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Lionheart House |
Thiviers, Aquitaine/Dordogne, France |
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Lionheart House is an elegant country residence of character with stone walls,oak beams and original features.This former presbytery has spacious rooms with high ceilings. It is set in beautiful walled gardens with swimming pool and has many terraces and pergolas to enjoy the stunning views of the beautiful Dordogne. |
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Property Info |
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Accommodation Type:
| House / Villa |
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Property Setting:
| Village / Rural |
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Holiday Type:
| Relaxing / Family |
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Bedrooms:
| 4 |
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Guests:
| 8 |
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Catering:
| self-catering |
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General Info |
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Lionheart House is a beautiful stone built property, elegant, refined and characterful, with wooden beams, high ceilings, flagstone floors, and antique furniture. There are large living areas and four bedrooms with two modern bathrooms and a fully equipped kitchen. Lionheart House is a unique detached residence with fully enclosed walled gardens, pergolas, loggia, and a swimming pool. There are many exterior terraces with fabulous views over the green rolling country side and forests of the Dordogne. It is scenically located next to an ancient chapel and church in the small village of Pierrefiche. |
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Details on the area surrounding the property/accommodation |
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This is Richard the Lionheart country, with magnificent chateaux and car trails to follow his adventures. He died beseiging a castle in Chalus which is only 20 minutes away. Knights Templar have also left their mark here with old churches and other ancient relics. There is a large outdoor assualt course for adults and children 25 mins away called Acrobois. This is an excellent day out for active children and also has a lake for tired adults to relax around. In nearby Brantome, you can hire and canoe down a river. Elegant Brantome is also known as, Venice of Perigord as it is set in a beautiful riverside setting. Walking and cycling opportunities abound. Velorails are an enjoyable and safe experience for children as they are on converted railway lines. There are tennis courts 5 minutes away in Thiviers. Golf can also be found near to Limoges, and of course Perigeux, which itself is a beautiful University city.
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Getting there & away/local amenities |
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Getting There:
| Limoges airport is 1 hour away |
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Nearest airports:
| Limoges 40km |
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Nearest train station:
| Thiviers 5km |
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Nearest ferry terminal:
| Caen |
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Nearest bus stop:
| Thiviers |
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Car Hire:
| - N/A - |
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Nearest restaurant:
| Thiviers |
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Nearest shop:
| Thiviers |
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Nearest market:
| Thiviers |
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More Info |
Owner Info |
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Name |
Les Morton |
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Contact Phone No. |
00447509006023 / 00447509006023 |
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Accommodation details |
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Activities Nearby |
Birdwatching / Canoeing / Cycling / Fishing / Tennis / Walking
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Interior Facilities |
Cot / Highchair / Dishwasher / DVD player / Linen provided / Television / Washing Machine
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Interior Details |
The rooms in Lionheart House, are large, elegant and airy, great for the summer heat... There is a large salon with flagged floors. It has two sofas, several easy chairs and tables, bookcases, table football, games, and satellite television with Sky freeview channels. There is a large collection, indeed a virtual library, of books and films. This room leads directly into the outside loggia.
The living kitchen is across the original dark oak floored hallway and is another very large room with beamed ceiling. This has modern kitchen units, a Belfast sink with teak surround, an antique armoire, sofa, desk, table and chairs for eight people. All modern conveniences have been installed into the kitchen including dishwasher and washing machine. Across the hallway is a cloakroom with wc, and wash basin. You access the upstairs by a beautiful original curved wooden staircase.
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Exterior Facilities |
BBQ / Garden / Parking / Swimming Pool / Terrace
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Exterior Details |
Lionheart House is designed for alfresco living, with many different outdoor sitting and dining areas set in beautiful walled gardens. There are three dining areas, a Gas BBQ, and sunloungers by the pool all with stunning rural views. The outdoor sitting area has a sofa, armchairs and coffee table. There are two pergolas for shade, one covered with wisteria, the other with vines. A large loggia with tiled roof provides further shade and an alternative seating area with swing seat. This faces south for maximum summer heat.
The summer swimming pool is ideal for children and adults alike as it also faces south and gets the sun all day. There is outdoor table tennis on one of our front terraces and the garden has outdoor lighting so you can enjoy it in the evening. The series of balustrades, terraces and statues have been nicknamed by a local as "Petite Versailles".
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Further Details |
5 kilometres away is a swimming lake with sandy beach, shade, diving platform etc
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Conditions of
Rental |
Industry standard terms and conditions.
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Other Information |
Child Friendly
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What visitors have said about Lionheart House |
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Just to say thanks very much- yes we had a fantastic holiday and really liked the house which we thought was very unusual. The village was also very quiet and peaceful and we found the cycling (we are into road biking ) excellent!
Paul Harris, UK, Aug 2009 
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What a great house, what a great week! - we stopped off in northern France on the way home but everyone was talking about the house in Perigourd. We had looked at the pictures on the website but the house has character that pictures can't convey. We found it large, comfortable and cool in the day. Sitting in the garden (the green gauges were just becoming ripe and delicious - figs will be a few weeks yet) we saw Black redstart, Buzzard and woodpeckers. The butterflies are amazing too. Swallowtail, White Admiral, Clouded Yellow and Hummingbird Hawk Moths.... etc.
Peter Smith, UK, Jul 2009
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We had an absolutely lovely time in Pierrefiche. We are missing the warm sunshine already! Many thanks for returning the deposit so promptly.
Judy Jones, Lionheart House, Aug 2009
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