Text Box: Welcome to… Herqueville Manor An exceptional place to bring your club, family and friends for a few days of exercise, leisure or pure relaxation in the French countryside. Situated close to the historic town of Rouen in Normandy, Herqueville is well placed for day trips to Rouen, the Normandy coast, Paris and the Disney Resort.                                                                                 

Text Box: For groups looking for a location to combine training with a few days relaxation, or just for vacation, Herqueville Manor is an excellent place to visit. Between the large manor house and the converted stable building, called “Les Écuries”, Herqueville can comfortably house a group of thirty to forty people. The buildings are secure in their own grounds, surrounded by substantial walls and an impressive metal gate. Within the walls are the gardens, a tennis court, Summer House and barbecues. The river Seine is just 150M away.

 

 

 

 

 

                                                                                                                                                               

Text Box: The late XV111th century manor, built on stone walls about two feet (60cm) thick, consists of three floors and a cellar. On the ground floor a large lounge, dining room and kitchen are all linked by a servants’ corridor. An oak staircase leads up to the first floor, which has a full length balcony on three sides. It comprises four bedrooms, three of which are en-suite. The top floor offers another three large en-suite bedrooms.                                                      

 

Text Box: Built around 1775 by an old Norman noble family, called “Maupeou”, the manor was later owned (the 1930s) by Louis Renault, the famous automobile manufacturer. Maupeou was the chancellor of France during the reign of Louis XVth and the time of Prime Minister Choiseul. The Maupeou family also owned the Thuit Chateau, along with about ten thousand acres of land, mostly forest. The last of the Maupeous died in 1792 at Thuit. Renault demolished the original West wing in 1930 and changed the name of the property from “Chateau D’Herqueville” to “Manoir d’Herqueville” in 1935.
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Text Box: “Les Écuries”, with large exposed beams, could be older than the manor itself. The four-horse stable was recently converted to a large kitchen and bathroom. The garage, used by Renault as a car workshop, is now a wood-paneled drawing room. The gym/weights room, earlier a Louis X111th period sitting room, is paneled with wood from the stable, with teeth marks from where the horses chewed it. Upstairs are six bedrooms and two further bathrooms.                                                        

Text Box: The bedrooms vary in size but most include a double bed and a double sofa bed. The largest room can accommodate a large family or eight people, assuming that sharing a double bed is not in-appropriate!. Herqueville Manor has hosted some very large functions over the years, one time with several hundred guests entertained in huge marquees on the tennis court and lawns. Across all the bedrooms the current sleeping facilities include fourteen double beds, eleven double sofa beds and several convertible chairs that convert into single beds.
 

 

 

 

 

 


                                                                                                                                                                

 

Text Box: The Summer House looks out through sliding doors over the tennis court. It has a tiled floor and brick fireplace, and is often the focal point for barbecues. The park contains some large old and rare trees, including copper beech, cedars, maples and a Virginia tulip. A two-minute walk from the gate leads to the banks of the Seine. The countryside stretches out in all directions, punctuated by small villages, excellent for walking - or even running.                                                                

 

Text Box: The closest village with bar and grocery is Andé (2km), and. Saint Pierre du Vauvray is just a little further with a hairdresser, baker, butcher, bar, brasserie and newsagent. Louviers (9km) is the nearest town with good shopping, superstores, bars, restaurants and clubs. Connelles (3km) is home to the well known “Moulin de Connelles” gourmet restaurant. Val-de-Reuil (12km) train station has fast trains to Rouen (and on to Dieppe or Le Havre) and Paris.                                                        

Text Box: Apart from visiting Rouen (the medieval market town where Joan of Arc was put to the flame), the Normandy beaches or Paris, what else is there to do?. There are three golf courses nearby. The “Les Poses” Nautical Centre about 14km away provides facilities for water skiing, swimming and sailing on a freshwater lake, along with mini-golf. There is a bird reserve at La Vaudreuil, and a go-karting track about 16km towards Rouen. By train to Rouen from Val-de-Reuil is less than 40 minutes. The centre of Paris is about 75 minutes.