Essentials
At-a-glance
Suitable for a couple, with regret no children other than one babe-in-arms (by arrangement, cot available).
For those making the Pilgrimage Walk to Santiago de Compostela, local pick-up and drop-off can be arranged, also onward transport of luggage to walkers’ next stopping point (additional charge).
| Basis: | self-catering (breakfast may be available on request, additional charge) |
| Sleeps: | 2 |
| Rooms: | living-room with corner kitchen, one bedroom upstairs with double bed, downstairs shower-room |
| Linen, towels: | supplied |
| Access: | car essential |
| Nearest amenities: | 3km |
| Pets: | owners’ dogs, occasionally awake, on premises. One well-behaved visiting dog a possibility, but only & strictly by prior arrangement, please! |
| Accessibility: | unsuitable for those with restricted mobility |
| Smoking: | 100% non-smoking |
| Facilities: | satellite TV (UK), DVD player, wood-burning stove, electric radiators, 2-ring hob, fridge, microwave, air fryer, kettle, toaster, orange-juicer, hair-drier, Wi-Fi, BBQ |
| Outdoors: | front courtyard, rear garden |
| Swimming pool: | yes |
| Electricity: | included during summer months |
| Parking: | on private ground, unenclosed |
| Languages spoken: | English & French |
Tariff
| Rental Cost Per Week | £STG/GBP |
|---|---|
| 25 April – 6 June | 665 |
| 6 June – 12 Sept | 775 |
| 12 Sept – 24 Oct | 665 |
| May be available at other times by arrangement. | Please check with us |
Availability
Friday is our (new in 2024) changeover day; after consultation with previous visitors. This helps to avoid peak travel-days/traffic, ferry/tunnel queues etc, and allows for a full weekend in the gîte. However we remain flexible, and will always try to be helpful, subject to existing bookings / enquiries. Where possible, we are happy to add extra days, e.g. to make a ten-day stay. Whatever your requirements, please ask; we will try to be as accommodating as possible.
Detailed information about the gîte and local area is sent out prior to your visit, along with driving directions.
A ‘welcome pack’ awaits your arrival: milk, bread, butter, tea & coffee, and a bottle of wine.
Guests are requested to leave Le Tilleul clean and tidy. ‘Normal’ cleaning between lets is included in the rent; but we reserve the right to make a charge if the house is left in an unreasonable state.
Arrival time: from 4.30pm. Departure time: by 10.30am, please.
Additional cleaning is available, if required, during your stay; at a cost of £15 per hour.
Getting there
| Airports: | Limoges 70km, Bergerac 75km, Brive 90km, Bordeaux 170km |
| Car hire: | Usual suspects, all airports. Early booking strongly recommended! |
| Railway: | Angouleme for main line: 80 km. Négrondes for trains to Limoges or Périgueux, local |
| Eurotunnel: | 760 km |
| Ferries to: | Caen (565km), St Malo (525km), Le Havre (580km), Dieppe (645km), Cherbourg (660km), Calais / Boulogne (760km approx) |
Conditions
Deposit of 25%, along with completed booking form, is requested at time of booking (non-refundable), balance payable in full 6 weeks before arrival.
Security deposit required, £250, normally refundable (subject to breakage etc) within 2 weeks of the end of your stay; cleared funds required before beginning of stay, please. Please note: deposit refund will be made in £GBP to a UK bank, without charge. If refund to a non-UK bank is requested, it will be sent as a GBP transfer and will be converted at whatever rate applies at the time; there may be charges for which the recipient will be liable.
Electricity is included in the rental cost from June - September. At other times, there is a modest additional charge; similarly for wood, according to consumption.
We recommend that guests take out travel / cancellation insurance.
Payment can be made in euros by arrangement, using the exchange rate applicable at the time of payment.
Covid-19 / Coronavirus
Restrictions have now been relaxed. However, we ask any visitor who thinks they may have covid before or during their stay, to inform us.
Further details are to be found in the T&C document sent to prospective visitors.