Vacation Rental Description
Our cottages are larger than average and very fully equipped - each with its own private garden and bar-b-que, dishwasher, washing machine, TV/video with English channels, Hi-Fi, electric heating and double glazing for the chillier winter months (except Au Matou with log burning fireplace).
The TWO swimming pools are both 11m x 5m with roman steps, pool houses, solar showers and plenty of sunbathing terraces. All bed linen and towels except beach towels are provided.
We are 10/15 minutes from two lakes with all sporting facilities (quad bikes/horse riding/flumes/beaches etc.) an hour from the coast and St.Emilion and five minutes from beautiful bars, restaurants, bastide fortified villages, chateau, caves etc. (children VERY welcome in all restaurants.)
The farmhouse is set in seven acres of peaceful countryside with walks from your front door and as hosts we will be inconspicuous (our house is 150 metres away) or we can organise wine tasting trips etc. we will leave it to you. In the Winter months we are happy to organise cooking/wine tasting and house hunting weekends and will happily put you in touch with local Estate Agents.The Farmhouse was originally a typical local farm with a mix of animals and agricultural.
Au Matou is fashioned from the old living accommodation and is entered through a verandah with built in barbecue and sliding glass windows making it an ideal relaxation area for all types of weather. From the verandah you enter the large kitchen/lounge/diner with wood burning fire, original beams and tiled floors.
The kitchen is equipped with large fridge/freezer, dishwasher, microwave, electric oven and gas hob. There is a CD Hi-Fi and large television with VHS and English programmes are available. The inner hallway leads you through to three large bedrooms - two doubles furnished with matching french antique suites and a twin furnished in pine. There is a shower room with W/C, basin, shower and washer/dryer and a separate cloakroom with W/C and basin. The pretty cottage garden is furnished for outdoor living.
Les Baies is newly converted at the rear of the building and has been designed to be disabled friendly. As you come through the front door there is a cloakroom with W/C and basin ahead with a large kitchen/dining/living room with french doors onto a patio which is furnished for outdoor living including bar-b-que. The kitchen is equipped with large fridge/freezer, dishwasher, washing machine, microwave and gas cooker. The original stone walls are in evidence as are the newly tiled floors and new double glazed hardwood windows and doors have been fitted. Electric heating is installed for the chillier winter months. Off the living room which is equipped with TV/VHS/CD Hi-Fi is a hall which runs to the master double bedroom, a twin bedroom and a shower room with W/C, basin and shower. The furnishings are all new in a mixture of wicker and pine.
Le Herison is newly converted from the front barn and is immediately obvious because of the huge french doors through which you enter. The open plan lounge/dining/kitchen area is open to the original beams some nine metres above you and the old stone walls are in evidence highlighted by specialist lighting. The floors are all newly tiled and the windows and doors are double glazed hardwood. The lounge has a TV/VHS and a Denon/Mission sound system. The kitchen is equipped with gas cooker, large fridge/freezer, washing machine, dishwasher and microwave. The mezzanine bedroom looks down onto the lounge area, there is a shower room with W/C, shower and basin off the bedroom. The furniture is all contemporary beech/aluminium and brand new. Electric heating is fitted for the chillier winter months. The pretty garden is furnished for outdoor living and includes barbecue.
All around the cottages are field where you and your children can relax or play.
Facilities
Cable Satellite
Cooking Utensils
Dishwasher
Dryer
DVD
Heating
Kitchen
Linen Service
Microwave
Open Fire
Amenity Parking
Private Pool
Refrigerator
Shared Pool
Sterio
TV
Washer
The old farm of Le Matou is situated on the borders of the Dordogne and Gironde only twenty minutes from Bergerac Airport (Flybe, Ryanair).
We would love to welcome you to our 350 year old farmhouse which now boasts three cottages of varying styles and sizes and TWO 11m x 5m swimming pools.
Le Herison is for occupancy two (one double bed) and has a mezzanine floor, vaultedceilings and has been furnished and decorated in a contemporary "loft style" including stylish lighting, impressive Hi-Fi and beech furniture.
Les Baies is for occupancy four (one double, one twin) and has been furnished and decorated in a modern cottage style and is designed to be wheelchair/disabled friendly and includes two W/C's.
Should you prefer larger still then Au Matou has two doubles and a twin for maximum occupancy six. It has been decorated and furnished in traditional french cottage style and includes two antique bedroom sets. Two W/C's.
Activities
Beach
Biking
Boating
Playground
Cinema
Fishing
Golf
Gym
Horse Riding
Kayaking
Mountain Biking
Restaurant
Sailing
Shopping
Tennis
Theme park
Zoo/Wildlife
Within easy reach of the cottages are the 12th -14th century Bastide towns of Duras with vineyards and chateau, Eymet, Miramont de Guyenne and slightly further afield the acknowledged Monpazier.
If history is your thing then this area is rich in human history from Cro-Magnon man in the Dordogne Valley to huge castles used during the hundred years war. Lascaux 2 offers a chance to see some of the best early cave paintings whilst Beynac et Cazenac, Sarlat, Domme and Castelnaud have huge medieval connections and are very picturesque.
The Lot et Garonne, Dordogne and Gironde are famous for their gastronomy and local dishes include oysters, duck, foie gras and the infamous truffle. Local wines are well renowned from summery rosés to thick, fruity reds and the unusual sweet Monbazillac - a good Sauterne rival.