Merisier – Manoir de Longeveau

Le Manoir de Longeveau’s fantastic combination of pretty gîte accommodation, beautiful setting, and brilliant facilities, which include a crèche/kids club, golf course, tennis courts, and bar/restaurant, make it a real find for families with young children. Within hours of arriving it’s easy to see why so many guests return year after year – a particularly tempting proposition when enjoying a relaxing drink on the bar’s sunny terrace and soaking up the beautiful scenery!

The 16th century former Cognac estate’s elegant yet relaxed and friendly ambiance is helped along by the fact that guests can do as much or as little as they wish. Little ones can attend the professionally staffed crèche, which runs from during high season, while adults relax by one of the pools, enjoy a round of golf (9-holes), a drink and a meal on the bar’s terrace, a spot of boules or a game of tennis, with or without tuition. There are also acres of open countryside to explore and two excellent play areas for little ones to enjoy. The fact that there’s a 40-ft heated outdoor pool plus a separate paddling pool, is also a bonus for those with small babies who may find unheated pools chilly, even in summer.

The pretty gîtes sleep from two to eight and are nestled in small clusters scattered amongst the 60 acres of beautiful grounds, either close to the Manoir itself or a few minutes walk away at the hamlet of Puygironde, which overlooks Longeveau and the golf course. All have been recently renovated to a high standard, mainly from old farm buildings and each has charming original features including old beams, exposed stonework, and timber or clay tile floors. Properties offer open-plan living areas with well-equipped kitchens and some include dishwashers, washing machines, and flatscreen TV. There is also a separate well-equipped communal laundry room. Each has a private outdoor seating area and BBQ, useful for quiet nights ‘at home’, after busy days and when not making the most of the bar’s terrace for meals and drinks, or communal BBQ nights.

The Terrace Bar and Restaurant is an idyllic spot for a sunny breakfast coffee and pastries ( you can also arrange pastry boxes to takeaway) or a relaxed, light lunch. During summer it is open several evenings a week for a la carte dining and the owners also arrange a Thursday night 'Pizza Night' and weekly BBQ. Plus on Tuesdays, a funky fish and chip street food van arrives at Longeveau spring through to Autumn.

Accommodation Overview

A recent addition to the Longeveau Estate, Le Merisier is a contemporary, child-friendly house for up to 10 located a short stroll from Longeveau in the hamlet of Puygironde. The house offers scenic country views and its very own enclosed ( and heated) swimming pool. Inside the house has a large modern kitchen and dining area leading off the main entrance. The kitchen is perfectly equipped for families and includes a dishwasher, microwave, fridge, oven and a separate utility room with a washing machine. The ground floor of the house is also home to two twin bedrooms (both of which can be made up as doubles if preferred) which share a separate shower room and a master suite with its own en-suite. The fourth bedroom is located in the Pigeonnier tower and accessed via a staircase from a separate lobby area on the ground floor where there is also another shower room. The tower bedroom features beautiful views from all three aspects. The bedrooms have space for cots and two additional guests can be accommodated on a sofa bed in the lounge.

Double doors from the living room lead out onto the private garden and pool terrace. The garden has plenty of space to play and a private swimming pool which is both heated and safely fenced. There are plenty of loungers by the pool and a very sunny aspect from early morning to sunset. A terrace to the rear of the house offers a covered dining area and a built-in BBQ which is perfect for alfresco dining in the summer months.

Le Merisier offers UK free-view TV, wifi, central heating and air conditioning. Plus all of the facilities and services at Longeveau are only a short stroll away!