A wonderful new video of the house from David and Lisa
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Category: 2015
The house in September 2015
Here are some pictures of the house taken on 4 September. http://www.gurson.co.uk/st-martin-2015/nggallery/slideshow
here’s a good review of the Lac de Gurson on 16 August 2015
Here’s a very recent review from TripAdvisor. What can I say about this place that will catch your attention…its FREE. Free Swimming, Free canoe and kayaking, free parking. Toilets and changing on site, lifeguards too. Also two cafés serving tasty and competitively price food. We visited 3 times in ten days. It helped that temperature […]
The best guide to driving in France
This is the definitive best guide to driving in France. Fully updated and with all the information you need about road signs, radar, routes and a great deal more.
Do you fancy some local cooking?
The cuisine of South West France is renowned and the area around our house in the Dordogne is no exception. Here’s a recipe for T’Agen with Périgord lamb, an original recipe from Vincent Poussard, Quai des Saveurs. Ingredients 1.2 kg shoulder of Perigord lamb boned 100 g raisins 50 g Perigord walnuts 100 g Prunes […]
Do you fancy a walk?
One of the best things about where we are based is that there are lots of local walks which show off the best of the French countryside. Visitors to Saint-Martin-de-Gurson will have seen the sign in the middle of the village (next to the church) which sets out details of a local walk. Well the […]
Chateau Laulerie
Château Laulerie is our favourite local wine. The vineyard is located about half a kilometre south of St Méard de Gurson on the road to Ste Foy. Look out for the sign for the left turn. They do tastings during normal hours – 10:00hrs to 12:00hrs and 14:00hrs to 18:00hrs without appointments. There are normally […]
a super programme about Saint-Emilion
Here is a great programme about Saint-Emilion from France 3 Aquitaine. Cap Sud Ouest Saint Emilion- Un mystère de pierres by france3aquitaine This beautiful village is up for the award for the best village in France: France 3 – St Emilion Follow St Emilion on Twitter here: Saint Emilion on Twitter
Lac de Gurson wins bathing award
The Lac de Gurson has won an award as one of the best bathing locations in France and the world! Les Pavillons Bleus have to pass stringent tests to obtain the award. As reported in Sud-Ouest: These places must meet a rigorous specifications, including frequent testing of water, beach cleaning, the establishment and maintenance of […]
Chateau Feely
Here’s a new page featuring the superb Chateau Feely. Caro and Sean Feely provide the ideal vineyard visit if you’re visiting the house. They are champions of organic wine and I can vouch for the fact that it’s very good! As they say, they produce Handmade organic wines born on grand terroir; the limestone plateau […]
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