"A magical place to escape, breath, reconnect with the basics, the land and the tradition."

Escape For one night, one week-end, one week, living following the traditional way of a small Norman village and the river living across.

Breath surrounded by a forest garden of more than 2 acres, territory of the ducks, roe deers, and horses.

Reconnect with the basics following the rhythm and sounds of nature, taking your time, freeing your mind, disconnecting, strolling along the banks of the river... quite simply.

Come back to the land with organic fruits and vegetables, locally produced at home or nearby, and homemade products.

Embrace tradition again as the seasons go by. Being told the story of the old furniture from local second-hand markets or homemade reusing the old materials from the renovations of our house

In the heart of the Norman Vexin, less than an hour from Paris, few miles from Gisors and Giverny, you will stay in a quiet Norman farmhouse from the XVIIIe century, at the heart of a 3.5 acres forest garden, crossed by a river.

Our rooms have been attributed 4 ears by the french guesthouses reference Gîtes de France , and featured by the british guide Alastair Sawday’s , "Special Places to Stay"

The rooms

La Reine Blanche

Blanche d'Evreux, newly made queen of France on January 19th 1350 by getting married with Phillipe IV de Valois, liked to have walks on this path, bordering our property and to which she gave her name. It links Bézu St Eloi to Hébécourt, along the forest and following the river.

La Reine Clémence

Clémence de Hongrie was made queen in Reims on August 13th 1315 by getting married with Louis X, called Le Hutin. He offered her, soon after their wedding, houses and manors in St Denis Le Ferment, Hébécourt, Mainneville and forest of Lyons.

La Hazé

La Hazé is the name of a walking path running along our property.

La Planche Renard

The Planche Renard is the name of a grassland bordering our property.

Your breakfast

A generous breakfast, served between 8:30 am and 10am.

In the menu, locally produced products, organic as often as possible, fresh fruits juices, homemade pastries and organic leaven bread, honey from Normandy or nearby Picardy, homemade jams from the berries harvested in the backyard garden, yogurts and cheese from the farmer market. Fresh fruits sourced as soon as possible from the orchard.

The organically produced flour that we use to make the bread is produced 5km away from our house, by a farmer who carefully select his wheat, and the eggs are gracefully offered by our chicken flock.

Prices and booking conditions

Accepted payment are french cheque or cash.

Your booking

Your arrival

You can park in a private parking in our property.

Our rooms are no smoking. For allergy reasons, pets are not allowed.

Your departure

Cancellation policy

A stay can be canceled for free up to 15 days before the beginning of the stay.

Every cancellation between 15 days and 7 days before the beginning of the stay has a fee of 50% of the stay.

If a cancellation happens les than 7 days before the beginning of the stay, the entire stay is due.

If a stay is interrupted, it is entirely due.

Our eco-friendly philosophy

Our greatest wish from when we arrived home has been to live following the rythm of the Nature and respect the earth with as much gratitude as we can. That's why we try to limit as much as possible our ecological impact while running the guesthouse.

Thus, we propose and use locally produced and/or eco-friendly products when possible.

In the rooms

Organic and ecology friendly bathroom products (shower gel, soap), whose package is recyclable.

The bedding is made from linnen, material with a smaller ecological impact than the traditional coton and is softer for the skin.

For the cleaning

In the orchard and garden

Saint Denis Le Ferment

Saint Denis was the first bishop of Paris, where he had been martyrised around 250. His worship, dynamic in the Ile-de-France area (Paris and its neighborhood basically), was spreading on the -close- Normandy area. The nickname of this village would come from a lord named Ferman, or Farman.

In 1199, the site was known under the name of "Sanctus Dyonysos de Farman". Saint Denis Le Ferment was, in the past, part of "the seven cities of the blue bush". For long, this name has designated a huge forest between the valley of the Epte and of the Levrière rivers, composed of seven parishes: Amécourt, Hébécourt, Mainneville, Hudicourt, Sancourt, Thierceville, and Saint Denis Le Ferment, which got granted special rights by the kings of France. By going along the valley, you will have the opportunity to see these typical villages.

To see

The beautiful set composed by the XII and XIII century church, whose heart from XVIII century is registered in the french historic Monuments register ; by the castle and finally the manor.

In the top of the village, you will find the chapel Sainte Austreberthe. Before the year 1200, Bernardines nuns from the order of Citeaux founded the small priory of Sainte Austreberthe from which only the chapel remains. It's located in a pretty and secret place.

Starting from our house (go across the bridge, then the park), the Reine Blanche, walking path which links Bézu Saint Eloi to Hébécourt bordering the forest and following the path of the river.

The Reine Blanche of Evreux got out of the castle of Neaufles Saint Martin after her husband Philippe de Valois died, liked to walk on that path that has been attributed her name.

To eat

• 2 kms away from the guesthouse, in Bazincourt, the castle of la Rapée, gastronomic restaurant located in a Norman castle from the 19 century. Tel : 02 32 55 11 61. Closed on Wednesday evening. Menus from 29 euros. Menu terroir 39,50 euros.

In Gisors (10km from the guesthouse)

• Le Cappeville, gastronomic restaurant, is featured in the french gastronomic guides le Bottin Gourmand and le Guide Michelin 2017. Tel : 02 32 55 11 08. Closed on Wednesday and Thursday. In the evening, menus from 30,50 to 52 euros.
• Le Monarque, traditional restaurant, great salads and pizzas.  Tel : 02 32 55 13 37. Closed on Sunday evening and Monday.
• L’Olive verte, pizzeria – trattoria. Convivial, greedy plates. Tél : 02 32 55 48 10. Closed on Sunday and Monday evening.

To see in Gisors

• The castle, built in 1097 by Guillaume Le Roux, king of England, son of Guillaume le Conquérant, to monitor the Epte river, then separating the anglo-norman states from France. Very nice public garden in front of the dungeon (XI century).
• The churches St Gervais and St Protais, armonious building built from the XII to the XVI centuries, mixing Gothic and renaissance styles. Rebuilt after the fire which destroyed Gisors in 1124, it's one of the most beautiful building from the religious Norman heritage. Its proportions and the evolutions it has been provided gives it the allure of a cathedral.

Some magical places in the Vexin Normand

The abbey of Saint Germer de Fly

Very famous village among medievalist historians and architecture lovers thanks to its church from the XII century and, in the extension, its Holy Chapel from the XIII century, replica of the Holy Chapel of Paris.

Where to eat ?

The hostel of the abbey, gastronomic restaurant and tea room, in front of the abbey, on the Avenue Verte (green avenue), which links Paris to London. Tél : 03 44 82 50 73. Closed the evening on Monday, Tuesday, Sunday, and Wednesday the whole day. Menu from 18 to 32 euros in the evening.

Lyons la Forêt

Very dynamic village, known as one of the hundred most beautiful villages of France. Built on the ruins of a fortified castle from the XII century, ancient brick houses mix with half-timbered houses. Halls from the XVIII century. Various walking paths to discover the largest beech forest of Europe.

Where to eat ?

• La Licorne royale, gastronomic restaurant in the heart of the city center with ancient stones houses, one star in the Guide Michelin. Tel : 02 32 48 24 24. Closed for lunch during workweek and on Wednesday evening. Menu from 49 euros.
• Le grand cerf, local bistro in a typical Norman decoration. Tel 02 32 49 50 50. Closed on Monday and Tuesday. Menu "Bistro" for lunch, 20 euros. Menus from 29 euros.

Gerberoy

Giverny

Where to eat ?

Château Gaillard

Château de Vascoeuil

In a radius of about 30km from La Lévrière, numerous and famous castle open their doors to you: Boury en Vexin, Bizy, Gaillon, Fleury sur Andelle, Vascoeuil, Martainville... along with well known abbeys like Mortemer, St Germer de Fly or Fontaine-Guérard.

You can also easily reach Paris or Rouen to visit these 2 cities located at about 55min from our guesthouse, or even have a great time in the beaches of the Norman coast (Dieppe or Deauville are at about 1h20 from the house).

On the Norman coast, don't miss Varengeville sur mer, secret place between the countryside and the sea, loved among others by Jehan Ango and Georges Braque, and by numerous painters, musicians, and poets. It still influences artists today.

Activities close to La Lévrière

The path of la Reine Blanche

2111 OT – 2112 E – 2112 O

The golfs

The stud

Near the house

Local market in Gisors on Friday and Sunday morning.

Terroir

Local organic bread and cheese

Le chant des Meules

Buy at the farm directly, on fridays 5pm to 8pm and saturday 10am to 12am.

    D13 road, 
    27660 Bézu Saint Eloi

Local organic vegetables

Local homemade beers

The Derly farm

    Route Nationale 14 
    27420 Les Thilliers en Vexin.