Short breaks - Flanders & Picardy, France - Ferme Auberge des Chartroux, Maresville

We love this tranquil, great-value 2-star logis for comfortable farmhouse breaks with a true French flavour. The 13th-century working farm is situated in beautiful countryside on the outskirts of the village of Maresville. The effusive Madame Delianne is your charming hostess and you can enjoy her tasty country cooking in the handsome stone and wood restaurant complete with fireplace. Much of the produce on the set 3-course menu is fresh from the farm (the Deliannes keep sheep, hens, ducks and geese). The pretty bedrooms are individually decorated, with plenty of personal touches, and look out over rolling pastureland and woods. On warm, sunny days you can relax under the willow tree in the garden. Families are very welcome.

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• Boulogne, with its attractive Haute Ville, superb ramparts and informative aquarium
• the historic walled town of Montreuil
• coastal strolls along the cliffs between Cap Blanc Nez and Cap Gris Nez, from where you can see across the Channel, or along the sandy beaches at Wissant
• the battlefields of Agincourt and Crécy
• the cathedral city of Amiens, dotted with pleasant gardens
• gardens such as the Jardins de Maizicourt and the Jardins de Valloire (we give full details about all the gardens worth visiting in Picardy in our documentation)
• follow one of our two driving tours. Both itineraries take in a variety of different places of interest, from World War I memorial sites to the 'cité souterraine' at Naours, and pass through pretty villages and picturesque valleys

We provide more detailed information about what to see and do, including suggestions as to where to buy food and wine to take home, in the documentation sent out to you when you book.

Prices for 2008

Prices are in £ per person based on a minimum of 2 adults travelling together and sharing a double or twin room, and vary according to the number of people in the party. They include 2 nights' accommodation in a room with a bath or shower and wc, dinner and breakfast each day, and a return crossing with P&O Ferries Dover-Calais for your party travelling in one car. If you are travelling between 23 May and 1 June or between 25 July and 7 September inclusive, a supplement of £30 per car per single journey applies for weekend travel (Friday and Saturday for outward travel and Saturday and Sunday for return travel). We can also offer other crossings and operators – including Folkestone-Calais Coquelles with Eurotunnel – so please contact us for prices. The single room supplement is per person per night and must be added to the holiday price for the third and fifth party members. Maximum stay 4 nights.

Ferme Auberge des Chartroux

Idyllic farmhouse hotel in lovely rural setting

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Prices for 2008