The Gite at Le Rigal is the former farm manager's stone house and is located within the spacious and private courtyard of the farm. The house has been restored keeping a wealth of period French charm but incorporating all the facilities required for a relaxing and enjoyable holiday.
The Gite can comfortably sleep 6 (or up to 8 if the sofabed is used) and has 3 en-suite bedrooms and a sofabed downstairs (with separate access to a bathroom). There is a fully fitted kitchen with dishwasher, microwave and washing machine, a spacious lounge with wood-burning stove and satellite television and DVD player. There is a dining area and outside you will find a walled courtyard to the front and to the rear a terrace and grassed area for BBQ's (provided) and watching the sunset.
Eco-Tourism
Le Rigal estate is run organically; no chemicals are used on the pastures and re-cycling is a way of life.
You will find recycling bins close to the gite where paper, card, plastic containers, boxes, bags, bottles, tins, cans and so on can be collected and recycled. A composting system is in place and most kitchen waste (apart from meat) can be composted. The compost produced is then spread onto our organic vegetable plot.
The woodburning stove in the gite is an environmentally friendly form of heating (if required!) using wood coppiced and collected from the estate. The brand new pool conforms to all the latest safety and filtration standards. The pool is a salt water pool thus avoiding chemicals that damage the skin and environment.
We have a variety of livestock, including several horses and ponies. The rest of our land is grazed by cattle and the farmer who owns them has a vineyard which produces local Bergerac wine.
Golf:
Chateau Les Merles 5 minutes drive away , 9 hole course / resturant/bistro
Chateau Les Vigiers 18 hole - 30 minutes drive