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Your guide to:
Holiday Gites
in France
22 February 2005
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A La Carte Sportive
Carol Artur-Jackson
Sagrais
50240 St Aubin de Trerregate
Tel: 00 33 (0) 2 33 48 52 36
Fax: 00 33 (0) 6 87 50 81 14
Email: info@carte-sportive.com
www.carte-sportive.com
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A La Carte Sportive is a professional equestrian activity centre,
registered with the Federation Francaise d'Equitation (F.F.E). Carole
Artur-Jackson, British owner of the centre qualified in France as an
equestrian guide (A.T.E). The centre is approved to undertake horse
and pony trekking and equestrian activities for adults and children,
beginner riders and experienced riders. |
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We provide the ultimate riding experience: |
- High assistance for beginners
- Freedom for experts
- Not just another trek!
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Horse
Trekking and Equestrian Activity Holidays in Normandy
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We offer holidays for individuals, adult groups and families (4-6 people
is ideal). Adults can choose weekend breaks, 2 to 5 day treks, or a full
week.
TREKKING JULY/AUGUST 2005
Individuals, couples, families join us for a weeks holiday full board or
book our Gite at the farm for up to 6 people. Arrive at the weekend and
spend the week days riding and site seeing. Pick from our 'Equestrian
Activities' (see the pages), or be guided by Carole. Stay with us at the
farm house full board in charming country club house style
accommodation. Two charming bedroom suites for up to 6 people. Private
bath/shower-room. Own lounge with TV/satellite.
TREKKING
WEEKEND BREAKS
Take 2/3 days out during the working week, or join us for the weekend.
Arrive with car from the ferry ports (nearest St. Malo - 30 mins, or
Caen 1 hr 30 mins) We can pick up from St. Malo. You can also travel by
Eurostar from London to Paris/ Montparnasse, (www.sncf.fr) then 3 hrs to
Granville, we can pick you up from the station, 30 mins away. Spend two
days riding - Bay of Mont St. Michel and the woods and rivers around our
beautiful countryside, or choose TREC training for a day. Beginners/intermediate
welcome. Come with friends and have a great weekend, home cooked meals
at the farm and plenty of wine and cider too in front of a warming log
fire! Price guide: Winter/Spring 2005 all inclusive 2 days riding =
£150, 3 days riding = £200.
ONE WEEK TREKKING HOLIDAYS/bank holiday weekend treks
If you choose a longer break your holiday can consist of a number of
full day horse activities and treks at the farm base, or we can organise
a horse trekking holiday starting at the farm and following a different
trail each day. For instance horse riding around the Bay of Mont St.
Michel, and crossing the bay, staying in different accommodation each
night. Your luggage is transferred to each location for you. We can also
arrange holidays at any location in France, for instance the 'Suisse
Normande' with our own horses, or further a field, using horses and
ponies of the local area, e.g. the Camargue.
We have a range of horses and ponies specifically trained for trekking
and able to undertake skills in manoeuvrability you can see some of them
featured in the photos. We train for TREC competitions, popular in
France and introduced to Britain in 1998.
Full board accommodation is available at our farmhouse in lovely
accommodation, two charming country bedrooms sleeping up to 6 people, or
choose, beautiful traditional Normandy self-catering Gites only a short
distance away. B&B or hotel accommodation is available at St. Aubin, 5
minutes away and in the nearby towns, Ducey, St.James. The area
surrounding Mont St. Michel is rich in all types of accommodation
ranging from Chateaux to self-catering Gites. Please See our
Accommodation page for more details.
We are happy to hear from individuals, groups, associations, clubs and
from families and individuals looking for treks or a holiday based at
the farm. We help you design your holiday with your budget in mind.
Specialist combined language and riding holidays are offered to young
adults age 16+ in 3rd week of August for a duration of one week, based
at the farm. £500.
We are fully fluent in both English and French. Your hosts: Carole is
English and Jean-Paul is French.
Price guide: Day trek £55-65, weekend £150-£200, week adult (full-board) Jul/Aug
£550.
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