Rent from owners direct in Dordogne

I am Diane and I live in a thirteenth century Manor house with my beautiful, affectionate and friendly border collie, Florette. I am originally from the North-West of England, but I’ve been living and working in various countries and in France since 2000. After seven years of giving English lessons to students at the University of La Rochelle, I decided that my heart belonged to the French countryside, and so began my long search for a traditional French house with character, history and charm. I finally moved to Carlucet in 2007. I have been very lucky to have lived and worked in some stunning places around the world, including Canada, the USA, Australia and the Republic of Ireland, and my aim has always been to restore an old house, using its history to renovate with the utmost integrity. To this end I have sourced and used only traditional materials, local artisans whenever possible and my knowledge and love of historical buildings gained from my Bachelor of Arts studies in Art History. I am now the proud owner of a fully-restored thirteenth century Manoir, complete with original medieval beams, original stone walls created using wattle and daub, enormous fire-places and a vaulted cellar with arrow slits (narrow vertical apertures) where archers once launched arrows during the Hundred Years War.

After 20 years being an hotel manager, I propose fully furnished and comfortable apartment in Paris in the district of the Grande Arche de la Defense

My Husband Elias and I have taken over the management of our family home La Rotonde in the Sout-West of France. We're fond of nature, travelling, indigenous knowledge, wood creations and everything that involves growing plants. So we're planting also in La Rotonde to create an abondant and beautiful outside area around the house, a herb and berry garden and a great vegetable garden that allows tenants to have fresh food in the summer! Bit by bit, we aim to transform this beautiful family domain in a haven of biodiversity. Inside, we're updating the interior, using wood (of course) and studying the possibility to integrate solar panels and other more energy-saving into the house. We have two beautiful and lively boys. We love to explore new places together and see whether the Greek gods really live up the Olympus!

We are Bas and Marieke van Osta. In 2004 we moved with our then still young family from the Netherlands to France. In the meantime our children have left the nest and we decided to sell the campsite after 17 years of being the campsite owner. This transfer took place in September 2021, so that we could ‘push’ ourselves on our next adventure. After we settled in our new house in Lamothe-Montravel in the Dordogne we had the opportunity to buy the adjacent gites from our new neighbors. We obviously didn’t want to let this opportunity pass. We are really looking forward to this new challenge and look forward to welcoming you in this beautiful and unique place in France. You can book our Gîtes all year long!

We are now in our 25th season of lettings. Over the years we have welcomed literally hundreds of families from all over the world to our peaceful little nook in the Dordogne. There is plenty to do for all the family from swimming in our large pool on site, outdoor badminton, table tennis and ball games and within a short distance there are three swimming and activity lakes (15-30 mins) away. Canoeing at Brantome, The “Venice” of the Perigord is about 25 mins away. There are caves at Villar (15mins). The area is ideal for cycling and there is a horse riding centre within 10 mins. Our three local villages all have bakers small shops and good restaurants. As we are resident in England and have a restricted time in France and we are both “getting on a bit” we are only letting two of our four cottages, which means less people sharing the pool.

Cath has a 3 bedroom cottage in Domme, France.

Karen has a 2 bedroom village house with private pool in Trémolat, France.