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About
our Bed & Breakfast
Mouriol is a tiny hamlet of just three houses and is
situated in the heart of the Perigord Limousin National
Park. It is near to St Mathieu in the Haute Vienne and
close to the Dordogne and Charente borders. 
The rooms have been awarded 3 Epis
by Gites de France.
We have 2 large
bedrooms comfortably furnished in a style that combines
the modern with the traditional. Each room is 6m x 6m
including shower rooms and each has French windows
leading on to the large shared  balcony
with views to the countryside beyond. The en-suite shower rooms
with WC are roomy and we also provide all the linen you
would need including freshly ironed sheets, duvets,
pillows, blankets and towels. Each room is centrally
heated and has tea and coffee making facilities, hair
dryer, heated towel rail, fan, table and chairs.
The large east facing balcony
overlooks our small hamlet  to the beautiful
Limousin countryside beyond and you can take advantage of
this as we provide each room with a bistro style table
and chairs for use on the balcony.
Access to the rooms is from the patio and an outside
staircase . . . we feel that this access does not lend
the accomodation as being suitable for very young
children or the disabled.
The whole of our property is non
smoking.
Guests can have their breakfast or evening meals on the
terrace or under the large shady pergola in our garden.
In season this is decorated with climbing plants,
planters and hanging baskets and has a pond, stocked with
goldfish and is home to a few frogs (sometimes noisy) and
dragon flies. It is the ideal place to take aperitifs
before an evening's excursions.
Prices
and booking information
Bed
& Breakfast
Twin
Bedroom
En-suite shower room and toilet
Tea and coffee making facilities
Central Heating
Breakfast included |
50 Euros
per room per night |
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Double
Bedroom
En-suite shower room and toilet
Tea and coffee making facilities
Central Heating
Breakfast included |
50 Euros
per room per night |
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Single
Occupancy
(in the twin or double room
Breakfast included) |
42 Euros
per room per night |
About our region
Mouriol is situated in a managed forest of conifers and
native deciduous trees about 350metres (approx. 1100ft)
above sea level. Our property is surrounded by nearly 40
hectares of wooded land and fields with access to many
walking trails, which guests are free to use at will.
Wildlife is varied and depending on
season the visitor can hear or the eagle-eyed can spot
deer, wild boar, hares, foxes, polecats, red squirrels,
dormice, badgers, bats, owls, herons, cranes, buzzards,
golden oriole, hoopoe, nightingales, nightjars, marbled
newt, mole crickets, frogs and toads, amongst others. In
autumn, visitors can try their luck at hunting for ceps.
There is an extensive range of 'old fashioned' wild
flowers and trees. Each of the 4 seasons is defined by
climate and each brings its own charms.
In the SW corner of Haute-Vienne, the countryside
comprises rolling, wooded hills and forests, interspersed
with fields, lakes and small villages. The area is famous
for its beautiful Limousin beef cattle , sweet chestnut
woods, pine forests, walnut and apples trees, porcelain
and enamel ware. Neglected by the tourist until recently,
it is now part of the Perigord-Limousin Parc Naturel,
established for the protection of the environment and
wildlife and to encourage tourism.
Lakes, Beaches, Site
Seeing, Activities
The area abounds with picturesque
and historic places to visit, art exhibitions, chateaux,
panoramic views, caves and grottoes, local fetes,
community meals and 'meshuis', traditional restaurants,
bars, markets, agricultural and country fairs, concerts
and music festivals, international motorcycle hill
climbs, and go-karting.
The area is generally known as the Lake District of
France, and of the many attractions are the leisure lakes
with their man made beaches open for public use. In the
immediate area is the Lake at St Mathieu and also at
Rochechouart, St Saud Lacaussiere and Bussiere Gallant. A
little further away are the lakes at St Estephe and St
Pardoux. In season, the keen fisherman can obtain day and
weekly licences.
The local countryside can be
explored on foot, using the many marked walkways and
footpaths or by joining in the organised 'randonnees',
usually followed by a communal meal. Cycles are available
for hire in St Mathieu and there are horse riding centres
close by. Local restaurants offer a chance to taste
traditional Perigourdian or Limousine fare ranging from
easy on the pocket to satisfyingly expensive, we are
happy to advise on restaurants to suit and to book tables
for you.
We are just about equi-distant from
the 3 main centres of Limoges, Angouleme and Perigueux,
where there are a variety of attractions, from shopping,
cinemas, theatre, zoos, aquarium and parks. A favourite
day out is a trip to the Cognac area and a chance to
visit the factories and purchase direct. Just 30 minutes
away, boat trips on the river can be enjoyed at beautiful
Brantome; with its historic town centre and troglodyte
caves and museum. You can also follow the path of King
Richard the Lionheart as he travelled through the area,
visiting various chateaux before being slain at Chalus
just 15 minutes away. Or visit the exhibition of
contemporary art at Rochechouart or its museum which
shows the history of the meteorite that hit this area and
helped to shape it's landscape.
A 'must do' trip while in the area
is a visit to one of the many porcelain factories and
shops. There is a small factory and shop outlet in St
Mathieu, a large one in Aixe sur Vienne (30 minutes) and
the famous De Havilland plant in Limoges with it's shop;
this is where porcelain manufacture began. All of the
larger towns have outlet shops for seconds and quality
porcelain and enamelware shops. When you have had
sufficient of culture, activities and food, why not
indulge yourself at one of the many Institutes of Beauty
in the area, where you will find a range of treatments on
offer from simple facials and manicures to full body
wraps and slimming treatments.
Our welcome file
contains information about the locality and places of
interest.
Getting
there
Milhaguet is in the
south west corner of the département of the Haute Vienne
which is in the Limousin region of France. We are about
40 minutes drive from Limoges, 50 minutes from Angouleme
and around an hour from Perigueux.
How to travel:
This is a rural area and the best
way to travel here is by car, either from the ports or
using a hire car from the airports or train stations.
Once here you can travel by foot, bike or even horse! The
best ferry ports for direct travel are Calais and Caen
and the ones in between . . . it takes about 7 hours by
road. By air, we have Limoges airport 45 minutes drive,
Poitiers and Bergerac airports, 2 hours drive and
Bordeaux less than 3 hours drive. Air carriers, Air
France, British Airways, Ryanair, Flybe and BMI Baby all
fly into France, some at really cheap rates. By train,
Eurostar goes by TGV to Angouleme and SNCF to Limoges.
Eurolines buses travel from London to Limoges. Hire cars
are available from all of the airports and near to train
stations.
For further details
please visit www.mouriol.com
To book, please
contact the owners :
Sue and John
Sidwell
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email the owner
Tel: 0033 (0)555 78 12 40
Fax: 0033 (0)555 78 63
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