ft road side 7-9ft, overall a really good place and worth visiting. The carp do take Bollie’s, we mainly used and caught on wafters semi buoyant bollie’s. Overall a lovely little place and very quiet as well.
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Andrew F.

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Carrément Bien

A great place to unwind with the most charming and considerate hosts.
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Monique S., Winterthur, Switzerland

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semaine inoubliable

Nous avons passé uns semaine merveilleuse. La petite tour historique est une merveilleuse maison tranquille dans un magnifique jardin naturel. La région offre de nombreuses possibilités de randonnées à pied et à vélo. Les hôtes sont extrêmement charmants et serviables. Nous y retournerions n'importe quand.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jeremy D.

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Perfect

Wonderful hosts, wonderful, historic building & grounds, magical countryside and the property has everything you could need :)
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Janette W.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Rural France at it’s best

Get away from it all in a nutshell. So peaceful and relaxing. Very quaint gîte with lots of history, and planned out very well accommodating everything you need for a stress free stay and lovely hosts who are on hand if you need anything
Stayed 14 nights in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

Debbie T.

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A wonderful hide-away

Such a uniique property. Everything catered for in a small space so it didn't feel small. Sadly couldn't swim in the lak but found a lovely swimming lake at Sille Plage. Sophie and Damien were generous, helpful and friendly and our dog loved hanging out with theirs.
Stayed 11 nights in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Kathrin L.

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Erholsamer besonderer Urlaub

Wir haben einen sehr erholsamen Urlaub gehabt und haben uns sehr wohlgefühlt in dem Turm. Wir waren mit unserem Hund unterwegs. Das Grundstück war sehr geeignet für einen Urlaub mit Hund. Batka, der Hund, der dort lebt, hat uns und unserem Hund sehr viel Freude gemacht. Wer Ruhe und Erholung braucht, ist hier am richtigen Ort. Die Natur ist sehr schön und es gibt tolle Wanderwege. Aber auch um französische Kultur kennen zu lernen, ist dieses Urlaubsziel gut geeignet. Die Gastgeber haben uns mit ihrer Gastfreundschaft und ihren Tipps den Urlaub sehr angenehm gemacht. Der Turm ist sehr liebevoll gestaltet und mit allem ausgestattet, was man braucht. In der Ausschreibung steht, daß es dort einen Gemeinschaftspool gibt. Dies haben wir nicht so vorgefunden, war aber kein Problem. Wir haben uns rundum wohl gefühlt.
Stayed 8 nights in Jul 2022

8/10 Good

Christine M.

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Super séjour

Nous avons apprécié le Côté insolite des lieux
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Vincent T.

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Excellent séjour

Séjour atypique dans la tour avec une campagne environnante très agréable idéal pour déconnecter. Les hôtes sont très disponibles et aux petits soins. Site remarquable et la tour est très bien arrangée et fonctionnelle , à refaire !!!
Stayed 3 nights in May 2022

10/10 Excellent

Fabrice C.

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Une parenthèse hors du temps

Un vrai petit cocon que cette "Tour de Raiponce" en pleine nature et au beau milieu d'un ancien château médiéval ! Un étang où l'on peut naviguer en barque, un poulailler avec cueillette des oeufs à la clé, une terrasse tranquille où partager de bons repas. Accueil prévenant des propriétaires. Tout était parfait. Merci et à bientôt !
Stayed 3 nights in May 2022

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Fantastische Unterkunft in historischen Gemäuern

Wir haben sehr erholsame Tage bei den überaus sympathischen Gastgebern Sophie und Damien in einer malerisch schönen Umgebung verbracht. Der historische Turm ist perfekt ausgestattet, die Betten super bequem. Für unsere Kinder waren die Hühner, Enten und das Fischerboot absolute highlights. Unser Hund Eddie hat mit Batka (den super lieben und treuen Hofhund) eine Freundschaft verbunden. Herzlichen Dank an Sophie und Damien für die schönen Tage Sandra, David mit Lucie, Henri und Eddie (unser Hund)
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2021

10/10 Excellent

Steffen B.

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Aufenthalt

Sehr nette Gastgeber, sehr schöner Aufenthalt.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2021

10/10 Excellent

Wouter T.

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Bienheureux

nous avons passé des vacances très agréables et reposantes !
Stayed 9 nights in Jul 2021

10/10 Excellent

nadege l.

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Magnifique

Un lieu chargé d’histoire, un cadre bucolique et des hôtes aux petits soins Bref vous l’aurez compris, on a adoré
Stayed 4 nights in May 2021

10/10 Excellent

Bernhard T., Baden-Württemberg - Heidelberg

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Außergewöhnlich

Ein ganz außergewöhnliches Objekt, wunderschön hergerichtet. Sehr freundliche Gastgeber, und es gibt einen sehr lieben Hund und eine Katze, die immer mal wieder vorbei schauen. Sehr ruhige, ländliche Umgebung.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2020

8/10 Good

marieke B.

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Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2020

10/10 Excellent

Wim R.

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Du repos sans blablabla dans un cadre unique

Environment unique. Ma femme, mon chien et moi ;-) ont apprecié le silence, la nature. Là on trouve du repos. Il y a tout dans et autour de cette belle tour pour être heureux, heureusement sans luxe ni foules. Les hôtes sont très accueillants sans être envahissants. En séjournant sur un site historique, on retrouve sa propre histoire. Merci! Wim et Lieve (B)
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2020

10/10 Excellent

John F.

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Wow!!!

Very warm welcome with a list of essentials waiting for us including a lovely cake. Property itself is simply stunning and the surroundings out of this world. Nice lake with a good head of carp quite happy to take a bait whenever you decide to give it a go. The Tower is a refurbished medieval bell tower equipped with a spiral staircase. Entertainment from UK TV to books and games including a full sized table tennis table!!! What more could you ask for!!!

10/10 Excellent

Daniel G.

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Perfect place for recreative vacations

Dear Sophie and Damien, thank you again that we could spent our holiday in your really unique tower and for your warm-hearted welcome. We went back home well recreated and we finally arrived in the workaday life. Maybe we see us again in a future holiday. Best regards Daniel
Stayed 13 nights in Aug 2019

10/10 Excellent

Julia W.

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What a find!

We had a fantastic stay at this very unique property. Sophie and Damien were the most wonderful hosts. We enjoyed our short stay here very much. We loved relaxing in the grounds and listening to the birds sing whilst having barbecues in the sunshine! The tower is very cleverly designed and has everything you need and more. Our dog loved exploring the gardens and playing with their wonderful dog. If only we could have stayed longer!

10/10 Excellent

alexandra T.

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Un petit coin de paradis

Un lieu atypique et chaleureux. Des hôtes attentifs tout en restant discrets. Le calme de la campagne salvateur. Nous avons passé 5 jours avec nos deux enfants de 7 et 11 ans et notre petit chien dans la tour de Raiponse entre jeux de société et grandes balades. Il est très probable que nous y reviendrons
Stayed 4 nights in May 2019

10/10 Excellent

G

One of the mopst relaxing holidays we've ever had!

From the moment we arrived to the moment we left we loved our French adventure. The bell tower was a fabulous and quirky accommodation choice, like nothing we've stayed in before. The calm and relaxed nature of the holiday offered us opportunity to really connect as a family whilst also offering a chance to row on the lake, paddle in local streams and explore local attractions; all whilst trying to improve our French. This was all set in the beautiful backdrop of rural France. What really made the holiday for us though was how welcome we were all (us, our 2 children and our dog) made to feel by our hosts Sophie and Damien and our four legged host Badka! We would totally recommend the Bell Tower to anyone looking to relax, enjoy something a bit different and gain a sense of feeling at home in a place that most likely feels very different from home.
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2018

10/10 Excellent

Mark & Helen M.

Stunningly peaceful and charming.

We loved our stay in the tower, it was peaceful and quirky with everything you could possibly need. Winston our Sprocker spaniel loved the grounds where he could sniff out the most interesting smells. A great base for exploring the beautiful surrounding countryside and villages. Sophia and Damian were great hosts and we hope to return in the future.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2018

10/10 Excellent

Jacky H.

Amazing week in a unique beautiful home

We had a fantastic week in this unique tower. It has been very cleverly designed and decorated. We had everything we needed, and more! Sophie and Damien are wonderful hosts, kind and very helpful! The property is in a beautiful rural setting with a lovely fishing lake. There are lots of lovely walks in the area, a stream to paddle in (& search for special blue stones), fishing, games etc...all on the property. We enjoyed going to the lake near Sille (with beach) and visiting local villages. We thoroughly recommend this wonderful gite!!
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2018

About the host

Hosted by Sophie Gallais

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We love nature, animals and the countryside. Just as well because there's a lot around here!

Why they chose this property

Courceriers has been owned by my family for 170 years. My family bought it 25 years after the French Revolution!

Damien and I lived in the tower for 4 years and converted it to our own high standards. When we had our children we decided to renovate the nearby old manor house and offer the tower as a holiday home, which you can enjoy today.

It has a wonderful feeling of remoteness and history but is within easy reach of towns and villages of all sizes so you never feel cut off from civilization (the nearest shops, bar, restaurant, etc. are 4 km). Between Laval and Alençon, our gîte is also just one hour from Le Mans and two hours from the Normandy coast, Le Mont St Michel, The Loire Valley and even Paris by TGV.

But why go there when there is so much to see and do on your doorstep.

What makes this property unique

We believe our gîte is unique! Sure, there are gîtes that are in old châteaux but how many can boast a heritage going back before Roman times?

The gîte consists of a 17th century tower on 5 levels linked by a spiral staircase and surrounded by the remains of an ancient fortress which dates from the 14th century. It is equipped with all modern conveniences and is completely separate from our house, which is nearby, should you need us.

In the extensive grounds there are a fishing lake of 1.5 hectares and a river. A 3.2m boat is at the disposal of our guests, free of charge.

The local countryside is beautiful and is ideal for walking, rambling or cycling, along the quiet country lanes or the many chemins that have been there for centuries. Driving here is also a real pleasure.

Languages:

English, French, Spanish
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