3 Bedroom Holiday Home in Sainte Foy La Grande

The stone built house, which is thought to be at least 150 years old, stands in an enclosed garden among vineyards and fields It is to the South of, and about 6km from, the mediaeval bastide town of Sainte Foy la Grande.  
 
The house has been carefully and tastefully restored in order to create a comfortable holiday home full of character by retaining many of the old features. The house and its surroundings provide quiet privacy and there are no close neighbours. All the accommodation, including the bedrooms and bathroom are on the Ground Floor. The house has central heating for guests who stay during the early spring, late autumn or winter. 
 
The Kitchen/Dining Room has a range of fitted cupboards and has a double bowl sink, oven, 4 ring cooking top, a microwave oven, 2 door refrigerator, dish washerand washing machine.  
 
The Lounge, which leads off the Dining Room, has an exposed oak beamed ceiling. One wall is stonework and another wall is clad with hardwood panelling in a recess. The room is comfortably furnished for reading and relaxing. For entertainment, there is a TV with BBC and ITV reception as well as a video/DVD player with a selection of english language videos and DVD's. There is also a radio/cassette/CD player together with a selection of CD’s. A pair of glazed doors open out to the swimming pool at the rear of the house.  
 
There are three double bedrooms and all necessary bedding is provided. One of the bedrooms is in a small extension to the house and has its own entrance. It contains a double bed and built in wardrobe and it also has an en suite shower room with shower, toilet and wash basin. The other two bedrooms are in the main part of the house, one having a double bed and the other twin single beds. Between these two bedrooms is a spacious bathroom containing a bath, separate shower, wash basin and bidet. There is a separate WC. 
 
In the house you will find a selection of tourist guides and leaflets, details of local walks, playing cards, paper back novels, a badminton set and a boules set. We have prepared a ‘Guest Book’ in which we explain how everything works in the house and we give a local shopping, market and restaurant guide. 
 
The house stands in its own private grounds set well back from the road with access via a stone driveway. The garden of about 4000m² contains a wide range of mature trees providing lots of shade and there is also a fishpond. A mixed hedge including honeysuckle and pyracantha surrounds the property. Beyond the boundary hedge are open fields, mostly of vines but also grass meadows and woods.  
 

The Swimming Pool The swimming pool measures 10m x 5m and is 1m50 deep throughout. Consequently, it is essential to supervise children using the pool. For families with young children, we can provide a plastic paddling pool. A paved area, ideal for sunbathing surrounds the pool and we provide sun beds and small tables. The pool area has lighting if you want to have a midnight swim. Being completely surrounded by a hedge, and behind the house, the swimming pool affords total privacy for swimming and sunbathing. The pool is for your personal use and is not shared.

There is a small grass aerodrome at Sainte Foy la Grande which has facilities for paragliding and U.L.M. flying as well as tourist flights. There are several golf courses (including the championship class Château des Vigiers golf course 15 minutes away), tennis courts, ten pin bowling, discotheques, pony trekking, canoeing on the Dordogne and Vézère Rivers, potholing, fishing and there are some fine walks and cycle rides through varied countryside. Bicycle hire is possible in Ste Foy la Grande. If you want to visit the coast, Archachon is about 1½-hour’s drive and apart from the beach, there is a wide range of activities available and some excellent seafood restaurants. 
 
If you are interested in cultural activities, there are often music recitals, small regional music festivals, historical spectacles and art courses take place during the Summer and we leave information in the house giving details of when and where these take place.

• Nearest Airport : Bergerac at 25 kilometers distance;
• Nearest Train Station : Ste Foy la Grande at 6 kilometers distance
• Nearest Town : Ste Foy la Grande at 6 kilometers distance
• Travel Info: Beautifully restored 18th Century stone country house with 10m x 5m swimming pool in South West Dordogne. Les Cèdres is situated among vineyards, fields and woods 7km from the 12th Century bastide town of Sainte Foy la Grande and 3km from the River Dordogne. The pool is completely private behind the house and is surrounded by a high hedge and flowering shrubs (ideal for naturists). The wooded garden of 4000m2 is surrounded by a high hedge so you are in a world of your own. In front of the house is a shaded terrace with lighting for dining after dark. Comments from past guests : 'An idyllic retreat from the rat race.' 'Les Cèdres is very special.' 'What a magnificent location.' 'Our best days were spent by the pool enjoying the utter silence.'