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September 06

Bergerac - Franchemont - Dordogne Holiday - What People have said

“Now that we are back in not very sunny England, we just wanted to drop a line to you both to say how much we enjoyed ourselves at Franchemont. Thank you for your hospitality – we really appreciated such an open and friendly welcome…”

“Thanks again for the wonderful holiday, it's one we will never forget.”

“Just wanted to thank you so much for a really wonderful holiday, it just couldn't have been better, you welcomed us into your lovely home and made us feel so comfortable. As I was the one who organised it I was particularly pleased that it all went so well!”

June 26

Bergerac - Franchemont - Dordogne Holiday

Location: We’re located on the north bank of the river Dordogne about 2km walk on a path along the river from the centre of Bergerac. We’re actually the last house in Bergerac! The house is set in 2½ acres and we’ve got fields to both sides of the house. A large house, originally built by the English as an armoury sometime in the 13th/14th century.

Accommodation: Sleeping up to 12 in five double bedrooms, 4 of which are en-suite and with a separate shower room/wc and additional w.c. Holiday by the week or weekend/midweek breaks. Also B&B / Chambre d’hôtes.

Example holiday / wine tour break:

Two couples staying for 3 nights mid-week or weekend.

En-suite rooms with lounge/dining & fully equipped Kitchen
Airport (Bergerac) pick-up and drop off.
Four escorted visits to local vineyards – so you can enjoy the wine. Two drop offs and pickups at local restaurants – so you can enjoy the food and wine.
House to yourselves (except for your hosts!) i.e. we wouldn’t take bookings for others at the same time.
Breakfast included.

Total Cost £480.

There are over 100 vineyards on the Bergarac wine-route that are open to the public and there are 12 Bergerac Appellations: Bergerac; Bergerac Rosé; Bergerac Sec (dry); Côtes-de-Bergerac ; Côtes-de-Bergerac Blanc; Côtes de Montravel; Montravel (red and white); Haut-Montravel; Saussignac; Monbazillac; Pécharmant & Rosette.

Things to do / facilities:

Beautiful heated swimming pool, with beach and waterfall – good for children. Salt water based so no stinging eyes! The pool also has an alarm making it safe for children. There’s also a separate shower room in the main house close to the pool.
Trampoline / climbing frame; children’s slide, swing etc…
Wireless broadband internet access.
Sky TV, on a big screen in the main house and English TV in the Guest House.
Bicycles – several to borrow including a trailer bike; child seat and various helmets.
Pool / Billiard table
Very good fishing: Salmon, trout, sturgeon and cat fish all caught before.
Canoeing – the river is wide but quite calm and safe in the summer, and we have life jackets too.
Some great walks and bike rides.
Pool man, gardener and odd job man to help make your stay as relaxing and trouble free as possible.
Car Hire – a local firm are happy to drop off and pick up a car at the house.

Away from the house:

Wine! We can arrange visits to various vineyards; we have numerous friends who have vineyards (English spoken) plus St Emilion and Chateaux Margaux are 30/40 mins drive.
Indoor and outdoor tennis courts about 10 mins walk along the river.
Great golf at Chateau des Vigier (15 mins drive).
Some fantastic local restaurants.
Prehistoric sites – including things of interest to children - Les Eyzies
Local equestrian centre – brilliant horse riding for children.
French Lessons!
Local Aquarium
Nice Chateaux to visit (Monbazillac) – which you can see from here!
Markets to visit in Bergerac – Wednesday and Saturday.
Take the train to Sarlat for the day
Go to the beach for the day – miles of beautiful golden beaches at Cap Ferret – 90 mins drive.
Go swimming at one of the local lakes (setup for the purpose with waterslides etc).
Local museums (National Tobacco museum – they grow tobacco here as well as produce wine), Transport museum.