A bit about us
After many years of holidaying in this area, staying in my parents holiday home, we
finally moved here in 1996. We havn't looked back since. After a number of years
renovating stone barns into family gites, learning how to look after our guests and
drinking many glasses of wine with them, we now feel very confident in our ability to
offer just what young families like our own really need from a holiday here in France.
We have not, however, become complacent. We are constantly thinking of new
ideas to add to the enjoyment, every year we update, replace, renew and re- paint
as well as add. Our cottages today are very different from what they were 10 years
ago. In 1996, the most common question was 'is there an iron and a tea pot'. Times
are different and expectations are higher.
It really is important to us that our guests enjoy their stay with us. Ask us as many
questions as you can, we will be honest. If you are after crystal glasses and louis 14th
furniture you are on the wrong web site ! Our cottages are comfortably furnished, clean
and well equipped but with the needs and comfort of young families in mind so you can
relax.
Over the years we have developed the wine theme to our guests stay. This sets us apart from everyone
else. Chris worked all his adult life in the wine industry, selling, buying and teaching wine, its also a
passionate hobby. Our wine tastings and family vine walks add to the enjoyment of the parents holiday
and are extremely popular, but its not compulsory of course !
Chris will happily chat all you like about wine in general, as long as you offer him a glass whilst hes doing
it !  In fact he'll chat about anything with a glass in his hand !
Benjamin (born March 2003) and Thomas (born August 2005) are our two boys. We are enjoying
parenthood especially in such a beautiful rural environment where they are free to run around in great open
spaces. They are both at the local school, which they adore and they are both as fluent in French as all their
French school friends. They play water polo, swim like fish and Benjamin has now taken up the pian.o
Wendy has become a registered child minder here in France, so now Wendy can look after you children
during the day to give you a break and some time to relax even more . You can rest assured in the
knowledge that you also have a capable babysitter on hand so you can enjoy a night out too.
Since having our own children, the needs of young families on holiday were made even more evident to
us. We have always been a family location but we now offer the 'child friendly' theme where we not only
provide  pleasant self catering  accomodation but we can provide all the things required by a family with
young children, from cots to steam sterilisers; saving you room in the car and making your holiday run
more smoothly. Entertaining children is a constant job; by providing toys, slides, swings and of course
our pirate ship, trampoline, pottery and T-shirt painting an all in a safe environment where there are other
English speaking children to play with too - your children are happy all day and I pretty much guarantee
you'll have the time to finish at least one book whilst staying with us !
In the winter time Wendy concentrates on being a Mum, taking the children to all their activities, participating in local events (member of the parents association and
also a parent representative at school and running the office side of the business - updating the web site, taking bookings and dealing with all the French bureacracy !
whilst also spending time painting and decorating the gites. Chris has his work cut out with a number of renovating and building projects we have elsewhere. We also
have to take advantage of the winter period to take our own holiday and usually take a weeks skiing break plus a trip maybe to the Uk or somewhere else in France
in the October half term or Easter.