A welcome under the sign of eco-tourism…
Welcome to Pont-Farcy, Tessy-Bocage in the heart of La Manche
We offer two horse-drawn caravans and a guest room for rent, in a green area planted with apple trees, for one night or a longer stay.
Always sensitive to respecting nature and living things, we have been committed for many years.
In the process of moving towards zero waste, we promote reuse.
We cultivate a vegetable garden, a few fruit trees, and the maintenance of the areas is carried out without chemical inputs
Convinced that our way of consuming has an impact on the territory and on a larger scale, we favor short and organic circuits.
We are lucky to be surrounded by passionate producers who offer quality products and we are keen to introduce them to you.
Why this name “Chez Marie Roulotte”? Our reception center is located in Pont-Farcy, commune of Tessy-Bocage, in an old farmhouse. Marie and her family lived here for a long time. When the farm was sold, the new occupants indicated that they lived “at Marie’s”, because the place was known to everyone in the village. We take up the torch, with gratitude for those who came before us.
What really is a horse-drawn caravan ?
It is a chassis, or a trailer, with mainly 2 axles, one of which is directional, designed like a real little house on wheels, with often basic comfort: a bed, a stove, everything you need for cooking.
At the time caravans appeared, at the beginning of the 19th century, they were pulled by horses (sometimes donkeys), harnessed alone, in pairs or more. These dwellings were reserved for nomads. They have been called caravans, horse caravans, verdines, bohemian habitats... The gypsy caravan measures from 3 to 10 meters long. She was the traveling companion of itinerant merchants, repairers, basket weavers, pruners, scrap dealers, day workers, and also especially fairground workers and circus performers.
Times have changed, nomadic communities have become more settled and have opted for vehicles more suited to our so-called “modern” society. Their language, their culture, however, continues to live on, being passed down from generation to generation. Coming across horse-drawn caravans on the roads today is a real blessing. They remain in the collective imagination a symbol of simple life, music, and the freedom of traveling peoples.
So, does setting up a caravan these days, in a Normandy meadow, make sense ???
Yes, for us, absolutely.
Because our time needs dreams, escape, enchantment, and at the same time, anchoring, simplicity, contact with nature, a return to the essential and the Living. Nomadic life required adapting day by day, depending on the wind, encounters, hazards and chances.
Take on challenges, big or small, get out of your comfort zone, remove your brakes and barriers, live outside, evaluate your real needs, your priorities, your relationship with resources, learn to know yourself better, immerse yourself in nature for a night, for a few days, to rediscover the simple tastes of childhood, to consider minimalism... the caravan invites us to all this, like the setting for a gentle inner journey...
A trailer is a welcoming, lightweight, so-called “reversible” habitat, meaning it can be easily removed without harming the land on which it resides. For us, it is a beautiful illustration of the way we want to be in the world: beneficial, transient, respectful of the Earth.
Rentals & Prices
Caravan Figue
Caravan Pivoine
The Norman room
Caravan Figue
70€ per night - Breakfast included up to 2 people
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Stay in an authentic caravan from the 1970s, designed by the manufacturer Lasneau, the official builder of gypsies and travelers. The Figue caravan traveled with a family of fairground workers in Brittany and Normandy for three decades.
Accommodation ideally designed for 2 people, with a double bed. Possibility of sleeping for a child on the bench, convertible into a bed.
Pay attention to the dimensions of the beds:
Main bed: 1.90m x 1.20m
Bench dimensions: 1.75m x 0.64m
Ceiling height: 1.79m
In the trailer: basic lighting by solar panel. Small kitchen area with 2 gases, a sink (with jerrycan and foot pump) and a sliding table. Wood stove installed only in autumn and winter.
Outdoor table and benches, next to the trailer.
In the house: Access to the kitchen, the dining area and living room, the bathroom, WC, WIFI in the living room.
Breakfast basket included for 2 people (local products) which can be served in the trailer or in the common area. Provide extra for extra person.
Caravan Pivoine
70€ per night - Breakfast included up to 2 people
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Stay in a caravan self-built by a driving enthusiast, in the Ornaise region in 2013 and decorated by his wife. The couple traveled 500 km with this trailer, in Normandy and Brittany, towed by their mare Pivoine then by their horse Tonnerre.
Accommodation ideally designed for 2 people, with a lounge area that can be converted into a double bed.
Possibility of sleeping for a child on the bench.
Pay attention to the dimensions of the beds:
Main bed: 1.90m x 1.20m
Bench dimensions: 1.75m x 0.64m
Ceiling height: 2m
In the trailer: basic lighting by solar panel.
Small kitchen area with 2 gas, a sink (with jerrycan) and a fridge.
Outdoor table and benches, next to the trailer.
In the house: Access to the kitchen, the dining area and living room, the bathroom, WC, WIFI in the living room.
Breakfast basket included for 2 people (local products) which can be served in the trailer or in the common area. Provide extra for extra person.
The Norman Room
110€ /night in high season from March 22 to October 20
80€/night in low season from October 21 to March 21.
Breakfast included for up to 2 people
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Stay in a large, typically Norman room, with exposed beams, oak parquet flooring and irregular walls which contribute to its charm. View of the garden and the surrounding countryside. Large private bathroom, currently still equipped with a bathtub (preferably used as a shower, to preserve our planet's resources...), a bidet, sink and WC.
Queen Size bed: 186cm x 200cm
Single bed: 90cm x 190 cm
Sofa convertible into a double bed on the floor
Bed linen provided
Breakfast included for 2 people (local products).
Be careful, the original staircase is steep, like in the farmhouses of the beginning of the twentieth century.
Our prices
They are the same for one or two people
Night in a Figue or Pivoine caravan : €70/night (Breakfast included for up to 2 people)
Night in a Norman room : €110/night in high season from March 22 to October 20 and €80/night in low season from October 21 to March 21. (Breakfast included for up to 2 people)
Additional breakfast : €8. (Local products)
Additionnal person €10/night
Tent rental : €10/night
Tent pitch rental near trailer : €10/night
Duvet rental : €10/night
Travel cot supplement : €5/night
TOURIST TAX per night and per person : €0.50 applicable to all residents aged 18 and over
Payment by check, cash, or advance transfer. We do not yet have a banking terminal.
We are at your disposal for any questions or quotes.
++ Our little extra ++
Sow
Go home with seeds at a free and conscious price.
Recognize
Identify the trees, flowers, birds…
Become a ZW
Will you be a Zero Waste guest ? To find out, listen to this !
Contemplate
Lie comfortably under the starry sky.
Read
At your disposal are works that we love !
Walk, Cycle
Are you staying on foot or by bike, without any motorized vehicle? We will cover your tourist tax to support your soft mobility approach.
For your stay
Whatever the season
Arrival time : From 4 p.m. (If late arrival after 8 p.m., let us know)
Departure time : Before 11 a.m.
Bed linen not included for caravan stays. Bring sleeping bags or the possibility of renting them on site. (To be reserved, at an additional cost)
Possibility of adding a tent for additional beds. (To be reserved, at an additional cost)
Possibility of adding a travel cot in the Norman room. (To be reserved, at an additional cost)
Details
If you are looking for spacious accommodation, caravans are not at all suitable.
We then advise you to choose our guest room.
In order to preserve the tranquility of the sheep, birds and humans present on the site, our animal friends are not accepted, even on a leash.
The car park is located 150 meters from the trailers. It is not possible to get any closer for reasons of accessibility and for the charm of the experience.
None of our accommodation is accessible for people with reduced mobility. We are sincerely sorry
To enjoy the garden and to access the caravans
To enjoy the garden and to access the caravans
Bring boots, as the terrain can be muddy, or the grass is high, often wet in the morning and at nightfall.
Bring warm clothes for cool evenings, and rain gear.
Bring a flashlight or headlamp.
See you soon !
For your stay
Access via the A84 exit 39, Pont Farcy-Tessy sur Vire. Follow Pont-Farcy, at the crossroads turn right towards Villedieu and cross the main street of the village. About 900m after leaving the village, turn right at a place called Moulin-Hy and go up the small hill. The house is the last on the left. Mailbox with a drawn trailer. Take the path and park in the car park.
Hiking trails, GR 221,
Greenway, Vélomaritime and the towpath,
St Lô SNCF station 27 km,
Vire station 21 km,
Ouistreham ferry terminal (Brittany Ferries) 80 km.
Around Pont-Farcy and Tessy-Bocage
Some tourist sites and activities
Explore the surrounding area with the Saint-Lô agglo Tourist and Cultural Office
Nearby hiking and cycling trails
Pont Farcy canoe base : 1.5 km
The bee wall, made of cob and thatch, at Ploemelière in Tessy-Bocage (open daily) : 8.6 km
Saint-Lô, a reconstructed, historic, cultural and equestrian town in the heart of the Manche department : 29 km
Villedieu-les-Poêles, cité du Cuivre : 20 km, 20 min by car on the A84 motorway
Souleuvre viaduct (bungee jumping) : 20 km
Vire, famous for its gastronomic speciality, andouille sausages : 21 km
Champrepus zoological park : 25 km
Jurques zoological park : 30 km
Granville , St Pair sur Mer, beaches : 51 km, 45 min by car
Mont St Miche l: 59 km, 45 min by car on the A84 motorway
D-Day landing beaches: Colleville and Arromanches : 65 km
Caen, Memorial Museum : 65 km
Practicalities at Pont-Farcy and Tessy-sur-Vire
Pont-Farcy : hot-spot (bread, pastries, sandwiches), grocery store, restaurant, garage, hairdresser. No cash dispenser.
Tessy-sur-Vire à 7.5 km : All shops and services
Contact form
You can communicate with your host in English, German, Spanish and Portuguese.
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Any reservation request must be confirmed to be effective.