Meneham Bretagne and another Menhir

Thursday – Up a little earlier followed by a quick breakfast and car pack. Our host Marie prepared a lovely homestyle breakfast everyday with choice of cereals, bread, eggs, jam and tea or coffee. Marie has been lovely, aged eighty, she has been on her own for forty years. We met Isabelle and Abdel at the car park in “Meneham” after a detour due to local road works. Another very cold day and Isabelle had brought a jumper and gloves along for me. We walked and climbed the imposing rocks and wandered along the beach for an hour. Lunch was in the gîte, a warm and inviting place with regional meals. We had a traditional seafood and vegetable dish. Next town to visit was “Plouescat” to view the medieval marketplace and then in Isabelle and Abdel’s car we went to the menhir on the beach, leaving our car parked next to the old marketplace. On our return we had to make our way to “Landerneau” where we’re staying for two nights. It’s a bigger and busier city. We were lucky to find a park next to our Airbnb, a modern comfortable apartment. We did grocery shopping at the Carrefour near us.

Experience the village of Meneham, Deep in pagan country, Kerlouan lures you in with its grass-covered dunes and otherworldly atmosphere. This secluded fishing village of thatched cottages, screened behind enormous boulders in strange shapes, has lost none of its time-honoured charm. Kerlouan? Even if the name doesn’t ring a bell, you’ll surely recognise its famous guardhouse, fishermen’s thatched cottages and scenic beaches from photographs. For these are immortalised on many a postcard and tourist guide! Set off in discovery of the quaint little hamlet of Menez-Ham. As if gripped tightly between two giant stone fists, its 17th-century guardhouse is an extraordinary sight to behold, and its thatched cottages have been lovingly restored.Read more