Location & Local Info

Nearest airport: Bordeaux (70km). Bergerac (70km).

Nearest train station: Libourne (30km).

Nearest town: Castillon La Bataille (3km).

- Five minutes from the nearest town, Castillon La Bataille, where you will find banks, supermarkets, estate agents etc.

- Two minutes from a bathing lake with restaurant and bar.

- Fifteen minutes drive from chic and sophisticated St Emilion, the first UNESCO World Heritage site.

- Forty minutes from the splendid shops and restaurants of Bordeaux, and an hour and a half from the nearest beaches at Arcachon.

- Locally, within fifteen minutes, you can enjoy canoeing, riding, tennis, jet skiing, quad biking, and inland lakes with restaurants and water slides.

Restaurants: We're very lucky to be within a mile of a gem of a restaurant offering contemporary French cuisine in a stylish environment. La Poudette is a must for any guest with a gastronomic interest and particularly welcomes our guests who are very well looked after.

- A five minute drive over the hills will take you the Les Ramparts, a hotel run by an English couple whose cooking has casued a stir within the local community. The evening view over the hill is charming.

- St Emillion boasts a Michelin star restaurant, La Hostillerie Du Plaisance, which is impressive but not for the faint hearted diner. A little further afield, the St James' Hotel in Boulliac serves up a stunningly modern Menu Decouvert in the dining room of the original 'Hip Hotel'; pricey, but a memorable experience.

- Bordeaux, a 40 minute drive away, is of course heaving with fine gastronomic establishments which are listed in some detail at the chateau.

- There many other local restaurants serving regional specialities which of course include Fois Gras and everything duck related. During the summer months we also benefit from a typical French grill restaurant which is outdoors on the banks of the Dordogne.

Other: The closest town for shopping purposes is Castillon La Bataille, approximately four minutes drive away, and there is a different regional market within easy reach every day of the week.

- For days out and sightseeing the options are endless. These include the Trideau Treasure Hunts: full and half day mystery tours which take our guests on a tour of our favourite places such as the World Heritage site of St Emilon, the bastide towns of Eymet, Monsegur and Duras, special vineyards, hidden castles, and beautiful river spots.

- There are several opportunities for a canoe descent on the Dordogne within a five minute drive, and three swimming lakes within half an hour. With water slides and restaurants, they please young and old alike. The beaches of the Atlantic coast are an hour and a half but worth it for a day trip. Riding is available locally, as is tennis on the brand new and hardly used village courts.