Brittany Holiday Rental Cottages near Pontrieux - The Cottage Reviews

We stayed here for ten weeks December 2007 to February 2008. My wife and I searched for a suitable property for a 10 week stay, from December 2007 to February 2008, and covered much of Brittany and some of Normandy; this was far and away the best we found. Inside the property is spacious, light and airy, and in spite of the winter it was warm and cosy. The owners here were friendly, helpful and have taken care to provide a proper holiday home. For almost all the others we looked at, the owners seem to have tried to maximise the earning potential.

Surrounded by its own grounds then farmland, there are pleasant views and little traffic passes nearby so it is quiet. Frequently I walked into Pontrieux, which is a delightful little town with everything you need, good restaurants and friendly bars. The owners list a wide variety of activities not all of which are available in the winter for obvious reasons incuding, I guess, a lack of tourists, but I did see notices about most of them.

We walked a lot; the estuary, the river valley and the coast providing some of the most enjoyable and varied easy walking I know of anywhere. The coast is just wonderful. A local train ride is an interesting and worthwhile experience, and is probably even better in the summer when a steam train covers part of the route. Treguier and Paimpol are interesting towns to which we returned several times though there is an exception to this - for ordinary shopping I advise using the supermarket in Pontrieux as it is not only the closest but is also the most pleasant to use.

We have recommended this property to all our friends and some time in the future we intend to go back in the spring or summer. You may be wondering why I haven't rated my overall experience as excellent - well it is a holiday cottage, it wasn't home and I like my own things around me. For ten weeks in the winter it was good, for two weeks at any time of the year it would be excellent.