Sorry - no pets allowed Suitable for children No smoking at this property Self-catering
Home description
This is a restored 17th century house,f(reputed to be the second oldest house in the village) formerly a hostelry for the pilgrims following the Santiago de Compostello route, situated in the heart of a popular/attractive village providing all amenities. Within walking distance is a choice of a bar/cafe, and an English owned bar/restaurant (La Creusois-offering excellent value and tasty food), along with village shop/butcher, excellent bakers and small supermarket. Our 1/2 acre garden provides plenty of room for children to burn off all that excess energy and they can cool off in our large pool, which is at a level depth of 1.4m and fully enclosed conforming with the French safety rules regarding pool safety. Although in the heart of the Limousin countryside we are only 5kms from the A20 Paris-Limoges motorway, making it very easy to access other parts of the region. At time of booking please ask for full address of property with detailed directions
swimming pool looking from the house
rear of house with barn
view of outside undercover dining/seating area
large dining/kitchen
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The Limousin / Auvergne / Creuse region
Limousin is in the centre of France and is sometimes called the Lake District of France, because of its abundance of lakes. Some of these are very large and have leisure facilities such as canoeing, windsurfing, as well as swimming and fishing. Limoges is the capital of the region and is famous for its porcelain. Aubusson world renowned for its tapestries and carpets, is approx. 1 hrs drive and is a lovely town on the river with narrow streets, a museum of tapetries etc., Eguzon is famous for its school of painting, and Argenton sur Creuse is known as the Venice of the Berry
La Souterraine / Azerables area
La Souterraine is a small attractive mediavel town "Fleurie" with Roman wall surrounding it. A twice weekly market is held here in the main square in front of the church. It has a choice of restaurants, and supermarkets, and makes for a pleasant excursion. Azerables is the centre of the commune and is a large village, with Pharmacy, butcher,bar/cafe and a supermarket. Approx. 1mile outside of the village we have a large lake the "Etang de Chaume" which has all of the leisure facilities available during the summer, as well as being a renowned fishing lake.
How to get there
Ryanair from either Stansted or East Midlands fly to Limoges airport approx. 40 mins from house Car hire available at Limoges airport, Hertz, Europcar Train from Paris stops at La Souterraine (12 kms from house) Car from Calais approx 6 hour journey (A20 junction 21) is 5 kms from house All normal cross channel ferries operating to Calais/Boulogne/Cherbourg, Caen/St Malo
Nearest Travel Links
Airport:
Limoges: 50 km
Railway:
La Souterraine: 12 km
Ferry:
Calais: 600 km
Activities near La Souterraine
Sports: Tennis in town Watersports Horse Riding Golf within 30 mins drive Fishing
Great for: Rural / countryside retreats Beach or lakeside relaxation
Facilities
Luxuries:
Log fire, DVD player
General:
Central heating, TV, Video player, CD player, Table tennis, Satellite TV
Single beds (6), Double beds (2), Cots (1), Dining seating for 10, Lounge seating for 11, Sleeps maximum of 10
Other:
Linen provided, please check with the owner regarding towels. Highchair available.
Outdoors:
Private outdoor pool (unheated), Private garden, BBQ, Bicycles available
Access:
Parking space
Further details indoors: Farmhouse style dining/kitchen is equipped for and sits 10 people. We have a large entrance/sitting hall, with easy chairs and shelves stocked with books and games. Here there is a woodburning stove in a typical Limousin granite fireplace. Our lounge has comfortable settees and armchairs for 10, again with a woodburing stove, and CD player with a CD library. English Television,video/ video library, DVd player and DVD library All bedrooms are non-interconnecting. Electric storage heaters provide backgroung heat for the cooler months, along with 2 wood burning stoves to make it nice and cosy
Further details outdoors: We have a large undercover outside dining/sitting area, equipped with a large dining table, benches and chairs. The gas BBQ is large enough to cook for a party of 10+ At the pool we have sun loungers and 2 wooden table/chair sets for you to sit and enjoy the atmosphere, along with a very large gazebo should you wish to escape the sun! Outdoor all weather table tennis table is in the garden
Further details
Swimming pool only available May- September and is private and totally for the use of guests only. Gas, Electric, water and bed linen are included in the price 24th May-20th Sept. Outside of these dates electric will be charged for amount used (a reading will be taken upon arrival and departure and deducted from security deposit along with any wood used) Our caretaker visits the house twice weekly to cut the grass and check the pool Arrival time is 4.00pm and departure time is 10.00am Long lets of 1 month or more from October-March is 800(excluding Easter if this falls in March) euros per month + Utilities + heating ;please enquire with owner
Conditions
A refundable breakages deposit of £150 per week is required and will be returned in full within 2 weeks of your departure, unless a deduction has to be made. Please do not use the pool after 10.30pm.
Rental rates
Rental prices originally quoted in: British £
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low
28 Sep 07
22 Dec 07
550£ 550
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22 Dec 07
4 Jan 08
995£ 995
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6 Jan 08
22 Mar 08
550£ 550
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22 Mar 08
29 Mar 08
650£ 650
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29 Mar 08
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650£ 650
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24 May 08
19 Jul 08
775£ 775
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19 Jul 08
30 Aug 08
995£ 995
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30 Aug 08
27 Sep 08
775£ 775
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NB: Prices may be subject to change at the owner's discretion. Longer lets of 1 month or more October -March is 800 euros per month + utilities+ heating please contact owner for detailed information and availability
Availability notes
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