More about the Château: The Château is located on the edge of the pretty village of Temple sur Lot. It is French living at its best. The Château sits within 11 acres of private gardens with mature trees, lawns and orchards yet is a short walk to the village bar, boulangerie and restaurant. The large terraces make it ideal for dining and relaxing. The Château has recently been restored and refurbished to provide luxury accommodation for your holiday. In addition to a large kitchen with a fantastic range oven, a majestic dining hall, a cosy family room, a splendid sitting room, outside in the 'sechoir' there is a games room with table tennis and plenty of room for the kids to play.
Location: The area is packed full of activities if you can tear yourself away from the poolside. The bustling towns of Villeneuve and Agen are a short car ride away. It is a food lovers paradise. There are are restaurants to cater for all tastes and budgets. If you prefer to cook for yourselves, the local markets offer wonderfully fresh local produce. They are fantastic for a morning out, experiencing the French way of life. The Lot et Garonne and Dordogne areas are steeped in history. For those with more energy, there is a broad range of sports activities including canoeing, horse riding, cycling and walking to name just a few.
How to get here: The Château is extremely accessible with Bergerac airport and the Dordogne river only 50 minutes drive away. There are daily low cost flights with Ryanair flying from Stansted, Nottingham and Liverpool and Flybe flying from Southampton, Bristol, Birmingham and Exeter. Bordeaux airport is only about 1hr 30 minutes drive away, with Toulouse a similar distance. There is car hire available at all the airports. We find that the most relaxing drive from the UK is from St Malo in about 7 hours, leaving Portsmouth with Brittany Ferries and throughout the summer they offer night crossings both ways. Although it is not the cheapest ferry, it is a great way to start the holiday. A slightly longer drive is from Calais in about 10 hours. There are fast links by train by Eurostar (Waterloo/Ashford) with connections to Bergerac, Marmande and Libourne. Marmande is the quickest and is only 30 minutes away. You can also motorail to Brive which is approximately 2 hours drive away.
