Characterful, Detached Holiday Home With Private Swimming Pool in Saint-Nazaire-de-Valentane

Detached Holiday Home With Private Alarmed Swimming Pool in Saint-Nazaire-de-Valentane, Tarn et Garonne, Occitanie, France

Mongaudon Manoir Is a charming, self-catering property offering stunning valley views. Located in the small hamlet of Mongaudon on top of a hill, with a beautiful church just behind the property.
The Manoir is the ideal base from which to explore South West France. Bergerac, Agen, Monflanquin and Cahors are all approximately within an hours drive.

The Manoir is set over 3 levels and offers great holiday accommodation for a large group of friends or 2 or 3 families. The attic rooms offer flexible space and are perfect for accommodating several children together.

The Accommodation includes:

There is a large open-plan area in the attic. Extra sleeping space for up to 3 additional children can be provided within an open plan area with a single bed and a double futon, this is charged as an extra, per person per week, please see the Prices for more the cost.

A small selection of children's toys has been thoughtfully provided by the owner so you don't have to worry about stuffing all yours into a suitcase.

Kitchen (ground floor) - Family kitchen with a table and 6 chairs set on the ground floor opposite the family shower room. Fully equipped with a dishwasher, single oven, halogen hob, 2 fridges, freezer, microwave, wine cooler, bread maker. Coffee - Paper filter type, Nespresso, cafetière.

There is a raised covered terrace and BBQ area with a table and chairs just outside the kitchen with great views over the valley.

Utility area (lower ground floor) - Laundry room with washing machine, tumble dryer, iron/ironing board and washing line, set on the lower ground floor.

Living Room (lower ground floor) - The large sitting room is set over two levels and has a lounge area with sofas, a TV there is an HDMI input so you can use your own streaming service dongle, DVD Player, and fibre fed WiFi.  Also, a smaller, more formal seating area focused around a feature open fireplace opening onto a 2nd terrace overlooking the garden and valley beyond.

Moroccan style reading room - A beautiful Moroccan furnished conversion of the bread oven outbuilding opens up to the main terrace. Overlooking the fish pond area and olive tree.

The house and facilities are exclusive to you during your stay! It accommodates up to 10 adults over 5 bedrooms. There is extra sleeping space for up to 3 additional children, provided within an open plan area with a single bed and a double futon - this is charged as an extra £50 per person per week once over a group of 8. 1 cot and 1 highchair.

Well behaved dogs are welcome.

Bedrooms:
Ground floor:
Master bedroom 1 - Super-king four-poster bed, built-in wardrobes, chest of drawers, dual aspect windows overlooking garden and countryside beyond, en-suite shower room with, sink, wc and bidet

Bedroom 2 - Double room with feature oak beams, built-in wardrobe, window overlooking side entrance, down the corridor from the family shower room.

Bedroom 3 - Double bed, built-in wardrobe, dressing table, room fan and window overlooking garden & countryside views, en-suite shower room with sink and wc.

Upper floor - Attic Conversion

Bedroom 4 - Double bed, feature oak beams, 2 skylight windows, room fan, hanging space for clothes and chest of drawers

Bedroom 5 - Twin room with 2 single beds, skylight and room fan

OUTSIDE:

Beautiful large gardens that run right up to the vines with stunning views all around. Raised fish pond. Table tennis.

Enjoy breakfast on the patio overlooking the fields and views or take lunch under the shady, covered veranda. BBQ, outside table and chair sets. A large mulberry tree gives shade from the summer sun.

Pool - The large private pool measures 10m x 5m, the shallow end is 0.8m deep and gradually slopes to approximately 2.15m. The pool is protected by an alarm, it is not fenced. Walk-in Roman steps gently ease into the pool at one end and is surrounded by a terrace with sun loungers and parasols.

Cleaning/towels/linen - Bed linen, bath towels and pool towels are included in the price. If you request a cot, please provide your own cot bedding/linen.

Heating - Electric heaters are installed throughout the house and there is an open fire in the living room.

Private cook - Private catering and "meal drop-off service" can be booked through Viv at Cafe Society 7

Local Amenities:

Nearest Boulangerie - Castlesagrat 10 minutes drive, 6.5km

Local markets in nearly all nearby villages and towns

Supermarkets - Valence D'Agen 17km

Parc Wallibi Agen is great for kids 42km

Tree Canopy, accrobranche, climbing and other activities, Cahors, Capnature  Brilliant day out and difficulty levels for all ages 58km

Marche Gourmande - Evening food markets and entertainment

Cycle hire available at Moissac 15km

There will be a welcome pack waiting for you so you will be sure of some basics, milk, tea, bread, eggs, cheese, ham and a bottle of wine etc. There are supermarkets and a fabulous farmers market on Saturday & Sunday in Moissac until 12.30 pm. We recommend the market at Valence on Tuesday.

Other Nearby Areas:

Moissac 15km: Farmers market Saturday and Sunday morning. Leclerc every weekday 9 am- 8 pm, Sunday till 12.30 pm. (on way out of Moissac towards the motorway) Other supermarkets are also in Moissac.

Lauzerte 15km: Intermarche Sunday 09:00 - 12:30 weekdays 09:00 - 12:30 & 15:00 - 19:30

Toulouse Blagnac 90km: Huge commercial centre outside the airport (closed Sundays).

Valence d'Agen 17km: Tuesday morning fabulous market. Casino and Lidl (not open Sunday)

Lauzerte (15km) 15 min drive, a medieval bastide perched above the valleys and hills of the area known as the Quercy Blanc, Lauzerte is one of the most beautiful villages of France, a distinction granted to only 155 villages in the country. Founded in the 12th century by the Count of Toulouse.

Moissac, also just 15 minutes 15km, is a famous abbey town and is included in the World Heritage Site Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France.

Markets - Most nearby villages and towns hold weekly markets full of fresh and interesting local produce. An ideal place to pick up your holiday mementoes and gifts.

Swimming Lakes - There are 2 popular swimming lakes not too far from the house – one in Montaigu de Quercy 24km and Montcuq 30km.  Both have little places to eat and the swimming lake is clean with a beach also.

Canoeing / Kayaking - Flatwater canoeing, wakeboarding and waterskiing are available locally at Moissac just 17km.  For those that are a little more adventurous take a drive of about 1 hr 20 mins to Saint-Antonin-Noble-Val (Chocolat was filmed here) where you can hire Kayaks and test your skills on the rapids and through beautiful gorges. Brilliant fun even without kids.

Cycling - The area is perfect for cycling, whether it's just a gentle ride around to explore or if you are a keen cyclist, a long training ride on fantastic stretches of road to get the blood pumping whilst taking in the fantastic views.