Normandy & Brittany
Le Bocage La Morinière
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Le Bocage La Morinière Bed & Breakfast, Saint Michel de la Pierre
A bed & breakfast in the heart of the Normandy "Bocage"* ~ the family home of hosts, Major General Graham and Lesley Hollands. The early 19th century home was built in the style of "Maison de Maître" (the Master's house). La Bocage is easily accessible by high-speed train from Paris.
The main house accommodates 5 people, and the newly converted stable block accommodates 4 people. All rooms have private bathroom & toilet facilities.
The Norman word "bocage" came to English notice during WWII. It refers to a terrain of mixed woodland and pasture, with tortuous side-roads and lanes bounded on both sides by banks surmounted with high thick hedgerows which limit visibility. It is the sort of landscape found in England in Devon . In Normandy, it acquired a particular significance during the Battle of Normandy, as it made progress against an entrenched opposition extremely difficult. American soldiers also referred to bocage as "hedgerows". |
