Douzains holiday farmhouse rental with walking, log fire, balcony/terrace, internet access, rural retreat, TV, DVD

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Home description

A beautiful old farmhouse perched on a hillside in this lovely area of rolling hills and having views for some 20 kms.

The house has a spacious, light and airy sitting room with a beamed ceiling and woodburning stove, double doors lead out onto the terrace. There is a dining room, easily seating eight people, with a large pine table and a pine dresser.

There is a very large sun terrace, great for dining and below that the large swimming pool, both benefitting from the view. A really great place.

View of house from pool	The swimming pool
Dining room	A bedroom

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The Aquitaine / Dordogne / Lot et Garonne region

Enjoy the weekly farmers market in the Bastide town of Castillonnes the small local town only some 5 Kilometers away. It provides all the necessities of life with two small, but well stocked, supermarkets, bakers, butchers, cafes and other small shops as well as a cinema, (which quite often shows the latest films in English), and several excellent restaurants, including Les Remparts, serving exceptional food.

Other local towns include the beautiful medieval town of Issigeac, the Bastide towns of Eymet, Monflanquin, Miramont-en-Guyenne, Villereal and the pretty town of Lauzun all with good restaurants and weekly farmers markets. Bergerac is some 30 kilometers north, (Bergerac airport is served via Stanstead by Ryan Air, Bristol and Southampton by FlyBE), and Villeneuve-Sur-Lot 30 kilometers to the south. Both these larger towns have good shopping facilities, superb restaurants and weekly street markets.

There are many places of historical interest well worth a visit. The local Bastide towns of Eymet, Monflanquin, Villereal and the beautiful villages of Monpazier, Issigiac (with its medieval houses and bishop’s palace), Pujols and Penne d’Agenais with its windy streets and church at the summit of the hill are all within easy drive.

These Bastide towns, so characteristic of the area were constructed as new towns in the 13th and 14th centuries, by both the English and the French when much of the area was English before and during the 100 years war.

Douzains area

There are of course many activities available in this area. If you have children one of the nicest is to go to the swimming lake in Lougratte. This lake has a small beach, pedalos, canoes etc and is very popular, with plenty of other children to keep everyone occupied. You can picnic on the grass or under the trees.

Castillonnes has an open air swimming pool which is also very popular though most of our guests prefer to relax around the pool at the house.

There is a donkey farm in the village where children can have rides or enjoy a short run around in a small cart pulled by a donkey. There is also a riding school nearby. Tennis courts are available in the nearby towns of Castillonnes and Lauzun.

The Dordogne River is very good for fishing, canoeing and other activities. There are also many local facilities for riding, golf, tennis and walking.

There are many interesting places to visit. The renowned prehistoric sites in the eastern Dordogne, cave paintings at Lascaux, especially, roc St Christophe and various old cave dwellings, and many other minor caves with wall paintings, etc. There are also the very pretty towns of Sarlat, Domme set on top of a hill, Roc Gageac on a cliff beside the river.

How to get there

The house is only some 25 minutes south of Bergerac with its low cost airlines giving regular services to almost all parts of the UK.

Bordeax and Tolouse airports are only approx 1.5 and 2 hours distant.

There are good motorway connections from the channel ports taking some 9 hours driving.

Activities near Douzains

Facilities

Further details indoors:
The house has got a modern fitted kitchen with all the usual facilities and a small table seating two for breakfast.

The main bedroom has a 5ft wide bed and en suite shower room, and there are two other double bedrooms, a fourth bedroom with two single beds and a shower room. All the rooms have lovely views.

Further details outdoors:
The house has some 2 acres of land, about half of it kept cut as lawn with established trees and planting. The terrace is raised up above the garden area and looks down over the pool (fitted with an alarm).

There is a large yard adjoining the house for parking.

Further details

Rentals are from Saturday to Saturday, arrivals after 4 pm and departures before 10 am.

Conditions

We ask for a security / breakage deposit of £250 which is returnable following your stay. Pets are not allowed into the swimming pool in any circumstances.

Rental rates

Period	From	To	Weekly	Nightly rate		Minimum  stay
				Weekday	Weekend
Low	29 Apr 08	31 May 08	550£  550	0-	0-	1 Week
Mid	31 May 08	28 Jun 08	750£  750	0-	0-	1 Week
Mid/High	28 Jun 08	12 Jul 08	1000£  1,000	0-	0-	1 Week
High	12 Jul 08	26 Jul 08	1250£  1,250	0-	0-	1 Week
Prime	26 Jul 08	30 Aug 08	1550£  1,550	0-	0-	1 Week
Mid	30 Aug 08	13 Sep 08	750£  750	0-	0-	1 Week
Low	13 Sep 08	1 Nov 08	550£  550	0-	0-	1 Week

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

There is an additional cost of £25 per week for WiFi. Bed linen and house towels are provided, but not pool towels.

Availability notes

To see availability please visit http://www.holidaylettings.co.uk/57629

Contact owner

To contact this owner please visit: http://www.holidaylettings.co.uk/57629

Contact details for home 57629 Please mention Holiday Lettings
Name:	Michael Gilbert
Tel:	+33 (0)553 369792
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