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All prices include
seven nights accommodation in your own en-suite room, transfers from and to airports
or train stations
(see Terms and Conditions), breakfast, picnic lunch, evening meal, and teas,
coffees, beer, aperitifs and wine taken 'chez nous'
Wine and coffee with
dinner away from the house is not included in our pricing. However very
drinkable wine
here is exceptional value and so, unless you're a
'Fine Wine' aficionado, we find that even the 'happiest' diner will not
normally be paying more than 15-20 euros for their wine for the
whole week!
Most evenings we
will take you to a different restaurant in the area so that you can
experience a variety of local 'ambience'. **
One or two evenings during the week you may
dine "Chez Nous" (Jill is an excellent cook).
And on one very special
evening, dinner is cooked and served
in the home of one of the most respected
chefs in the area, Yvette Pompele (or "Vétou"
to all who know her) **
An expert in the cuisine of southwest France, Vétou
was featured in Episode 3 of
Rick Stein's
television series 'A
French Odyssey'
recently broadcast by the BBC in the UK.
In his Times newspaper
feature on the subject of his series, Stein said, "There
are restaurants beside the canal, too — not as many as you’d think, but
one in particular stands out, in Lagruere, with a lively cook called
Vétou. She cooked a beautiful magret de canard for us, with a really
good red-wine sauce made from a Côtes du Marmandais, from the Cave Co-opérative
de Cocument"
Vétou
has since retired from La Halte Nautique but we are delighted that she
has agreed to act as your chef for one of the nights you're with us. Indeed it
will be the very meal that Vétou cooked for Rick Stein that she will be
cooking for you!
Vétou
also features in Kate Hill's book
"A Culinary Journey in Gascony".
** Note:
Vétou's availability
is always subject to her own personal and domestic circumstances
Restaurant visits
depend on restaurant availability and numbers of guests present.
Lunches are
not included for non-participating guests. See right
for details
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Prices and Available Dates
- 2012 -
( Note there is no single
occupancy supplement )
non-painting/photography spouse/partners are eligible for a 30%
discount |
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A client review of our holidays in the independent online magazine French
Entrée can be read here |
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To date we have had the pleasure of welcoming guests from:
Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, England, France, Germany, Ireland,
New Zealand, Northern Ireland, Poland,
Scotland, South Africa, Spain,
Switzerland,
the United States of America, and Wales |
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British-based clients are
requested to pay us in British
pounds (GBP). Clients living in any other country are requested to pay us in Euros. To find out how to make payment to us in GBP or Euros, please see the panel
below right.
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A green week
means
"We have two or more rooms available at the moment" |
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An orange
week means
"There's only one room left available. Better hurry!" |
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A red week
means
"No availability, sorry" |
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Yellow indicates that
sunflowers are in bloom |
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Week
commencing
Our holidays are for one week. Arrival
and departure is on a Saturday. |
GBP - £
These prices are applicable to UK residents only |
Euros
These prices are applicable
to all except
UK residents
(discounts are available in
some circumstances) |
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May |
19 |
760 |
950 |
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26 |
760 |
950 |
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June |
2 |
760 |
950 |
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9 |
760 |
950 |
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16 |
760 |
950 |
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23 |
760 |
950 |
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30 |
760 |
950 |
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July |
7 |
760 |
950 |
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14 |
760 |
950 |
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21 |
760 |
950 |
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28 |
760 |
950 |
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Aug |
4 |
760 |
950 |
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11 |
760 |
950 |
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18 |
760 |
950 |
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25 |
760 |
950 |
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Sept |
1 |
760 |
950 |
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8 |
760 |
950 |
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15 |
760 |
950 |
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22 |
760 |
950 |
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All prices quoted are
PER PERSON
Flights are not included |
| If you live in the United Kingdom,
you are requested to pay in pounds sterling by direct
payment to our UK bank from your local bank branch, or
online via Internet banking |
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payment to us must be in euros and may be by cheque or bank
transfer or via PayPal. |
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If you live outside the euro
zone and you are
not resident in the United Kingdom, you can pay us
securely and conveniently in Euros via
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If you live in the USA
and want to pay by any of the credit cards listed below, you can
do that using PayPal's Credit Card system.
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A deposit of 25% is
required from all clients to secure the booking
(see our
Terms &
Conditions) |
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Payment
details will be advised to you when you take the
decision to book |
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Spouse/Partners wishing to "do their own thing"
and not wishing to participate in any sessions are eligible for a
30% discount. Lunches for
"non-participating" guests are not included but meals may be had at the
local Halte Nautique on the banks of the canal just a few minutes walk
from the house. Or, if we are lunching "Chez Nous" a supplemental charge
of 8 euros will be payable. Alternatively a superb picnic lunch
can be supplied at a cost of only 8
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Children under 16 may
share parents' rooms at a 50% discount.
Please ring us to discuss your requirements.
(Note: Only one discount may be applied) |
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Some rooms can be converted from double to twin by the
addition of a single bed at no extra cost if preferred |
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Group rates are
available (maximum 8 persons). Contact us for details |
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