Gites

Pets Welcome, Ideal for children, Quiet Location,

We have 2 sociable dogs & 1 cat - want to bring yours? Our 3 dwarf goats & 4 chatty chickens enjoy attention also!

Linen Provided, Towels Provided, Cot available,

Household linen and towels are provided. Wi-fi Internet Access. Babysitting, high-chair, cot & pot available on request

Bedroom Facilities: 3 gîtes in the old barn wing of the house have 2 twin-bed bedrooms and a bathroom upstairs. The pigeon tower Gîte has 1 double-bed bedroom upstairs and a double mezzanine bedroom; it has 1 twin-bed bedroom and its two bathrooms downstairs. In each Gîte, one of the bathrooms has a bath with shower and the other bathroom has a shower cubicle.

Bathroom Facilities: Gite Bathrooms according to layout may vary.

Reception Rooms: Each Gite caters for up to 6 Persons with comfortable furniture and fittings.
Babysitting, high-chair, cot & pot available on request
Arrival provisions if required; Library & video library

Kitchen: The equipment in each gîte includes electric cooker, refrigerator, clothes-washing machine. Electricity and water are included in the rental. We prepare the gîtes for arrival - beds made, fridge and hot water on and check the gîte is nicely ready for you.

Arrival provisions supplied if required.

Entertainment Facilities: Digital British & French TV/radio/video. Wi-fi Internet access.

Outdoor: Loungers,parasols,table & chairs .Ping-Pong table,billiards, badminton kit, a croquet set,various balls and boules.There are 6 bicycles for gîters to borrow - please bring your helmet if you wish to wear one. Each gîte has wooden garden table & chairs, parasol and large barbecue.

Suitability: We have 2 sociable dogs & 1 cat - want to bring yours? Our 3 dwarf goats & 4 chatty chickens enjoy attention also!

Pool: The pool is 10x5 metres with steps for easy access; it is cleaned regularly. The pool has a big surround paved with heat-control tiles so that feet don't get burnt. It is set in a grass area with a wooden fence and gates. There is a small paddling pool for babies and toddlers.

MAPS : On receipt of bookings, I shall be happy to send out little maps to bring you to our door - we haven't lost anyone yet ! For more information, Brittany Ferries travel discount, car hire and itinerary suggestions, availability and to make a reservation : please contact Elizabeth Clarke, preferably by email which is sent to us via this website Contact page Enquiry Form.

The Fonroque baker comes by four mornings a week with fresh croissants, pains au chocolat, baguettes and brown country bread and sometimes on other days Elizabeth goes to the bakery with everyone's orders.

Toaster, Oven, Fridge, 4-Ring Hob, Washing Machine, Table & Chairs,

The equipment in each gîte includes electric cooker, refrigerator, clothes-washing machine. Electricity and water are included in the rental. We prepare the gîtes for arrival - beds made, fridge and hot water on and check the gîte is nicely ready for you.

Arrival provisions supplied if required.

Each Gite caters for up to 6 Persons with comfortable furniture and fittings.
Babysitting, high-chair, cot & pot available on request
Arrival provisions if required; Library & video library

3 gîtes in the old barn wing of the house have 2 twin-bed bedrooms and a bathroom upstairs. The pigeon tower Gîte has 1 double-bed bedroom upstairs and a double mezzanine bedroom; it has 1 twin-bed bedroom and its two bathrooms downstairs. In each Gîte, one of the bathrooms has a bath with shower and the other bathroom has a shower cubicle.

Gite Bathrooms according to layout may vary.

TV, Video Player, Internet Access,

Digital British & French TV/radio/video. Wi-fi Internet access.

Outdoor Pool, Private Pool,

Garden, Parking, Play Equipment, Patio Area, Barbeque, Sun Loungers, Garden Furniture,

Loungers,parasols,table & chairs .Ping-Pong table,billiards, badminton kit, a croquet set,various balls and boules.There are 6 bicycles for gîters to borrow - please bring your helmet if you wish to wear one. Each gîte has wooden garden table & chairs, parasol and large barbecue.

Ballooning, Canoeing, Cycling, Hiking, Horse Riding, Karting, Lake Fishing, Mountain Biking, River Fishing, Tennis, Walking, Wine Tasting,

Sports include canoeing, fishing, golf, tennis, biking, hiking, riding, hot-air ballooning, flying club, karting and quad-biking.

There are countless châteaux, abbeys, medieval towns and villages, prehistoric caves and dwellings to visit, and many inviting local vineyards offering tastings ! or maybe you would prefer to just bring your soothing bottle of the local Bergerac AOC wine back to our peaceful surroundings and enjoy the birdsong !!

Apart from the weekly markets, which are always a joy to hunters of under-packaged smelly cheeses and non-standardised stinky saucissons, oh and mouth-watering peachy-coloured canteloupe melons and big plump artichokes and there are some really excellent supermarkets and hypermarkets in the region. Also, within only a very few kilometres, we now have some good family-friendly restaurants and some rather excellent piggy-wiggy restaurants for gourmets and gourmands alike !

Towels and Linen included. Arrival provisions supplied if required.

MAPS : On receipt of bookings, I shall be happy to send out little maps to bring you to our door - we haven't lost anyone yet ! For more information, Brittany Ferries travel discount, car hire and itinerary suggestions, availability and to make a reservation : please contact Elizabeth Clarke, preferably by email which is sent to us via this website Contact page Enquiry Form.

The Fonroque baker comes by four mornings a week with fresh croissants, pains au chocolat, baguettes and brown country bread and sometimes on other days Elizabeth goes to the bakery with everyone's orders.

The Gites are situated in SOUTH-WEST DORDOGNE, 20 kilometres south BERGERAC on the Dordogne river; 6 kms north of the medieval bastide town of EYMET and 4 kms west of the tiny village of FONROQUE.

From the UK by Car its approx 8 hours via Roscoff and Caen, 7 hours from St Malo, approx 10hours from the Channel Tunnel. BY AIR, its approx 90 mins from BORDEAUX Airport with B A or Air France.A short journey of 20 minutes from BERGERAC Airport using FLYBE who fly from Birmingham, Edinburgh, Exeter, Leeds, Manchester, Southampton and Gatwick. RYANAIR flights are from Liverpool, Nottingham & Stansted. Flights are 1-1/2 hours. Bergerac has several car hire firms with cars waiting in the Medium Term Vineyard! Bergerac-based Ucar Apolo sarl (website is www.ucar.fr ) is good value. BY RAIL:Its 25 minutes from Sainte Foy la Grande railway station with connections to Libourne (preferably) or to Bordeaux and then to the TGV trains to Paris, if you want a "free" day there or Lille an easier journey,take the Eurostar to Waterloo. It is approx 8 hrs from Waterloo to Ste Foy, depending on connections. Alternatively its just 2 hours from the car train at Brive-la-Gaillarde.

GOLF: Bring your clubs - you'll definitely have fun using them, but sadly for Charles and me (Elizabeth) our golf clubs just gather dust but our gîters report enjoyable rounds 10 minutes away at our nearest course, Le Château des Vigiers with its grand backdrop of the Château and its restaurants in which to restore oneself - www.vigiers.com. There are other courses of varying price and length such as the 9-holer at Tombeboeuf just south of us, Villeneuve where you can play 9 or 18, and Périgueux - 18 holes par 72 and over 6,000 metres. July 2006 saw the First Round Ever being played on the 9-hole Pitch and Putt Golf course we have made for our guests at Garrigue ! Bring your clubs - you'll definitely have fun using them.