Villa at Ile Grande, on the Pink Granite Coast with sea view.

Île Grande

We had a warm welcome from Madame Boucher, who was very friendly. A lovely property and very convenient for our group of cyclists and kayakers. We enjoyed kayaking in the bay and then walking the same route at low spring tide.

We (2 adults, 2 children aged 9 and 6) spent a couple of weeks at the house in August and had a fantastic time. The location of the house is perfect,- away from the roads, next to the coastal path that runs through the dunes and very close to two beautiful beaches,- this was our main reason for choosing to come here. We didn't need 10 beds but enjoyed having lots of space,- our friends stayed at the nearby campsite and it was great to be able to have them round for dinner a few times. We made good use of the wood burner & DVD player on a few rainy days. The terrace has sun all day,- enjoying a morning coffee in the sunshine was blissful and we ate most of our meals outside. The garden isn't enclosed but so far from any traffic that we could let the children and our little dog run free without any trouble. Washing machine & dryer located in the cellar were very useful too! There are lots of things to do and see in the immediate area, we didn't travel further than half an hour by car in the two weeks and saw plenty of things we enjoyed. The Base Nautique 5 minutes up the coastal path rents out kayaks (and all sorts of other boats), there are swimming pools in Lannion & Tregastel, plenty of pink rocks to climb in Tregastel & Ploumanach, climbing at Vivons Perches, the Planetarium at Pleumeur Bodou (they have English & German shows on certain days during the week), musee de telecommunication and - our favourite - the Gallic Village at the Parc du Radome. We also had several lovely meals at the Creperie Le bout dl'ile, a few minutes by bike at the other end of the island. We'd love to come back another time and would happily recommend the house to other families. PS: There was an issue with the electricity in the kitchen during the time of our stay,- everything metallic gave us a slight tingle. We only mentioned it at the end of our stay and were assured by the lovely owner that this would be sorted out in due course.