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Le Manoir des Doyens
Welcome to Bayeux!
Our historic home, once owned by the Deans of Bayeux Cathedral, is located just a ten minute walk from the British cemetery in Bayeux, and twenty minutes on foot to Bayeux Cathedral, with all its shops, museums and restaurants.
The chambre d'hote features three beautiful ensuite rooms, original artworks, a Loft apartment, large gardens, a D-Day museum and chapel which our guests are very welcome to use. Free parking is also available on site; no prior reservation required.
Our stunning candlelit breakfasts are bound to set you up for a days sightseeing in this historic area, and early risers can benefit from a takeaway breakfast if desired. Please note that there is a two night minimum stay in the chambre d'hote, and a three night minimum stay in the Loft apartment. Due to our own animals on site (Ducks, sheep and chickens) we cannot take pets.
Rates vary throughout the year, so please contact us for availabilty. Alternatively, we can also be booked on Booking.com.
We very much look forward to welcoming you to our home.
Christine & Christophe.
Contact: manoirdesdoyens@protonmail.com
D-Day Map Room Barn
Dining Room
The Chapel
D-Day Map Room Barn
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The Manoir's History...
The Manoir appears in an inventory of the local Knights Templar when the commandery at Baugy was dissolved; the remaining assets then passed
to the crown. The commandery itself is still standing, and is located around a ten minute drive away near Balleroy.
The Manoir was owned by the Doyen's (Deans) of Bayeux Cathedral up until the revolution; it then passed into private hands.
The area of Saint-Loup-Hors is built on an an ancient Roman road that stretched from Bayeux to Saint-Lo further west, and during this time the
area was heavily forested. Legend has it that the third Bishop of Bayeux, Saint Loup, caught a wolf that was terrifying local residents and despatched it in the nearby river. The old legend is visualised in the nearby church; look for the old carving of Saint Loup over the presbetery door, and the depictions of the saint inside. Whilst you're there, see if you can spot the ancient sundial on the church spire, this marks part of the Bayeux meridian that just skirts the manor on its southeastern side.
The manoir, like many other buildings with large grounds in the area, served as a temporary field hospital for the Allies during the D-Day operations of 1944. For those who would like to know more of the Manoir's history during the liberation, we invite you to visit the Qaranc website, which features photo's of our property - British General Hospital 101- whilst in use as a field hospital:
https://www.qaranc.co.uk/d-day-normandy-landings..php
Le Manoir des Doyens,
Chemin des Mares,
14400,
Saint-Loup-Hors
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