General Description:
This holiday cottage was awarded four stars by the French Tourist Board in 1999 and renewed in 2006, part of the former farm of the resident British owners, in an area of vineyards and gently rolling, wooded farmland, screened from a minor country road, within easy reach of Bordeaux, the coast, and famous wine and cognac vineyards. This 120-year old house (the gite having been the chais where the wine was made) has a country feel with typical brick and stone façade outside and exposed beams inside, farmhouse doors, pine furniture and farmhouse-style kitchen. The liight and airy interior is made appealing by cheerful fabrics and paintings, and practical furnishings that complete this welcoming and impeccably-kept property. The house is comfortable at all times of the year, partly shaded from the hot sun of summer and a log-burning stove for winter. There is comfortable seating to watch TV or a film on DVD, work via Internet or just relax and read.
The terrace and garden:
The partly roofed, paved dining terrace is an ideal space for outdoor living. It looks onto a private, grassy garden well-exposed to the sun and enclosed and screened from the access road by hedges. Early risers can drink their (very) early morning coffee watching the sun rise on the smaller terrace outside the French windows. Enjoy meals al fresco on the dining terrace or perhaps under the oak tree that provides shade on a hot day. The cottage is perfect for a holiday relaxing in the peace and tranquillity of this beautiful area but there is lots to do in the area. Full information is in the house. Children will love the presence of farm animals (usually chickens, sheep and pet goat) in the adjoining field and we provide some toys and outdoor games, a paddling pool and sand pit for use in the summer.
What to do during your holidays:
TO WALK TO: Adventure playground and exercise track hidden in the woods; Visit to vineyard and cognac distillery; Boules, petanque, sports pitch; Waymarked walks;
WITHIN 15 KM: Outdoor swimming pools, tennis, fishing, riding stables; Forest lakes and rivers with swimming and other activities; Colourful markets, fairs, seasonal fêtes.
NOT TO BE MISSED: St Emilion, Aubeterre-sur-Dronne, Cognac, Bordeaux, Blaye, Saintes,Perigueux, Libourne.
Local restaurants; Markets to choose every day of the week; Son et Lumière at Castillon-la-Bataille; All year round swimming and play in the tropical swimming pools at Jonzac.
A DAY OUT: The Atlantic coast - Lacanau, Arcachon, Royan; The vineyards of the Médoc, Sauternes, St Emilion, Pomerol and other Bordeaux regions; Cave paintings in Dordogne, especially at Lascaux;
FOR CHILDREN: the garden is enclosed with swing, (sandpit + paddling pool in summer); beaches nearby; excellent zoo at Royan; seaside resorts; tropical pool complex at Jonzac
Other Activities:
Lake/river beaches, wine/cognac tasting, history, local markets, miles of walks
