121 Commanding Medieval Chateau | Sleeps 14

Accommodation

The Château has an ideal layout for families and group bookings. You enter into an impressive Entrance Hall with the living rooms to each side. There is plenty of living space downstairs with a Dining Room (which seats 12 easily) in the West Tower and the Living Room in the East Tower as well as an additional Sitting Area/TV Area on the first floor. There is also a desk area in the Living Room for those who may need to work whilst here and WIFI throughout the Château. In addition, towards the back of the Château, there is a Breakfast Area and the Kitchen and Utility Room. The kitchen is small but fully equipped. The grand hallway links all these rooms together and also has the impressive stone staircase up to the bedrooms on the first and second floors.

All five bedrooms are large and spacious and have their own en-suites bath/shower-rooms. The bedrooms are split over two floors. Bedrooms 1 and 2 are on the first floor whilst Bedrooms 3, 4 and 5 are on the second floor. Each room has the space for a cot.

On the First Floor:

• Bedroom 1 has a king-size bed with en-suite bathroom with bath and shower in the East Tower
• Bedroom 2 has a king-size bed with en suite bathroom with bath and shower in the West Tower
• Sitting Area /TV Area with home entertainment system

On the Second Floor:

• Bedroom 3 has a king size bed which is a four poster bed with an en-suite bathroom with bath and shower. This bedroom is set in the West Tower.
• Bedroom 4 is a family suite and has a king size bed which is a four poster bed plus 4 single beds. This room has an en-suite bathroom with bath and shower. This bedroom is set in the East Tower.
• Bedroom 5 has 2 single beds and an en-suite bathroom with bath and shower.

Outdoor Living

The Château is a perfect spot to enjoy the French outdoor life. The Château is set privately in 30 acres of landscaped gardens, park and woodland so plenty of space for ball games and walks. The heated swimming pool is 14m x 7m with a built in security cover. The pool is surrounded by terracing and has plenty of recliners and parasols. There is a newly renovated Pool House which has a full and well equipped summer kitchen with 90cm Smeg range-cooker and fridge, a professional ice machine, bar area and a shower and toilet room. There are gas space-heaters and a gas BBQ on the patio. There is a Table Tennis table as well.

Local Area

The Château is set on the ridgeline overlooking the Bergerac valley on the outskirts of the small village of Saussignac. Just a short walk from the Château is the fantastic restaurant "Melange" (which is open for lunch and evenings) as well as Château Fayolle that does wine tasting and charcuterie platters. St Foy la Grande set on the Dordogne river with a fabulous Saturday morning market is just a 12 minute drive away. The Saturday morning market is one of the best in the area. In addition, you will find many shops, bars and restaurants here.The Dordogne river-side town of Bergerac with an International Airport, old town and beautiful quay is just a 20 minute drive away.

If you can drag yourself away from the poolside, the 18th hole Championship Golf Course at Château Vigiers is just a 5 minute drive away. There is also a Spa and Tennis Courts there are as well as a Bistro restaurant and a Michelin star restaurant "Les Fresques". For the sports enthusiasts there is canoeing, cycling, walking, fishing, karting, and quad biking all local to the Château.

Know as an area of Gastronomy, there are many restaurants from plat de jours to fine dining in close proximity and if you wish to stay at home and cook, this area is also renowned for the abundance of fresh produce that you can find at the weekly morning markets such as Eymet on a Thursday morning, Issigeac on a Sunday morning, Bergerac on a Wednesday and Saturday morning. To accompany these meals, a visit to one of the many local wine châteaux is a must or even a visit slightly further afield to St Emilion which is only approximately 40 minutes away.

Getting Here

The Château is ideally positioned just 20 minutes drive from Bergerac International Airport making it an easy final destination. Ryanair flies here from London Stansted, Liverpool, Nottingham, Bristol, East Midlands and Brussels. Flybe flies into Bergerac from London Gatwick, Southampton, Birmingham, Manchester, Exeter and Edinburgh. British Airways flies from London City Airport. There are also interconnecting flights to Belfast, Glasgow, Dundee and Newcastle with Flybe. Jet2 flies to Leeds Bradford Airport. Transvania flies to Rotterdam.

The vibrant city of Bordeaux is 1hr 15 minutes away, with a larger International Airport servicing even more UK and Worldwide destinations. There are also TGV links to Paris at Libourne which is approximately a 50 minute drive away.