At Le Peuch
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Facilities and amenities
The house is laid out in a typical Quercy style, with wide steps leading from the patio between the pool and the house to a covered verandah, with a barbecue, table and chairs for al fresco dining. A door from the verandah leads into the 35-foot living room with its integral kitchen and dining area.
Le Puech is approached by is own private track and is set in three-quarters of acre of land. The garden is divided between the pool and sunbathing area and a “wild “part of the garden where children can play.
The layout is ideal for two families sharing or for a mixture of singles and couples, as each unit of two bedrooms plus shower room is fairly self-contained.
Cooking
The open-plan kitchen is well lit and equipped with a dishwasher, gas cooker and oven, microwave, freezer, fridge and double sink. There is ample provision of glasses, crockery etc. The washing machine is in the utility room, which also has an extra fridge and electric kettle for pool side drinks.
Entertaining and relaxing
Indoors
The 35-foot living room is comfortably furnished, has a wood-burning stove, and is equipped with TV, video and CD. There is a selection of games for adults and children and a couple of musical instruments (guitar and electric piano) Both internal and external areas seat eight people.
Outdoors
Le Puech’s swimming pool is 8m x 5m, and 1.4m deep, with plenty of space for relaxing by the poolside. It is alarmed but not fenced, and cleaned twice-weekly. Sunloungers and sunshades are provided.
A selection of cycles is available at the farmhouse for use at no extra cost.
There is a full-sized table-tennis table, a children’s climbing frame and a basketball hoop at the side of the house.
A nearby hiking trail is a good place to start exploring the area on foot, and there is a lake about five miles away where you can buy an inexpensive licence to fish, hire pedalloes, walk through the woods, and feast upon crepes made at the lakeside cabin. Further information on the area around Le Puech is detailed provided in the location section.
Sleeping
The ground-floor double bedroom has an ensuite shower room, can be entered from the terrace, and has a private stairway to the first floor.
There is a twin bedroom on the first floor, and on the second floor two further bedrooms (one double, one twin), are accessed via stairs from the living room and share a shower room under the eaves.
Dining out
There is a selection of lovely restaurants in the nearby towns and villages. These are family-run affairs offering excellent food at very reasonable prices - a three- course meal with wine, for example, can be found for just 11 euros per head.
Babies and toddlers
We supply a cot, high chair, playpen and stair gates for babies and toddlers.
Mobile Phones
The farmhouse is within range of a mobile telephone signals, so you will be able (depending on your provider) to use it at Le Peuch – there is no payphone at the farmhouse.
Cleaning
The property will have been cleaned before you arrive. We do ask people to empty rubbish, fridge etc before leaving.
Le Puech is maintained for us by an English couple who live nearby and are on-hand should any unforeseen problems arise.