137 Beautiful Farmhouse Retreat | Sleeps 10
- Holiday Rental Barn Conversion, Lot et Garonne, SW France
- Sleeps up to 10 with 5 bedrooms and 4 bathrooms
- Heated swimming pool with sun-deck, covered comfy seating area, covered dining terrace, and its own shower & WC
- Approx. 10 minute walk to local bastide village with restaurants, cafés, bars and shops
- Flexible changeover days and short breaks from September onwards
- 25 mins to Bergerac Airport and Dordogne river
- From £2555 to £4500 rental per week
The Farmhouse is completely flexible with its accommodation and layout and can easily accommodate a large family group of different ages or two families travelling together.
On the Ground Floor, you enter through small iron gates and into a small entrance courtyard and then into the entrance hall. The Kitchen/Dining room is large and double height and overlooks the covered terrace to the back, with double French doors leading out to the heated swimming pool to the side. The Kitchen has a large Dining Area which seats 8 comfortably, whilst the Kitchen is equipped with an electric oven and hob, large fridge/freezer, separate drinks fridge and dishwasher, plus a washing machine in the adjacent utility room. The lounge area has comfortable sofas, a wide screen TV with satellite channels through Starlink offering high speed internet, a CD-player and the WiFi hub. Ground Floor Bedrooms
- Bedroom 1 is a double bedroom with a super king bed with window to the front of the property. It has air-conditioning. It is located next door to the downstairs shower room.
- Bedroom 2 is a large master bedroom with a super king bed and small seating area, French doors to a garden terrace, air-conditioning, and a mezzanine area which has a double sofa bed. There is also an en-suite bath and shower room.
- Bedroom 3 is a double bedroom with a super king bed with double aspect, air-conditioning and French doors to the garden, and an en suite bath and shower-room.
- Bedroom 4 is a smaller double aspect twin bedroom with a window to the garden and French doors opening onto the covered terrace. Guests here use the shower and separate wc off the entrance hall.
- There is a travel cot available if required. Please request at the time of booking.
- Bedroom 5 is on the first floor and is set into the eaves. It is a double bedroom with a king size bed and has an en-suite bath and WC behind a partition screen, and countryside views to the front of the house.
Outside Living
The Farmhouse is superb for outdoor living and is set in a lovely large garden, with the house being set back up a long tree-lined driveway, with a shady car-port for two cars. At the back of the house, accessed from the Kitchen is a fantastic covered dining terrace with a large dining table and chairs for 8, and a Chesney dual fuel log burner and grill and separate charcoal BBQ.
The heated swimming pool is located just a few steps up from the kitchen to the side of the property. There is another covered area by the poolside with comfy seating and a dining table for 8, as well as a deck area with sun-loungers, and a handy loo and shower. The 10 x 5m swimming pool is heated, with an electric shutter cover for security. There is a Petanque area as well as Table Tennis.
The poolside has fantastic views out across the pool and garden, as well as lighting for the long summer evenings, making this an ideal spot to relax and watch the sunset reflected in the pool. From the back corner of the garden, a newly gravelled footpath leads across the adjacent field to join the road leading into Castillonnès village centre and all its amenities.
The famously beautiful bastide villages of Issigeac, Villeréal and Lauzun are only 10 minutes’ drive away, and Monpazier, Eymet and Monflanquin also easy to reach within 20-25 minutes.
This amazing converted barn is in an ideal location for a fabulous family holiday. The property is located on the edge of the village of Castillonnes and is a 10 minute walk into the centre of the village with shops, bars and restaurants. Yet at the same time, you have a spacious family home, stunning gardens and an amazing covered dining terrace and heated swimming pool.
The village of Castillonnes has a weekly morning market each Tuesday throughout the year and during the summer months there are additional night markets as well as many other different fetes and celebrations.
The Dordogne riverside town of Bergerac with it's International Airport is just a 20 minute drive north and the vibrant city of Bordeaux with a larger Airport is just a one hour and 40 minute drive to the West. This area has many other beautiful bastide villages such as Eymet, Issigeac, MOnflanquin, Monpazier, Villereal, to name just a few!
There are activities to suit all ages and interests, foodies will enjoy the great local restaurants at the heart of France's centre of gastronomic excellence, as well as the wine of AOC Bergerac. The area has been described as the capital of world prehistory, and culture vultures are spoilt for choice with caves, museums and chateaux aplenty.
Our Opinion
Quality : Spacious, Chic and Family
We love this barn conversion property for lots of reasons. The setting is rural but close to several lovely French villages, if you can drag yourself away from the pool. The interiors are light and bright and the open-plan living and spacious outdoor areas with pool are ideal for families and groups of friends.
