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The house
4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, sleeps up to 7.
from €199 / night
Family house · Normandy, Calvados
Live the coast,
don't just
visit it.
Four kilometres from Omaha Beach, a UNESCO World Heritage site, and one kilometre from the beach at Sainte-Honorine-des-Pertes, between Bayeux and Arromanches, two lodgings (sleeping 7 and 4) to rent for your Normandy adventures, right on the D-Day landing beaches.
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Welcome · 01
Hello, I'm Anne. Les Rabouillères is our family house, the one where our children learned to catch shrimp, where we come back every August for blackberry jam, and where, through the kitchen window, you can still hear the bells of Sainte-Honorine.
We opened its doors for you because we'd love you to experience Normandy the way we do: early mornings at the bakery, fish & chips facing Arromanches at low tide, and in the evening, in the garden, a cider poured straight from the farm next door.
Here, two self-contained lodgings face each other across the same courtyard: the house and Chasse Spleen. You can book one, the other, or both together.
Anne
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Chasse Spleen
1 bedroom + mezzanine, private entrance, sleeps up to 4.
from €99 / night
Two self-contained lodgings around the same courtyard. Book one, the other, or both together.
Aure-sur-Mer beach, 1 km GR® 223, 400 m Omaha Beach (UNESCO), 4 km Bayeux, 13 km Arromanches, 16 km Pointe du Hoc, 16 km
Chapter 02 · The house
Two roofs, one courtyard, seven beds.
A main house (4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms) and Chasse Spleen, a separate one-bedroom lodging with a mezzanine, on the ground floor. Rent them together or separately, whether you arrive as a tribe or as a couple.
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The main house alone
4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, up to 7 people. Perfect for a family, a group of friends, a weekend among cousins.
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Chasse Spleen alone
Independent lodging, 1 bedroom + mezzanine, ground floor, private entrance. For a couple, a parent working remotely, or grandparents.
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Both together
Up to 11 beds, two entrances, two kitchens. For big multigenerational gatherings: everyone keeps their privacy, and you all meet in the courtyard.
The house
Local stone, a Norman wardrobe, four comfortable bedrooms, two bathrooms, and a kitchen with everything you need to cook if you feel like it and enjoy the local delicacies.
- Fibre-optic internet
- Equipped kitchen
- Fireplace
- Washing machine
- Pets welcome
- Private parking
- Linen provided
- Workspace
Chasse Spleen
The independent lodging across from the house: a ground-floor bedroom, a mezzanine for the children, a bathroom of your own. Ideal when the house and Chasse Spleen are rented at the same time: the grandparents keep their independence, while their children and grandchildren stay in the house.
- Private entrance
- Kitchenette
- Fibre-optic internet
- Access via 3 steps from the terrace
- Pets welcome
- Cot on request
Reviews · They stayed
What our guests say.
"Perfect for exploring all the D-Day sites on foot."
"Authentic Norman charm."
"A very well-equipped kitchen."
"Very well located, 1 km from the beach, ideal for the peaceful country stay we were after."
"A very pleasant lodging, well laid out and of high quality. The place is quiet, we are delighted."
"Communication with Anne was excellent; her advice made for a very pleasant stay. We warmly recommend it."
Chapter 03 · Experiences
Seven mornings you won't forget.
There's the list of things to see, and then there's the Normandy we keep for ourselves. Here's what we whisper in your ear before you pack your bags.
N° 01 · At dawn
Cycling to Port-en-Bessin
Fifteen minutes by bike on the EuroVelo 4, between fields and sea. The harbour comes to life, the trawlers return to the quay. You pick your fish straight off the catch, then ride home with landscapes that change every single day.
N° 02 · At the counter
The Port-en-Bessin bakery
Traditional baguette, croissants with Isigny butter, fallue brioche, teurgoule rice pudding and the brasillé — that oval puff-pastry flatbread, a Calvados speciality, eaten warm and dusted with sugar. A country recipe dating back to 1837.
N° 03 · Low tide
Walking on the artificial harbour
At Arromanches, when the sea pulls back, you walk at the foot of the Phoenix caissons. Fish & chips on the way home.
N° 04 · With the family
Shellfish gathering at low tide
A net, and the children shrieking with joy each time a shrimp jumps. Best done two hours before low tide. The gear is available at the Comptoir de la Mer, in Port-en-Bessin.
N° 05 · On Saturdays
The Bayeux market
Go at opening time for the day's catch, the camembert, the heirloom tomatoes from the market gardener. Leave with a basket that smells of summer.
N° 06 · In August
Wild blackberries, evening jam
The hedgerows in August are often full of blackberries. You set off with two big bowls, come back with purple fingers, and the next day it becomes jam, crumble, or a tart with Isigny crème fraîche.
N° 07 · At the orchard
The Sapinière farm, cider & calvados
The cider farm in Saint-Laurent can host a tasting of cider, pommeau, vinegar and calvados. La Sapinière, at Ruquet beach, is not far.
Landmark · In the heart of the D-Day landings
Right in the middle of History.
On 6 June 1944, five beaches, from Utah to Sword. The house sits right there, in Aure-sur-Mer, between Port-en-Bessin and Colleville-sur-Mer, at the hinge between the American and British sectors. The perfect base to reach every site in no more than 45 minutes' drive.
Chapter 04 · Itineraries
Two days, one week, fifteen days.
Three travel notebooks we drew up from the house, so you miss nothing of the D-Day landings or the coast. From the two-day highlights to the fifteen-day deep dive, by bike or by car.
Day 1 · before breakfast
The Sainte-Honorine beach
On foot at the bottom of the village: the eastern end of Fox Red. At low tide, the waterfall tumbling off the cliff, the fossils in the rocks, the house from "The Longest Day" and the WN60 bunkers above.
Day 1 · morning
Omaha Beach & the American cemetery
West to the Les Braves memorial at Saint-Laurent, then the Colleville American cemetery, 70 hectares above Omaha, more than 9,000 graves.
Day 1 · afternoon
Pointe du Hoc & La Cambe
The 30 m cliff scaled by the Rangers, a landscape of craters and bunkers. Then the German cemetery at La Cambe, "reconciliation over the graves", more than 21,000 soldiers.
Day 2 · morning
Longues-sur-Mer battery
Three of the four casemates still hold their original 150 mm naval guns. A coastal walk from Longues toward Arromanches for the finest views.
Day 2 · late morning
Arromanches & the Mulberry B harbour
The D-Day Museum and its models, and the Arromanches 360 circular cinema on the heights with its archive footage.
Day 2 · afternoon
Asnelles, the Phoenix caissons
At low tide, you walk a few metres from the concrete blocks towed across from England and sunk to form the breakwater. An easy ride back to the house.
2 days
~ 85 km round trip
Bike or car
Saturday
Arrival & the Ruquet dunes
Settle in, then a gentle first taste: the Sainte-Honorine beach or the dunes between Colleville and Le Ruquet.
Sunday
Port-en-Bessin & the Longues battery
Sunday market, harbour, Vauban tower and lighthouse. In the afternoon, the Longues guns and the coastal walk toward Arromanches.
Monday
Arromanches & Asnelles
Mulberry B, the museum and Arromanches 360, the Phoenix caissons at low tide, and an ice cream at La Haizerie above the village.
Tuesday
Omaha & Pointe du Hoc
Les Braves, the American cemetery, the wrecks at low tide, the Pointe du Hoc and La Cambe. Back via WN60 above the house.
Wednesday
Bayeux
Saint-Jean market and old town, the cathedral, the Battle of Normandy Memorial Museum, the British cemetery and the Tapestry.
Thursday
Gold, Juno & Pegasus Bridge
The British Normandy Memorial at Ver-sur-Mer, the Juno Beach Centre at Courseulles, and Pegasus Bridge, the first objective liberated on D-Day.
Friday
Southern Cotentin: Utah & Sainte-Mère
The Baie des Veys and its seals, the Utah Beach museum, Sainte-Mère-Église and the Airborne Museum. Home with oysters for the apéritif.
Saturday
Departure
Just time to say see you next time.
7 days
History · Nature · Food
D1 · Saturday
Arrival & the Ruquet dunes
Settle in and a first stroll on the American sector.
D2 · Sunday
Port-en-Bessin & the Longues battery
Market, harbour and lighthouse, then the Longues-sur-Mer guns.
D3 · Monday
Arromanches & Asnelles
Mulberry B, Phoenix caissons, ice cream at La Haizerie.
D4 · Tuesday
Omaha, Pointe du Hoc & La Cambe
The big loop of the American sector, back via WN60.
D5 · Wednesday
Bayeux
Market, cathedral, Memorial Museum, British cemetery, the Tapestry.
D6 · Thursday
Rest / activity of your choice
Paddleboarding, sand yachting, cycling, horse riding, or simply the beach and the garden.
D7 · Friday
Gold, Juno & Pegasus Bridge
The British and Canadian sectors, the first house in France to be liberated.
D8 · Saturday
Southern Cotentin: Utah & Sainte-Mère
Beauguillot, Utah Beach, the Airborne Museum, oysters on the way back.
D9 · Sunday
Rest / activity of your choice
A lie-in, the Port-en-Bessin market, oysters for the apéritif.
D10 · Monday
Day trip to Chausey
Boat from Granville, the largest archipelago in Europe, seals and blue lobster.
D11 · Tuesday
Rest / activity of your choice
Recover, or visit the Château de Colombières and the Cotentin marshes.
D12 · Wednesday
Mont-Saint-Michel & Saint-Malo
A guided walk across the bay, the abbey, then the ramparts of the corsair city.
D13 · Thursday
Discovery, weather permitting
The west coast of the Cotentin, Cherbourg and the Cité de la Mer, or the Norman Switzerland.
D14 · Friday
Day trip to Jersey
Ferry from Granville, the Jersey War Tunnels, St Brelade's Bay. Passport and ETA required.
D15 · Saturday
Departure
Just time to say see you next time.
15 days
6 D-Day days · 3 excursions
Interlude · In pictures
The land, seen from here.
A few minutes to understand why we come back every year and always leave wanting more, with our heads full of ideas for next time.
↳ Sainte-Honorine-des-Pertes, summer 2024
03:42 · 4K
Chapter 05 · Practical
Sea, sky, tides.
Weather · Wind & sky · Windy
Tides · Port-en-Bessin
Chapter 06 · Questions
What people often ask us.
The questions that keep coming up in our messages. If yours isn't here, write to us: we always reply the same day.
In Aure-sur-Mer, in the Calvados. Aure-sur-Mer beach is 1 km away, Omaha Beach (UNESCO World Heritage) 4 km, Bayeux 13 km, Arromanches 16 km, the Pointe du Hoc 16 km. The GR® 223, the Normandy Coastal Trail passes 400 m from the house, and EuroVelo 4, La Vélomaritime 250 m away. Ideally located between Port-en-Bessin and Colleville-sur-Mer, the house enjoys a central position that lets you do everything within 45 minutes: all the D-Day landing beaches, Caen, and the Baie des Veys.
In my view, it's the best possible base: the house sits right in the middle of all the sites to visit. Omaha 5 minutes away, Pointe du Hoc 15, Arromanches 20, Utah 45. All of it on beautiful country roads.
Very. Enclosed courtyard, cot on request, high chair, beach toys. And shellfishing at low tide is truly the activity that makes them happy.
Yes. Chasse Spleen, the independent lodging across the way, is on the ground floor with its own bathroom. No access through the courtyard, just 3 steps to come in from the terrace. Easy access and full comfort. Please note: in the main house, the bedrooms are upstairs, reached by the staircase.
Fibre-optic internet installed, symmetrical speed. A workspace in the main house, guaranteed quiet, and the sea ten minutes away for your lunch break. We've hosted several workations without a hitch.
There's always something to do under cover. To unwind: a pool or a spa in Bayeux. For food lovers: a visit to the Saint-Laurent cider farm, with a tasting of cider, pommeau, vinegar and calvados, perfect for a rainy day. For sightseeing: head to Caen for shopping, the Abbaye aux Hommes and the Abbaye aux Dames, William the Conqueror's castle, or the Château de Fontaine-Henry. And two sure bets: the Caen Memorial and La Cité de la Mer in Cherbourg. Not forgetting a quiet stop at the Bayeux library.
Yes, and it's an experience we recommend to everyone. Two hours before low tide, ideally with a tidal coefficient above 80. We don't lend the gear, but everything is available at the Comptoir de la Mer in Port-en-Bessin-Huppain — which is also a homeware shop we love. For the permitted zones and regulations, see Calvados recreational shellfishing.
We're easily reached by bike from Bayeux (15 km). Getting around is easy thanks to the nearby EuroVelo 4 (La Vélomaritime) and the cycle path linking Bayeux to Port-en-Bessin. Bus Line 120 connects Bayeux to the village square. By train, Bayeux is 2h25 from Paris on the TER. And if you don't have your own bikes, you can rent some in Colleville-sur-Mer.
Yes. There's a charging point at the village beach, 200 m from the house. And for a fast charge, the Super U in Port-en-Bessin (4.5 km) has a 150 kW charger.
The weather is mildest from May to October. We have a soft spot for May, June and September: the calm, the beautiful light and gentle days (up to 19-20°). July and August stay the sunniest for swimming. October keeps lovely bright spells. Winter is greyer and wetter, but we love it all the same: Christmas by the fire with family, and above all the scallops, of which Port-en-Bessin is the capital. In every season, even the most surprising ones like January, we make the most of it and find it well worth our while.
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Aure-sur-Mer14520 Calvados, Normandy
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