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Our charming farmhouse is in the heart of the vineyard at Château Bauduc. Superbly situated for exploring the Bordeaux region, and just 30 minutes from Saint-Emilion and the fabulous city of Bordeaux, this 18th century stone house sleeps eight people comfortably.
The house overlooks the vineyards and backs onto the farm buildings and cellars where we make the wine, and there are plenty of walks on our private estate. The farmhouse has a lovely south facing garden, a delightful outdoor eating area under a vine-covered trellis, and guests have the exclusive use of their own heated swimming pool.
We've decorated and fully equipped the house to make this a really comfortable base for a family holiday or for small groups who wish to relax and enjoy life. The local food shops are second to none - fantastic bread, patisseries, fresh fruit and veg, cheese, fish, shellfish and a brilliant butcher all within a five-minute drive or a good walk. Créon, which was founded by the English in 1315, has become an active foodie outpost with a modern twist, and there is also a terrific market on Wednesday mornings.
The local restaurants aren't bad either and we also use the express bus which goes into the centre Bordeaux and back during the week, every hour from 7am to 10pm, for a whopping €4.50 return. It's a great city and well worth a visit.
We are 45 minutes from Bordeaux airport (avoiding rush hour) and on Fridays - our changeover day - there are flights from May to September with EasyJet from Gatwick, Luton, Bristol and Manchester. BA also flies from Gatwick. And of course there's the high speed train - Bordeaux is just two hours from Paris.
The changeover day is Friday. You can arrive from 2pm, and on the day of departure please leave the upstairs clear by 10am, downstairs by 10.30am, and outside by 11am.
We are usually on site to point you in the right direction - do take a look at 'things to do', 'the local area', 'local restaurants', 'guest comments' and the photos in 'farmhouse gallery' - and please sign up for our monthly newsletter below.
Gavin and Angela Quinney
PS Our farmhouse was featured in The Times in May 2024 in ‘The 25 best château stays in France‘. Here are the images of Nina Caplan’s piece, followed by more details of the house Or download a pdf here.
Overview of features
- Restored 18th century stone house
- Overlooks the vineyard
- 200 acres of vines, fields and woods
- Large south facing garden
- Private, heated swimming pool, late April to early Oct
- Vine-covered outdoor eating area
- Vine-fueled barbecues
- Extensive, really comfortable outdoor furniture
- Private tour of the vineyard on request
Upstairs
- 4 double bedrooms, two of which can be twins
- 1 spare single bed on landing
- 3 bathrooms, incl one en suite, all with shower
- Pocket-sprung beds
- Full size cot
- Electric radiators
- Twin hot water tanks
Downstairs
- Spacious open plan living
- Handmade oak kitchen
- Fully equipped kitchen
- Comfy sofas and chairs
- Open fireplace
- Satellite UK TV
- Free Wifi
- Bose speaker - Bluetooth
- Dining table and 8 chairs
- Washing machine, dryer
- Downstairs loo
- Freezer under stairs
- Hallway, coat rack
Included for up to 8 guests
- Bed linen
- Bath towels
- Pool towels
- Starter 6-pack of wine
The area
- Great food shops within a 5/10-minute drive
- Large supermarket a 5-minute drive
- Top bakery, deli and café/bar a 10-minute walk
- Excellent food market every Wednesday morning
- 40 minutes from Bordeaux airport
- Bus every hour to Bordeaux centre, M-F, 7am-10pm
- 30 mins by car to Bordeaux and St-Emilion
- 40 minutes to Sauternes or Léognan
- An hour to Margaux, 75 mins to St-Julien
