When I showed you pictures of Brittany yesterday, I promised to tell you about a wonderful place to stay.
Le Manoir de Kerledan is more than just a beautiful stop over, it is also the story of how a talented couple embarked upon a huge and daunting project to create this haven of peace and beauty.
Today Kerledan is all about sweeping gravel drives, manicured gardens, sumptuous bedrooms and fine dining, but when Penny and Peter first found the property it looked .......
more like this .......
and today's beautiful façade looked like this!
It took them years of clearing rubble and bulldozing land to create the picture perfect home and gardens that they own today.
The garden has been created around 'rooms' of colour with hornbeam hedges, a potager, a topiary garden, a croquet lawn and a rose garden, as well as the parkland and walnut garden. Central to the planting scheme, this rather wonderful wild boar presides, keeping an eye on the perfectly trimmed alleys and lawn.
Indoors, Penny and Peter have created an exceptionally elegant home. Peter served for many years in the British army, and Penny learnt from their 13 moves how to single handedly furnish and decorate each new home. They have two children who came to Kerledan with them and who were part of the renovation project, and who today are starting out on their own exciting lives.
The kitchen plays a central role as Penny prepares wonderful dining for their guests.
Guests to Kerledan are welcomed with open fires,
and stunning bedrooms furnished with French antiques and fine linens
Downstairs there is place to relax before dinner, or read the paper after breakfast
or maybe stroll back outside to check on the boar!
Le Manoir de Kerledan is situated in cenral Brittany and provides a fantastic base for visiting the region. If you'd like to know more about staying there, just drop Penny a mail, and she'll give you the details.
all photos thanks to le manoir de kerledan, you ca also visit kerledan on facebook
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