Services
Breakfast
Enjoy breakfast on the terrace if the weather is warm enough, or indoors in
the cosy living room. Breakfast is brought to you at the tree house in
baskets packed with organic bread, home-made jams, seasonal fruit, organic
butter and yoghurt, fruit juices, coffee, tea or hot chocolate. We source
(or grow) our food locally where possible and support local producers.
Dinner
We provide you with a choice of restaurants nearby.
If you prefer to have dinner in the tree house, the
kitchen is equipped for making light meals. On request (minimum 24 hours
in advance), we can provide you with a basket of local produce or a “panier
aperitif”.
Bedding
We want you to spend a delightfully restful night in the heart of nature.
The mattresses are top quality and the beds are covered with duvets and
bedspreads suited to the season.
Music
If you want a change from birdsong, you can listen to your favourite music
on the integrated hi-fi system – remember to bring your Ipod, MP3 or
favourite CD’s.
WiFi ADSL connection
If you really want - or have - to stay in touch with the rest of the world,
a WiFi connection is available inside the tree house or from the terrace.
Pets
Please note that we cannot welcome any pets (apart from the human
variety..)
Information & activities
Le Perche with it’s beautiful countryside, old towns and a wealth of 16th
and 17th century manors offers a wide variety of activities ; cultural,
artistic, naturalist, tourist, educational, sports and more…
We have plenty of information available here on the region and current
events with maps and brochures for: hiking trails, gardens, markets, local
food and drink producers, exhibitions, artists, riding, fishing, mushroom
gathering (1100 different types of mushrooms!) guidebooks and handbooks on
the natural environment, wildlife and flowers, the garden...
Walking
Le Perche is renowned for its walking trails and paths. You can discover
many old pathways which are called “chemins creux”, literally, hollow lanes
or green lanes. We are on a "petite randonnée" route (PR) (short hike) and
the “chemin creux” is just next to the entrance to our house. We can
provide you with local itineraries and many more in the region which have
been lovingly restored and charted creating interesting circuits with
different themes. You can also join organised walks throughout the year.
Flora & fauna
There are 1200 inventoried types of flora in the Perche, 140 of which are
protected. More than 2000 years ago the whole region was a primitive forest
Sylva Pertica.
Today 21% of the territory is covered in forests with remarkably tall trees.
Le Perche is a reference to the trunk of the tall straight trees which
flourish on the clay and flint-rich soil on the tops of the hills. Oak and
beech are among the most common in the big forests and we have these and
many chestnut and hornbeam at La Renardière.
Wild boar, deer and more can easily be spotted from the tree house.
Bird
watching
Le Perche is made up of a rich and varied mosaic of ecosystems. More than
200 types of bird have been sited and there are organised outings
throughout the year with trained specialists at the Natural regional park
or in the protected natural sites around the Perche. From inside or outside
the tree house you already have a fantastic viewing platform and we supply
reference books and binoculars. The link above gives you the list of birds
sited in the Perche.
The natural garden
You are also welcome to discover the entire site of La Renardière, which is
an on-going nature project without which, the tree house would not exist…
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