Rose – La Ferme du Cayla

La Ferme du Cayla aims to offer ‘the best family holidays in France’! They may well have cracked it too, as their beautifully bijou holiday village that has got the lot, in the Lot, for a relaxing, fun-filled holiday for parents with tots to teenagers.

So determined to get the formula just right, the owners commissioned Lausanne Hotel School to conduct a concept design study on their family holiday village and their latest wave of tweaks and ideas were put in place to create an idyllic, family retreat. For BFB, one of the best, new features is the Baby Club Creche for little ones, from 3 months to 3 years old, to go with the Kids Club and Junior Club for 3 to 13-year olds. Toddlers can clamber around an indoor wooden play frame or play with wooden toys or in the sand pit and the nannies can help with painting pictures or read stories to settle babies down for an afternoon nap. For older children, the outdoor play area now includes a 4-metre netted trampoline, swings, treehouses, table tennis and a 25-metre zip line, plus they can help with feeding time at a new mini farm, meeting the donkeys Pepino and Angela, Romeo the pony, rabbits and chickens. All this is in addition to a 32ft pool with an adjoining 16ft paddling pool, a 9-hole mini golf course and a host of stimulating activities, from learning how to fish on the private Carp lake, or how to build tree houses, to baking French bread and making pizzas.

There’s been some new developments for grown-ups at La Ferme as well, including an adults only indoor pool, sauna, steam room and massage treatment rooms. The ‘half board plus option, which is supplied as standard in summer season, is another great addition and allows parents to utterly chill out. It includes daily housekeeping, a superb breakfast, three course or picnic lunch, daily children’s tea and two free evening meals. The package also includes free access to the kids club 6 days a week, two massages and an on hand concierge. Guests can opt to add on additional massages, babysitting, drinks, daily dinners and excursions. Please note, the ‘half board plus option’ is only available in summer, the cluster is offered as self-catering at other times of the year, although you can add on extras such as meals, massages and childcare.

In transforming La Ferme from its agricultural origins, the owners have created the ambience of a little French village, including a pretty central square with bright flower beds, a fountain and the traditional patch for playing petanque. They have also renovated the buildings into 3 family apartments, 3 cottages and a family house which feature rustic exposed stone walls and have been comfortably furnished for families, including well equipped modern kitchens, Wi Fi and private dining terraces with barbecues.


Accommodation Overview

La Ferme du Cayla comprises of six child-friendly cottages (2 x 2 bed, 3x 3 bed, 1 X 5 bed ) that sleep between 2-10 guests.

Rose Cottage is fully air-conditioned and can accommodate 6 guests + babies in three bedrooms. The ground level features an open plan living/dining area and modern kitchen which includes an oven, microwave, dishwasher and all the necessary kitchenware for family self catering. This opens onto a terrace with a dining table and barbecue, overlooking. Also on the ground level is the children’s bedroom with bunk beds and a downstairs loo. On the upper level, Rose has two spacious bedrooms – one with a 70” double bed and the other with a 55” double bed and a cot. The family bathroom and a separate WC are also on this level.