3 days on a Norman farm right in the heart of a natural setting.
Normandie > Douville en Auge 3 days 118 £
3 days on a Norman farm right in the heart of a natural setting.
The Visit
In Normandy, located between the north and south of Pays d’Auge, this farm nestles in Douville en Auge. Being as it is, between the coastline and the rural hinterland, this rustic farm offers its visitors all the know-how of an agricultural business with an entirely convivial atmosphere.
Its well-established reputation as a teaching farm brings you more than a mere visit. It gives you real hands-on contact with donkeys, sheep, pigs, both dairy and beef cows, calves, goats, smaller farmyard animals and rabbits.
Activity on site :
Day 1
You can arrive from 4 pm
Go for a little tour around the farm to ‘stretch’ your legs.
There’s nothing like a stroll around the orchard to give you an appetite!
Day 2
After a good, quite night’s sleep…
Wake-up at the break of dawn and breathe in a deep refreshing breath of clear air!!
Day 3
Leave from 10 am to 12 pm
Don’t leave without popping into Régine’s shop, where you can try and take away with you some products made on the farm itself.
Activity
Meet up with Eric in the orchard, he’ll take on a journey through the life of an apple.
From blossom to apple pip.
A little theory…
If you pay attention, Eric will tell you all about the life cycle of an apple tree:
From the pip with the help of the nursery worker > to the named apple musts, the cider industry’s 4 Protected Designation of Origins.
And then putting it into practice…
Over to you!
Now it’s time to collect the apples… 50 kg worth, do you think you can manage it?
Rest assured this amount isn’t per person!
Usually, for the general workings of this farm, the apple harvest begins in October using appropriate machinery.
It’s with real pleasure that Eric tells you all about the cider farming process.
The Return to the Farm
It’s ‘tea-time’
We now begin a little game: Take a bite of three apples… Up to you to decide the three flavours, which ones?
Tasting
You’re invited to enjoy a delicious glass of apple juice
But there’s a catch
You have to press it yourselves!
Accommodation & Rates :
Accommodation
If you are 2, 3 or 4 people
In guest house rooms
If you are from 6 to 11 or 13 people
In a gîte guesthouse
Tariff proposal :Based on a 2-person bedroom €135 per person
- 2 nights in a boarding room
with breakfast
- activity on the farm
Based on a 3-person bedroom €108 per person
- 2 nights in a boarding room
with breakfast
- activity on the farm
Based on a 4-person bedroom €95 per person
- 2 nights in a boarding room
with breakfast
- activity on the farm
Based on a 6-person gîte guesthouse €120 per person
The gîte can host up to 11 or 13 people
- 2 nights in a guest house
- activity on the farm
Heating €8
Sheet Hire €8
Breakfast €8
The price does not include:
- Tourist tax €0.50 per night per adult
- Transport
- Lunches and dinners
- Visits to the surrounding areas
- Insurance
For information about possible extra activities or visits, please contact us.