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FLAGY HENNEBONT

Hostellerie du Moulin A half-timbered flour mill Château de Locguénolé A vast lawn extends
with cob walls and tremendous character, where from the château down to the Blavet estuary,
the original workings are still operational and popular for sailing, and the park hugs 2km
provide a focal point in the rustic sitting room. It (1 mile) of coast. Inside, wood-panelled rooms
enjoys a perfect setting too, beside the millstream are filled with tapestries and antiques. Sweat off a
set in fields. Pretty bedrooms with low rafters are fine seafood dinner in the Turkish bath.
tucked away in nooks and crannies. N Route de Port-Louis en Kervignac, 56700 Hennebont,
N 2 rue du Moulin, 77940 Flagy, Seine-et-Marne. Morbihan. Map p220 A4. § 02 97 76 76 76.
Map p221 D4. § 01 60 96 67 89. ` 02 97 76 82 35. $ contact@chateau-de-
` 01 60 96 69 51. 0 b,l,d. Rooms 10. ∂ locguenole.com 0 b,l,d. Rooms 22. S∂¢ Jan.
¢ Dec to Jan. / MC, V. ¡¡ / AE, DC, MC, V. ¡¡¡
GISORS HESDIN-L’ABBÉ

Château de la Râpée The decoration inside this Hôtel Cléry The team at this small 18th-century
19th-century Gothic mansion is slightly eccentric chateau are dedicated, enthusiastic and
(lots of antlers, carpets as wallcoverings), and welcoming. A tree-lined drive leads up to the
public rooms can be a bit dark. But the location elegant white façade but, despite the splendid
is tranquil, with fine country views, bedrooms are Louis XV wrought-iron staircase, there is no
light and spacious and there are grounds to formality in the pale, simply furnished interior.
wander round. Serious classic regional cooking. Some of the bedrooms are in annexes.
N Bazincourt-sur-Epte, 27140 Gisors, Eure. Map p221 D3. N rue du Chateau, 62360 Hesdin-l’Abbé, Pas-de-Calais.
§ 02 32 55 11 61. ` 02 32 55 95 65. $ info@hotel-la- Map p221 D2. § 03 21 83 19 83. ` 03 21 87 52 59.
rapee.com 0 b,l,d. Rooms 14. S ∂¢ 16 Aug to $ chateau.clery.hotel @najeti.com 0 b,l,d. Rooms 22.
1 Sep; 20 Jan to 1 Mar. / AE, MC, V. ¡¡ ∂¢ Never. / AE, DC, MC, V. ¡¡

CRÉPON DINARD
Ferme de la Rançonnière Tapestries and fine Hôtel Roche Corneille Faultless housekeeping
furniture are scattered about this fortified old and gastronomic menus at this seaside villa.
farmhouse. Huge breakfasts of eggs and cream. N 4 rue G Clémenceau, 35800 Dinard, Ille-et-Vilaine.
N Route d’Arromanches, 14480 Crépon, Calvados. Map p220 B3. § 02 99 46 14 47. ` 02 99 46 40 80.
Map p220 C3. § 02 31 22 21 73. ` 02 31 22 98 39. $ francois.garrigue@saint-malo.com 0 b,l,d.
$ hotel@ranconniere.com 0 b,l,d. Rooms 35. ¡ Rooms 28. ¡¡
DAMPIERRE DUCEY
Auberge du Château Purpose-built in 1650 in Auberge de la Sélune Crab pie is the most
rural surroundings just 30 minutes’ drive from acclaimed dish in this modest inn. There is some
Paris. Low rafters and undulating floors. unfortunate new decoration, but a pretty garden.
N 1 Grande Rue, 78720 Dampierre, Yvelines. N 2 rue St-Germain, 50220 Ducey, Manche.
Map p221 D3. § 01 30 47 56 56. ` 01 30 47 51 75. Map p220 B3. § 02 33 48 53 62. ` 02 33 48 90 30.
0 b,l,d. Rooms 10. ¡¡ $ info@selune.com 0 b,l,d. Rooms 20. ¡
For key to symbols see backflap. For price categories see p217