We hope you have a wonderful time here.
If you need to contact us, please contact Ariarne on +33 (0)6 22 22 85 89

Accessibility
Château LeBreuil 1882 is accessed via a flight of steps at the front of the house leading to the upper ground floor, which is arranged on a single level. From the kitchen, a staircase leads down to the utility room on the lower ground floor. The main staircase leads from the hall to the first and second floors, where the bedrooms and bathrooms are located. From the back hall, there are external steps down to the terrace and pool area. Due to the number of steps and internal staircases, LeBreuil 1882 may not be suitable for guests with limited mobility.

Aeroccino
Insert the correct whisk into the bottom (with the spring for froth; without the spring for hot milk)
Fill the Aeroccino with how much milk you desire, up to the max marking for your chosen whisk
Push the button on the outside and your milk will be whisked
Air conditioning
There is air conditioning in the bedrooms on the top floor, with Airzone controls on the walls of each bedroom.

Airports
Bergerac airport is just 12 minutes drive to the château
Brive airport is 1 hour 35 minutes
Bordeaux airport is 1 hour 40 minutes
Limoges airport is 2 hours 15 minutes
Toulouse airport is 2 hours 40 minutes

ATM
There are 2 ATM’s in Mouleydier (2km away) :

La Poste, Place de la Mairie
Crédit Agricole, Rue Albert Claveille
Books
There is a bookcase in the corridor on the first floor with books for you to read at your leisure.

Bakeries
Mouleydier (2km) – closed on Wednesdays
Boulangerie Baudin
7 Rue Albert Claveille
24520 MOULEYDIER
Tel : 0553 23 20 62
Creysse (7km) – closed on Sundays
Boulangerie Marie Blachère
154 Av. de la Roque
24100 CREYSSE

Barbecue
There is a plancha section inside on the left and a normal grill on the right.

Open the doors under the barbecue, where the gas bottle is housed
On the side of the valve (on top of the gas bottle) there is a knob, turn it so that the red flames are facing upwards
On the opposite side of the valve is a green button, press this in
On the barbecue itself, turn on one of the burners (one of the three dials on the front) and push the ignition button
Lift the lid of the barbecue to check that the burner is on
If you want more burners on, turn the dial and press the ignition button
Leave the lid down to keep the temperature high

Bath
All bathrooms have walk-in showers and Bedroom 3 also has a bath.

Beds and bedrooms
All bedrooms have kingsize double beds.

Bikes
Biking Dordogne in Lalinde (11km) offers both bikes and e-bikes and can deliver them to LeBreuil 1882.

Bins, compost and recycling
Compost: you can throw your left-over vegetables and fruit in the compost. Go out of the kitchen, down the steps, through the gates on your left and there is an oak tree on the corner. The compost is behind the oak tree.

The kitchen bins are divided between recycling and general rubbish. Please deposit your rubbish in the bins on the way down to Mouleydier, you’ll see them on your left as you drive down the Route du Château d’Eau.

Green bin for all glass bottles
Yellow bin for cardboard boxes, paper, packaging (cardboard, metal & plastic) & plastic bottles. Empty the contents of the bin bag into the recycling bin
Other rubbish: Tied securely in a black plastic bin bag. You will need the SMD3 card to open the rubbish bin – we get charged every time the card is used, so please only use it when the bag is full.
Blenders and food processers
There is a Magimix food processor, a Belville blender and a Nutribullet blender available.

Bonfires and outdoor fires
Please do not light any outdoor fires because of the risk of wild fires. Outdoor fires are illegal in the Dordogne from March to September, with a fine of €1,500 from the gendarmerie if caught.

Breakages
On checking out, please let us know if there are any breakages so that we can replace them. If you need something replaced during your holiday, please let us know.

Canoeing
There are two rivers you can canoe down, the Dordogne and the Vézère, the rivers meet in Limeuil. Canoeing down the Dordogne offers you the chance to see castles and villages, the Vézère is quieter and greener. From your starting location you can either start canoeing downstream and you’ll be brought back by minibus, or you can first be taken by minibus to your starting location and then you canoe back to your car. We suggest the latter as then you don’t have to hang around for the minibus at the end.

For the Dordogne, we suggest a rental company in Beynac or Castelnaud. You can then choose to go with the minibus to either Vitrac or Carsac (if you want a challenge). This way you’ll go past Domme, La Roque-Gageac, Castelnaud and Beynac with their castles, villages and limestone cliffs.

Vitrac to Castelnaud = 12 km about 2.5 hours
Vitrac to Beynac = 16 km about 3 hours
Carsac to Castelnaud = km about hours
Carsac to Beynac = 25 km about 4.5 hours

Here are some canoe companies you can look into hiring from:

Perigord Adventures et Loisir based both in Beynac and Vitrac

Canoe Rando Dordogne based in Beynac

Butterfly canoes based in Castelnaud

Canoës Loisirs based in Vitrac

Alternatively you can choose to canoe the Vézère from Limeuil, they will take you by minibus to your starting point and then you canoe back to Limeuil.

Be aware that children under the age of 5 are not allowed to canoe. The canoe company will provide life jackets and a plastic tub to keep your valuables dry in.

Cars in France
If you are driving with your own car to LeBreuil 1882, be aware that you’ll need a Crit’air sticker if you’re going to drive through low-emission zones. You’ll find all the information on this government website.

Check-in
Check-in is from 4pm, please don’t arrive even a minute before as we want everything to be at its best for you and it takes us until 4pm to clean and arrange everything. If you are delayed on the day itself, please do let me know via email or whatsapp.

Check-out
Please check out by 10 a.m. on the day of your departure, when our cleaning team will need to access the property. Before you check-out, please:

put everything back where you found it (adapters, outdoor & games, books etc.)
take your rubbish and empty bottles to the public bins
run the dishwasher on quick cycle with any last items
return the keys and bin card

Chef
Our private chef Patricia is able to cook and serve dinner for you at the château. You can find out more about her menus and costs here.

Children
We provide two travel cots with mattresses, two high chairs in both the kitchen and summer kitchen, children’s cutlery, plates and bowls, anti-slip mats for the baths, and some books, indoor and outdoor games.

Cleaning products
We provide dishwasher liquid, washing-up liquid, detergents, bin bags, loo paper and other cleaning products for your use.

Coffee
There’s a Nespresso coffee machine, Wilfa coffee grinder and a cafetière French Press in the kitchen.

Compost
Please put any veg or fruit waste in the compost bin. Go out of the kitchen, down the steps, through the gates on your right and there is an oak tree on the corner. The compost is behind the oak tree.

Cooker
The hob burners each have their own contol to regulate the heat.

The plancha is designed for coooking food directly on its surface, like fried eggs, pancakes, burgers and fillets of fish.

Lift the lid until the catch locks it in the upright position
Flick the switch on the front right hand side of the controls for 0 up to 1
Turn the control to the left of that switch your desired temperature
Wait 10 minutes for the plancha to heat up before using it
The two ovens have their own controls. When you first turn on an oven, both the red and white indicator lights will come on. When the white light goes out, it means the oven is at the desired temperature.

The left hand oven’s controls are the 4th from the left, you can either choose to warm the oven to your desired temperature, or turn the dial to the grill setting.
The right hand oven’s controls are on the far right, and are the same as the left oven except there is a switch on the far right. Flick the switch up for a static electric oven, or down (the symbol of the star between wavy lines) is a convection fan oven.
Cooling the houses in the summer
The trick to keeping rooms cool in the heat of the summer is to prevent the sun from entering them. During the day, it is advisable to keep the shutters shut, and to open them and the windows at dusk to allow the cool air in.

Dishwasher
To use the dishwasher:

Once the dishwasher is loaded, fill the dispenser with dishwasher liquid.
Choose the appropriate cycle – we would suggest Auto
Press the start button on the right
Close the door

Doctors
If you need a doctor’s appointment, you can normally get a same or next-day appointment.
Your appointment will be made via the website or app Doctolib for a general doctor – médecin généraliste – who will see you online at a pharmacy.
Open Doctorlib; create an account and log-in; click on the ‘make an appointment’ button; when it asks what type of doctor you require, search for médecin généraliste or general doctor; when it asks for your location, type in 24520 (our postcode).
A list of doctors and then pharmacies will appear – for instance the pharmacy in Issigeac always has appointments and is only 25 minutes away. Click on it, choose the time and confirm the appointment.

When you go to the appointment, arrive 15 minutes early as there is lots of information you’ll be required to give before seeing the online doctor. When you start filling in the questions, you can change the language to English, and that will also enable you to be seen by a doctor who speaks English.

Your appointment will take place in a private room or booth with lots of equipment for taking your temperature, looking in your ear or at your tonsils! You’ll be instructed what to do, and at the end, a prescription “une ordonnance” will be printed for you. And as you’re in a pharmacy already, you can get your medicine immediately. Remember to take a credit card to pay for the appointment (about €25) and any medication.

Dryer
The dryer is in the laundry room next to the washing machine. There are also clothes horses available because the French sun will dry your items very quickly.
On the dryer screen if there is a light on above “Nettoyer filtres” then you have to clean the lint from the filter, otherwise it’ll take ages to dry your clothes. To clean it, open the door and pull up the filter and take the lint out.

Press the On/Off button (number 1 on the diagram)
Select Favori (number 4 on the diagram) for an easy timed 30-70mins cycle or the desired programme (number 2 on the diagram), the details of the programme will appear on the screen:
Coton = cotton
Serviettes = towels
Rafraichir doudounes = refresh puffer jackets
Rafraichir impermeables = refresh waterproof jackets
Anti-allergie = anti allergy
Séchage rapide = quick drying cycle
Synthétiques = synthetics
Couette = duvet
Laine = wool
Minuterie Air froid = timer cold air
Minuterie Air chaud = timer hot air
Press the Start button (number 3 in the diagram)

DVD – Blu-ray player
DVD: the controls are on the top of the DVD player, on the right. Press the on/off button on the DVD player (top right) to turn it on and use the eject button next to it.

turn the tv projector on (red button on top left of remote control)
press the Home button to take you to the Home screen
press left on the remote control to take you to the options on the left hand bar of the screen. There you will see Input.
choose Input and then choose the DVD player

Electricity
In France the power plug sockets are of type E. The standard voltage is 230 V and the frequency is 50 Hz. This means, if you’re coming from North America, check whether your chargers and appliances are 110 V, as they’ll burn up in a 230 V system.
There are UK adapters available.

Emergency numbers:
Mobile:

GENERAL EMERGENCY NUMBER 112

FIRE BRIGADE 18

AMBULANCE 15

POLICE 17

Electric car charging
Creysse – 4km – 22kW, MObiVE, Place De La Creyssette, 46 Grand Rue, 24100 Creysse
Saint Capraise de Lalinde – 7 km – 22kW, MObiVE, 8 Route de Bergerac, 24150 Saint Capraise de Lalinde
Bergerac – 11km – 50kW, Intermarché – Bergerac103 Av. Paul Doumer, 24100 Bergerac
Lalinde – 12km – 22kW, MObiVE, 12 Avenue Jean Moulin, 24150 Lalinde
15 Bergerac – 15km – 350Kw, Ionity Charging Station – Station Service Centre E. Leclerc, Route de Bordeaux, 24100 Bergerac
Extractor Fan and light above the hob
To turn on the light, press the far right button.

To turn the extractor fan, press the middle button. Either side of this button are + and – buttons to increase and decrease the speed of the fan.