Our French Holiday

03/08/2018

We have certainly experienced some rather splendid weather of late here in France. For those travelling by car, be careful.

Holidaymakers in France were warned on Thursday about taking to the roads during the sweltering conditions that has seen heatwave alerts issued in 66 departments with the hot weather set to remain until early next week.

01/07/2018

01/07/2018

Today, 1st July 2018, marks a change in the law. Single carriage roads with no central divider will be reduced from 90km to 80km. Major routes with central barrier will remain the same. Many visitors use the toll roads, but once off these, you will need to remember that this new law applies.

RAPPEL VITESSE 80

Do remember that the law changes on 1st July 2018 with regard to the speed limit. On single carriage roads with no central divider (secondary roads with two way traffic) the speed limit (unless otherwise notified) is reduced to 80km from 90km.

I expect there will be a short period of tolerance by the authorities, but if in doubt stick to 80 as the majority of country roads will fall into this category. You have been warned, so please advise your guests, family and friends who may be visiting you to be aware of this.

Photo Credit: Harrison Faux/THHS

29/05/2018

While Chez Freddie is the perfect place to rest your feet and relax. Some of our guests might like to put their best foot forward.

La Ville organise une nouvelle édition des Apéros du Mardi sur le parvis des halles en partenariat avec les cafetiers du quartier. Tout le programme en ligne.
https://www.vivre-a-niort.com/fr/actualites/agenda/rechercher-une-manifestation/les-aperos-du-mardi-14634/index.html

12/05/2018

A lot of families choose to drive across to France. These toll tags make it easier to travel through European toll roads. See the link below for more information.

Travel without stopping on European Motorways. Sanef Tolling can provide UK customers with a tag for automatic payment of motorway tolls in France, Spain & Portugal.

10/05/2018

The French Government has revealed it will be cutting limits on all the nation’s speed limit for two-lane roads that currently have a 90km/h limit. This will come into force on July 1, 2018

Brits heading to the Continent have been warned to look out for new speed restrictions as French authorities reveal cuts to limits on two-lane roads across the country. A surge in road deaths has led to the new curbs on speed limits on roads popular with thousands of UK travellers visiting rural are...

09/05/2018

Spring has sprung here at Chez Freddie. The garden is awash with colour and scent, the stream flowing close by is full and teeming with wildlife. The pool is clear and prestine, and we have recently enjoyed plenty of blue skies. The perfect place for a relaxing family holiday.

19/04/2018

The fully equipped kitchen provides everything you need from boiling an egg, putting the pizza in the oven to whipping up something more intricate whether you take advantage of the stunning dining room or al fresco!

19/04/2018

The village of Chérigné is surrounded by local places to visit. Here we show Château de Javarzay, just outside Chef Boutonne, Abbaye royale de Celles-sur-Belle and Eglise Saint-Hilaire at Melle.

19/04/2018

Markets and vide-greniers are as part of French life as the baguette. Nearby towns Chef-Boutonne has a local market on Saturdays and Melle has theirs on Fridays. Local produce is widely accessible at these local markets. Vide-greniers are popular for Sundays and there's even a website to check out what's going on https://vide-greniers.org/79-Deux-Sevres?_otid=home-list

17/04/2018

This will be a great event for the children in the summer.
https://www.enchantedartsfestival.com/ at Chateau de Dampierre-sur-Boutonne, Charente-Maritime

An enchanted Rennaissance chateau in the Charentes-Maritime, France, sets the stage for an international, family friendly music and arts festival.

17/04/2018

A wonderful nights sleep awaits at Chez Freddie time to book at Our French Holiday http://ourfrenchholiday.uk/