Beautiful old farm house with heated pool In a tiny hamlet set on a south facing hill, the farmhouse offers privacy but not isolation. Just 4 kms from the lovely Bastide town of Villereal, its enviable location highlights stunning rural views.
The Farmhouse and Manor House are set in 5 acres of grounds, and can, if wished, be let together.
SELF CATERING ACCOMMODATION
GROUND FLOOR
Living Room - Enter through door into large beamed living room with huge fireplace (woodburning stove), comfortable seating area. TV, Video, DVD & CD Player. Large dining table to seat 8+, a fully equipped ‘au coin cuisine’ with dishwasher, gas cooker, microwave and fridge, leading to laundry room with large fridge/freezer, washing machine & tumble drier.
A door from the Living Room leads to a shaded patio (seats 10+), barbeque area and gardens
Salon - A small passage divides the Living Room from the Salon - a magnificent beamed room with huge working fireplace, tastefully furnished, with four doors opening to different parts of the garden, one of which leads to a small patio with panoramic views. (Ideal for the ‘sundowner’!)
Single Bedroom - Small Bedroom with Victorian bed, close to downstairs Bathroom/ Shower/ WC
FIRST FLOOR
Stairs leading from Living Room to Twin Bedded Room with ensuite shower/WC
Stairs leading from Salon to
Double Bedded Room with ensuite shower/WC
Twin Bedded Room with ensuite shower/WC
Electric Radiators throughout Farmhouse
OUTSIDE
Set in 5 acres, the secluded gardens are laid out to capture the relaxed feeling of France. Stone buildings, nooks and crannies, hammocks, and a flight of stone steps that lead up to the 10 x 5m heated swimming pool with gazebo, sunbeds and parasols.
This is no ordinary holiday let. Beautifully situated in an idyllic part of France, offering every comfort, very well equipped and tastefully furnished, it is a 'home from home.’
THE AREA
Just 30 minutes South East of Bergerac, Le Grand Malbosc is set amidst rolling hills and fertile valleys. It is notably a farming region, famed throughout France for fruit and nut growing – prunes are a speciality - as are the Melons, Asparagus, Tomatoes, Figs . . . . .and so on. Foie Gras, Duck, Pork and Poultry abound in the ‘plat du jour’ cafes as well as in the more serious gourmet restaurants.
A few kms from Le Grand Malbosc are the vineyards of Bergerac, Pecharmant, Montbazillac, Duras, Buzet etc. – a wine buff’s paradise.
Markets are available 7 days a week – all within a short distance of the farmhouse and mostly held in the beautiful medieval bastide towns in the area.
Bergerac (30 minutes drive away), with its quaint streets, beautiful shops and good restaurants is ‘a must’.
ACTIVITIES
For those who wish to engage in more physical pursuits there is a lot on offer – Horseriding, Golf, Tennis, Canoeing (both on The Dordogne and The Lot), Walking, Fishing, visiting Chateaux, Prehistoric Caves, Gardens, Trotting Races, Open Air Concerts, and the atmospheric Evening Markets with their food, wine and music.
WELCOME PACK - A welcome pack will be provided on arrival
LINEN - All linen except swimming towels included
CLEANING - The house will be thoroughly cleaned between lets. Sheets and towels will be changed after 1 week and the house cleaned.
SWIMMING POOL - The swimming pool will be serviced twice a week, in season.
BABY SITTING – Available on request
CATERING - Available on request
TRAVEL DETAILS
AIR – (With driving times from house)
Bergerac (25 minutes) Flybe from Southampton/Bristol/Birmingham
Ryanair from Stanstead
Flights also to Toulouse (2 hours) Bordeaux (1.75 hours)
FERRY – St Malo (6.5 hours approx.)
RAIL – TGV Gourdon (90 minutes) |
