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What is a Clos Masure ?
The farm is a large oblong meadow planted with apple cider trees. It is surrounded by an embankment, the "fossé", where trees are planted in double and sometimes triple rows. These trees are cut as the need rises. |
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The buildings were originally made of half timber and mud, later of brick and silex, and are far from each other, perhaps to prevent fires from spreading. Around the main house, there are often many buildings : baker's oven, granary, pigsty, hen house, cart house, cider press house, pigeon house etc... |
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Typical "clos masure", embankment with 5 rows of beech trees, octagonal pigeon house with arms. Groups visits reservation required (Tel : 02 35 27 71 64) | ||
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Its market has been known since the XIIth century, the inspiration of Maupassant's short story " la ficelle". Many specialities of buns and rolls such as : atignolle, oscar brioche of the high cliffs, pies. See the Manor of Reville, known as the Hamlet of the Damned (in the XVIth century, it was the meeting place of Protestants). Note the style of the manors of the coast : the fundation is made of stone and half-timbered. Afternoon snack "goûter" in a farm (Reservation required at Tel : 02 35 27 70 29). | ||
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Hamlet square known as "le carré" One option : 2km round trip : at the church, turn left then right, the chateau (XVIIth century) and Mahiel farm (privately own, no visit) continue to Auberville la Renault second option : 3km round trip : After Sauville, turn lleft to Mentheville. As you leave the Hamlet, note the Henry IV manor (no visit). |
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Don't miss the picturesque covered alley. Further, to the left, possible detour : Farm of "La Brière", visit of the orchard, embankments and ecomuseum of apple and cider : 25,000 bottles of cider produced each year. (Phone : 02 35 27 70 30). | ||
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Thanks to Father Coulon's relentness work, the chapelhas been preserved. View to the Manor of Pailleterie (Private, no visit). Home of an aristocrat during the reign of Henry IV. Alexandre Dumas, the famous author of Le Comte de Monte-Cristo, lived there. In Yebleron, visit a beautiful antique store (Phone : 02 35 56 20 80). |
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Close to A29 Highway. Visit the beautiful XVIIIth century farm : outbuildings, orchard. | ||
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Private XVIth century "cauchois style chateau (No visit). Pierre de Coubertin, creator of the Olympic Committee to revitalize the Olympic games (1896), lived here. The park is open to the public one week-end in September (Journées du Patrimoine). XIth century embankments. Further, railroad viaduct (48 arches), built in 1847 b British workmen. In 1944, target of German and Allied forces. | ||
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| Gonfreville-Caillot- Bernières Easy 35 km loop for a discovery and enjoyment of various aspects of our plateau. Once you are at the farm of Houppeville, go straight on, you will get to the imposing clos-masure of Bailleul. in Bernières, pass the chuech then make a right, another right and you are back on the original road. have fun ! |
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