Bergerac holiday home accommodation, St Emilion with beach/lake nearby, log fire, disabled access, balcony/terrace, rural retreat, TV, DVD

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Les Martinets (house)

Home description

There is a large terrace garden, full of fragrant honeysuckles, jasmines & wisterier on two levels facing south with a large heated swimming pool with roman end & diving board, and lighting.The high surrounding walls make this a glorious suntrap & gives complete privacy. The garden is floodlit . There is one double bedroom, with antique brass/iron double bed, with en suite bathroom, and cloakroom with WC, on the ground floor. The master bedroom, with king size four poster bed, and en suite ,one twin bedroom, two single bedrooms and family bathroom, which are on the first floor, can be approached by either the traditional elm internal stairs, or the outdoor steps & balcony from the garden.
There is a fully equipped kitchen, with double sink, with filtered water, antique pine table, chairs, unusual antique corner dresser, gas hob, 2 electric ovens, microwave, frigde/freezer, dishwaher and coffer percolater etc
The utility room-washing machine, iron and ironing board, sink, and antique settle, with back door into lower garden. Dining room-Victorian pine Welsh dresser, chiffonier, large refectory table, 8 chairs, occasional tables and Grandfather clock. Lounge-leather suite, easy chairs, large coffee table, traditional fireplace and log burner, satelite TV, video, DVD and Hi Fi, with CD. Sun Lounge, with sofa, table and chairs, leading onto covered terrace with large table and chairs, and into the garden and pool area.
Villefranche de Lonchat nestles between the vineyards of Bordeaux and Bergerac. It has 2 doctors, pharmacy, backery, village store, 2 bar/restaurants, and a beautifully renovated hotel, with restaurant. So you can buy your bread & croissants, have a wonderful meal, and not worry about driving! Two minutes from the house, is Lac de Gurcon, which offers, boating , fishing, swimming, windsurfing, horse riding, and tennis, with 5 inexpensive bar/restaurants, and a large sandy beach, with 2 snack bars and water chute!
The Dordogne is renowned for its wine, climate and history. Villefranche de Lonchat is ideally situated to sample them all.

Pool and garden	Master bedroom
Dining room	Kitchen

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The Aquitaine / Dordogne / Dordogne region

The Dordogne, rising high in the Massif Central, meanders through some of the most beautiful scenery in France,cutting through limestone gorges, dense forests, lush green meadows and fields of maize and tobacco, which eventully make way for the vinyards of Bergerac and Bordeaux, along the banks are farms, honey stoned villages, medieval towns, magnificent chateaux and fortified'bastides' striking reminders of the Hundred Years War, when under English rule in the middle ages the area was over run with fighting armies. Our pretty village of Villefranche de Lonchat is one of these 'Bastide Anglais'

Bergerac / St Emilion area

The medieval streets of St Emilion, 10 mins away, are filled with wineshops, jewellers, and restaurants, Bergerac, with its old town, full of intersting shops, tobacco and wine museums, is 40 mins away. Perigueux, is the cultural heart of the region, with its lovely ancient streets wind around its famous five domed cathedral, and the centre is always bubbling with life( 50mins away). The Atlantique beaches are only 90mins away.
Prime attactions- Bordeaux is synoymous with wine. The warm,sunny climate, which favous the ripening of the grapes also makes this an ideal holiday destination with an average temperature of only half a degree less than the Mediterranean. The village nestles between the Bordeaux and Bergerac vineyards, and 'cave' has a good inexpensive range of all the good regional wines. The local vineyards have plenty of wine tasting opportunities!
Bordeaux, itself merits exploringf with its 18c architeture, excellent shopping and restaurants, and at its heart the restored pedestrian-only area of the old city. festivals:La Felibree folf festival is held the first Sunday in July, each year Villefranche hosted it in 1997. There is an iternational folk festival in Montignac, a jazz festival in Soullac, and the village has its fete contanal, in the middle of July, and village fete in the middle of August, all great fun, with plenty to see and do.

How to get there

Fly to Bordeaux Airport, about an hour away, or Bergerac Airport, about 40 mins away
BMI Baby flys from Birmingham and Manchester to Bordeaux
British Airways from Gatwick to Bordeaux
Flybe-flys Birmingham to Bergerac and Bristol top Bergerac, and Southhamton to Beregerac
Ryanair flys to Stansted to Bergerac
Easyjet now flying into Bordeaux
Eurostar train into Bordeaux from UK
Drive from Calais about 8 hours, Caen about 7 hours

Activities near Bergerac

Facilities

Further details indoors:
Over the years, we have been with 'Creme dela creme', by Just france, Vacannes en Campagne- 5 star and Gold shield, with Crystal Holidays, and so we able to offer you the same beautiful house, in the same pretty and friendly French village at about half the price these agents are charging!
You will not be disappointed, as you will see form the visitors book, which is on view at the house.
The house is full of genuine antiques, and furnished to a high standard, as it was our main home, and where I had my antique business in the village. It is your home from home.

Further details outdoors:
Villefranche de Lonchat lies between the riverl'isle to the north and the Dordogne to the south. Canoes and boats can be hired on both. Fishing is popular.Two minutes from the house is Lac de Gurcon, which offers boating, fishing swimming, windsurfing, horse riding and tennis. There are also 5 inexpensive bar/restaurants and the large sandy beach has two snack bars and water chute. Golf at the famous Chateau de Vigier is 30 km away. The nearest town is Montpon(10mins). The world famous medieval town and wine centre of St Emilion, with its many gastonomic restaurants is only 15 mins away .St Foy and Castillion are close by.

Further details

Special offer- Couples in Mid Season only £650 per week

NB Maximum 8 people plus a baby
£250 returnable damage deposit

Conditions

25% deposit is required before booking can be confirmed, plus a damage deposit of £250.( returned within one week of departure) Balance is due 8 weeks before arrival.
Please arrive after 5 pm and leave before 10am to allow for cleaning.
Pool Heating at 25 euro per day if required.

Rental rates

Period	From	To	Weekly	Nightly rate		Minimum  stay
				Weekday	Weekend
Mid Season	19 May 08	28 Jun 08	850£  850	0-	0-	1 Week
Mid/High	28 Jun 08	13 Jul 08	1050£  1,050	0-	0-	1 Week
	13 Jul 08	24 Aug 08	1350£  1,350	0-	0-	1 Week
	24 Aug 08	26 Oct 08	850£  850	0-	0-	1 Week

NB: Prices may be subject to change at the owner's discretion.
Special Offer-1, Couples during Mid season, ieMay, June, and September £650 per week,

Pool Heating, if wanted, @25 euro per day.
House Heating, usually not needed @ 70 Euro per week

Guestbook

Guest book-'A very successful- 3 weeks of excellent wine, suberb pool, very comfortable accommodation'
'Villagers are very friendly, especially if they know you are staying at Chez kim'
''What a lovely house, most welcoming hosts'
' Wonderful holiday, in ideal location. , in the best house we've ever stayed in. Pleasant hosts thoughtful but unobstrsive'
'We loved everything about Les Martinets, perhaps you should rename your lovely home 'Shangri-la !'

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Name:	Kim Scurlock
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