Peaceful eco farm stay - 50 min from Bordeaux

An old cowshed converted into a two story sleep 12 gîte on a 20 acre micro farm for stays with family and friends. 50 minutes drive from Bordeaux. Easy access to the Atlantic Ocean (Arcachon/Dune of Pilat), medieval castles and villages, thermal spa, many châteaux in the Bordeaux wine regions, tranquil canals, lakes, scenic Dordogne, and even the Basque country and the Pyrenees. A good base for cycling, fishing, and walking holidays, or for a farm stay to experience tranquil French farming life. The space Clavaillon is a small working farm working with biodynamic principles. At the moment, we grow vegetables and fruit, and keep a couple of Sussex Light hens. We used to raise Gloucestershire Old Spot pigs and keep more hens. Our produce is used by top restaurants and other food professionals in Bordeaux. We also sell our produce to individual customers in our local area as well as the Bordeaux metropolitan area. We don't use pesticides or chemical fertilisers. We spend a lot of time and effort to nurture and improve the soil quality which is vital to healthy plants and environment. We look at the whole farm as an organism and try to achieve harmony, rather than just dealing with localised acute problems. We encourage predators of pests to thrive, hoping they reach a good balance between them. We also use a wide range of companion plants to deter pests, improve the growth, and achieve a better flavour. We hope you will enjoy the peaceful surroundings in the French countryside. Come feel four distinctive seasons at Clavaillon, in which you see different flowers, birds, and colours of foliage and sky. Or even different smell in the air. If you feel more active, Clavaillon is in a very good position to go out for walking, running, cycling, canoeing, horse riding, swimming, etc. Also, by car, you can easily reach many scenic areas with natural beauty, as well as tourist attractions including Bordeaux city centre. You will receive a welcome gift of complimentary organic wine and beer from local producers, and, during the growing season, a basket of seasonal produce from our farm. Please note that availability of produce differs depending on the season and weather etc. Your pets are welcome, as we have our own dog! When you make a reservation, please just tell us you'll be bringing your pets. Due to insurance reasons, we cannot allow guests to charge electric vehicles from a socket in the property. The nearest charging point available, however, is at Lidl in Bazas. Thank you for your understanding. We now have high speed fibre broadband available in the property. Whether you stay here for holiday or working as a digital nomad, you should be able to make the most of the fast connection. Guest access The gîte is self contained and it has all the facilities you may need. Please just let us know, however, if it is missing something. Please feel free to walk around the 20 acres of land, which includes grass fields, some with farm animals on, a kitchen garden, an orchard, a pond, and deciduous trees. Other things to note For 12 people maximum, with 5 permanent beds across 4 bedrooms and 4 additional fold up beds. We also have two cots available. Please let us know if you would like us to get the fold up beds or cots ready for you. Towels and bed linen are provided by us so you don’t have to bring them with you. When you check out, please collect all the towels and bath linen which you can leave in the kitchen in large bags provided by us. Plant based organic hand soap bars (which could be used as shampoo and body soap as well), dish washing liquid, and dish washer tablets which are less harsh to the environment are provided, too. To reduce the carbon footprint and plastic usage, we buy the hand soap bars in balk which are sent without any plastic packaging, and dish washing liquid in large containers and refill the dispenser. In the kitchen, we provide a plant based sponge. We have the fibre optic internet available in our property. The check out time is at 11 am. If you would like to leave the gîte later than 11am, please request when you make a reservation. If you come to our property in caravans or motorhomes, please let us know when you book your stay. We accept an additional charge 10€ per night per vehicle. Other types of vehicles can park in our parking for free of charge. Normally, we accept additional charge of 15€ per person per serving of continental breakfast provided with tea, coffee and juice, . However, since the COVID-19 pandemic, the service is indefinitely suspended. If you would like daily cleaning, we accept additional charge of 30€ per cleaning. We have a table tennis table, rackets and balls, and a badminton set to play at Clavaillon. Also, the next door village, Saint-Côme has a communal tennis court. You can borrow rackets and balls from us.