Les Granges

Booking

 

 


The house

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Orpierre - the view

 

There are several options……

Customers can book the house, sleeping up to seven people, as a delightful gite for £450 per week Saturday to Saturday.

Customers can book the house with astronomical equipment, observatories and night assistant (Olly) for night observing for up to seven people for £600 per week Saturday to Saturday. Olly will be based in independent accommodation and will help you set up and manage the gear.

Customers can book in for astronomy on a Bed & Breakfast deal. This is offered at £28 per person per night based on two people sharing a twin bedded room. Single occupancy supplement of £10 per night applies. An Evening Meal is an optional extra available at £10 per person for a delicious meal including wine.

Finally we offer a taught course for beginners (5 X 2 hour daytime sessions) plus evening observing. Customers can book the house plus course and observing for up to seven people for £750 per week Saturday to Saturday. The course has been successfully delivered in a Nottinghamshire Adult Education college and explores;

  • ·     The layout of the solar system, our galaxy and the       wider universe.

  • ·      How this is mapped out on star charts so as to allow us to navigate the night sky and find objects for naked eye, binoculars and telescopes.

  • ·     The nature of stars their birth, evolution and death. (Dwarfs and giants, neutron stars, supernovae and black holes…)

  • ·     The Big Bang theory and the expansion of the Universe.

Above all… how and why astronomers came to develop and believe in the extravagant-seeming theories examined above.

There is no time limit on the observing – you may stay out as long as you wish though your night assistant may leave you to it eventually!

With drops and hazards Les Granges is not suitable for young children. Customers should discuss this with us.

The house and observing areas are permanently non-smoking.

For Cyclists:-

1) House for self-guided cycle-touring, training or mountain biking.  You simply rent the house and explore the area with the help of detailed route suggestions, maps and descriptions, all of which are based on our local knowledge.

2) House and cycle companion.  Here you will have the house to yourself but your  companion cyclist will be based in a separate flat in the back of the farmhouse. The companion will share the road with you, offer route suggestions and point out local features of interest. We avoid the word ‘guide’ because we want this to be your trip and because you must accept responsibility for your own safety and your own equipment, though obviously we will all pitch in together in the event of breakdowns. (A car will be available to collect irreparable breakdowns but only after the ride has ended.) We will suggest a range of rides for the week so you can adjust to the weather conditions, wind direction and state of the legs.  Remember that the accompanied option brings with it the benefit of the evening astronomical facilities at no extra cost.

We feel these options suite small groups of friends, families or small training groups.

If your group is too large for Les Granges we can offer alternative or additional local accommodation including an excellent Gite with swimming pool. We are here to help - ask us for suggestions.

Contact:-

Olly & Vicky Penrice, 5 Rise End, Middleton, Derbys   DE4 4LS.

phone UK - 01629 826193

E mail  -   les.granges@hotmail.co.uk


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