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La Benoîterie, a 16th-century former cooperage, seen from the garden
Saint-Jores, Manche

La Benoîterie

A 16th-century cooperage, carefully restored: natural stone, old beams, two fireplaces, plus a garden with a pond, a ruin and an ancient oak.

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  • 4-star Meublé de Tourisme
  • 130 m², 4 guests
  • 2,000 m², fenced
  • Two fireplaces

An old cooperage, thoughtfully brought back to life

La Benoîterie sits in a small and very quiet hamlet near Saint-Jores. Barrels were once made here. The restoration used almost exclusively natural materials so that the historic fabric would survive.

The result is 130 m² that feel both old and comfortable: roughly rendered walls, exposed rubble stonework, sturdy ceiling beams and a herringbone parquet floor that is pleasant underfoot.

La Benoîterie is a non-smoking house as well.

Living, cooking, sleeping

Living room with leather sofa, herringbone parquet and dog bed

Living room and fireplace room

The living room opens across two levels right up into the roof. A leather sofa, an armchair with footstool, a wood-burning stove and a large smart TV with two streaming services included.

Next to it lies the real fireplace room: two wing chairs in front of an open fire, a sideboard and a large mirror. In winter it is the most popular room in the house.

  • Two fireplaces, firewood included
  • Smart TV with two streaming services
  • Herringbone parquet and stone walls
  • Dog beds in the living area
Kitchen at La Benoîterie with stone wall and oven

Kitchen and dining area

The kitchen is compact but fully equipped: oven, ceramic hob, dishwasher, coffee machine. An old oak beam runs above the worktop, with the stone wall behind it.

The dining table stands right beside it, looking out into the garden.

  • Oven, hob, dishwasher
  • Coffee machine and kettle
  • Washing machine or washer-dryer
  • Barbecue and garden furniture
Double bed in the large upstairs bedroom

Two bedrooms, two bathrooms

The ground-floor bedroom has a double bed, a bench and direct access to the garden – handy for the last walk of the day with the dogs. The shower room beside it has striking tiles and an illuminated mirror.

The upstairs bedroom is the finest room in the house: a double bed beneath the open roof structure, a few steps up a reading corner and an en-suite bathroom with a stone basin.

  • 2 double beds
  • 2 bathrooms, one en suite
  • Reading corner in the upstairs bedroom
  • Garden access from the ground floor
The large fenced garden at La Benoîterie

2,000 m² of garden with pond, ruin and ancient oak

The plot is fenced all round – 1.40 to 1.60 m high, with dense hedges in addition. An ancient oak stands in the middle and many other trees give shade.

A small fenced pond draws yellow flag irises and dragonflies in May. Beside it lies a 13th-century ruin; from there you can watch the sun set over the Cotentin in the evening.

In spring the magnolia and wild orchids flower – the garden changes with every season.

  • Fenced, 1.40 to 1.60 m, plus hedges
  • Fenced pond
  • 13th-century ruin
  • Terrace, barbecue, garden furniture
View across the meadow towards La Benoîterie

Up to four dogs, more on request

La Benoîterie is a little smaller than Maison les Grues, so we normally take up to four dogs here. If you would like to bring more, just ask – we usually find a way.

Dog beds, bowls and waste bags are provided. There is no surcharge per dog.

  • Up to 4 dogs, more by arrangement
  • No surcharge per dog
  • Dog beds and bowls provided
  • Securely fenced garden

La Benoîterie in pictures

La Benoîterie with its natural stone façade and terrace

Where you are

The house lies in a hamlet near Saint-Jores in the commune of Montsenelle, a good ten minutes’ drive south of Picauville. The surroundings are bocage: hedgerows, narrow lanes, pasture.

The west coast with its wide sandy beaches is about 25 minutes away, Carentan around 20.

La Benoîterie
1a Route de la Benoîterie
50250 Saint-Jores – Montsenelle
France

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When may we expect you?

Tell us which dates you have in mind and how many dogs are coming. We reply personally, usually the same day.

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Wide sandy beaches on the west coast of the Cotentin