Things to do

Golf – there is an 18 hole course a fifteen minute drive away complete with driving range and practice putting green. Green fees vary depending on the time of year.

Horse riding – The Perdillotte horse riding school is a 5 minute drive away. Costs 15€ per hour.

Canoeing – There are a lot of places to canoe, nearest to us is canoeing on the Dronne, you can choose how far you want to go from a couple of hours to whole day trips. Further south you can canoe on the Dordogne.

Cycling – There are 100’s of miles of country lanes in the area most of which have very little traffic. Or if you like off road cycling there are bridle ways and footpaths. At Montigrier about 15 minute drive there is a VTT track with different tracks ranging from easy through to expert. You can hire bikes here as well.

Surfing – the nearest surfing is at Biscarosse about a 2 hour drive away, with miles of deserted beaches.

Fishing – The Dordogne is a great place for fishing, 50metres up the road is a pond where the farmer kindly lets our guests fish. There are carp here up to around 15lbs even though I’ve never caught one that big. The river Dronne has roach, bream, barbel, trout. There are specialist carp/trout lakes. You need a permit to fish, permits are either category 1 for rivers and lakes with game fish such as trout or category 2 for the rest. There is a 2 week permit you can buy specially aimed at tourists.

Quad biking – There are several places where you can ride quad bikes. Whole days, half days or hourly.

Tennis – Almost every village has there own tennis courts, the nearest to us is at Lisle, a 5 minute drive.

Wine tasting – There are a lot of Vineyards in the area that you can visit.

Walking – There are hundreds of miles of randonees ( footpaths ) in the area with one passing right next to the barn. Maps can be bought showing their location.

Watersking – At the lake Rouffiac near Thiviers ( about 1 hours drive ) there is a cable water skiing centre. Costs are 15€ for 1 hour and include the hire of equipment.

Windsurfing – You can hire wind surfers at the Rouffiac lake.

Lake/river beaches – Most villages that have a river passing through them have their own river beach. Nearby Lisle has one, 5 minutes further on at Renamon there is a river beach where you can hire canoes and there is a bar restaurant throughout the summer. Bands play here on most Fridays and Saturday evenings.
About 45 minutes away is Lake Jemaye with sandy beach, children's play grounds, volley ball pitch, cycling/walking tracks, several restaurants a pontoon you can swim out to and dive off. Throughout the summer months there are life guards and the water is sectioned off into areas of various depths. You can also fish here the lake is stocked with large carp.