La Grange has 4 bedrooms sleeping 8 plus babies, which we welcome. It has a breath-taking living room with huge fireplace, a mezzanine lounge area for TV or card games, a gallery library, a large farmhouse kitchen, antique furniture and a fourposter bed, which all create a very special atmosphere in this fabulous barn conversion.

There are beams galore and two of the bedrooms have their own secluded terraces as a quiet retreat. The large terrace, with its barbecue, overlooks the fenced pool and is well lit for those balmy evenings outside. The two double bedrooms are en suite, while the two twin bedrooms share a bathroom. 

Les Taloches is paradise for children of all ages with 19 acres of wood and meadow to explore, yet within walking distance of a pretty riverside village. In an unspoilt area of the Dordogne, it is close to the fairytale château of Hautefort. Gracing two sides of a large, lime-tree shaded courtyard are the oak-beamed farmhouse - La Châtaigne - and a huge stone barn - La Grange - now transformed into a superb house. Both are self-contained for privacy - each has its own large private pool, secluded garden and separate drive.

At Les Taloches apart from the woods and fields, there is a games room in the second barn, table tennis, badminton, a boules pitch, a sandpit, a substantial adventure playground, a playhouse and bicycles of varying sizes to borrow. If you just want to chill out, the lovely location is ideally rural for those who just want to relax in the sunshine.

Nearby are canoeing, tennis, fishing, horse-riding, the possibility of rock-climbing or caving and within half and hour, a lake for windsurfing, wake boarding or just using the nice beach. On our doorstep are miles of tracks for walking or riding. We are also within easy reach of both the hundreds of castles, caves, pre-historic sites like those at Lascaux and Les Eyzies, lakes with watersports, themed parks, medieval towns like Brantome and Sarlat and lively markets. There are lots of excellent restaurants nearby to sample the gastronomic delights of this region - duck, foie gras, truffles. However, we also have a lovely beamed 'summer kitchen' shaded by a lime tree, where we offer occasional evening meals (no baby-sitting or driving worries!).