Holiday rental property in Lot-et-Garonne with pool & gardens

Introduction

This charming property forms part of a large country house set in beautiful Dordogne countryside.

The accommodation shares a driveway with the main house, but is fully private and has exclusive use of the 10 x 5m pool. Friendly English owners live in the main house and are on hand (when necessary) to offer help and advice about the local area (owners have separate, fenced garden).

Spacious accommodation with two bedrooms, living room and fully equipped kitchen. Lovely terraces for exterior dining and extensive, lawned garden.

Property not recommended for children under 5 years of age as there are two ponds on the property.

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Accommodation

Entrance lobby

Kitchen with dishwasher, washing machine, dining table, gas hob, electric oven, microwave, fridge

Living room with sofa and chair, TV with video, hi-fi

Dining room with table and chairs for 4

Bedroom 1, double with doors to terrace and garden, TV with DVD player

Bedroom 2, two singles

Separate bathroom with WC, shower and twin hand basin

Separate WC

EXTERIOR:

Covered terrace

Dining terrace with table and chairs with parasol and BBQ

Private 10m x 5m pool, 1m to 2m deep

Sun terrace with loungers

Extensive lawned gardens grounds (17 acres) including ponds

Private parking

 Photo gallery for Le Sentier, ref: 47009

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Prices

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Local Information

The property is located 5 minute drive or 20 minutes (walk along country footpath) from Castillonnes, 20 min from Bergerac.

All amenities and farmers market in the town; two small supermarkets, bakers, butchers, cafes and other small shops as well as a cinema, (which quite often shows the latest films in English), and several excellent restaurants, including Les Remparts, serving exceptional food.

Great swimming in the nearby lake in Lougratte. This lake has a small beach, pedalos, canoes etc and is very popular, with plenty of other children to keep everyone occupied.. You can picnic on the grass or under the trees.

There is a donkey farm in the village where children can have rides or enjoy a short run around in a small cart pulled by a donkey. There is also a riding school nearby. Tennis courts are available in the nearby towns of Castillonnes and Lauzun.

Other local towns include the beautiful medieval town of Issigeac, the Bastide towns of Eymet, Monflanquin, Miramont-en-Guyenne, Villereal and the pretty town of Lauzun all with good restaurants and weekly farmers markets.

Bergerac is some 30 kilometers north, and Villeneuve-Sur-Lot 30 kilometers to the south.

Both these larger towns have good shopping facilities, superb restaurants and weekly street markets. There are many places of historical interest well worth a visit. The local Bastide towns of Eymet, Monflanquin, Villereal and the beautiful villages of Monpazier, Issigiac (with its medieval houses and bishop’s palace), Pujols and Penne d’Agenais with its windy streets and church at the summit of the hill are all within easy drive.

These Bastide towns, so characteristic of the area were constructed as new towns in the 13th and 14th centuries, by both the English and the French when much of the area was English before and during the 100 years war.

The Dordogne River is very good for fishing, canoeing and other activities. There are also many local facilities for riding, golf, tennis and walking.

There are many interesting places to visit. The renowned prehistoric sites in the eastern Dordogne, cave paintings at Lascaux, especially, roc St Christophe and various old cave dwellings, and many other minor caves with wall paintings, etc. There are also the very pretty towns of Sarlat, Domme set on top of a hill, Roque Gageac on a cliff beside the river.

 Map location for Castillonnes

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