6 Bedroom Chateau in Pyrenees Atlantiques

All rooms are large - for example the kitchen/dining room and the library immediately above it are both about 40ft x 15ft and the grand salon is 25ft square. The games room is about 60ft x 20ft. 
 
Four of the bathrooms have a bathtub and either an overhead shower or separate shower cubicle. There are also two shower rooms. All bathrooms and shower-rooms have wash-basin, WC and heated towel rail. 
 
There are two high chairs and and two cots. The staircase at the top of the house is gated. 
 
All of the bedrooms are accessed via public areas (it is not uncommon in large old French houses to find that one bedroom can be entered only through another - we regard this as unacceptable for rooms occupied by adults). 

On the top floor there is a TV which receives British programmes. There is also a cupboardful of board games, playing cards and jig-saws. In the games room there is a table-tennis table, junior bar-football and gym bench and weights. One of the great advantages of the house is that it is so spacious that individuals or groups can enjoy their chosen activities without disturbing each other. While a thoroughly rowdy game of table tennis is going on in the games room, one person can be reading peacefully in the library, another listening to music in the salon and others watching a video while a highly contentious game of scrabble is taking place at the dining room table. There is broadband wireless internet (though because of the thick walls this doesn't reach all over the house) and a desk top computer in the library for the use of guests. There is also an accessible mobile (cell) phone network.

The Pyrenees is a great area for horse-riding and there is an establishment only about five minutes drive from the chateau. 
 
Golf - there is a public course about 40 minutes drive away. 
 
Skiing (both downhill and cross-country) is about an hour's drive. 
 
Several lakes in the vicinity can be used for water sports. Two are within about ten minutes drive - but you will need your own equipment. There is a particularly large and beautiful lake at Monbel (about 40 minutes) where catamarans and sailboards are available for hire. 
 
All terrain bike-hire, kayaking, white-water rafting, climbing, caving, hang-gliding, karting and even gold-panning are all available within the area. 
 
Toulouse, Foix, Albi, Carcassonne, Perpignan and Lourdes are all interesting towns within range for a day's outing. 
 
Concerts often take place in churches and throughout the summer there is a series of music festivals in the area (including jazz). 

• Travel Info: Travelling from the UK by road, the chateau is about 10 hours drive from the channel ports. It is easily accessible from Toulouse (Blagnac) Airport (45 minutes) and from Carcassonne (about 1hr 15 minutes).