Charlie calls up one day and says: “how about flying down to Angoulême for a bistro lunch in the terminal restaurant?”. Most definitely! Here’s a pictorial log of our lunchtime out – a great way to spend a memorable day at a modest cost. Thanks to Charlie’s good-hearted nature he is happy to pilot our [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Angouleme’
Angoulême – Circuit des Remparts 2011
Posted in Circuit des Remparts, Classic Car Holidays, Classic cars, La Grange, Places to visit, Poitou-Charentes, The Gites, tagged Angouleme, Circuit des Remparts, Citroen DS, classic car rental, Classic cars, family holidays, France, Gites, Jaquar MK2, Poitou-Charentes, Racing on July 13, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
If any classic car/racing enthusiasts are looking for somewhere to stay for this year’s Circuit des Remparts, we have La Grange available from 15th September. Unfortunately some friends who were coming to take part in the rally have had to cancel this year’s trip due to work commitments. The event runs from Friday 16th through [...]
10 Things To Do in Winter in South West France
Posted in Citroen DS, Classic Car Holidays, Classic cars, Driving in France, Jaguar MK2, Life in France, Places to visit, Poitou-Charentes, The Gites, Winter Holidays, tagged food market, Poitiers, Gites, Charentaise farmhouse, Classic cars, Jaquar MK2, Angouleme, Citroen DS, Civray, France, Poitou-Charentes, family holidays, churches, Paris, cycling, brocante, flea market on January 25, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
1. Visit a Sunday Morning French Market There is a nice one in Angoulême in the Place de Victor Hugo. Even though it’s in the city it has a village feel to it and the cafe on the corner is also open, along with the patisserie and boulangerie. 2. Go Walking Whether you set out from [...]
Swimming Lakes – things for the family to do, by Nick Giraudeau
Posted in La Petite Maison, Lakes, Places to visit, Poitou-Charentes, Swimming, The Gites, Water sports, tagged Angouleme, Beach, Charente-Maritime, days out, family holidays, swimming lakes on October 18, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
We are the Giraudeau family: my wife, Miriam, daughters Phoebe and Hannah and me, Nick. We had a two week holiday in August staying at La Petite Maison at La Ferme de l’église and wanted to record the most enjoyable time had by all of us and in particular, the variety of activities for children [...]
Gite Rental Holidays
Posted in Citroen DS, Classic cars, Driving in France, Gardening, Jaguar MK2, La Grange, La Petite Maison, Poitou-Charentes, The Gites, Vanzay Village Life, tagged Angouleme, Charentaise farmhouse, Citroen DS, Classic cars, food market, Gardening, Gites, Poitiers, Vanzay on October 6, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
When we moved here to Vanzay in Poitou-Charentes in 2007 we realised, being just ordinary folk with limited means, that we would need to do something to generate an income. La Ferme de L’Eglise offered us a chance to provide gîte rental in sunny southwest France to those wishing to sample a piece of tranquil, [...]
Classic Living for a Week in Poitou-Charentes
Posted in Citroen DS, Classic cars, Driving in France, La Grange, Race circuit, Vanzay Village Life, tagged Angouleme, bbq, Circuit des Remparts, Circuit du Val de Vienne, Civray, Classic cars, Lotus Cortina MKII on July 20, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Guest post by Anne and Dick Francis following their holiday at our gîte, La Grange, in June. Dick is a professional historic car restorer: www.carrosserie.co.uk Hi To You Both Thank you for a great holiday. You have found a small piece of paradise and made it into a place to stay. Here is my post [...]
Guest post by John – A Citroën DS day out to Angoulême
Posted in Citroen DS, Classic cars, Driving in France, Jaguar MK2, La Grange, Poitou-Charentes, The Gites, tagged Vanzay, Poitiers, Classic cars, Jaquar MK2, Angouleme, Circuit des Remparts, Citroen DS on June 1, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
At the end of April we were favoured with the company of David and Sandra who were here for the week to enjoy a DS and gîte holiday with the use of the DS23ie, and then with Pete and Lindi in their DS23 Pallas in the second half of the week. The occasion was Pete’s [...]
Angouleme Circuit des Remparts et le Rallye de Charente
Posted in Circuit des Remparts, Citroen DS, Classic cars, Driving in France, Jaguar MK2, Places to visit, Poitou-Charentes, Race circuit, tagged Angouleme, Circuit des Remparts, Classic cars, Racing on May 1, 2010 | 5 Comments »
Every third weekend in September, Angouleme hosts the Circuit des Remparts, the historic street race which was first run in 1939 around the ramparts of the old city. From Friday through to Sunday evening the city is teeming with people and historic and classic cars, many of which (the cars) will be racing on the [...]
