New Arrivals
Today we had 5 chicks hatch Mother hen is a "Barbarie" or bantam, who was home bred 8 years ago. The eggs come from a friend's flock because I no longer have a cockerel - I gave him away when he started to pick on Peter Paon, the [...]
Jappeloup
Welcome to our new boy This is Jappeloup : he is the one on the left! He was my birthday present in July and joins the happy family at La Lohuas. He is a Ane de Cotentin (Cotentin donkey) and is 18 months old. He loves people and [...]
COVID-19 update 18/05/2020
Firstly I want to reassure you that we are preparing hard for a resumption services at La Lohuas. The closure and lockdown here has enabled us to reflect and put in place a protocol which will ensure that holidays will be possible this year for families to enjoy [...]
Autumn Colours
Autumn in Brittany beautiful autumn colours await you in November in Brittany - vast expanses of sky with no light polution at night !
Christmas lights in Dinan
Christmas lights are being switched on in Dinan on Friday 29th November 2019 at 19h https://youtu.be/AH2m0XeIH3Y
Egg-citing news!
It must be Springtime, Lucy Goosey has just laid her first egg of the year!
La Grande Maison
Renovation in La Grande Maison is starting to take shape - reservations are now open starting from July 2019 - Sleeps 12 in five bedrooms with three bathrooms and TV games room.
Dinan Port
Dinan has a river port on the Rance River running inland from St Malo the port has many restaurants along the quayside, together with a fantastic boulangerie where you can buy the local Kouign-amann (a sticky breton bun, that they once made as the technical challenge on the [...]
Fraise Gite
Fraise is a gite for 6 people in three bedrooms, it is also adapted for people with reduced mobility. There is a kitchen/breakfast room and a large living room with exposed beams and stone walls. There is a downstairs double bedroom with ensuite shower, wetroom and toilet. Upstairs [...]
Lait Ribot
Have you ever bought green-top milk in a French supermarket thinking that it was semi-skimmed? Lait Ribot is either green or gold topped (semi-skimmed is blue) it is a breton speciality fermented milk. I have had people in the gites tell me that they would not return to [...]