Le Prieuré St Michel, Crouttes - A Great Holiday Home.

We had booked into a holiday cottage called la Boulangerie 1 situated within the grounds of Le Prieuré St Michel, Crouttes.  When we booked it we had no idea of how magical this cottage was.
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The setting is a tenth century Benedictine Priory in rural Normandy.  By the 16th Century it was a farm with a cider press.  Our cottage dated from around the 16th century but was very tastefully renovated.

A map showing the priory and its relationship to the nearby village of Crouttes

 Looking towards the Cider press and La Boulangerie 1

 La Boulangerie 1

 the back of La Boulangerie 1, the 13th century chapel and the owners residence.

 The lounge looking towards the kitchen

 The upstairs bedroom

 The first of the three ponds

 The barn

 The Lily Pond

 Looking from the back garden towards La Boulangerie and the Cider Press

 In the back gardens

 A decorative bridge

And the back pond

 Inside the Cider Press, now a restaurant for those who don't self cater

 The property cat

Thanks to Jean Pierre, our host, who was most welcoming and couldn't do enough for us.

 The village of Crouttes from the Priory

The nearby Le Vieux Chateau Le Moncel near the village of Le Renouard