Hen House is in the grounds of our house, but detached from it. It is a small, single storey, totally renovated and refurbished cottage, (previous occupants have flown the coup) with tiled floors throughout. It has one bedroom with double bed, wardrobes and chest of drawers / dressing table. Bed linen is provided and changed each week as required. There is a tiled shower room with toilet, washbasin and shower, which also houses an automatic washing machine. Towels are NOT provided.
The living / kitchen area has a four ring cooker with oven, fridge and microwave, sink unit and ample storage and work space. It is well equipped with crockery and utensils, including an electric food mixer, even tea towels, for two people. There is also a radio/cassette/cd player, an iron and ironing board. There are two chairs, a table and two lounge seats. Furniture is of modern design.
Outside there is a small terrace with patio table, chairs, parasol and a BBQ.
There is also a clothes line and pegs. Sunbeds are provided at the cottage but can be moved to the swimming pool area if preferred.
Electric heating is provided in low season, if needed
Travel Information :
A car is advisable. If driving from the U.K. it is about 400 miles from St. Malo or Caen, about 600 miles from Calais or Boulogne. Ryanair and FlyBE offer flights to Bergerac, from London Stansted, Bristol, Southampton, Leeds / Bradford and Liverpool. Other airlines fly to Bordeaux and Toulouse, each about an easy two hours drive from us. It is advisable to pre-book if you wish to hire a car from Bergerac airport. From 2007 FlyBe are also offering flights from Newcastle to Limoges, about a 3 hour drive from us. Also worth considering is Eurostar to Lille then TGV to Bordeaux, plus car hire.
Finally if there is anything else that you would like to know or discuss with us, you are welcome to contact us via email or telephone and we look forward to meeting you perhaps in the near future.
Other Activities:
horse trotting races
