La ferme de Fontenille — Local services in Laon

Delphine is such a wonderful and kind lady. We weren’t staying at her accommodation (which, as a side note, looks absolutely fantastic and we definitely will stay there one day) - we were staying at an air bnb owned by one of her friends. However, Delphine invited us to come along to tour her farm and sample her apple juice because she knew our toddler son would enjoy seeing the animals and riding on the tractor. She spent hours taking us round the farm, introducing us to animals, and giving us detailed explanations about how they run their farm. She was also kind enough to try and do as much of the tour as possible in English for us (while also doing the tour in French for other visitors). Our son met sheep, cows, ponies, chickens, guinea fowl and bunnies. Delphine’s husband, Gregoire, also took our son on to tractor and let him sit on the tractor for a long time doing laps of the field while it was sowing seeds. My son (and the rest of our family) had a truly wonderful morning with Delphine and this was topped off by visiting her brilliant farm shop which is stocked with so much delicious produce.

We loved our day at the farm and look forward to returning...

Lovely place run by lovely people! We went to the farm shop on recommendation from the host of our gite as we were looking for local produce. We ended up coming back one morning to visit the farm with the kids, and one evening for a meal (they did chicken on the brasero and some local veg. Their teenage daughters had prepared delicious desserts too !) Really relaxed atmosphere, passionate people who have a desire to share and open up their farm to people and do it in a beautiful way. Check out their...

Nous avons séjourné chez Delphine, Grégoire et leurs enfants le premier WE de la saison! On n’a pas eu un super temps mais l’expérience a été extraordinaire. Delphine et ses filles sont très accueillante. Grégoire nous a fait visiter l’étable : il y avait eu une naissance pendant la nuit. Et nous avons nourri les animaux avec Delphine : chèvres, poules, lapins et cochons d’Inde. Les tentes sont biens équipées avec cuisine, 3 chambres, WC et douche extérieure. Grégoire avait déposé de grosses bottes de paille pour que les enfants escaladent / jouent et un gros tas de sable. Il y a une épicerie accessible en permanence avec des produits locaux. Je...