Pressoir de Pierre – 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

Pressoir de Pierre is a three-bedroom villa for six with a shared heated swimming pool. It is located in the little hamlet of Puygironde, a few minutes' walk up the lane from Longeveau estate.

Families will find the main living space is upstairs, benefiting from the wonderful views that stretch out across the Charente and Dordogne valleys. The living space is open plan and flooded with light. A fully equipped kitchen offers everything required for families self-catering including a microwave, dishwasher and washing machine/dryer. The dining area is comfortable and has two sets of double doors that lead out onto a balcony with scenic views. The lounge has comfortable sofas, a TV with French and English Freeview channels, WiFi, and a DVD player.

All three bedrooms are located downstairs and each has an ensuite bathroom and door leading out onto the terrace or garden. The master is a double room with the two further rooms set up as twins (these can be made up as doubles on request) ,

A moderately sized but pleasantly kept garden is fully enclosed to keep the little ones safe and there is a large terrace with BBQ. The house shares a heated swimming pool with its neighbouring property.