Owned but not loved; Le Manoir des Creuniers near Trouville

- August 2, 2026August 13, 2026

2026 update!! Fully renovated and apartments available: Manoir des Creuniers - Trouville - Histoire & Patrimoine Published January 2016 To be foiled by large gates and a ‘Propriété Privée’ notice when we went to match this grand villa would not have been a surprise. What we did not expect was a forest of brambles

Exploring the manor houses of Calvados, in 1937 – photo post!

- July 3, 2026July 11, 2026

During 1937, just before the outbreak of WW2, the Touring Club of France went on an expedition to see the beautiful manor houses of Calvados, in Normandy. Happily for us they took a camera and recorded these grand old houses, including at least one that has now been lost forever. Lets join the

Rules for sea bathing, in Houlgate

- July 3, 2026July 31, 2026

When the last miller of the Moulin Landry hung up his flour sacks, he didn't have retirement in mind. The clear waters of the Drochon river that had powered the Landry mill for centuries went down to sea and a pretty sandy beach becoming popular with visitors from bustling Caen. The

Dragons, nogging and byres; Manor de Querville in the heart of the Pays d’Auge

- June 9, 2026July 11, 2026

Deep in the soft countryside of the Pays d’Auge, at the end of a quiet lane, stands Manoir de Querville. Looking through the arch (Querville is a private residence) we spy the building in our postcard. Fancy brick and stone topped with a timber frame. A grand home that has been

La Mère Poulard and a very modern scandal, on Mont Saint-Michel

- May 23, 2026July 11, 2026

Vintage-postcard-La-Mere-Poulard-restaurants-on-Mont-Saint-Michel

Our first visit to Normandy in 2007 included a day to Mont Saint Michel. Back then visitors drove up to the gate and parked on the old salt flats alongside the road. Later that day, high on a stone terrace, we recovered from over 1000 steps up and the inevitable jostling

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