Normandy farm stays drop you among apple orchards, cider presses and dairy herds, with wide beaches and the tide-stranded silhouette of Mont Saint-Michel within day-trip range — cross to the abbey early, before the coaches, and the causeway walk feels properly medieval. Gîtes on working farms often include animal rounds for children and honesty-box eggs at the gate. It's blissfully ferry-friendly for UK families, and May catches the blossom without summer prices.
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