Luneray, Upper Normandy 76810

A longhouse with half-timbering in a half a hectare of garden, 15 km from the coast, in the Sane Valley. From a minor road winding through the countryside from the Sane Valley to the plateau where the village is located, a street heading towards the church and village hall leads to the property. A solid wood gate framed by two brick pillars opens to the left to the restored longhouse, which is well exposed to the sun. It has two storeys and a gabled slate sprocket roof, punctuated with two gable dormers. To the right, opposite the house, there is a half-timbered building awaiting restoration.Perpendicular to it in the vast lawned and tree-filled garden measuring almost half a hectare, there is also an old bread oven adjacent to an annex building also awaiting restoration. From the garden, beyond its greenery, a rural panorama stretches out as far as the eye can see.The property boasts all the typical characteristics of longhouses, which, in bygone days, were used as living quarters, working spaces and a shelter for livestock at the very tip of the building. This part of the edifice has been transformed into a cellar and a garage. In keeping with custom and common sense, since its beginnings, the house has been surrounded by greenery and its windows are south facing. The entrances are via the main faade. On the contrary, the other side of the building has very few openings and serves as a barrier to the cold.