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Canard Ferme

Two gites renovated to the highest quality set in gardens with a large swimming pool.About our property (Two cottages sleeping 4 and 6 repectively)

Canard Ferme is set in a hectare of private garden, surrounded by sunflowers, poplar trees, corn fields, fruit orchards and vineyards. The main farmhouse has been completely renovated, keeping the exterior of traditional stone and tiles.

One half is our own home, and the rest provides two gites, Duck House and Drake House.

You enter the grounds via a short driveway with mowed grass verges. On your left is a "fosse," (boundary ditch) which has been expanded to form our duck pond.

The area is very relaxing, somewhere to sit quietly and read a book when other members of your group play games and splash in the pool at the back.

Also at the front you will see ducks, hens, our kitchen vegetable garden and a variety of flowers changing with the seasons.

Duck House (sleeps 4)

Duck House has:

Two bedrooms and one bathroom, all on one floor, convenient for young children or the infirm.

The kitchen has a full complement of modern devices: fridge, gas cooker, microwave oven, electric kettle, toaster, coffee maker....an a corkscrew, of course!

There is also a washing machine.

If you wish to stay off season in the cooler months, playing golf perhaps, there is a log burning stove to keep the evenings cosy.

The bathroom has all the usual facilites, including an instant shower.

Both gites are very well equipped but if you do find anything missing, please ask: Joy or Paul your resident hosts are always on hand to offer assistance if required.

The houses both have access to a patio and grassy area with outdoor furniture, barbecue, games and a swing, as well as the large swimming pool with surrounding sun loungers.

The swimming pool

The shallow end of the pool has steps, and the deep end is approximately 1.5m.

Choose your favourite time for a dip: morning fresh, mid day heat, sunset cool or midnight!

About our region

Canard Ferme (which means "Duck Farm") is situated in the quiet farming countryside of Lot-et-Garonne in south west France.

Less than an hour's drive from Bergerac airport, or just a little further from Bordeaux or Toulouse if flights there are more convenient for you - you will soon be relaxing in the hot sunshine and the sound of silence!

Several towns within half an hour's drive all have different days for street markets, where you can buy or browse among such a variety of stalls - foodstuffs like cheeses and hams, dresses and bags, arts & crafts, and much more.

There are also many towns with ancient buildings and towers, a delight for the sightseer, photographer or artist; a study project for the historian.

There are so many places to visit that we cannot do justice to all the possibilities on one short page.

Please refer to the collected notes in your gite. There are also many good restaurants with half an hour's drive. A typical menu for €14 (£10) is something you'll write home about.

Prices and booking information

Date Price per week

Duck House 

Low - 4th Nov. 05 - 6th May £210.00

Mid - 6th May - 10th June £260.00

High - 10th June - 22nd July £370.00

Peak - 22nd July - 2nd Sept. £475.00

High - 2nd Sept. - 23rd Sept. £370.00 

Mid - 23rd Sept. - 4th Nov. £260.00

Canard Ferme Gites are let by the week Saturday to Satuday. Short breaks may be available during the low season.

We do not have direct online payment facilities. If you are based in the UK and can make credit transfers to Barclays Bank, we will email our account number and sort code details.

All other payments should be made by cheque in pounds (GBP) or Euros to "Lorna Joy Hill."

A deposit of £100 per week is required to secure a booking; the full holiday payment is due 8 weeks before the start date.

Cancellations are subject to a charge, which may be reduced in the event of a re-let.

Getting There

As Canard Ferme is situated in the countryside, you will need a car to reach us, and to visit the market towns and restaurants.

Ryanair has a daily schedule of flights from London Stansted to Bergerac, arriving at and departing from our part of France at about noon every day.

From Bergerac airport you can drive to Miramont (either the N21 and D1 via Castillonnes, or the D933 through Eymet and on to St Barthelemy.

Finally, take the Tourtres road (close by St Bart war memorial), over a small crossroads and then the first turn for Labretonie (drive very slowly, it's easy to miss it), past a few farm buildings and a house called La Cachette until you see the view above.

Well done, you've arrived! (Airport to Canard Ferme in under an hour).

To book either of these properties please contact the owners:

Joy & Paul Hill Canard Ferme Le Caste Labretonie 47350 France

Tel: 05 53 93 19 44

International: +33 5 53 93 19 44

Mobile: 06 08 43 96 09

International Mobile: +33 6 08 43 96 09

When booking this property please mention Relax in France