Comments from VISITORS BOOK:
Thank you for a wonderful stay, such a beautiful place!- The Neros, Ontario , CANADA -Many, many thanks for such a lovely place to stay for our week of house-hunting. If only we could have found somewhere like this to buy. The kids were delighted with their Halloween pumpkins as we all were with the delicious meal. I'm sure we will be back for more. Mundi family -LONDON. Thank you from all of us for a wonderful fortnight. This is a beautiful house and the best equipped we have ever stayed in. The region is extraordinarily lovely and we would like to come back-if you let us. A joyful restful holiday had by all. Stephen and friends IRELAND A wonderful stay in this great house, the facilities are great and plenty of space for all of us. Pool was great. Meal on arrival & the birthday cake was fantastic. Great place to have a peaceful break and get away from it all - Bonners UK Great house & wonderful area to explore. The rafting was one of our big favourites. HP BRISTOL
FISHING:
Salmon fishing - Sea trout Fishing - Trout Fishing
Some of the best Fly Fishing in Europe on our doorstep...
We are situated between the Gave d'Oloron and the Gave de Pau, both are excellent trout and salmon rivers. These local rivers provide outstanding fly-fishing opportunities. The river season runs from approx March 15th until September 15th each year.
Day ticket - 10 Euros
15 days - 30 Euros
Childs ticket 3 Euros
We can also put you in touch with expert tutor if you wish to learn more. This tuition usually needs to be pre-booked.
The Gave D'Oloron (the river) is less than 10 mins away and this has held the world salmon championships and the French national championship. Each year there is a salmon festival held in Navarrenx (10mins).
Both the two main gaves and their smaller tributaries offer the chance of some of France's best fishing at a fraction of the cost in the UK. The rivers are fast flowing, un-polluted and short between source and ocean
WINE TASTING:
This is the Jurancon wine region. A high quality white wine. There are about 30 independent vineyards and most are open to the public. There are also 3 tasting centres (Monein, Gan, Lacommande) which offer the opportunity to taste a number wines from different vineyards in an informal environment. Oddbins, Waitrose and certain specialist in UK stock Jurancon wine.
Just to the North of Pau is the Madiran region ( a heavy, powerful red) .
JUst NE of Pau is the Cote de Saint MOnt a pleasant easy drinking red wine.
About one hour away is the Armangnac region.
Golf:
Practise Driving Net on Property. Lockable Club Storage.
Nearby is the OLDEST COURSE IN MAINLAND EUROPE, PAU Billere (1856), on most golfers must playlist with its wonderful old clubhouse, interesting memorabilia, old style course layout. Second oldest golf course in the world outside UK, Pau was reputably the first course in the world to admit women members over 100 years ago.
Other Nearby Courses:
- Pau Artiguelouve (good parkland 18 holes),
- Lourdes (tough, but very beautiful scenic 18 holes),
- Seignosse (rated as one of Europe’s best courses),
- Moliets (host to the challenge tour)
This area has many of France's top golf courses allowing you to choose to play a different golf course everyday and provide a good variation in styles including American, old parkland and links etc. The cost of green fees are LOWER than the UK or Spain for an equivalent standard of golf course.
We can provide you advice on choice of golf courses. We have special golf short breaks as well. Please ask for more details.
Other Activities:
wine tasting, antiques hunting, white water rafting
marks the location of the property in Bearn - Orthez area
