SLEEPS
12
FARMHOUSE RENTAL
SWIMMING
POOL (SOLAR HEATED)
40 ACRES OF GROUNDS
NEAR CARCASSONNE, CASTELNAUDARY, FANJEAUX
Spacious farmhouse for 12 people, in 40 acres of natural beauty, with
solar-heated pool, pet animals, and a valley to explore.
Airports:
Carcassonne, 15 mins; Toulouse, 50 mins; Montpellier and Perpignan,
2 hours; Gerona, 3 hours. Railway station: Carcassonne, 15 mins.
Saint Henry Holiday Rental
We the owners (Dominique & Tom) live in the converted bergerie -- sheep-barn -- attached to the farmhouse: each dwelling has its own verandah for dining outdoors, not overlooked by the other.
Although we live on site, our tenants have almost exclusive use of the pool and gardens - our presence is a discreet one (we are on hand to help if needed) and there is a lot of space in which to be on ones' own!
DETAILS OF ACCOMMODATION
Ground floor: patio, entrance hall, dining and kitchen area (fridge/freezer, gas cooker; micro-wave, dish-washer, coffee-maker etc) downstairs bathroom (shower, h/basin, W.C.) ; sitting-room with double-doors opening to verandah, open-fire with logs provided, TV , DVD, stereo, phone. There is wi-fi internet access.
First floor: double bedroom with en-suite bathroom (bath, shower, W.C., h/basin); double bedroom ; two bedrooms each with 2 single beds; bathroom (shower, h/basin, W.C.).
Second floor: Attractive huge attic-bedroom with four single-beds. Two cot-beds & high-chair are available.
Outside: lawns, lots of trees for shade, and terraces, surrounding pool which is 6m x 12m plus paddling-pool (total 80 sq m). Washing-machine in barn.
The pool is solar-heated, specially-insulated, making swimming comfortable until end October, has ultra-violet filtration system and underwater lighting. The garden has sun-loungers, tables, chairs, barbecues and table-tennis table and paths which lead off down the valley and on to the moors. There are mature trees everywhere providing shade in the heat of the summer and a leafy background for the terraces and pool.
Swimming pool at holiday rental
near Carcassonne
Bedroom
Living room
Bedroom
Carcassonne
Map showing location of
Carcassonne - Castelnaudary rental
ABOUT THE
AREA
St. Henry stands on the slopes of a valley, high above the fortified village
of Laurac, once a centre of Cathar resistance to the crusades in the violent
Middle Ages ; now the only sign of menace is the occasional bird of prey wheeling
above this peaceful place. The house stands on its own, down its own lane, its
forty acres merging with moors and common land -- it is as if the house has the
whole valley to itself. You can roam wherever you like in the valley and on the
moors, enjoying the wild-life and views in all directions. unless you wish to
spend all day in or around the pool! Despite the rural calm, it is only ten minutes
to the nearest supermarket and there are plenty of shops, cafes and restaurants
in nearby towns and villages.
Near
to Fanjeaux, historic hill-village associated with Cathar martyrs
- with shops, restaurants, bar, and to walled city of Carcassonne,
registered by Unesco as protected world heritage site (as also is
nearby Canal
du Midi).
15 minutes is Carcassonne with its medieval city on top of a hill, overlooking
the Aude valley,
and
has become the background to many a period film. Castles are found here aplenty
- particularly in the Montagne Noire (Lastours, Saissac), or in the Corbieres
with the precipitous Queribus, Peyrepertuse providing good day outings.
The canal du midi, a few kilometers from Bram provides a perfect place to walk
or cycle. It was built in the 1660's and recently has been awarded a world heritage
status by UNESCO - and rightly so - there are many charming villages to visit
- including Castelnaudary ( 16kms) where you can sample the local culinary dish
- the cassoulet.
There are golf courses at Carcassonne and Castelnaudary, and there are tennis
courts in Bram & Fanjeaux, as well as horse riding available close by. For
those seeking water sports - the endless beaches of the Mediterranean are about
a 50 minutes drive.
ACCESS
Airports:
Carcassonne, 15 mins; Toulouse, 50 mins; Montpellier and Perpignan,
2 hours; Gerona, 3 hours. Railway station: Carcassonne, 15 mins.
Payment is based on £ value, Euro (€) and $ shown are only approximate. Rental is Saturday to Saturday.
The rents quoted here include all services, bedding, house towels and fuel.
| WEEKLY RENTALS 2008 (SATURDAY TO SATURDAY) | € EUROS | $ US | £ GB POUNDS |
| 21 April to 19 May and 22 Sept to 27 Oct | €876 | $1,185 | £600 |
| 19 May to June 30 and 25 Aug to 22 Sept | €1,315 | $1,778 | £900 |
| June 30 to 21 July | €1,610 | $2,172 | £1,100 |
| 21 July to 25 August | €1,750 | $2,370 | £1,200 |
| 27 Oct to 24 April | €750 | $990 | £500 |
| Xmas / Easter | €876 | $1,185 | £600 |
THIS RENTAL IS NO LONGER ACTIVE
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