Hello and Welcome to La Prairie Étoilée
We are Simon and Nadine and we’ll be waiting with a warm welcome whenever you come to stay! But how did we come to be glamping in France with a new life in the sun?
We set off on this amazing journey to create La Prairie Étoilée – well – because we have always LOVED camping, great food and good company!
We were ready for a new adventure; to create somewhere where we and our guests could spend quality time in nature, eat great food and drink good wine!
And so it will be no surprise to discover that the plan for La Prairie Étoilée was hatched on the way home from a European camping trip in summer 2017 – just the two of us, our little Fiat 500 and all our camping gear in the back.
By the time we got home to Northumberland, we’d decided; we were going to pack up our busy lives in the UK and move to France for a new life in the sun!
Nadine had spent 26 years in the UK civil service as a project manager and business analyst and Simon had retrained as a chef a few years prior, in anticipation of a life less ordinary. We didn’t know at this point that we would end up on TV!
Finding The Place For Glamping In France And A New Life In The Sun
By the following Easter we had found just the perfect place. We viewed a modest farmhouse in L’Indre in the Centre-Val Loire region of France, not far from the departmental border of La Creuse.
The house sat in 2.5 acres of perfectly flat meadow and had two further fields of 7.5 acres, just a hop skip and a jump across the lane.
And the moment we walked into the meadow – we just knew. This was it; this was the absolutely right place for us and our future guests.
In October 2019 we moved lock stock & barrel to France. Since then we have been renovating our house and getting everything in place to safely welcome guests. And here we are, doing what we dreamt of!
We believe we have created a real get-away-from-it-all glamping experience; a truly special place where you can unplug form the everyday, recharge your batteries and reconnect with each other. And so far, our guests have thought so too! You can read what they have said about their stays here but we’d love you to come and see for yourselves!
We hope this will be a place you return to again and again.
If you have any questions about a stay at La Prairie Étoilée or this beautiful, yet off the beaten track location, please do get in touch.
À bientôt!
Simon and Nadine
Building A New Life In The Sun!
As Seen On TV! In February 2022 (rather fittingly on Valentine's Day), we made our TV debut!
A New Life In The Sun is Channel 4’s hit show which follows Brits as they go with their dreams and start new lives and set up businesses in a new country. You will find our series on catchup (Series 7, Episodes 31 to 33) where you can follow our year, renovating our house as well as creating La Prairie Étoilée
Glamping In France - A New Life In The Sun
Awards And Achievements
It’s early days, as we were only established 16 July 2021 but it’s so nice to be recognised!
Proud to hold the Hôtes Insolite Label Of Excellence
As seen on TV – A New Life In The Sun! Series 7 of Channel 4’s Programme Following Brits As They Sey Up New Lives Abroad
Our biggest accalades and those that mean the most to us are what our guests say. You can see our reviews here:-
Everything you need for a relaxing stay in nature!
- Beautiful, spacious, boutique tents set in serene countryside
- Sumptuous beds for restful sleep and long leisurely lie ins
- Exclusively yours, bathroom and kitchen/dining facilities
- Own campfire for toasting marshmallows and stargazing!
- Plunge pool and sunbeds for cooling down and chilling out
- Licensed table d'hôtes, delicious breakfast and bbq hampers
- Leave the car parked, walks and cycle routes right here
- Within easy reach of lakes for swimming, kayaking
- Perfectly to explore The Indre within Centre Val de Loire and nearby Creuse and Cher
