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House |5 bedrooms |Sleeps 8

St Emilion in Bergerac

From £795 per week

7 nights minimum stay

Changeover Saturday

4 out of 5

2 reviews | Write a review

Key info  Swimming pool, beach or lakeside relaxation, balcony/terrace, car advised, private garden, may take pets - please enquire

About the home

There is a large terrace garden full of fragrant honeysuckles, jasmines & wisteria facing south with a large heated swimming pool with diving board, and lighting at night. The high surrounding walls make this a glorious suntrap & gives complete privacy to relax in the sun, or enjoy the peaceful evenings as the garden is lit at night. The house boasts five comfortable bedrooms, a fully equipped kitchen, and gorgeous antiques providing that perfectly French feel.

Villefranche de Lonchat nestles between the vineyards of Bordeaux and Bergerac. The town is a short walk away, so you can buy your bread & croissants to take home, or have a wonderful meal in town, and not worry about driving! The Dordogne is renowned for its wine, climate and history. Villefranche de Lonchat is ideally situated to sample them all.

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.

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, fridge/freezer, dishwasher and coffer percolator 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, satellite 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.

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 £3O0.( 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 10 euro per day if required.

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Pool and part of garden

 

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Master bedroom

 

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Dining room

 

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Part of Kitchen

The Aquitaine / Dordogne / Dordogne region

Villefranche de Lonchat, has a Friday night market, in the square, with music, dancing, and BBQ, every week during July and August. Plus fete Cantonal, in July, and village fete in August, These markets and fetes, are just far away enough away from Les Martinets, not to cause noise problems!
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'

The 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

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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

Reviews

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26 Nov 2011

“Absolute gem!” This was our second stay at this fabulous house after spending two weeks of our honeymoon here last year - still the best holiday home we've ever stayed at. The house is in excellent order - large rooms, very well equipped with every home comfort needed and plenty of space to spread out. Out of all the places we've stayed at over the years, it's definitely the one that always feels like a home from home rather than an impersonal rental. By far the best feature is the outdoor space where a completely private garden includes a large swimming pool and poolside patio - it's a superb sun trap and place to enjoy both fun during the day, and al fresco dining in the evening. The location is excellent; the village is beautiful with a couple of good restaurants, local shop, bank and friendly people. Close by are some great local vineyards, chateaux and places to visit. The hosts are the perfect combination of helpful yet unobtrusive, close by but only when needed. We can't recommend this property highly enough for couples and families.

08 Oct 2011

“Lovely home & good location for day trips” We stayed in Mid September, so a lot of the summer activities in the town and lake has closed. The house was lovely with a fabulous garden and swimming pool. The bedrooms were comfortable and the kitchen and bathrooms were clean and well equipped. For evening's in, there is the option to watch UK TV. Kim is an attentive host, but not intrusive. We found the house a good base to travel to the various vineyards and towns, such as Bergerac and St Emillion. We would recommend this property to families, groups of friends or couples.

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'A very successful- 3 weeks of excellent wine, superb 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 unobtrusive'

'We loved everything about Les Martinets, perhaps you should rename your lovely home 'Shangri-la !'

Rental prices

Prices for group size 8
Period	From	To	Weekly	Nightly rate		Minimum  stay
				Weekday	Weekend
Mid Season 2011	21 May 11	26 Jun 11	795£ 795	0-	0-	1 Week
Mid High	26 Jun 11	10 Jul 11	1295£ 1295	0-	0-	1 Week
High season	10 Jul 11	28 Aug 11	1695£ 1695	0-	0-	1 Week
Mid season	28 Aug 11	24 Sep 11	895£ 895	0-	0-	1 Week
Mid Season 2012	1 May 12	1 Jul 12	795£ 795	0-	0-	1 Week
Mid/High	1 Jul 12	15 Jul 12	1295£ 1295	0-	0-	1 Week
High Season	15 Jul 12	2 Sep 12	1695£ 1695	0-	0-	1 Week
September	2 Sep 12	30 Sep 12	895£ 895	0-	0-	1 Week

NB: Prices may be subject to change at the advertiser's discretion.

Special Offer-1, Couples during Mid season, ieMay, June, and September £100 discount,

Pool Heating 70 euro per week

House Heating if needed in Mid Season @ 50 euro per week

Linen and towels provided FREE

Availability

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5 years listed You are contacting Kim Scurlock Landline n/a Mobile n/a Languages spoken The owner is based in France and has advertised with Holiday Lettings since 2006. This house has received 2 reviews from previous guests.