La Bichurie is a large, fully renovated, 6 double bedroom 17th Century house sitting in 5 acres of organic land with its own private gardens, terrace with BBQ, and outside dining furniture, we are further surrounded by farm fields with no local neighbours. Yoga, mindfulness, walking, cycling, bird watching, art & photography, etc are easy in this tranquil spot, our large yoga/meditation studio & art studio are there for your enjoyment and our central heating system and log burning fires keep you snug all year long.
La Bichurie is set in a lovely part of Manche, Normandy, within a short drive to the D-Day Landing beaches, the beautiful sandy west coast beaches, and national parks; where you can, walk for miles along a stunning coastline, explore medieval properties, swim, sail, cycle or just chill out in one of the many restaurants enjoying incredible fresh seafood, wines, and French cuisine. La Bichurie has its own natural guests including deer, birds of prey, beautiful garden birds, pheasants, woodpeckers, red squirrels, martins, and sometimes wild pigs. Walking in or around La Bichurie is peaceful, calming, and inspiring for artists, photographers, and anyone who enjoys being in nature. I set up La Bichurie with peace, tranquility, and art in mind, so please come along and experience the wonders of La Bichurie for yourself, and don’t worry TV and Radio is provided with hundreds of channels in English and French via Satellite, as is internet connection / WiFi via Satellite ( internet download is up to 150GB) for those who need to be connected. Private yoga lessons, Tuina Massage, Thai Massage, Mindfulness, Meditations, horse riding, dairy farm visits are also available at additional cost, please enquire on arrival.
Dogs are welcome at La Bichurie but guests must get approval on booking. Dogs are charged at 25 Euros per dog per week/ or part week payable on arrival, guests are responsible for their dogs during their stay, any loss or damage to the dog or the property will be the responsibility of the guest.
You will have the run of the property during your stay, the 6 bedroom house, the yoga studio, and the land where you will find two large fields, an orchard with Apples, Pears, Cherries, Peach, Figs, Chestnuts, Walnuts, and Plums where you and your party are welcome to pick your own fruit, herbs, and nuts, and your children can play in the fields, make dens and explore. We also have an art studio for you to be creative, art materials are available or you can bring your own.
I’m available to guests pretty much all year round, via email, phone, or face to face at La Bichurie.
You will need a car, motorcycle or bicycle to get to and from La Bichurie, if you can bring a bicycle you can enjoy the off-road tracks which start literally at the gates of La Bichurie which go on for miles throughout the Normandy countryside.
Yoga, Tai Chi, Qi Gong; spiritual practitioners, Foodies, Artists, Walkers, Photographers, and families love La Bichurie, it has that something special that will hold your heart, the peace and tranquillity will clear your mind, nature will awaken you and you will want to come back for more.
The Yoga/Meditation studio at La Bichurie has been blessed by Tibetan Buddhist Monks and contains sacred Buddhist objects that must be respected, please remove shoes, be quiet in the studio, and don’t allow children to touch the sacred contents in the studio.
There are two ponds on the property, one is next to the Yoga Studio and the second is within the trees at the end of the barns, please do not allow children in or around the ponds and keep them supervised on the grounds of La Bichurie at all times.
At night and when leaving La Bichurie, please secure the main gates